2006 GP Ouest–France

The 2006 GP Ouest-France, the 70th edition of the GP Ouest-France, took place on August 27, 2006 in the French region of Brittany, in a race in and around the village of Plouay.

2006 GP Ouest-France
2006 UCI ProTour, race 22 of 27
Race details
DatesAugust 27, 2006
Stages1
Distance226[1] km (140.4 mi)
Winning time5h 18' 56"
Results
  Winner  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) (Liquigas)
  Second  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) (Rabobank)
  Third  Manuele Mori (ITA) (Saunier Duval–Prodir)

Previously unheralded Vincenzo Nibali stunned the field with his victory, outsprinting Juan Antonio Flecha to take his first major win.

General Standings
Final general classification[2][3]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) Liquigas 5h 18' 56"
2  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Rabobank s.t.
3  Manuele Mori (ITA) Saunier Duval–Prodir s.t.
4  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Discovery Channel + 5"
5  Jakob Piil (DEN) Team CSC + 18"
6  Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Quick-Step–Innergetic + 18"
7  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 18"
8  Sergei Ivanov (RUS) T-Mobile Team + 18"
9  Grégory Rast (SUI) Phonak + 18"
10  Fabian Wegmann (GER) Gerolsteiner + 18"

References
  1. "Bretagne Classic Ouest-France (World Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. "GP Ouest France-Plouay - CDM & ProT". Cycling News. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. "2006 Bretagne Classic - Ouest-France". First Cycling. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
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