2006 Vuelta a España


The 2006 Vuelta a España was held from 26 August to 17 September 2006, and was the 61st edition of the race. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of, and was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the cycling team. The points classification was won by Thor Hushovd of, and the mountains classification by Egoi Martínez of.

Teams and riders

In addition to the 20 UCI ProTour teams, Relax–GAM have received a wild card.

Route

StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
126 AugustMálaga to MálagaTeam time trial
227 AugustMálaga to CórdobaPaolo Bettini.png" />Paolo Bettini|ITAconvert|220|km|0|abbr=on

Jersey progress

Stage
General classification
Points Classification
Mountains Classification
Combination Classification
Team Classification
Stage 1
Carlos SastreCarlos Sastreno awardno award
Stage 2
Thor HushovdPaolo BettiniMario De SárragaMario De Sárraga
Stage 3
Thor HushovdThor HushovdMario De SárragaDavid de la Fuente
Stage 4
Thor HushovdThor HushovdMario De SárragaDavid de la Fuente
Stage 5
Danilo Di LucaThor HushovdDanilo Di LucaDanilo Di Luca
Stage 6
Danilo Di LucaThor HushovdDanilo Di LucaDanilo Di Luca
Stage 7
Janez BrajkovičThor HushovdJanez BrajkovičJanez Brajkovič
Stage 8
Janez BrajkovičThor HushovdJanez BrajkovičJanez Brajkovič
Stage 9
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 10
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 11
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 12
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 13
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 14
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 15
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 16
Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdPietro CaucchioliAlejandro Valverde
Stage 17
Alexander VinokourovThor HushovdEgoi MartínezAlejandro Valverde
Stage 18
Alexander VinokourovThor HushovdEgoi MartínezAlejandro Valverde
Stage 19
Alexander VinokourovThor HushovdEgoi MartínezAlexander Vinokourov
Stage 20
Alexander VinokourovThor HushovdEgoi MartínezAlexander Vinokourov
Stage 21
Alexander VinokourovThor HushovdEgoi MartínezAlexander Vinokourov
FinalAlexander VinokourovThor HushovdEgoi MartínezAlexander Vinokourov

Jersey wearers when same rider is holding multiple jerseys:

Final standings

General classification (final)

RankRiderTeamTime
1UCI team code|ONC|2006d

Points classification

In 2006, the leader of the points classification is awarded a blue with yellow-fish-covered jersey, which is sponsored by Spain's fishing and marine industry known as FROM.
RankRiderTeamPoints
1UCI team code|C.A|2006

Mountains classification

In 2006, the leader of the climbers classification wears the orange jersey sponsored by Ford. In recent years, the KoM wore a red jersey.
RankRiderTeamPoints
1UCI team code|DSC|2006

Combination classification

In 2006, the leader of the combinations classification wears the white jersey. In 2005, the rider with the lowest cumulative rank of all classifications wore a gold-green jersey.
RankRiderTeamPoints
1UCI team code|ONC|2006d