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 3,192 km (1,983 mi), and was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Astana cycling team. The points classification was won by Thor Hushovd of Crédit Agricole, and the mountains classification by Egoi Martínez of Discovery Channel.

2006 Vuelta a España
2006 UCI ProTour, race 23 of 27
Overview of the stages
Race details
Dates26 August - 17 September
Stages21
Distance3,192 km (1,983 mi)
Winning time81h 23' 07"
Results
Winner  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana)
  Second  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears)
  Third  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) (Astana)

Points  Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Crédit Agricole)
Mountains  Egoi Martínez (ESP) (Discovery Channel)
Combination  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana)
  Team Discovery Channel

Teams and riders

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

List of stages

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 26 Aug Málaga - Málaga 7.2 km Team time trial Team CSC
2 27 Aug Málaga - Córdoba 167 km Paolo Bettini
3 28 Aug Córdoba - Almendralejo 220 km Francisco Ventoso
4 29 Aug Almendralejo - Cáceres 142 km Erik Zabel
5 30 Aug Plasencia - Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar) 178 km Mountain stage* Danilo Di Luca
6 31 Aug Zamora - León 155 km Thor Hushovd
7 1 Sept León - Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada) 148 km Mountain stage* Alejandro Valverde
8 2 Sept Ponferrada - Lugo 173 km Alexander Vinokourov
9 3 Sept A Fonsagrada - Alto de La Cobertoria 206 km Mountain stage* Alexander Vinokourov
4 Sept Rest Day
10 5 Sept Avilés - Museo de Altamira (Santillana del Mar) 190 km Sérgio Paulinho
11 6 Sept Torrelavega (Velódromo Oscar Freire) - Burgos 165 km Mountain stage Egoi Martínez
12 7 Sept Aranda de Duero - Guadalajara 162 km Luca Paolini
13 8 Sept Guadalajara - Cuenca 170 km Samuel Sánchez
14 9 Sept Cuenca - Cuenca 33 km Individual time trial David Millar
15 10 Sept Motilla del Palancar - Factoría Ford (Almussafes) 175 km Robert Förster
11 Sept Rest Day
16 12 Sept Almería - Observatorio Astronómico de Calar Alto 145 km Mountain stage* Igor Antón
17 13 Sept Adra - Granada 167 km Mountain stage Thomas Danielson
18 14 Sept Granada - Sierra de la Pandera 153 km Mountain stage* Andrey Kashechkin
19 15 Sept Jaén - Ciudad Real 195 km José Luis Arrieta
20 16 Sept Rivas Futura - Rivas Vaciamadrid 28 km Individual time trial Alexander Vinokourov
21 17 Sept Madrid - Madrid 150 km Erik Zabel
  • Mountain stages with asterisk end on the top of the climb.

Stage recaps

Jersey progress

Stage
(Winner)
General classification
Points Classification
Mountains Classification
Combination Classification
Team Classification
0Stage 1 (TTT)
(Team CSC)
Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre no award no award Team CSC
0Stage 2
(Paolo Bettini)
Thor Hushovd Paolo Bettini Mario De Sárraga Mario De Sárraga
0Stage 3
(Francisco Ventoso)
Thor Hushovd David de la Fuente
0Stage 4
(Erik Zabel)
0Stage 5
(Danilo Di Luca)
Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Discovery Channel
0Stage 6
(Thor Hushovd)
0Stage 7
(Alejandro Valverde)
Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovič
0Stage 8
(Alexander Vinokourov)
0Stage 9
(Alexander Vinokourov)
Alejandro Valverde Pietro Caucchioli Alejandro Valverde
0Stage 10
(Sérgio Paulinho)
0Stage 11
(Egoi Martínez)
0Stage 12
(Luca Paolini)
0Stage 13
(Samuel Sánchez)
0Stage 14 (ITT)
(David Millar)
0Stage 15
(Robert Förster)
0Stage 16
(Igor Antón)
0Stage 17
(Tom Danielson)
Alexander Vinokourov Egoi Martínez
0Stage 18
(Andrei Kashechkin)
0Stage 19
(José Luis Arrieta)
Alexander Vinokourov
0Stage 20 (ITT)
(Alexander Vinokourov)
0Stage 21
(Erik Zabel)
Final Alexander Vinokourov Thor Hushovd Egoi Martínez Alexander Vinokourov Discovery Channel

Jersey wearers when same rider is holding multiple jerseys:

Current standings

General classification (final)

RankRiderTeamTime
1 Alexander VinokourovAstana81h 23' 07"
2 Alejandro ValverdeCaisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears1' 12"
3 Andrey KashechkinAstana3' 12"
4 Carlos SastreTeam CSC3' 35"
5 José Ángel Gómez MarchanteSaunier Duval–Prodir6' 51"
6 Tom DanielsonDiscovery Channel8' 09"
7 Samuel SánchezEuskaltel–Euskadi8' 26"
8 Manuel BeltránDiscovery Channel10' 36"
9 Vladimir KarpetsCaisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears10' 47"
10 Luis Pérez RodríguezCofidis11' 32"

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 (or El Fondo de Regulación y Organización del Mercado de Productos de la Pesca y Cultivos Marinos).

RankRiderTeamPoints
1 Thor HushovdCrédit Agricole199
2 Alexander VinokourovAstana163
3 Alejandro ValverdeCaisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears147
4 Samuel SánchezEuskaltel–Euskadi107
5 Erik ZabelTeam Milram104
6 Stuart O'GradyTeam CSC104
7 Francisco VentosoSaunier Duval–Prodir99
8 Andrey KashechkinAstana95
9 Carlos SastreTeam CSC93
10 José Ángel Gómez MarchanteSaunier Duval–Prodir68

Mountains classification

In 2006, the leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) wears the orange jersey sponsored by Ford. In recent years, the KoM wore a red jersey.

RankRiderTeamPoints
1 Egoi MartínezDiscovery Channel129
2 Pietro CaucchioliCrédit Agricole117
3 Alejandro ValverdeCaisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears98
4 Andrey KashechkinAstana84
5 Alexander VinokourovAstana82
6 José Miguel ElíasRelax-Gam70
7 Igor AntónEuskaltel–Euskadi67
8 Carlos SastreTeam CSC63
9 José Ángel Gómez MarchanteSaunier Duval–Prodir60
10 David ArroyoCaisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears58

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
1 Alexander VinokourovAstana8
2 Alejandro ValverdeCaisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears8
3 Andrey KashechkinAstana15
4 Carlos SastreTeam CSC21
5 José Ángel Gómez MarchanteSaunier Duval–Prodir24
6 Samuel SánchezEuskaltel–Euskadi25
7 Tom DanielsonDiscovery Channel28
8 Egoi MartínezDiscovery Channel31
9 Igor AntónEuskaltel–Euskadi39
10 Manuel BeltránDiscovery Channel43

Teams classification

RankTeamTime
1 Discovery Channel201h 59' 16"
2 Astana15' 25"
3 Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears25' 33"
4 Euskaltel–Euskadi32' 13"
5 Team CSC52' 56"
6 Saunier Duval–Prodir1h 40' 02"
7 Lampre–Fondital1h 43' 20"
8 AG2R Prévoyance2h 02' 55"
9 Relax-GAM2h 16' 26"
10 Cofidis2h 20' 33"
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