2006 in men's road cycling

World Championships
Main article: 2006 UCI Road World Championships

The World Road Championships were held in Salzburg, Austria, from 21 to 28 September 2006.

Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
World Championship Time Trial September 21  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  David Zabriskie (USA)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
World Championship Road Race September 24  Paolo Bettini (ITA)  Erik Zabel (GER)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)

Grand Tours
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Giro d'Italia May 6–28  Ivan Basso (ITA)  José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP)  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
Tour de France July 1 – 23  Óscar Pereiro (ESP)  Andreas Klöden (GER)  Carlos Sastre (ESP)
Vuelta a España August 26 – September 17  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)

UCI Pro Tour
Main article: 2006 UCI ProTour
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Paris–Nice March 5 – 12  Floyd Landis (USA)  Patxi Vila (ESP)  Antonio Colom (ESP)
Tirreno–Adriatico March 8 – 14  Thomas Dekker (NED)  Jörg Jaksche (GER)  Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
Milan–San Remo March 18  Filippo Pozzato (ITA)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)  Luca Paolini (ITA)
Tour of Flanders April 2  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Leif Hoste (BEL)  George Hincapie (USA)
Tour of the Basque Country April 3 – 8  José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Antonio Colom (ESP)
Gent–Wevelgem April 5  Thor Hushovd (NOR)  David Kopp (GER)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
Paris–Roubaix April 9  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
Amstel Gold Race April 16  Fränk Schleck (LUX)  Steffen Wesemann (SUI)  Michael Boogerd (NED)
La Flèche Wallonne April 19  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)  Karsten Kroon (NED)
Liège–Bastogne–Liège April 23  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Paolo Bettini (ITA)  Damiano Cunego (ITA)
Tour de Romandie April 25 – 30  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
Giro d'Italia May 6–28  Ivan Basso (ITA)  José Enrique Gutiérrez (ESP)  Gilberto Simoni (ITA)
Volta a Catalunya May 15 – 21  David Cañada (ESP)  Santiago Botero (COL)  Christophe Moreau (FRA)
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré June 4 – 11  Levi Leipheimer (USA)  Christophe Moreau (FRA)  Bernhard Kohl (AUT)
Tour de Suisse June 10 – 18  Jan Ullrich (GER)  Koldo Gil (ESP)  Jörg Jaksche (GER)
Tour de France July 1 – 23  Óscar Pereiro (ESP)  Andreas Klöden (GER)  Carlos Sastre (ESP)
Eindhoven Team Time Trial June 18 Team CSC Discovery Channel Gerolsteiner
Vattenfall Cyclassics July 30  Óscar Freire (ESP)  Erik Zabel (GER)  Filippo Pozzato (ITA)
Deutschland Tour August 1–9  Jens Voigt (GER)  Levi Leipheimer (USA)  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)
Clásica de San Sebastián August 12  Xavier Florencio (ESP)  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)
Eneco Tour August 16 – 23  Stefan Schumacher (GER)  George Hincapie (USA)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)
Vuelta a España August 26 – September 17  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)
GP Ouest-France August 27  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)  Manuele Mori (ITA)
Tour de Pologne September 4 – 10  Stefan Schumacher (GER)  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
Züri-Metzgete October 1  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)  Davide Rebellin (ITA)
Paris–Tours October 8  Frédéric Guesdon (FRA)  Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR)  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
Giro di Lombardia October 14  Paolo Bettini (ITA)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)  Fabian Wegmann (GER)

2.HC Category Races
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Tour Down Under January 17–22  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)  Robbie McEwen (AUS)
Tour de Langkawi February 3 – 12  David George (RSA)  Francesco Bellotti (ITA)  Gabriele Missaglia (ITA)
Critérium International March 25–26  Ivan Basso (ITA)  Erik Dekker (NED)  Andriy Hrivko (UKR)
Three Days of De Panne March 28–30  Leif Hoste (BEL)  Bernhard Eisel (AUT)  Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
Tour de Georgia April 18–23  Floyd Landis (USA)  Tom Danielson (USA)  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)
Four Days of Dunkirk May 3–7  Roberto Petito (ITA)  Stéphane Petilleau (FRA)  Didier Rous (FRA)
Course de la Paix May 13–20  Giampaolo Cheula (ITA)  Andrea Tonti (ITA)  Cristian Gasperoni (ITA)
Bayern Rundfahrt May 24–28  José Alberto Martínez (ESP)  Beat Zberg (SUI)  Luke Roberts (AUS)
Tour de Luxembourg May 31 - June 4  Christian Vande Velde (USA)  Tomasz Brożyna (POL)  Allan Johansen (DEN)
Euskal Bizikleta May 31 - June 4  Koldo Gil (ESP)  David Herrero (ESP)  Jesús Del Nero (ESP)
Tour of Austria July 3–9  Tom Danielson (USA)  Ruslan Pidgornyy (UKR)  Christian Pfannberger (AUT)
Tour of Qinghai Lake July 15–23  Maarten Tjallingii (NED)  Hossein Askari (IRI)  Nacor Burgos (ESP)
Tour de Wallonie July 24–28  Fabrizio Guidi (ITA)  Nico Sijmens (BEL)  Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR)
Danmark Rundt August 2–6  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)  Thomas Ziegler (GER)
Volta a Portugal August 5–15  David Blanco (ESP)  Héctor Guerra (ESP)  Cândido Barbosa (POR)
Vuelta a Burgos August 6–10  Iban Mayo (ESP)  José Antonio Pecharromán (ESP)  Daniel Moreno (ESP)

