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2006 Paris–Nice

{{Infobox cycling race report

| previous = 2005

| next = 2007

| name = 2006 Paris–Nice

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series = 2006 UCI ProTour

| race_no = 1

| season_no = 27

| date = 5–12 March 2006

| stages = 7 + Prologue

| distance = 1274.8{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeraceinfo.com/stageraces/ParisNice/paris-nice.html|title=Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)|work=BikeRaceInfo|accessdate=24 August 2024}}

| unit = km

| time = 31h 54' 41"

| speed = 39.995

| first = Floyd Landis

| first_nat = USA

| first_natvar =

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

| first_color = yellow

| second = Patxi Vila

| second_nat = ESP

| second_natvar =

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

| third = Antonio Colóm

| third_nat = ESP

| third_natvar =

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

| points = Samuel Sánchez

| points_nat = ESP

| points_natvar =

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

| points_color = green

| mountains = David Moncoutié

| mountains_nat = FRA

| mountains_natvar =

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

| mountains_color = polkadot

| youth = Luis León Sánchez

| youth_nat = ESP

| youth_natvar =

| youth_team = {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

| youth_color = white

| combination =

| combination_nat =

| combination_natvar =

| combination_team =

| sprints =

| sprints_nat =

| sprints_natvar =

| sprints_team =

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

| team_nat = ITA

| team_natvar =

}}

The 2006 Paris–Nice was the 64th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 5 March to 12 March 2006. The race started in Chaville and finished in Nice.{{cite web|url=http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2006.php|title=64ème Paris-Nice 2006|work=Memoire du cyclisme|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070320042634/http://www.memoire-du-cyclisme.net/eta_paris_nice/parnice2006.php|archivedate=20 March 2007}} The race was won by Floyd Landis of Team Phonak.

Teams

Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:{{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=startlist|title=Start list|work=Cycling News|accessdate=26 August 2024}}

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}

  • {{UCI team code|CSC|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|RAB|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|LOT|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}
  • {{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|GEO|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|C.A|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|MOV|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|COF|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|TMO|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|LIQ|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|BTL|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|MRM|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|EUS|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|A2R|2006}}
  • {{UCI team code|AGR|2006}}

{{div col end}}

Route

class="wikitable"

|+Stage characteristics and winners

scope="col" | Stage

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Course

! scope="col" | Distance

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Type

! scope=col | Winner

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | P

| style="text-align:center;" | 5 March

| Issy-les-Moulineaux

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|4.8|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Time Trial.svg

| Individual time trial

| {{flagathlete|Bobby Julich|USA}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 1

| style="text-align:center;" | 6 March

| Villemandeur to Saint-Amand-Montrond

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|193|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Plainstage.svg

| Flat stage

| {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 2

| style="text-align:center;" | 7 March

| Cérilly to Belleville

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|200|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Hillystage.svg

| Hilly stage

| {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 3

| style="text-align:center;" | 8 March

| Juliénas to Saint-Étienne

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|168.5|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Medium mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Patxi Vila|ESP}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 4

| style="text-align:center;" | 9 March

| Saint-Étienne to Rasteau

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|193|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Medium mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 5

| style="text-align:center;" | 10 March

| Avignon to Digne-les-Bains

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|201.5|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mountainstage.svg

| Mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 6

| style="text-align:center;" | 11 March

| Digne-les-Bains to Cannes

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|179|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mediummountainstage.svg

| Medium mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Andrey Kashechkin|KAZ}}

scope="row" style="text-align:center;" | 7

| style="text-align:center;" | 12 March

| Nice to Nice

| style="text-align:center;" | {{convert|135|km|abbr=on}}

| File:Mountainstage.svg

| Mountain stage

| {{flagathlete|Markus Zberg|SUI}}

Stages

=Prologue=

;5 March 2006 — Issy-les-Moulineaux to Issy-les-Moulineaux, {{convert|4.8|km|mi|abbr=on}} (ITT){{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06/?id=stages|title=Stages & results|work=Cycling News|accessdate=24 August 2024}}

The prologue stage saw 2005 GC winner Bobby Julich retain the yellow/white GC leader's jersey after defeating Kazakh Andrey Kaschechkin, who held the best time through most of the stage's duration, by a narrow margin of 1 second.

As the winner of the first stage he also received the green/white points jersey.

The blue jersey for best young rider went to Alberto Contador.

