2006 Tour of Flanders

The 2006 Tour of Flanders was the 90th edition of the Tour of Flanders cycling classic, taking place on 2 April 2006. World champion and last year's winner Tom Boonen was the favourite before the start and he won the second time in a row. He won the sprint from Leif Hoste, after both escaped 33 km before the finish.^[1]

World champion Tom Boonen would win his second Tour of Flanders in row

Tour of Flanders

2006 UCI ProTour, race 4 of 27
Event poster with previous winner Tom Boonen
Race details
Dates	2 April 2006
Stages	1
Distance	258 km (160.3 mi)
Winning time	6h 30' 14"
Results
Winner  Tom Boonen (BEL) (Quick-Step–Innergetic)   Second  Leif Hoste (BEL) (Discovery Channel)   Third  George Hincapie (USA) (Discovery Channel)
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General standings

02-04-2006: Brugge-Ninove, 258 km

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	6h 30' 14"
2	Leif Hoste (BEL)	Discovery Channel	s.t.
3	George Hincapie (USA)	Discovery Channel	+ 1' 17"
4	Peter van Petegem (BEL)	Davitamon–Lotto	+ 1' 17"
5	Alessandro Ballan (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 1' 17"
6	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	+ 1' 17"
7	Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	+ 1' 50"
8	Karsten Kroon (NED)	Team CSC	+ 1' 50"
9	Andreas Klier (GER)	T-Mobile Team	+ 1' 50"
10	Roberto Petito (ITA)	Tenax Salmilano	+ 1' 50"