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2006 Vuelta a España

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2006 Vuelta a España
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The 2006 Vuelta a España was held from 26 August to 17 September 2006, and was the 61st edition of the race. It consisted of 21 stages covering a total of 3,192 km (1,983 mi), and was won by Alexander Vinokourov of the Astana cycling team. The points classification was won by Thor Hushovd of Crédit Agricole, and the mountains classification by Egoi Martínez of Discovery Channel.

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Teams and riders

In addition to the 20 UCI ProTour teams, Relax–GAM have received a wild card.

List of stages

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  • Mountain stages with asterisk end on the top of the climb.

Stage recaps

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Jersey progress

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Jersey wearers when same rider is holding multiple jerseys:

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Final standings

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General classification (final)

Points classification

In 2006, the leader of the points classification is awarded a blue with yellow-fish-covered jersey, which is sponsored by Spain's fishing and marine industry known as FROM (or El Fondo de Regulación y Organización del Mercado de Productos de la Pesca y Cultivos Marinos). Archived 2008-09-26 at the Wayback Machine

Mountains classification

In 2006, the leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) wears the orange jersey sponsored by Ford. In recent years, the KoM wore a red jersey.

Combination classification

In 2006, the leader of the combinations classification wears the white jersey. In 2005, the rider with the lowest cumulative rank of all classifications wore a gold-green jersey.

Teams classification

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