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The Tour began with a prologue in Strasbourg, on the French-German border, and ended Sunday July 23 in Paris. The distance of the course (run counterclockwise around France) was 3657 km (2272 miles). The race was the third fastest in average speed. Along the way, the cyclists passed through six different countries including France, The Netherlands (a stop at Valkenburg in Stage 3), Belgium (at Huy, Stages 3 and 4), Luxembourg (at Esch-sur-Alzette, Stages 2 and 3), Germany (though not stopping there, Stage 1) and Spain (Pla-de-Beret, Stage 11). The presentation of the course was made by the new director of Le Tour, Christian Prudhomme. For the first time since the 1999 edition, there was no team time trial. City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ... is the 204th day of the year (205th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) The Eiffel Tower in Paris, as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... km redirects here. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... Motto (French) Ik zal handhaven(Dutch) I shall stand fast1 Anthem Het Wilhelmus Netherlands() – on the European continent() – in the European Union() [] Capital (and largest city) Amsterdam2 Official languages Dutch3 Ethnic groups  80. ... Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. ... Huy (Walloon: Hu; French: Huy, Dutch: Hoei) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Liège. ... District Luxembourg Canton Esch-sur-Alzette Geography Area Area rank 14. ... Christian Prudhomme (born in France) is the general director of the Tour de France. ... The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2005. ... A Team Time Trial (TTT) is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). ...

The event, as with some of the Tours of the late 1990s, was marred by doping scandals. Prior to the tour, numerous riders - including the two favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso - were expelled from the Tour due to their link with the Operación Puerto doping case. After the Tour, the winner Floyd Landis was found to have failed a drug test after stage 17; runner up Óscar Pereiro currently also claims the title. In January 2007, it was revealed that Pereiro has tested positive for salbutamol. The Union Cycliste Internationale had given Pereiro retroactive permission to use salbutamol against asthma. On January 25, 2007, France's anti-doping agency (ALFD) concluded that Pereiro provided sufficient justification for use of the asthma medication. As of May 2007, Landis is still officially considered the winner, while he appeals against the failed test. Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... The Operación Puerto doping case (derived from Operación Puerto meaning Operation Mountain Pass[1]) was a scandal in which 200 athletes including a number of cyclists were accused of using prohibited doping practices to enhance their performance. ... Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American cyclist. ... Óscar Pereiro, Tour de France 2005. ... Salbutamol (INN) or albuterol (USAN) is a short-acting β2-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and COPD. Salbutamol sulphate is usually given by the inhaled route for direct effect on bronchial smooth muscle. ... Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ...

Drugs controversy before the Tour

In the most controversial scandal since the 1998 tour, thirteen riders were expelled from the tour on the eve of Strasbourg prologue to the 93rd edition stemming from a Spanish doping scandal. Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso, two favourites to win the race, were among those excluded from the Tour along with podium candidate Francisco Mancebo and 2007 champion Alberto Contador. Alexandre Vinokourov, another race favourite, was not linked to the doping scandal, but was forced to withdraw when the eligible riders on his Astana-Würth Team fell below the minimum starting requirement of six. Because of this and the retirement of seven-time consecutive winner Lance Armstrong, this year's Tour started without the top five riders from the 2005 edition. It was also the first Tour since 1999 that did not contain a past champion. The 1998 Tour de France was marred by doping scandals throughout, starting with the arrest of Willy Voet a soigneur in the French Festina team. ... City flag City coat of arms Location Coordinates Time Zone CET (GMT +1) Administration Country Region Alsace Department Bas-Rhin (67) Intercommunality Urban Community of Strasbourg Mayor Fabienne Keller  (UMP) City Statistics Land area¹ 78. ... The Operación Puerto doping case (derived from Operación Puerto meaning Operation Mountain Pass[1]) was a scandal in which 200 athletes including a number of cyclists were accused of using prohibited doping practices to enhance their performance. ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... Francisco Mancebo (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish pro cyclist for team Illes Balears. ... Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982) is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... Alexander Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 1973) is a Kazakh cyclist. ... The Astana-Würth Team logo The Team Astana (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-Würth Team, Würth Team and Astana-Würth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2005. ...

The initial doping controversy forshadowed the contested outcome of the 2006 Tour involving the race leader Floyd Landis who is also accused of doping. Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American cyclist. ...

The 2006 Tour de France

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Results

The tour was won by American Floyd Landis in the closest three-way finish in the race's history until then. Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American cyclist. ...

