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{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2006 Giro d'Italia

| series = 2006 UCI ProTour

| race_no = 12

| season_no = 27

| image = Giro d Italia 2006 (cropped).png

| image_size = 350px

| image_caption = Overview of the stages:
route from Seraing, in Belgium, to Milan covered by the riders on the bicycle (red)
and distances between stages (green).

| image_alt = Map of Italy, with a small inset of Belgium, showing the path of the race in red and green lines, starting in west-central Belgium and crossing the unpictured European continent to Piacenza in northwest Italy and then going clockwise around Italy before eventually ending in Milan

| date = 6 – 28 May 2006

| stages = 21

| distance = 3526.2

| unit = km

| time = 91h 33' 36"

| speed = 38.53

| first = Ivan Basso

| first_nat = ITA

| first_team = {{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}

| first_color = pink

| second = José Enrique Gutiérrez

| second_nat = ESP

| second_team = {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

| third = Gilberto Simoni

| third_nat = ITA

| third_team = {{UCI team code|FUJ|2006}}

| points = Paolo Bettini

| points_nat = ITA

| points_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2006}}

| points_color = violet

| mountains = Juan Manuel Gárate

| mountains_nat = ESP

| mountains_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2006}}

| mountains_color = green

| combination = Paolo Savoldelli

| combination_nat = ITA

| combination_team = {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}

| combination_color = blue

| combativity = Paolo Bettini

| combativity_nat = ITA

| combativity_team = {{UCI team code|QST|2006}}

| team = {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

| teampoints = {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

| previous = 2005

|next = 2007

}}

The 2006 Giro d'Italia was the 89th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It began in the Belgian city of Seraing with a {{convert|6.2|km|1|abbr=on}} individual time trial. The race came to a close with a {{convert|140|km|1|abbr=on}} mass-start road stage that stretched from Museo del Ghisallo to Milan. Twenty two teams entered the race that was won by the Italian Ivan Basso of the {{UCI team code|CSC|2006}} team.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2006/stage-21/results |title="Seven key moments"; Mission 1 of 2 complete|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited |date= 2006-05-28|access-date=2012-09-26|author= Anthony Tan}} Second and third were the Spain José Enrique Gutiérrez and Italian Gilberto Simoni.

Basso, riding for {{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}, won the Giro in dominant fashion.{{cite news|url=http://www.bikingbis.com/2006/05/28/no-surprise-ivan-basso-wins-giro-ditalia-tour-de-france-is-next/|title=No surprise: Ivan Basso wins Giro d'Italia; Tour de France is next?|work=Biking Bis|date=28 May 2006|access-date=24 December 2012|author=Gene Bisbee}} Basso won three individual stages, as well as the team time trial, along with his fellow Team CSC riders, and won the overall classification by more than 9 minutes over the next best rider, the largest margin of victory in a Grand Tour in the last three years.

In the other classifications that the race awarded, Paolo Bettini of the {{UCI team code|QST|2006}} team won the points classification, Quick Step-Innergetic rider Juan Manuel Gárate won the mountains classification, and Paolo Savoldelli of the {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}} won the combination classification. {{UCI team code|PHO|2005}} finished as the winners of the Trofeo Fast Team classification, ranking each of the twenty-two teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The other team classification, the Trofeo Super Team classification, where the teams' riders are awarded points for placing within the top twenty in each stage and the points are then totaled for each team was also won by Phonak.

Teams

{{main list|List of teams and cyclists in the 2006 Giro d'Italia}}

Twenty-two teams contested the 2006 Giro. Since it was a UCI ProTour event, the 20 ProTour teams were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad. Race officials also invited two other teams. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, giving the race a 198-man peloton at its outset.

The 22 that competed in the race were:

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  • {{UCI team code|ALM|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|BTL|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|GCE|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|CSF|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|COF|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|C.A|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|OLO|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}

| style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"|

  • {{UCI team code|EUS|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}
  • {{UCI team code|LIQ|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

| style="vertical-align:top; width:25%;"|

  • {{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|RAB|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|FOT|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|AND|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|THR|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|MRM|2006}}

Race previews and favorites

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Route and stages

The 2006 Giro opened, and had its first 4 stages in the South-East of Belgium in the Wallonia region. The Giro organisers chose to locate the opening in this region as a homage to the thousands of Italians who moved to the region following the end of World War II in order to find jobs in the coal mines of the area. It is estimated that as many as 300'000 Belgians of Italian origin live in this area. The 2006 Giro commemorated the deaths of 136 Italian miners who died in the 1956 Bois du Cazier mine disaster.{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006//giro06/ |title=After Belgian antipasto, 2006 Giro has molto mountains for a tough climbers tour|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited |date= 2005-11-13|access-date=2012-09-30|author= Tim Maloney}}

The race introduced a team time trial stage upon its arrival in Italy. This discipline had been absent from the Giro since edition 1989. It also included {{convert|56.2|km|abbr=on}} of individual time trials, distributed between the prologue and the long time trial at Pontedera.

