Cycling race
2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2006 UCI ProTour , race 14 of 27Dates 4–11 June 2006 Stages 7 + Prologue Distance 1,098 km (682.3 mi) Winning time 28h 07' 06"
The 2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 4 June to 11 June 2006. The race consisted of a Prologue and seven stages covering a total of 1,098 km (682 mi), starting in Annecy and finishing in Grenoble .
American Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner initially captured the overall title and the maillot jaune et bleu ahead of France's Christophe Moreau and Germany's Bernhard Kohl (T-Mobile Team ). Christophe Moreau (AG2R Prévoyance ) secured the King of the Mountains competition and the combined classification (winner of the maillot bleu ). The points classification for sprinters went to Spaniard Francisco Mancebo . French team AG2R Prévoyance captured the team title.
Leipheimer was disqualified from the result in 2012, following a USADA investigation.[ 1] After admitting that he had been doping from 1999 to 2007, Levi Leipheimer lost all his results,[ 2] and no overall winner is recognised by the race organisation.[ 3]
The 2006 edition featured a feast of climbing, and is considered the ideal race for the Tour de France contenders to hone their form. After eight challenging stages, it finished on June 11 – just under three weeks before the start of 'La Grande Boucle '.
Twenty-one teams, each with a maximum of eight riders, entered the race:[ 4] [ 5]
4 June 2006 — Annecy , 4.1 km (2.5 mi) (ITT ) [ 7]
5 June 2006 — Annecy to Bourgoin-Jallieu , 207 km (128.6 mi) [ 11]
6 June 2006 — Bourgoin-Jallieu to Saint-Galmier , 203 km (126.1 mi) [ 14]
7 June 2006 — Bourg-de-Péage , 43 km (26.7 mi) (ITT ) [ 17]
8 June 2006 — Tain-l'Hermitage to Le Mont-Ventoux , 186 km (115.6 mi) [ 20]
9 June 2006 — Sisteron to Briançon , 155 km (96.3 mi) [ 23]
10 June 2006 — Briançon to La Toussuire , 169 km (105.0 mi) [ 26]
11 June 2006 — Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble , 131 km (81.4 mi) [ 29]
General classification [ edit ]
Final general classification [ 31]
Points classification [ edit ]
Mountains classification [ edit ]
Combined classification [ edit ]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q In 2012, Zabriskie, Leipheimer and Hincapie were disqualified from the result, according to the findings of a USADA investigation.[ 1]
^ a b Benson, Daniel (10 October 2012). "Six former Armstrong USPS teammates receive bans from USADA" . Cycling News . Retrieved 4 February 2019 .
^ "Acceptance of Sanction" (PDF) . United States Anti-Doping Agency . Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
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^ "Liste Partants" [Starters' List] (PDF) . Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2007.
^ "Stages & results" . Cycling News . Retrieved 4 February 2019 .
^ "Prologue – June 4: Annecy – Annecy, 4.1 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré" . BikeRaceInfo . Retrieved 2 February 2019 .
^ "Clasificacion" [Classification] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 5 June 2006. p. 41. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Zabriskie and his magic number" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ "Stage 1 – June 5: Annecy – Bourgoin-Jallieu, 207 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 6 June 2006. p. 40. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "The sprinters pass their chance onto Wegmann" . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ "Stage 2 – June 6: Bourgoin-Jallieu – Saint-Galmier, 203 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 2006. p. 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Philippe Gilbert's longest day in the lead" . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ "Stage 3 – June 7: Bourg-de-Péage – Bourg-de-Péage, 43 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 June 2006. p. 41. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Zabriskie's one man show but Gilbert holds the lead" . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ "Stage 4 – June 8: Tain-l'Hermitage – Le Mont-Ventoux, 186 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 June 2006. p. 55. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Menchov claims the Ventoux again, Leipheimer shows his ambitions" . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ "Stage 5 – June 9: Sisteron – Briançon, 155 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 June 2006. p. 42. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Turpin's day of glory on the Izoard" . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ "Stage 6 – June 10: Briançon – La Toussuire, 169 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 June 2006. p. 47. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Iban Mayo is back in business" . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ "Stage 7 – June 11: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne – Grenoble, 131 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b "Clasificaciones" [Classifications] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 June 2006. p. 58. Retrieved 5 February 2019 .
^ a b c "Thunder God takes final stage, Leipheimer wins the whole thing" . Cycling News . Retrieved 2 February 2019 .