While Landis was a leading favorite even before the Spanish doping scandal came to light[1], in an epic eight minute loss of performance in Stage 16, it appeared he had lost all hope to finish on the podium, much less win. These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2006 Tour de France, beginning with Stage 12 on July 14 and ending with Stage 21 on July 23. ...

But the following day, during Stage 17, Landis set a very high pace on the first climb of the day that no other rider could match. He then caught a breakaway group that had escaped earlier, passed them, and continued to the finish line solo, making up almost all of his deficit, ending up 30 seconds behind yellow jersey wearer Óscar Pereiro, which he made up with an extra minute in the final Stage 19 time trial. These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2006 Tour de France, beginning with Stage 12 on July 14 and ending with Stage 21 on July 23. ... Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 The Yellow jersey (French: Maillot jaune pronounced ) is the jersey worn by the leader of many multi-stage bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ... Óscar Pereiro, Tour de France 2005. ... These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2006 Tour de France, beginning with Stage 12 on July 14 and ending with Stage 21 on July 23. ...

However, a urine sample taken from Landis immediately after his Stage 17 win has twice tested positive for banned synthetic testosterone as well as a ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone nearly three times the limit allowed by World Anti-Doping Agency rules.^[1] Landis has indicated that he will appeal the test results with the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne, Switzerland.^[2] Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. ... Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. ... Epitestosterone is a natural steroid, an inactive isomer of the hormone testosterone. ... The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is an independent foundation created through a collective initiative led by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ... The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; Tribunal Arbitral du Sport or TAS in French) is an arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sports. ...

If Landis' doping accusation is upheld, he will be disqualified as 2006 Tour de France winner. If this happens, second place finisher Óscar Pereiro will be declared the official winner. The only previous Tour de France winners to be disqualified were 1904 Tour de France winner Maurice Garin and 1996 winner Bjarne Riis.
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Stages

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Stage recaps

See:

• 2006 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 11
• 2006 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 20

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Jersey progress

Stages map

Notes

• (1) = In Stage 1, Thor Hushovd (the winner of the Prologue) wore the yellow jersey, and George Hincapie wore the green jersey.
• (2) = In Stage 4, Tom Boonen (GC leader) wore the yellow jersey, and Daniele Bennati (second in overall points) wore the green jersey.
• (3) = In Stage 11, Cyril Dessel (GC leader) wore the yellow jersey, and Juan Miguel Mercado the polka-dot jersey.
• Combativity award is given after every stage, except for time trials. After the last time trial, the super-combativity award, for the most combative rider of the tour as a whole, was handed out to David de la Fuente.

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Overall standings

General Classification

See the section on Finishing times for full details.

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Points Classification

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King of the Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Michael Rasmussen	Rabobank	166
2	Floyd Landis	Phonak Hearing Systems	131
3	David De La Fuente	Saunier Duval-Prodir	113
4	Carlos Sastre	Team CSC	99
5	Fränk Schleck	Team CSC	96
6	Michael Boogerd	Rabobank	93
7	Damiano Cunego	Lampre-Fondital	80
8	Cyril Dessel	AG2R Prévoyance	72
9	Levi Leipheimer	Team Gerolsteiner	66
10	Andreas Klöden	T-Mobile Team	64

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Young Riders' Classification

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Teams Classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	T-Mobile Team	269h 08'46"
2	Team CSC	17'04"
3	Rabobank	23'26"
4	AG2R Prévoyance	33'19"
5	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	56'53"
6	Lampre-Fondital	57'37"
7	Team Gerolsteiner	1h 45'25"
8	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	2h 19'17"
9	Euskaltel-Euskadi	2h 26'38"
10	Phonak Hearing Systems	2h 49'06"*

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Teams and riders

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Tour de France

The list of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Tour de France contains the professional road bicycle racers who will compete at the 2006 Tour de France from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ...

Pre-race favourites

After the retirement of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong, the main contenders for the overall win were expected to be Ivan Basso from Team CSC, the 2005 runner-up; and Jan Ullrich from T-Mobile Team, the third man on the podium in 2005, winner in 1997, and the only previous winner still racing. However, both Ullrich and Basso were suspended by their teams on 30 June after UCI told T-Mobile and Team CSC that the riders were involved in the anti-doping investigation in Spain.^[3] Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is a retired American professional road racing cyclist. ... Ivan Basso (born November 26, 1977) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, most recently with Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... Riders from Team CSC in Danmark Rundt, August 2006. ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... Jan Ullrich (born December 2, 1973 in Rostock, East Germany, now Germany) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. ... Presentation of the 2006 team in Mallorca. ... The 1997 Tour de France was the 84th Tour de France, it took place July 5–27, 1997. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Entrance of UCI headquarter at Aigle (Switzerland) Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) is a professional cycling union that oversees cycling events in the international community. ...