It also featured famous climbs, such as the steep Mortirolo and the Monte Bondone. There were plans to visit Plan de Corones for the first time; however, bad weather prevented the unpaved climb from being used. It instead saw its debut in the Giro d'Italia in 2008.

class="wikitable"

!Stage

!Date

!Course{{cite news|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/cuploads/Giro_Tappe.pdf|title=Giro Tappe|language=it|date=2005-05-03|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport|format=PDF|access-date=2012-09-30|trans-title=Giro Stages}}

!Distance

!colspan="2"|Type

!Winner

style="text-align:center"|1

|align="center"|6 May

|Seraing (Belgium)

|align="center"| {{convert|6.2|km|1|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Time Trial.svg

|Individual time trial

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Savoldelli|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"|2

|align="center"|7 May

|Mons (Belgium) to Charleroi (Belgium)

|align="center"| {{convert|197|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Robbie McEwen|AUS}}

style="text-align:center"|3

|align="center"|8 May

|Perwez (Belgium) to Namur (Belgium)

|align="center"| {{convert|202|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 22px

|Undulating stage

|{{flagathlete|Stefan Schumacher|GER}}

style="text-align:center"|4

|align="center"|9 May

|Wanze (Belgium) to Hotton (Belgium)

|align="center"| {{convert|193|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Robbie McEwen|AUS}}

|align="center"|10 May

|colspan="6" align=center|Rest day

style="text-align:center"|5

|align="center"|11 May

|Piacenza to Cremona

|align="center"| {{convert|38|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Time Trial.svg

|Team time trial

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}

style="text-align:center"|6

|align="center"|12 May

|Busseto to Forlì

|align="center"| {{convert|227|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Robbie McEwen|AUS}}

style="text-align:center"|7

|align="center"|13 May

|Cesena to Saltara

|align="center"| {{convert|236|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mediummountainstage.svg

|Medium mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Rik Verbrugghe|BEL}}

style="text-align:center"|8

|align="center"|14 May

|Civitanova Marche to Maielletta

|align="center"| {{convert|171|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mediummountainstage.svg

|Medium mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Ivan Basso|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"|9

|align="center"|15 May

|Francavilla al Mare to Termoli

|align="center"| {{convert|121|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Tomas Vaitkus|LTU}}

style="text-align:center"|10

|align="center"|16 May

|Termoli to Peschici

|align="center"| {{convert|187|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 22px

|Undulating stage

|{{flagathlete|Franco Pellizotti|ITA}}

|align="center"|17 May

|colspan="6" align=center|Rest day

style="text-align:center"|11

|align="center"|18 May

|Pontedera

|align="center"| {{convert|50|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Time Trial.svg

|Individual time trial

|{{flagathlete|Jan Ullrich|GER}}{{refn|name=Ullrich|group=N|Jan Ullrich was the original winner of stage 11 but was later disqualified after the Court of Arbitration for Sports disqualified Ullrich's results from May 2005 on after having tested positive for performance enhancing drugs.{{cite web|url=http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/5692/5048/0/Media20Release202012.02.09.pdf |title=Jan Ullrich found guilty of an anti-doping rule violation by the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) |work=Press Release |publisher=Court of Arbitration for Sport |access-date=9 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227051309/http://www.tas-cas.org/d2wfiles/document/5692/5048/0/Media20Release202012.02.09.pdf |archive-date=27 February 2012 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/jan-ullrich-given-two-year-ban-from-cas|title=Jan Ullrich given two-year ban from CAS|publisher=Future Publishing limited|work=Cyclingnews|date=9 February 2012|access-date=9 February 2012}}}}

style="text-align:center"|12

|align="center"|19 May

|Livorno to Sestri Levante

|align="center"| {{convert|171|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 22px

|Undulating stage

|{{flagathlete|Joan Horrach|ESP}}

style="text-align:center"|13

|align="center"|20 May

|Alessandria to La Thuile

|align="center"| {{convert|218|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mediummountainstage.svg