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Bobby Julich|USA}}

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

|align=right|6' 07"

2

|{{flagathlete|Andrey Kaschechkin|KAZ}}

|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right| + 1"

3

|{{flagathlete|Bradley McGee|AUS}}

|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}

|align=right| + 2"

=Stage 1=

;6 March 2006 — Villemandeur to Saint-Amand-Montrond, {{convert|193|km|mi|abbr=on}}

By winning the peloton sprint in Saint-Amand-Montrond ahead of Allan Davis, Tom Boonen (who finished fifth in the prologue stage five seconds down on Bobby Julich) took over the yellow/white jersey due to the time bonus awarded to stage winners.

He also took over first place in the points classification.

After a short solo breakaway effort by David Zabriskie, Frenchmen Cristophe Laurent and Stéphane Augé launched a long attack at the 60-km point but were caught by the chasing peloton only 2 km before the finish line. Augé was awarded the first red polka dotted jersey in the mountains classification.

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}

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

|align=right|4h 56' 01"

2

|{{flagathlete|Allan Davis|AUS}}

|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Francisco Ventoso|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|GEO|2006}}

|align=right|s.t.

=Stage 2=

;7 March 2006 — Cérilly to Belleville, {{convert|200|km|mi|abbr=on}}

Stage 2 saw a repeat of Tom Boonen's victory over Allan Davis in the first stage, the Belgian finishing first in another bunch sprint.

The polka-dotted mountains jersey changed hands due to a long breakaway by French rider Nicolas Crosbie, who established a maximum lead of 27'30" after 81 kilometers. Crosbie was caught by the peloton 10 km before the finish line.

The blue jersey for the best young rider was awarded to Benoît Vaugrenard who took over first place with former leader Alberto Contador finishing 1'13 behind the pack.

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}

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

|align=right|5h 20' 50"

2

|{{flagathlete|Allan Davis|AUS}}

|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Danilo Napolitano|ITA}}

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}

|align=right|s.t.

=Stage 3=

;8 March 2006 — Juliénas to Saint-Étienne, {{convert|168.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

In the third stage to Saint-Étienne, where Kazakh racer Andrei Kivilev died after a fall in the 2003 edition of Paris–Nice (prompting the UCI to make the wearing of helmets mandatory during all UCI-sanctioned races), there were some changes to the race classifications as American Floyd Landis took over first place in the GC, placing second in the stage after Patxi Xabier Vila Errandonea.

Nicolas Crosbie and Tom Boonen retained their respective climber and sprinter jerseys, whereas the blue jersey for the best young rider was awarded to Stefan Schumacher who finished 1'25 behind the winner.

As expected of a hilly stage Stage 3 saw breakaway attempts on the different climbs, the defining break happening on the last climb of the day, the Col de la Croix de Chaubouret.

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Patxi Vila|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}

|align=right|4h 23'28"

2

|{{flagathlete|Floyd Landis|USA}}

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

|align=right|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}}

|{{UCI team code|EUS|2006}}

|align=right| + 1' 16"

=Stage 4=

;9 March 2006 — Saint-Étienne to Rasteau, {{convert|193|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}

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

|align=right|4h 40' 29"

2

|{{flagathlete|Allan Davis|AUS}}

|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right|s.t.

3

|{{flagathlete|Stefan Schumacher|GER}}

|{{UCI team code|GST|2006}}

|align=right|s.t.

=Stage 5=

;10 March 2006 — Avignon to Digne-les-Bains, {{convert|201.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

|{{flagathlete|Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|MOV|2006}}

|align=right| 4h 43' 34"

2

|{{flagathlete|Joost Posthuma|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|RAB|2006}}

|align=right| + 19"

3

|{{flagathlete|Jérôme Pineau|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|BTL|2006}}

|align=right| + 33"

=Stage 6=

;11 March 2006 — Digne-les-Bains to Cannes, {{convert|179|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Andrey Kaschechkin|KAZ}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right| 4h 12' 08"

2

| {{flagathlete|Sylvain Chavanel|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|COF|2006}}

|align=right| + 1' 06"

3

| {{flagathlete|Sandy Casar|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}

|align=right| + 1' 11"

=Stage 7=

;12 March 2006 — Nice to Nice, {{convert|135|km|mi|abbr=on}}

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Markus Zberg|SUI}}

| {{UCI team code|GST|2006}}

|align=right| 3h 29' 38"

2

| {{flagathlete|Evgeni Petrov|RUS}}

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}

|align=right| s.t.

3

| {{flagathlete|Alberto Contador|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right| s.t.