Francisco Mancebo of the French team AG2R Prévoyance, who finished fourth last year and sixth the year before, was also suspended by his team, and subsequently announced his retirement. Alexander Vinokourov would have been the only returning rider with a top-five finish from last year's race. However, his team, Astana-Würth Team, was forced to pull out of the race because they would not be able to start with the minimum of six riders. Francisco Mancebo (born March 9, 1976 in Madrid) is a Spanish pro cyclist for team Illes Balears. ... AG2R Prévoyance (UCI Team Code: A2R) are a French cycling team which did not take part in the inaugural UCI ProTour 2005, having to make do with being invited to compete in French races, such as Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix or the Tour de France. ... Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 16 September 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. ... The Astana Team (UCI Team Code: AST), is a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan - including Air Astana - named after its capital. ...

As a result of the drug scandal, many believed Spaniard Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Épargne), or the Americans Floyd Landis (Phonak), Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), or Australian Cadel Evans (Davitamon-Lotto) would probably win the race.^[4] Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia) is a Spanish cyclist. ... Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American cyclist. ... Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973 in Butte, Montana) is an American professional cyclist who rides with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is a professional cyclist. ...

The main contenders for the podium were those who placed well on GC last year, especially if they have had notable results since: The General Classification (or GC) in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. ...

Team	Rider	Notes
Team Gerolsteiner	Levi Leipheimer	6th 2005; 1st 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; 1st 2005 Tour of Germany
Rabobank	Michael Rasmussen	7th 2005, 2005 King of the Mountains
Davitamon-Lotto	Cadel Evans	8th 2005; 1st 2006 Tour de Romandie; 10th 2006 Tour of Switzerland
Phonak Hearing Systems	Floyd Landis	9th 2005; 1st 2006 Paris-Nice; 1st 2006 Tour de Georgia; 1st 2006 Amgen Tour of California; 60th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	Óscar Pereiro	10th 2005, "Most combative" 2005;[5] 14th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
AG2R Prévoyance	Christophe Moreau	11th 2005, 4th 2000; 2nd 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	Yaroslav Popovych	12th 2005, 2005 maillot blanc; 40th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	George Hincapie	14th 2005; 33rd 2004; 10th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; only teammate to join Armstrong in all seven victories.
Euskaltel-Euskadi	Iban Mayo	60th 2005; 6th 2003; 15th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; 1st 2004 Dauphiné Libéré
Rabobank	Denis Menchov	85th 2005; 1st 2005 Vuelta a España
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	Alejandro Valverde	DNF 2005; 3rd 2003 Vuelta a España; 1st 2006 Liège-Bastogne-Liège; 1st 2006 La Flèche Wallonne
Lampre-Fondital	Damiano Cunego	4th 2006 Giro d'Italia; 1st 2004 Giro d'Italia
Saunier Duval-Prodir	Gilberto Simoni	3rd 2006 Giro d'Italia; 1st 2001 and 2003 Giro d'Italia.
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	José Azevedo	5th 2004; 6th 2002; 4th 2006 Dauphiné Libéré; 5th 2001 Giro d'Italia

The 2006 Tour also saw the return of former yellow jersey holder and three-time stage winner David Millar (Saunier Duval-Prodir) after serving a two year ban for admissions of the use of the drug EPO, which was discovered in a police search of his house before the 2004 Tour de France, in June 2004. Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2005) Team Gerolsteiner is a german road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973 in Butte, Montana) is an American professional cyclist who rides with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. ... The 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré took place from June 4 to June 11, 2006. ... These are the results for the 2005 edition of the Deutschland Tour cycling race, won by Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... 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Finishing times