|Medium mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Leonardo Piepoli|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"|14

|align="center"|21 May

|Aosta to Domodossola

|align="center"| {{convert|223|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mountainstage.svg

|Mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Luis Felipe Laverde|COL}}

style="text-align:center"|15

|align="center"|22 May

|Mergozzo to Brescia

|align="center"| {{convert|189|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Bettini|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"|16

|align="center"|23 May

|Rovato to Trento

|align="center"| {{convert|173|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mediummountainstage.svg

|Medium mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Ivan Basso|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"|17

|align="center"|24 May

|Tramin to Plan de Corones

|align="center"| {{convert|133|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mountainstage.svg

|Mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Leonardo Piepoli|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"|18

|align="center"|25 May

|Sillian (Austria) to Gemona del Friuli

|align="center"| {{convert|210|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| 22px

|Undulating stage

|{{flagathlete|Stefan Schumacher|GER}}

style="text-align:center"|19

|align="center"|26 May

|Pordenone to Passo di San Pellegrino

|align="center"| {{convert|224|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mountainstage.svg

|Mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Juan Manuel Gárate|ESP}}

style="text-align:center"|20

|align="center"|27 May

|Trento to Aprica

|align="center"| {{convert|211|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Mountainstage.svg

|Mountain stage

|{{flagathlete|Ivan Basso|ITA}}

style="text-align:center"|21

|align="center"|28 May

|Museo del Ghisallo to Milan

|align="center"|{{convert|140|km|abbr=on}}

| style="text-align:center;"| Image:Plainstage.svg

|Flat stage

|{{flagathlete|Robert Förster|GER}}

|colspan="2" align=center| Total

|colspan="5" align="center"| {{convert|3526.2|km|0|abbr=on}}

Race overview

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Classification leadership

File:Giro 2006 - Evgeni Petrov - Passo Gavia.jpg riding on the slopes of the Passo di Gavia.|alt=A cyclist wearing a blue and pink uniform while riding a bike.]]

In the 2006 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.{{cite web

|author=Laura Weislo and Tim Maloney

|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/giro07/?id=/features/2007/giro_classifications07

|title=Giro d'Italia classifications demystified

|date=2007-05-18

|publisher=Cycling News

|access-date=2009-12-01

|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100108140708/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/giro07/?id=%2Ffeatures%2F2007%2Fgiro_classifications07

|archive-date=8 January 2010

|url-status=live

}}

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, some points could be won in intermediate sprints.

There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2006 was the Passo di Gavia in stage 20, afforded still more points than the other first-category climbs.

The fourth was the combination classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the combination classification, the top 15 placed riders each day in the general, points, mountains, and 110 Gazzetta classifications earned points, 15 for first and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. These points were tallied throughout the Giro.{{cite web

|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/cuploads/GDI_REGOLAMENTO_ITA_2006eFRA.pdf

|title=Giro d'Italia 2006 Regolamento |language=it

|work=La Gazzetta dello Sport

|publisher=RCS Sport

|access-date=2010-03-22

}}

There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage are added, and the team with the lowest time is leading team. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;"

|+Classification leadership by stage

style="background:#efefef;"

! style="width:1%;"| Stage

! style="width:12%;"| Winner

! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| General classification
Image:Jersey pink.svg

! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| Points classification
Image:Jersey violet.svg

! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| Mountains classification
Image:Jersey green.svg

! style="background:#efefef; style=;"width:14%;"| Combination classification
Image:Jersey blue.svg

! style="background:#efefef; width:14%;"|Trofeo Fast Team

! style="background:#efefef; width:14%;"|Trofeo Super Team

1

| Paolo Savoldelli

| style="background:pink;" rowspan="2"|Paolo Savoldelli

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="2"|Paolo Savoldelli

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="2"|Paolo Savoldelli

| style="background:#99CBFF;" rowspan="21"|Paolo Savoldelli

| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="4"| {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}

| style="background:#EFEFEF;"| not awarded

2

| Robbie McEwen

| style="background:navajowhite;"| {{UCI team code|TMO|2006}}

3

| Stefan Schumacher

| style="background:pink;" rowspan="2"|Stefan Schumacher

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1"|Stefan Schumacher

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"|Moisés Aldape

| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="8"| {{UCI team code|LTB|2006}}

4

| Robbie McEwen

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="9"|Robbie McEwen

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="3"|Sandy Casar

5

| {{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}

| style="background:pink;" rowspan="1"|Serhiy Honchar

| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="2"| {{UCI team code|TMO|2006}}

