2006 Tour Down Under
| UCI Oceania Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 17—22 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 685 km (425.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 36' 54" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Tour Down Under was held from 18 to 22 January 2006 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The eighth edition of the Tour Down Under was a stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 685 kilometres (426 mi), and was part of the 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2006 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event.
The race was won by Australian rider Simon Gerrans of AG2R Prévoyance.[1] The event was awarded the Australian Sport Tourism Award of the year at the Australian Sport Awards in February 2006, having attracted 495,000 spectators and more than 11,670 visitors to South Australia.[2]
Teams
- Liberty Seguros-Würth Team
- Credit Agricole
- Ag2r Prevoyance
- Davitamon-Lotto
- Team Milram
- Liquigas-Bianchi
- Bouygues Telecom
- Chocolade Jacques-T Interim
- Navigators Insurance Cycling Team
- South Australia.com-AIS Cycling
- UniSA-Australia
- United Water-Australia U/23
Stages
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 19 January | Mawson Lakes to Angaston | 148 km (92 mi) | 
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Hilly stage | .svg.png){kind=small} Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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| 2 | 20 January | Stirling to Hahndorf | 146 km (91 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Allan Davis (AUS)
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| 3 | 21 January | Strathalbyn to Yankalilla | 154 km (96 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Carlos Barredo (ESP)
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| 4 | 22 January | Willunga to Willunga | 147 km (91 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Russell Van Hout (AUS)
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| 5 | 23 January | Adelaide | 90 km (56 mi) |
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Flat stage | Allan Davis (AUS)
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| Total | 685 km (426 mi) | |||||
Men's stage summary
| Stage | Date | Stage Top 3 | Leading Top 3 | Time |
| 1 | 18 January | Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen |
Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen |
3:38.24 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 2 | 19 January | Allan Davis Paul Crake Eladio Sanchez Prado |
Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen |
7:12.55 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 3 | 20 January | Carlos Barredo Daniel Becke Cadel Evans |
Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen |
11:11.32 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 4 | 21 January | Russell Van Hout Paul Crake Rony Martias |
Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen |
14:47.07 + 0.07 + 0.18 |
| 5 | 22 January | Allan Davis Robbie McEwen Simone Cadamuro |
Simon Gerrans Luis León Sánchez Robbie McEwen |
16:36.54 + 0.07 + 0.14 |
Other leading top threes
Men's top 10 overall
| Pos | Rider | Time |
| 1 | Simon Gerrans |
16:36.54 |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez |
+ 0.07 |
| 3 | Robbie McEwen |
+ 0.14 |
| 4 | William Walker |
+ 0.46 |
| 5 | Gene Bates |
+ 1.48 |
| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin |
+ 2.42 |
| 7 | Russell Van Hout |
+ 3.00 |
| 8 | Simon Clarke |
+ 3.19 |
| 9 | Chris Jongewaard |
+ 3.19 |
| 10 | .svg.png){kind=small} Glenn d'Hollander |
+ 3.31 |
References
- ^ Clarke, Les (22 January 2006). "Stage 5 - Sunday, January 22: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 81km Alby gets another as Gerrans takes overall". autobus.cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Tour Down Under sprints across the line at Australian Sport Awards". Jacob's Creek Tour Down Under. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.