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Floyd Landis	Phonak Hearing Systems	89h 39'30"
2	Óscar Pereiro	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	57"
3	Andreas Klöden	T-Mobile Team	1' 29"
4	Carlos Sastre	Team CSC	3' 13"
5	Cadel Evans	Davitamon-Lotto	5' 08"
6	Denis Menchov	Rabobank	7' 06"
7	Cyril Dessel	AG2R Prévoyance	8' 41"
8	Christophe Moreau	AG2R Prévoyance	9' 37"
9	Haimar Zubeldia	Euskaltel-Euskadi	12' 05"
10	Michael Rogers	T-Mobile Team	15' 07"
11	Fränk Schleck	Team CSC	17' 46"
12	Damiano Cunego	Lampre-Fondital	19' 19"
13	Levi Leipheimer	Team Gerolsteiner	19' 22"
14	Michael Boogerd	Rabobank	19' 46"
15	Marcus Fothen	Team Gerolsteiner	19' 57"
16	Pietro Caucchioli	Crédit Agricole	21'12"
17	Tadej Valjavec	Lampre-Fondital	26' 25"
18	Michael Rasmussen	Rabobank	28' 33"
19	José Azevedo	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	38' 08"
20	Marzio Bruseghin	Lampre-Fondital	43' 05"
21	David Arroyo	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	44' 00"
22	Patxi Vila Errandonea	Lampre-Fondital	44' 28"
23	Patrik Sinkewitz	T-Mobile Team	49' 01"
24	Christian Vandevelde	Team CSC	50' 19"
25	Yaroslav Popovych	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	52' 02"
26	Giuseppe Guerini	T-Mobile Team	57' 59"
27	Eddy Mazzoleni	T-Mobile Team	1h 02' 40"
28	José Luis Arrieta	AG2R Prévoyance	1h 03' 00"
29	Pierrick Fedrigo	Bouygues Télécom	1h 05' 27"
30	Vladimir Karpets	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	1h 07' 18"
31	Axel Merckx	Phonak Hearing Systems	1h 09' 28"
32	George Hincapie	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	1h 11' 14"
33	Xabier Zandio	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	1h 16' 47"
34	Sylvain Calzati	AG2R Prévoyance	1h 20' 26"
35	Iker Camaño	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1h 21' 34"
36	Mikel Astarloza	AG2R Prévoyance	1h 24' 26"
37	Stephane Goubert	AG2R Prévoyance	1h 28' 33"
38	Laurent Lefevre	Bouygues Télécom	1h 30' 24"
39	Benoît Salmon	Agritubel	1h 30' 55"
40	Christophe Brandt	Davitamon-Lotto	1h 34' 24"
41	Christophe Rinero	Saunier Duval-Prodir	1h 34' 59"
42	Egoi Martínez	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	1h 35' 12"
43	Iván Parra	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	1h 37' 09"
44	Cristian Moreni	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	1h 38' 07"
45	Sylvain Chavanel	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	1h 40' 05"
46	Rubén Lobato	Saunier Duval-Prodir	1h 40' 52"
47	Georg Totschnig	Team Gerolsteiner	1h 42' 55"
48	Patrice Halgand	Crédit Agricole (cycling team)	1h 43' 03"
49	Alexandre Botcharov	Crédit Agricole (cycling team)	1h 44' 46"
50	Iñigo Landaluze	Euskaltel-Euskadi	1h 48' 22"
51	Matthieu Sprick	Bouygues Télécom	1h 48' 31"
52	Serhiy Honchar	T-Mobile Team	1h 49' 22"
53	Jens Voigt	Team CSC	1h 50' 41"
54	Matthias Kessler	T-Mobile Team	1h 52' 03"
55	Stefano Garzelli	Liquigas	1h 53' 55"
56	David De La Fuente	Saunier Duval-Prodir	1h 55' 19"
57	Salvatore Commesso	Lampre-Fondital	1h 56' 55"
58	David Moncoutié	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	2h 03' 10"
59	David Millar	Saunier Duval-Prodir	2h 04' 10"
60	Gilberto Simoni	Saunier Duval-Prodir	2h 07' 18"
61	Moisés Dueñas	Agritubel	2h 07' 59"
62	Koos Moerenhout	Phonak Hearing Systems	2h 09' 03"
63	Thomas Lövkvist	Française des Jeux	2h 12' 13"
64	Christopher Horner	Davitamon-Lotto	2h 12' 25"
65	Pavel Padrnos	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	2h 16' 45"
66	Sebastian Lang	Team Gerolsteiner	2h 25' 15"
67	Alessandro Ballan	Lampre-Fondital	2h 26' 34"
68	Fabian Wegmann	Team Gerolsteiner	2h 27' 17"