6

| Robbie McEwen

| style="background:pink;" rowspan="1"|Olaf Pollack

7

| Rik Verbrugghe

| style="background:pink;" rowspan="1"|Serhiy Honchar

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"|Staf Scheirlinckx

| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="3"| {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}

8

| Ivan Basso

| style="background:pink;" rowspan="14"|Ivan Basso

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="6"|Ivan Basso

9

| Tomas Vaitkus

10

| Franco Pellizotti

| style="background:lightyellow;"| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2006}}

11

| Jan Ullrich{{refn|name=Ullrich|group=N}}

| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="3"| {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}

| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="2"| {{UCI team code|TMO|2006}}

12

| Joan Horrach

13

| Leonardo Piepoli

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="4"|Paolo Bettini

| style="background:navajowhite;"| {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}

14

| Luis Felipe Laverde

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="2"|Fortunato Baliani

| style="background:lightyellow;" rowspan="8"| {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="2"| {{UCI team code|CSF|2006}}

15

| Paolo Bettini

16

| Ivan Basso

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="3"|Ivan Basso

| style="background:navajowhite;" rowspan="6"| {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

17

| Leonardo Piepoli

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1"|Ivan Basso

18

| Stefan Schumacher

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="2"|Paolo Bettini

19

| Juan Manuel Gárate

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="1"|Fortunato Baliani

20

| Ivan Basso

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1"|Ivan Basso

| style="background:lightgreen;" rowspan="2"|Juan Manuel Gárate

21

| Robert Förster

| style="background:violet;" rowspan="1"|Paolo Bettini

colspan=2|Final

! style="background:#F660AB;"| Ivan Basso

! style="background:#c0f;"| Paolo Bettini

! style="background:#32CD32;"| Juan Manuel Gárate

! style="background:dodgerblue;"| Paolo Savoldelli

! style="background:yellow;"| {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

! style="background:orange;"| {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}

Final standings

class="wikitable"
colspan=4| Legend
  Image:Jersey pink.svg  

| Denotes the winner of the General classification{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGEN |title=Classifica generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=General Classification}}

|   Image:Jersey green.svg  

| Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGPMGEN |title=Classifica GPM Generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=Mountains Classification}}

  Image:Jersey violet.svg  

| Denotes the winner of the Points classification{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLPUNGEN |title=Classifica a punti generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=Points Classification}}

|   Image:Jersey blue.svg  

| Denotes the winner of the Combination classification{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGRCGEN |title=Classifica Grancombinata generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=Combination Classification}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=General classification=

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!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Ivan Basso|ITA}} Image:Jersey pink.svg

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| 91h 33' 36"

2

|{{flagathlete|José Enrique Gutiérrez|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +9' 18"

3

|{{flagathlete|Gilberto Simoni|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|FOT|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +11' 59"

4

|{{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +18' 16"

5

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Savoldelli|ITA}} Image:Jersey blue.svg

|{{UCI team code|DSC|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +19' 22"

6

|{{flagathlete|Sandy Casar|FRA}}

|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +23' 53"

7

|{{flagathlete|Juan Manuel Gárate|ESP}} Image:Jersey green.svg

|{{UCI team code|QST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +24' 26"

8

|{{flagathlete|Franco Pellizotti|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +25' 57"

9

|{{flagathlete|Víctor Hugo Peña|COL}}

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +26' 27"

10

|{{flagathlete|Patxi Vila|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| +27' 34"

{{col-2}}

=Points classification=

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Points

1

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Bettini|ITA}} Image:Jersey violet.svg

|{{UCI team code|QST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|169

2

|{{flagathlete|Ivan Basso|ITA}} Image:Jersey pink.svg

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006|nolink=yes}}

|158

3

|{{flagathlete|José Enrique Gutiérrez|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006|nolink=yes}}

|132

4

|{{flagathlete|Olaf Pollack|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|THR|2006|nolink=yes}}

|104

5

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Savoldelli|ITA}} Image:Jersey blue.svg

|{{UCI team code|DSC|2006|nolink=yes}}

|95

6

|{{flagathlete|Stefan Schumacher|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|89

7

|{{flagathlete|Gilberto Simoni|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|FOT|2006|nolink=yes}}

|88

8

|{{flagathlete|Leonardo Piepoli|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|FOT|2006|nolink=yes}}

|86

9

|{{flagathlete|Maximiliano Richeze|ARG}}

|{{UCI team code|CSF|2006|nolink=yes}}

|68

10

|{{flagathlete|Franco Pellizotti|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|67