General Standings

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Floyd Landis|USA}}

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

|align=right| 31h 54' 41"

2

| {{flagathlete|Patxi Vila|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}

|align=right| + 9"

3

| {{flagathlete|Antonio Colóm|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right| + 1' 05"

Mountains Classification

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Points

1

| {{flagathlete|David Moncoutié|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|COF|2006}}

|align=right| 51

2

| {{flagathlete|Christophe Laurent|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|AGR|2006}}

|align=right| 42

3

| {{flagathlete|Joaquim Rodríguez|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|MOV|2006}}

|align=right| 39

Points Classification

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Points

1

| {{flagathlete|Samuel Sánchez|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|EUS|2006}}

|align=right| 66

2

| {{flagathlete|Sandy Casar|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}

|align=right| 63

3

| {{flagathlete|Jérôme Pineau|FRA}}

| {{UCI team code|BTL|2006}}

|align=right| 52

Best Young Rider

class="wikitable"
!Cyclist

!Team

!Time

1

| {{flagathlete|Luis León Sánchez|ESP}}

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

|align=right| 31h 58' 11"

2

| {{flagathlete|Joost Posthuma|NED}}

| {{UCI team code|RAB|2006}}

|align=right| + 21"

3

| {{flagathlete|Thomas Löfkvist|SWE}}

| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}

|align=right| + 52"

Best Team

class="wikitable"
!Team

!Country

!Total time

1

| {{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}

| Italy

|align=right| 95h 51' 43"

2

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

| United States

|align=right| + 3"

3

| {{UCI team code|ONC|2006a}}

| Spain

|align=right| + 34"

References

{{reflist}}

Further reading

  • {{cite web|url=http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf|title=Guide Historique 2014|language=French|trans-title=Historic Guide 2014|work=L'Equipe|page=69|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140327051041/http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/paris-nice/2014/guide_historique_fr.pdf|archivedate=27 March 2014}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06/?id=default|title=64th Paris-Nice - ProTour, France, March 5-12, 2006|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice060|title=Prologue - March 5: Issy-les-Moulineaux ITT, 4.8 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice061|title=Stage 1 - March 6: Villemandeur - Saint-Amand-Montrond, 193 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice062|title=Stage 2 - March 7: Cerilly - Belleville, 200 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice063|title=Stage 3 - March 8: Julienas - Saint-Etienne, 168.5 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice064|title=Stage 4 - March 9: Saint-Etienne - Rasteau, 193 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice065|title=Stage 5 - March 10: Avignon - Digne-les-Bains, 201.5 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice066|title=Stage 6 - March 11: Digne-les-Bains - Cannes, 179 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite web|url=http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2006/mar06/parisnice06?id=results/parisnice067|title=Stage 7 - March 12: Nice - Nice, 135 km|work=Cycling News}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/05/EMD20060305053MDP.pdf|title=París-Niza abre hoy el calendario del polémico Pro-Tour|language=Spanish|trans-title=Paris-Nice today opens the calendar of the controversial Pro-Tour|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=53|date=5 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/06/EMD20060306054MDP.pdf|title=Alberto Contador deberá recuperar tres segundos|language=Spanish|trans-title=Alberto Contador must recover three seconds|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=54|date=6 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/07/EMD20060307049MDP.pdf|title=Boonen, nuevo líder gracias a su octavo triunfo del año|language=Spanish|trans-title=Boonen, new leader thanks to his eighth win of the year|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=49|date=7 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/08/EMD20060308049MDP.pdf|title=Contador pincha y ve escapar sus opciones en la general|language=Spanish|trans-title=Contador punctures and sees his chances slip away in the general classification|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=49|date=8 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/09/EMD20060309050MDP.pdf|title=Vila estrena palmarés|language=Spanish|trans-title=Vila debuts palmarés|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=50|date=9 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/10/EMD20060310052MDP.pdf|title=Boonen consigue su décima victoria del año|language=Spanish|trans-title=Boonen gets his tenth victory of the year|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=52|date=10 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/11/EMD20060311055MDP.pdf|title=El catalán Joaquim Rodríguez logra su segunda etapa de París-Niza|language=Spanish|trans-title=The Catalan Joaquim Rodríguez achieves his second stage of Paris-Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=55|date=11 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/12/EMD20060312054MDP.pdf|title=Ocho puertos de montaña|language=Spanish|trans-title=Eight mountain passes|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=54|date=12 March 2006}}
  • {{cite news|url=https://hemeroteca-paginas.mundodeportivo.com/EMD02/PUB/2006/03/13/EMD20060313057MDP.pdf|title=Landis gana en Niza|language=Spanish|trans-title=Landis wins in Nice|work=El Mundo Deportivo|page=57|date=13 March 2006}}

External links

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.letour.fr/2006/PRN/LIVE/us/0/edito.html|title=Official site|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060304152141/http://www.letour.fr/2006/PRN/LIVE/us/0/edito.html|archivedate=4 March 2006}}

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