1.HC Category Races
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Omloop Het Volk February 25  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Bert De Waele (BEL)  Léon van Bon (NED)
Milano–Torino March 4  Igor Astarloa (ESP)  Franco Pellizotti (ITA)  Mirko Celestino (ITA)
E3 Harelbeke March 25  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Alessandro Ballan (ITA)  Aart Vierhouten (NED)
Scheldeprijs April 12  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Steven de Jongh (NED)  Gert Steegmans (BEL)
Rund um den Henninger Turm May 1  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)  Gerald Ciolek (GER)  Danilo Hondo (GER)
GP du canton d'Argovie June 4  Beat Zberg (SUI)  Nick Nuyens (BEL)  Grégory Rast (SUI)
Veenendaal-Veenendaal June 7  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Steffen Radochla (GER)  Max van Heeswijk (NED)
Wachovia Cycling Series-Philadelphia June 11  Greg Henderson (NZL)  Iván Domínguez (CUB)  Oleg Grishkine (RUS)
Giro del Lazio August 5  Giuliano Figueras (ITA)  Damiano Cunego (ITA)  Emanuele Sella (ITA)
Tre Valli Varesine August 15  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)  Raffaele Ferrara (ITA)
Giro del Veneto August 26  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)  Raffaele Ferrara (ITA)  Sergio Marinangeli (ITA)
Coppa Placci September 2  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)  Emanuele Sella (ITA)  Raffaele Ferrara (ITA)
Paris–Bruxelles September 9  Robbie McEwen (AUS)  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Steven de Jongh (NED)
Grand Prix de Fourmies September 10  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Adrián Palomares (ESP)  Michael Albasini (SUI)
Giro dell'Emilia October 7  Davide Rebellin (ITA)  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)  Giuseppe Di Grande (ITA)
Giro del Piemonte October 12  Daniele Bennati (ITA)  Grégory Rast (SUI)  Gene Bates (AUS)

UCI tours
Tour Individual champion Individual champion's team Team champion Nations champion
Pro Tour  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears Team CSC  Spain
UCI Africa Tour  Rabaki Jeremie Ouedraogo (BUR) Cycling Team Capec  South Africa
UCI America Tour  José Serpa (COL) Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni Selle Italia–Diquigiovanni  Colombia
UCI Asia Tour  Ghader Mizbani (IRI) Giant Asia Racing Team Giant Asia Racing Team  Iran
UCI Europe Tour  Niko Eeckhout (BEL) Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen Acqua & Sapone  Italy
UCI Oceania Tour  Gordon McCauley (NZL) Successfulliving.com-Parkpre Successfulliving.com-Parkpre  Australia

Continental Championships

African Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Road race December 9, 2005  Rupert Rheeder (RSA)  Thomas Desvaux De Marigny (MRI)  Mohamed Abdel Aziz Wahab (EGY)
Individual time trial December 6, 2005  Alexander Pavlov (RSA)  Rafaâ Chtioui (TUN)  Rupert Rheeder (RSA)

Asian Championships
Main article: 2006 Asian Cycling Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Road race September 16  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)  Shinichi Fukushima (JPN)  Omar Hasanin (SYR)
Individual time trial September 14  Andrey Mizourov (KAZ)  Ghader Mizbani (IRI)  Makoto Iijima (JPN)

European Championships (under-23)
Main article: 2006 European Road Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Road race July 16  Benoît Sinner (FRA)  René Mandri (EST)  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)
Individual time trial July 14  Dmytro Grabovskyy (UKR)  Jérôme Coppel (FRA)  Dominique Cornu (BEL)

Oceania Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Road race December 4, 2005  Gordon McCauley (NZL)  Phillip Thuaux (AUS)  Geoffrey Burndred (NZL)
Individual time trial December 3, 2005  Gordon McCauley (NZL)  Robin Reid (NZL)  Aaron Strong (NZL)

Pan American Championships
Main article: Pan American Road and Track Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Road race June 4  José Serpa (COL)  Breno Sidoti (BRA)  Alex Diniz (BRA)
Individual time trial June 6  Pedro Nicacio (BRA)  Magno Nazaret (BRA)  Eric Wohlberg (CAN)

International Games

Asian Games
Main article: Cycling at the 2014 Asian Games
Race Winner Second Third
Road race  Wong Kam-Po (HKG)  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI)  Park Sung-Baek (KOR)
Time trial  Song Baoqing (CHN)  Eugen Wacker (KGZ)  Andrey Mizourov (KAZ)

Central American and Caribbean Games
Main article: Cycling at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games
Race Winner Second Third
Road race  Fausto Esparza (MEX)  Jhon García (COL)  Artur García (VEN)
Time trial  José Serpa (COL)  José Chacón Díaz (VEN)  Tomás Gil (VEN)

Commonwealth Games
Main article: Cycling at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Race Winner Second Third
Road race  Mathew Hayman (AUS)  David George (RSA)  Allan Davis (AUS)
Time trial  Nathan O'Neill (AUS)  Ben Day (AUS)  Gordon McCauley (NZL)

South American Games
Race Winner Second Third Ref
Road race  Alejandro Borrajo (ARG)  Francisco Cabrera (CHI)  Artur García (VEN)
Time trial  Matías Médici (ARG)  Libardo Niño (COL)  José Medina (CHI)

South Asian Games
Race Winner Second Third
Road race  Meemanage Perera (SRI)  Lokuye Upul (SRI)  Ali Dilsher (PAK)
Time trial  Meemanage Perera (SRI)  Dinesh Thusitha (SRI)  Kumara Mhemantha (SRI)

National Championships
Main article: 2006 national road cycling championships

UCI Teams

UCI ProTeams
Main article: 2006 UCI ProTour

UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
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