69	Sandy Casar	Française des Jeux	2h 28' 34"
70	Paolo Tiralongo	Lampre-Fondital	2h 32' 08"
71	Iñaki Isasi	Euskaltel-Euskadi	2h 32' 36"
72	Juan Manuel Gárate	Quick Step-Innergetic	2h 32' 47"
73	Didier Rous	Bouygues Télécom	2h 32' 54"
74	David Zabriskie	Team CSC	2h 33' 46"
75	Gorka Verdugo	Euskaltel-Euskadi	2h 33' 52"
76	Christophe Le Mével	Crédit Agricole	2h 34' 24"
77	Carlos Da Cruz	Française des Jeux	2h 40' 01"
78	Francisco Ventoso	Saunier Duval-Prodir	2h 41' 22"
79	Simon Gerrans	AG2R Prévoyance	2h 46' 33"
80	Manuel Quinziato	Liquigas	2h 47' 33"
81	Björn Schröder	Team Milram	2h 47' 48"
82	Juan Antonio Flecha	Rabobank	2h 49' 53"
83	Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Télécom	2h 51' 22"
84	Viatcheslav Ekimov	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	2h 51' 33"
85	Joost Posthuma	Rabobank	2h 52' 00"
86	Erik Zabel	Team Milram	2h 52' 13"
87	Benoît Vaugrenard	Française des Jeux	2h 52' 31"
88	Anthony Geslin	Bouygues Télécom	2h 52' 31"
89	Thomas Voeckler	Bouygues Télécom	2h 52' 57"
90	Manuel Calvente	Agritubel	2h 53' 27"
91	Stuart O'Grady	Team CSC	2h 55' 25"
92	José Luis Rubiera	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	2h 55' 44"
93	Pieter Weening	Rabobank	2h 56' 03"
94	Bram Tankink	Quick Step-Innergetic	2h 57' 02"
95	Cédric Vasseur	Quick Step-Innergetic	2h 58' 55"
96	Ronny Scholz	Team Gerolsteiner	3h 00' 48"
97	Alexandre Moos	Phonak Hearing Systems	3h 01' 34"
98	Riccardo Ricco	Saunier Duval-Prodir	3h 01' 37"
99	Marco Velo	Team Milram	3h 02' 09"
100	Nicolas Portal	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	3h 02' 20"
101	Luca Paolini	Liquigas	3h 04' 18"
102	Ralf Grabsch	Team Milram	3h 04' 21"
103	Nicolas Jalabert	Phonak Hearing Systems	3h 05' 05"
104	Christian Knees	Team Milram	3h 05' 58"
105	Gustav Larsson	Française des Jeux	3h 06' 14"
106	Mario Aerts	Davitamon-Lotto	3h 06' 26"
107	Bert Grabsch	Phonak Hearing Systems	3h 08' 23"
108	Bernhard Eisel	Française des Jeux	3h 08' 59"
109	Daniele Righi	Lampre-Fondital	3h 12' 51"
110	Philippe Gilbert	Française des Jeux	3h 13' 03"
111	Walter Bénéteau	Bouygues Télécom	3h 15' 41"
112	Johan Vansummeren	Davitamon-Lotto	3h 18' 44"
113	Sébastien Hinault	Crédit Agricole	3h 19' 15"
114	Anthony Charteau	Crédit Agricole	3h 20' 29"
115	Vicente Garcia Acosta	Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears	3h 20' 32"
116	Robbie McEwen	Davitamon-Lotto	3h 21' 01"
117	Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez	Agritubel	3h 21' 27"
118	Michael Albasini	Liquigas	3h 21' 34"
119	Matej Mugerli	Liquigas	3h 21' 48"
120	Samuel Dumoulin	AG2R Prévoyance	3h 22' 15"
121	Thor Hushovd	Crédit Agricole	3h 23' 52"
122	Víctor Hugo Peña	Phonak Hearing Systems	3h 24' 36"
123	Stéphane Augé	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	3h 25' 19"
124	Bradley Wiggins	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	3h 25' 32"
125	Matteo Tosatto	Quick Step-Innergetic	3h 25' 54"
126	Christophe Laurent	Agritubel	3h 26' 23"
127	Unai Extebarria	Euskaltel-Euskadi	3h 30' 12"
128	Julian Dean	Crédit Agricole	3h 30' 33"
129	Patrick Calcagni	Liquigas	3h 33' 28"
130	Arnaud Coyot	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	3h 35' 34"
131	Christophe Mengin	Française des Jeux	3h 35' 52"
132	Kjell Carlström	Liquigas	3h 35' 53"
133	Filippo Pozzato	Quick Step-Innergetic	3h 37' 06"
134	Cédric Coutouly	Agritubel	3h 39' 00"
135	Peter Wrolich	Team Gerolsteiner	3h 39' 20"
136	Aitor Hernandez	Euskaltel-Euskadi	3h 50' 16"
137	Gert Steegmans	Davitamon-Lotto	3h 59' 16"
138	Jimmy Casper	Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone	4h 00' 05"
139	Wim Vansevenant	Davitamon-Lotto	4h 02' 01"

