2006 Tour de Georgia

The 2006 Tour de Georgia was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by Floyd Landis of the . American Fred Rodriguez () claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney () won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate Janez Brajkovič won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta.

Stages

Teams

2006 Tour de Georgia

UCI ProTour Teams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

• Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
• Navigators Insurance Cycling Team

UCI Continental Teams

• Colavita Olive Oil–Sutter Home Wines Cycling Team
• Jelly Belly Cycling Team
• Jittery Joe's–Zero Gravity Cycling Team
• Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team
• TARGETRAINING
• Team TIAA–CREF
• Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team

Final results

2006 general classification

1. Floyd Landis, 24.00.54
2. <del>Tom Danielson</del>, <del>0.04</del>
3. Yaroslav Popovych, 1.55

2006 King of the Mountain leader

1. Jason McCartney, 35 points
2. Lucas Euser, 28 points
3. <del>Tom Danielson</del>, <del>12 points</del>

2006 sprint leader

1. Fred Rodriguez, 48 points
2. Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points
3. Juan José Haedo, 36 points

2006 team competition

1. Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team
2. Phonak Hearing Systems
3. Team CSC

Stage winners progress

Yellow Jersey progress

References

• cyclingnews
• Tour de Georgia official site

External links