General Information
Distance
3657.1 km
Stages
20
Finishers / Starters
139 / 180
Dates
1 July 2006 — 23 July 2006
Jerseys
Yellow Jersey
Óscar Pereiro (Esp)
89h 40' 27"
Green Jersey
Robbie McEwen (Aus)
288 pts
Polka Dot Jersey
Michael Rasmussen (Dnk)
166 pts
White Jersey
Damiano Cunego (Ita)
89h 58' 49"
Top 10 GC
| # | Rider | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Óscar Pereiro (Esp) | 89h 40' 27" |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden (Deu) | + 32" |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre (Esp) | + 02' 16" |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (Aus) | + 04' 11" |
| 5 | Denis Menchov (Rus) | + 06' 09" |
| 6 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) | + 07' 44" |
| 7 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) | + 08' 40" |
| 8 | Haimar Zubeldia (Esp) | + 11' 08" |
| 9 | Michael Rogers (Aus) | + 14' 10" |
| 10 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) | + 16' 49" |
Stage Results
Stage Prologue
Strasbourg → Strasbourg 7.1 km
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 08' 17" |
| 2 | George Hincapie | 00" |
| 3 | David Zabriskie | 04" |
| 4 | Sebastian Lang | 04" |
| 5 | Alejandro Valverde (Esp) | 04" |
| 6 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) | 04" |
| 7 | Mickael Rogers | 06" |
| 8 | Paolo Savoldelli (Ita) | 08" |
| 9 | Floyd Landis (Usa) | 09" |
| 10 | Vladimir Karpets (Rus) | 10" |
Stage 1
Strasbourg → Strasbourg 184.5 km
| 1 | Jimmy Casper | 4h 10' 00" |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 00" |
| 3 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 00" |
| 4 | Daniele Bennati | 00" |
| 5 | Luca Paolini (Ita) | 00" |
| 6 | Isaac Galvez | 00" |
| 7 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) | 00" |
| 8 | Bernhard Eisel | 00" |
| 9 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 00" |
| 10 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 00" |
Stage 2
Obernai → Esch-sur-Alzette 228.5 km
| 1 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 5h 36' 14" |
| 2 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 00" |
| 4 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 00" |
| 5 | Daniele Bennati | 00" |
| 6 | Luca Paolini (Ita) | 00" |
| 7 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) | 00" |
| 8 | Bernhard Eisel | 00" |
| 9 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 00" |
| 10 | Peter Wrolich | 00" |
Stage 3
Esch-sur-Alzette → Valkenburg 216.5 km
| 1 | Matthias Kessler | 4h 57' 54" |
| 2 | Michael Rogers (Aus) | 05" |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati | 05" |
| 4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 05" |
| 5 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 05" |
| 6 | Luca Paolini (Ita) | 05" |
| 7 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 05" |
| 8 | Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) | 05" |
| 9 | Georg Totschnig (Aut) | 05" |
| 10 | Fabian Wegmann | 05" |
Stage 4
Huy → Saint-Quentin 207 km
| 1 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 4h 59' 50" |
| 2 | Isaac Galvez | 00" |
| 3 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 00" |
| 4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | David Kopp | 00" |
| 6 | Daniele Bennati | 00" |
| 7 | Francisco Ventoso | 00" |
| 8 | Michael Albasini (Ch) | 00" |
| 9 | Bernhard Eisel | 00" |
| 10 | Jimmy Casper | 00" |
Stage 5
Beauvais → Caen 225 km
| 1 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 5h 18' 50" |
| 2 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 00" |
| 3 | Inaki Isasi | 00" |
| 4 | David Kopp | 00" |
| 5 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 00" |
| 6 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) | 00" |
| 7 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 00" |
