2006 Tour de Pologne

The 2006 Tour de Pologne road cycling race took place from September 4 until September 10. German Stefan Schumacher won the last the two last stages on his way to capturing his second consecutive stage race; previously winning the Eneco Tour of Benelux.

Stages

Stage 1: 04-09-2006: Pułtusk-Olsztyn, 214 km

Stage 1 result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel 5h 55' 34" 2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak s.t. 3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel 5h 55' 34" 2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak s.t. 3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic s.t.

Stage 2: 05-09-2006: Ostróda-Elbląg, 119.6 km

Stage 2 result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital 2h 54' 49" 2 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic s.t. 3 Jose Rojas Gil  Spain Astana s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic 8h 50' 13" 2 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel s.t. 3 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital s.t.

Stage 3: 06-09-2006: Gdańsk-Toruń, 225.5 km

Stage 1 result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak 5h 28' 37" 2 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital s.t. 3 Koldo Fernández  Spain Euskaltel–Euskadi s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak 14h 18' 43" 2 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 1" 3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic + 5"

Stage 4: 07-09-2006: Bydgoszcz-Poznań, 182 km

Stage 4 result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital 4h 15' 43" 2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak s.t. 3 Sébastien Chavanel  France Bouygues Télécom s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital 18h 34' 17" 2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak + 3" 3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic + 14"

Stage 5: 08-09-2006: Legnica-Jelenia Góra, 192 km

Stage 5 result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stéphane Augé  France Cofidis 4h 58' 10" 2 Aaron Olson  United States Saunier Duval–Prodir s.t. 3 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel + 21"

General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Daniele Bennati  Italy LAM 23h 32'48" 2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak + 3" 3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic + 14"

Stage 6: 09-09-2006: Szczawno Zdrój-Karpacz, 162.4 km

Stage 6 result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 4h 19'39" 2 Fabian Wegmann  Germany Gerolsteiner + 2" 3 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 4"

General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 27h 52'43" 2 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 10" 3 Alessandro Ballan  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 16"

Stage 7: 10-09-2006: Jelenia Góra-Karpacz, 126 km

Stage 7 result Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 3h 17'08" 2 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy Liquigas + 2" 3 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 2"

General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist Country Team Time 1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 31h 09'41" 2 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 18" 3 Alessandro Ballan  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 31"

General Standings

Final (After Stage 7)

	Cyclist	Country	Team	Time
1	Stefan Schumacher	Germany	Gerolsteiner	31h 09'41"
2	Cadel Evans	Australia	Davitamon–Lotto	+ 18"
3	Alessandro Ballan	Italy	Lampre–Fondital	+ 31"
4	Marek Rutkiewicz	Poland	Intel–Action	+ 31"
5	Alexandr Kolobnev	Russia	Rabobank	+ 39"
6	Alexander Bocharov	Russia	Crédit Agricole	+ 40"
7	Cristian Moreni	Italy	Cofidis	+ 45"
8	Vincenzo Nibali	Italy	Liquigas	+ 52"
9	Marzio Bruseghin	Italy	Lampre–Fondital	+ 56"
10	Leonardo Bertagnolli	Italy	Cofidis	+ 1' 01"

KOM Classification

The leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) is determined by obtaining points for reaching 19 mountain primes ahead of the competition. The classification leader will wear green jersey. Order of riders will be decided by the total number of points scored during the mountain primes.

	Cyclist	Country	Team	Points
1	Bartosz Huzarski	Poland	Intel–Action	50 points
2	Joost Posthuma	Netherlands	Rabobank	37 points
3	Marzio Bruseghin	Italy	Lampre–Fondital	31 points

Points Classification

	Cyclist	Country	Team	Points
1	Wouter Weylandt	Belgium	Quick-Step–Innergetic	81 points
2	Daniele Bennati	Italy	Lampre–Fondital	74 points
3	Fabrizio Guidi	Italy	Phonak	71 points

Best Team

	Team	Country	Time
1	Crédit Agricole	France	93h 31' 22"
2	Cofidis	France	+ 1' 56"
3	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	Spain	+ 4' 12"

Jersey progress chart

Stage (Winner)	General Classification Yellow Jersey	Mountains Classification Green Jersey	Points Classification Navy Blue Jersey	Team Classification
0Stage 1 (Max van Heeswijk)	Max van Heeswijk	no award	Max van Heeswijk	Discovery Channel
0Stage 2 (Daniele Bennati)	Wouter Weylandt	Sven Krauss	Wouter Weylandt
0Stage 3 (Fabrizio Guidi)	Fabrizio Guidi
0Stage 4 (Daniele Bennati)	Daniele Bennati
0Stage 5 (Stéphane Augé)		Aaron Olson		Cofidis
0Stage 6 (Stefan Schumacher)	Stefan Schumacher	Joost Posthuma		Crédit Agricole
0Stage 7 (Stefan Schumacher)		Bartosz Huzarski
FINAL STANDINGS	Stefan Schumacher	Bartosz Huzarski	Wouter Weylandt	Crédit Agricole

External links

• Race website
• Tour of Poland on cyclingnews.com