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Mountains classification=

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Points

1

|{{flagathlete|Juan Manuel Gárate|ESP}} Image:Jersey green.svg

|{{UCI team code|QST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|64

2

|{{flagathlete|Ivan Basso|ITA}} Image:Jersey pink.svg

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006|nolink=yes}}

|56

3

|{{flagathlete|Fortunato Baliani|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|CSF|2006|nolink=yes}}

|52

4

|{{flagathlete|Leonardo Piepoli|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|FOT|2006|nolink=yes}}

|32

5

|{{flagathlete|José Enrique Gutiérrez|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006|nolink=yes}}

|27

6

|{{flagathlete|Sandy Casar|FRA}}

|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|23

7

|{{flagathlete|Patxi Vila|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006|nolink=yes}}

|22

8

|{{flagathlete|Gilberto Simoni|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|FOT|2006|nolink=yes}}

|20

9

|{{flagathlete|Marzio Bruseghin|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006|nolink=yes}}

|16

10

|{{flagathlete|José Serpa|COL}}

|{{UCI team code|AND|2006|nolink=yes}}

|15

{{col-2}}

=Combination classification=

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Points

1

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Savoldelli|ITA}} Image:Jersey blue.svg

|{{UCI team code|DSC|2006|nolink=yes}}

|775

2

|{{flagathlete|José Enrique Gutiérrez|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006|nolink=yes}}

|651

3

|{{flagathlete|Ivan Basso|ITA}} Image:Jersey pink.svg

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006|nolink=yes}}

|595

4

|{{flagathlete|Sandy Casar|FRA}}

|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|454

5

|{{flagathlete|Paolo Bettini|ITA}} Image:Jersey violet.svg

|{{UCI team code|QST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|342

6

|{{flagathlete|Mickaël Delage|FRA}}

|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|307

7

|{{flagathlete|Damiano Cunego|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006|nolink=yes}}

|301

8

|{{flagathlete|Stefan Schumacher|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|294

9

|{{flagathlete|Danilo Di Luca|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|242

10

|{{flagathlete|Olaf Pollack|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|THR|2006|nolink=yes}}

|241

{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

=Trofeo Fast Team classification=

class="wikitable"
!Team

!Time

1

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| 274h 21' 31"

2

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 7' 36"

3

|{{UCI team code|DSC|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 16' 05"

4

|{{UCI team code|FOT|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 29' 37"

5

|{{UCI team code|CSF|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 53' 06"

6

|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 56' 12"

7

|{{UCI team code|C.A|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 1h 22' 59"

8

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 1h 31' 15"

9

|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006a|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 1h 47' 58"

10

|{{UCI team code|GCE|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align="right"| + 1h 53' 19"

{{col-2}}

=Trofeo Super Team classification=

class="wikitable"
!Team

!Points

1

|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 323

2

|{{UCI team code|FOT|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 298

3

|{{UCI team code|CSF|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 270

4

|{{UCI team code|GST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 262

5

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 260

6

|{{UCI team code|DSC|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 255

7

|{{UCI team code|QST|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 241

8

|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 237

9

|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 218

10

|{{UCI team code|THR|2006|nolink=yes}}

|align=right| 211

{{col-end}}

=Minor classifications=

Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes.{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclismag.com/article.php?sid=2267|title=Les classements du Giro|language=fr|date=23 May 2006|author=Riche, Antoine|access-date=11 November 2010|publisher=CyclisMag|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120004338/http://cyclismag.com/article.php?sid=2267|archive-date=20 November 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Italian Paolo Bettini won the Most Combative classification.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLCOMGEN |title=Classifica combattività generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=Combativity Classification}} Bettini also won the 110 Gazzetta classification.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=110KMGEN |title=Classifica 110 Generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=110 Gazzetta classification}} The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. Ivan Basso won the Azzurri d'Italia classification.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLAZZGEN |title=Class. azzurri d'italia generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=Azzurri d'Italia classification}} The Trofeo Fuga Piaggio classification rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. The classification was won by Christophe Edaleine.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLFUGGEN |title=Fuga piaggio generale|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=Trofeo Fuga Piaggio}} Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. {{UCI team code|CSF|2006}} were most successful in avoiding penalties, and so won the Fair Play classification.{{cite web|url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2006/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLFAPL |title=Classifica FAIR PLAY|language=it |work=La Gazzetta dello Sport |date=2006-05-28 |access-date=2012-10-01|trans-title=Fair Play Classification}}

References

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External links

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