| 8 | Francisco Ventoso | 00" |
| 9 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 00" |
| 10 | Bernhard Eisel | 00" |
Stage 6
Lisieux → Vitré 189 km
| 1 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 4h 10' 17" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati | 00" |
| 3 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 00" |
| 4 | Bernhard Eisel | 00" |
| 5 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 00" |
| 6 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 00" |
| 7 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 00" |
| 8 | Luca Paolini (Ita) | 00" |
| 9 | Gert Steegmans | 00" |
| 10 | Inaki Isasi | 00" |
Stage 7
Saint-Grégoire → Rennes 52 km
| 1 | Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) | 1h 01' 43" |
| 2 | Floyd Landis (Usa) | 01' 01" |
| 3 | Sebastian Lang | 01' 04" |
| 4 | Michael Rogers (Aus) | 01' 24" |
| 5 | Gustav Larsson | 01' 34" |
| 6 | Patrik Sinkewitz | 01' 39" |
| 7 | Marcus Fothen | 01' 42" |
| 8 | Andreas Klöden (Deu) | 01' 43" |
| 9 | Denis Menchov (Rus) | 01' 44" |
| 10 | Joost Posthuma | 01' 45" |
Stage 8
Saint-Mée,-le-Grand → Lorient 181 km
| 1 | Sylvain Calzati | 4h 13' 18" |
| 2 | Kjell Carlström | 02' 05" |
| 3 | Patriche Halgand | 02' 05" |
| 4 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 02' 15" |
| 5 | Daniele Bennati | 02' 15" |
| 6 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 02' 15" |
| 7 | Bernhard Eisel | 02' 15" |
| 8 | Luca Paolini (Ita) | 02' 15" |
| 9 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 02' 15" |
| 10 | David Kopp | 02' 15" |
Stage 9
Bordeaux → Dax 169.5 km
| 1 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 3h 35' 24" |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 00" |
| 3 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 00" |
| 4 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 00" |
| 5 | Cristian Moreni | 00" |
| 6 | Isaac Galvez | 00" |
| 7 | Francisco Ventoso | 00" |
| 8 | Luca Paolini (Ita) | 00" |
| 9 | David Kopp | 00" |
| 10 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 00" |
Stage 10
Cambo-les-Bains → Pau 190.5 km
| 1 | Juan Miguel Mercado | 4h 49' 10" |
| 2 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) | 00" |
| 3 | Inigo Landaluze (Esp) | 56" |
| 4 | Cristian Moreni | 02' 24" |
| 5 | Christophe Rinero (Fra) | 02' 25" |
| 6 | Inaki Isasi | 05' 03" |
| 7 | Cédric Vasseur | 05' 35" |
| 8 | Daniele Bennati | 07' 23" |
| 9 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 07' 23" |
| 10 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) | 07' 23" |
Stage 11
Tarbes → Val d'Aran 206.5 km
| 1 | Denis Menchov (Rus) | 6h 06' 25" |
| 2 | Levi Leipheimer (Usa) | 00" |
| 3 | Floyd Landis (Usa) | 00" |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (Aus) | 17" |
| 5 | Carlos Sastre (Esp) | 17" |
| 6 | Michael Boogerd (Nld) | 01' 04" |
| 7 | Haimar Zubeldia (Esp) | 01' 31" |
| 8 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) | 01' 31" |
| 9 | Andreas Klöden (Deu) | 01' 31" |
| 10 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) | 02' 29" |
Stage 12
Bagnères-de-Luchon → Carcassonne 211.5 km
| 1 | Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) | 4h 34' 58" |
| 2 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) | 27" |
| 3 | Óscar Freire (Esp) | 29" |
| 4 | Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) | 35" |
| 5 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 04' 25" |
| 6 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 04' 25" |
| 7 | Francisco Ventoso | 04' 25" |
| 8 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 04' 25" |
| 9 | Daniele Bennati | 04' 25" |
| 10 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 04' 25" |
Stage 13
Béziers → Montélimar 230 km
| 1 | Jens Voigt (Deu) | 5h 24' 36" |
