The 2006 Tour of the Basque Country was the 46th

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race and was held over six stages from 3 April to 8 April 2006. It was won by

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of the cycling team.

Stages

Stage 1

3 April 2006 -

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to Irun,

Stage 2

4 April 2006 - Irun to

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Stage 3

5 April 2006 - Segura to

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Stage 4

6 April 2005 - Lerín to

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Stage 5

7 April 2006 - Vitoria-Gasteiz to

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Stage 6

8 April 2006 - Zalla to Zalla, ( ITT) This stage was an individual

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Classification tables

References

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