The 2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 58th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 4 June to 11 June 2006. The race consisted of a Prologue and seven stages covering a total of , starting in Annecy and finishing in Grenoble.
American Levi Leipheimer of Team Gerolsteiner initially captured the overall title and the maillot jaune et bleu ahead of France's Christophe Moreau and Germany's Bernhard Kohl (). Christophe Moreau (AG2R Prévoyance) secured the King of the Mountains competition and the combined classification (winner of the maillot bleu). The points classification for sprinters went to Spaniard Francisco Mancebo. French team AG2R Prévoyance captured the team title.
Leipheimer was disqualified from the result in 2012, following a USADA investigation. After admitting that he had been doping from 1999 to 2007, Levi Leipheimer lost all his results, and no overall winner is recognised by the race organisation.
The 2006 edition featured a feast of climbing, and is considered the ideal race for the Tour de France contenders to hone their form. After eight challenging stages, it finished on June 11 – just under three weeks before the start of 'La Grande Boucle'.
Teams Twenty-one teams, each with a maximum of eight riders, entered the race:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 4 June Annecy Individual time trial 1 5 June Annecy to Bourgoin-Jallieu 2 6 June Bourgoin-Jallieu to Saint-Galmier 3 7 June Bourg-de-Péage to Bourg-de-Péage Individual time trial 4 8 June Tain-l'Hermitage to Mont Ventoux 5 9 June Sisteron to Briançon 6 10 June Briançon to La Toussuire 7 11 June Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble
Stages
Prologue 4 June 2006 — Annecy, (ITT)
Prologue Result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2" 3 + 6"General Classification after Prologue RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2" 3 + 6"
Stage 1 5 June 2006 — Annecy to Bourgoin-Jallieu,
Stage 1 result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 5" 3 + 5"
Stage 2 6 June 2006 — Bourgoin-Jallieu to Saint-Galmier,
Stage 2 result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 5' 19" 3 + 5' 23"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 5' 22" 3 + 5' 27"
Stage 3 7 June 2006 — Bourg-de-Péage, (ITT)
Stage 3 result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 53" 3 + 1' 17"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 2' 47" 3 + 3' 48"
Stage 4 8 June 2006 — Tain-l'Hermitage to Le Mont-Ventoux,
Stage 4 result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 + 15"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 28" 3 + 1' 08"
Stage 5 9 June 2006 — Sisteron to Briançon,
Stage 5 result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 26" 3 + 27"General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 28" 3 + 1' 48"
Stage 6 10 June 2006 — Briançon to La Toussuire,
Stage 6 result RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1' 21" 3 + 1' 37"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1' 48" 3 + 2' 51"
Stage 7 11 June 2006 — Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble,
Stage 7 result RiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 RiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1' 48" 3 + 2' 51"
Final standings
General classification
Final general classification CyclistTeamTime 1 2 + 1' 48" 3 + 2' 51" 4 + 3' 00" 5 + 3' 29" 6 + 4' 14" 7 + 4' 21" 8 SDV + 5' 13" 9 + 5' 45" 10 + 6' 48"
Points classification
CyclistTeamPoints 1 69 2 60 3 57
Mountains classification
CyclistTeamPoints 1 162 2 126 3 119
Combined classification
CyclistTeamPoints 1 224 2 221 3 171
Jersey progress Stage Winner General classification Mountains classification Points classification Combined classification Team Classification P David Zabriskie David Zabriskie George Hincapie David Zabriskie 1 Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler 2 Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Sébastien Joly Philippe Gilbert 3 David Zabriskie David Zabriskie Philippe Gilbert 4 Denis Menchov Levi Leipheimer Denis Menchov Levi Leipheimer 5 Ludovic Turpin Christophe Moreau Francisco Mancebo 6 Iban Mayo Christophe Moreau 7 Thor Hushovd Final Levi Leipheimer Christophe Moreau Francisco Mancebo Christophe Moreau
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