| 2 | Óscar Pereiro (Esp) | 00" |
| 3 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) | 40" |
| 4 | Manuel Quinziato | 40" |
| 5 | Andriy Grivko | 06' 24" |
| 6 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 29' 57" |
| 7 | Bernhard Eisel | 29' 57" |
| 8 | Tom Boonen (Bel) | 29' 57" |
| 9 | Carlos Da Cruz | 29' 57" |
| 10 | Arnaud Coyot | 29' 57" |
Stage 14
Montélimar → Gap 180.5 km
| 1 | Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra) | 4h 14' 23" |
| 2 | Salvatore Commesso | 00" |
| 3 | Christian Vande Velde (Usa) | 03" |
| 4 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) | 07" |
| 5 | Georg Totschnig (Aut) | 07" |
| 6 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) | 07" |
| 7 | Michael Boogerd (Nld) | 07" |
| 8 | Cristian Moreni | 07" |
| 9 | George Hincapie | 07" |
| 10 | Cadel Evans (Aus) | 07" |
Stage 15
Gap → Alpe d'Huez 187 km
| 1 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) | 4h 52' 22" |
| 2 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) | 11" |
| 3 | Stefano Garzelli (Ita) | 01' 10" |
| 4 | Floyd Landis (Usa) | 01' 10" |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (Deu) | 01' 10" |
| 6 | Ruben Lobato | 01' 14" |
| 7 | Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) | 01' 18" |
| 8 | Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) | 01' 28" |
| 9 | Carlos Sastre (Esp) | 01' 35" |
| 10 | Levi Leipheimer (Usa) | 01' 49" |
Stage 16
Le Bourg-d'Oisans → La Toussuire 182 km
| 1 | Michael Rasmussen (Dnk) | 5h 36' 04" |
| 2 | Carlos Sastre (Esp) | 01' 41" |
| 3 | Óscar Pereiro (Esp) | 01' 54" |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (Aus) | 01' 56" |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (Deu) | 01' 56" |
| 6 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) | 02' 37" |
| 7 | Pietro CAucchioli (Ita) | 02' 37" |
| 8 | Cyril Dessel (Fra) | 02' 37" |
| 9 | Levi Leipheimer (Usa) | 03' 24" |
| 10 | Haimar Zubeldia (Esp) | 03' 42" |
Stage 17
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne → Morzine 200.5 km
| 1 | Floyd Landis (Usa) | 5h 23' 36" |
| 2 | Carlos Sastre (Esp) | 05' 42" |
| 3 | Christophe Moreau (Fra) | 05' 58" |
| 4 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) | 06' 40" |
| 5 | Michael Boogerd (Nld) | 07' 08" |
| 6 | Fränk Schleck (Lux) | 07' 08" |
| 7 | Óscar Pereiro (Esp) | 07' 08" |
| 8 | Andreas Klöden (Deu) | 07' 08" |
| 9 | Haimar Zubeldia (Esp) | 07' 08" |
| 10 | Cadel Evans (Aus) | 07' 20" |
Stage 18
Morzine → Mâcon 197 km
| 1 | Matteo Tosatto | 4h 16' 15" |
| 2 | Cristian Moreni | 00" |
| 3 | Ronny Scholz | 02" |
| 4 | Manuel Quinziato | 47" |
| 5 | Sébastien Hinault | 01' 03" |
| 6 | Jérôme Pineau | 01' 03" |
| 7 | Sylvain Calzati | 01' 03" |
| 8 | Benoît Vaugrenard | 01' 03" |
| 9 | Inaki Isasi | 01' 03" |
| 10 | Egoi Martinez | 01' 03" |
Stage 19
Le Creusot → Montceau-les-Mines 57 km
| 1 | Serhiy Honchar (Ukr) | 1h 07' 45" |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden (Deu) | 41" |
| 3 | Floyd Landis (Usa) | 01' 11" |
| 4 | Óscar Pereiro (Esp) | 02' 40" |
| 5 | Sebastian Lang | 03' 18" |
| 6 | David Zabriskie | 03' 35" |
| 7 | Viatcheslav Ekimov (Rus) | 03' 41" |
| 8 | Cadel Evans (Aus) | 03' 41" |
| 9 | Bert Grabsch | 03' 43" |
| 10 | Damiano Cunego (Ita) | 03' 44" |
Stage 20
Sceaux-Anthony → Paris/Champs Élysées 154.5 km
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (Nor) | 3h 56' 52" |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen (Aus) | 00" |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (Aus) | 00" |
| 4 | Erik Zabel (Deu) | 00" |
| 5 | Luca Paolini (Ita) | 00" |
| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin | 00" |
| 7 | Bernhard Eisel | 00" |
| 8 | Anthony Geslin | 00" |
| 9 | Alessandro Ballan (Ita) | 00" |
| 10 | Peter Wrolich | 00" |