2006 Tour de Georgia
The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the. American Fred Rodriguez claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate Janez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta.
Teams
2006 Tour de Georgia;UCI ProTour Teams
;UCI Professional Continental Teams
- Health Net [Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis]
- Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
- Colavita Olive Oil–Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team
- Jelly Belly Cycling Team
- Jittery Joe's–Zero Gravity Cycling Team
- Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team
- TARGETRAINING
- Team TIAA–CREF
- Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team
Final results
;2006 general classification- Floyd Landis, 24.00.54
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Tom Danielson,0.04 - Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55
- Jason McCartney, 35 points
- Lucas Euser, 28 points
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Tom Danielson,12 points
- Fred Rodriguez, 48 points
- Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
- Juan José Haedo, 36 points
Stage winners progress
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Yellow Jersey progress
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