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Alessandro Ballan (born November 6, 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Lampre-Fondital. ... Lampre-Fondital is an Italian road bicycle racing team competing in the UCI ProTour in 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann (born June 30, 1980 in Münster) is a German road racing cyclist, known as a climbing specialist. ... Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2005) Team Gerolsteiner is a german road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sandy Casar (born February 2, 1979 in Mantes-la-Jolie, Yvelines) is a French professional cyclist. ... La Française des Jeux is a French cycling team, sponsored by a French company that sells gambling games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Italy. ... 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Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... David Zabriskie (born January 12, 1979 in Salt Lake City) is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States who rides for Team CSC. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include stage wins in all three Grand Tour stage races, as well as the... Riders from Team CSC in Danmark Rundt, August 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Gorka Verdugo Markotegui (born November 4, 1978 in Etxarri Aranaz, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi. ... Euskaltel-Euskadi is a professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Christophe Le Mevel (born September 11, 1980 in Lannion) is a French cyclist who rides for Crédit Agricole in the UCI ProTour. ... 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Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Jérôme Pineau (born January 2, 1980, at Mont-Saint-Aignan) is a French professional road bicycle racer. ... Bouygues Télécom (UCI Team Code: BTL) is a professional road bicycle racing team that competes on the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Viatcheslav Vladimirovich Ekimov (Russian Вячеслав Владимирович Екимов; born February 4, 1966 in Vyborg near St Petersburg, Russia), nicknamed Eki, became a professional bicycle racer in 1990. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Joost Posthuma ridering for Rabobank on his time trial bike. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Erik Zabel (born July 7, 1970 in Berlin) is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Milram. ... Team Milram is a professional cycling team participating in the 2006 edition of the UCI ProTour race series, taking over the ProTour licens of the Domina Vacanze team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Benoît Vaugrenard (born 5th January 1982 in Vannes) is a French cyclist who races for Française des Jeux in the UCI ProTour. ... La Française des Jeux is a French cycling team, sponsored by a French company that sells gambling games. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Anthony Geslin (born June 9, 1980) is a French cyclist. ... Bouygues Télécom (UCI Team Code: BTL) is a professional road bicycle racing team that competes on the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Thomas Voeckler (born June 22 1979, Schittigheim, France) is a professional road bicycle racer since 2001. ... Bouygues Télécom (UCI Team Code: BTL) is a professional road bicycle racing team that competes on the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Agritubel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: AGR) is a French professional road race cycling team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Stuart OGrady is an Australian cyclist, born on 6 August 1973 in Adelaide, South Australia. ... Riders from Team CSC in Danmark Rundt, August 2006. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... José Luis Rubiera (born 27 January 1973 in Santa Eulalia , is a professional road bicycle racer from Spain. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Pieter Weening (born April 1, 1981) is a road bicycle racer from Harkema, Friesland, the Netherlands. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Bram Tankink (born December 3, 1978 in Haaksbergen) is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. ... Quick Step-Innergetic is a Belgian UCI ProTour team led by team manager Patrick Lefevre. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cédric Vasseur is a French professional cyclist. ... Quick Step-Innergetic is a Belgian UCI ProTour team led by team manager Patrick Lefevre. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Ronny Scholz (born April 24, 1978 in Forst) is a German cyclist who rides for Team Gerolsteiner in the UCI ProTour. ... Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2005) Team Gerolsteiner is a german road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... 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Withdrawals

• Vinokourov, Bazayev, Kaschechkin, and León Sanchez are not themselves implicated in the doping case, but five of the nine riders of Astana-Würth were suspended and could not be replaced, leaving the team without the minimum of six starters.
• No team managed to finish with nine riders. Both AG2R Prévoyance and T-Mobile Team finished intact, however, they began the 93rd Tour with eight and seven riders respectively.

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Notes

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... August 5 is the 217th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (218th in leap years), with 148 days remaining. ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... is the 181st day of the year (182nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• (English) Official page
• (English) Official Tour de France press releases on Strasbourg
• (English) 2006 Tour de France coverage on RoadCycling.com
• (French) Press release
• http://www.cycling.tv for the live TdF news show everyday.
• Tour de France race news from Bicycling Magazine

See also