The 2006

Tour de Georgia The Tour de Georgia was a U.S. professional road cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and was contested six times until 2008. It was one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe (2.HC) stage rac ...

was a six-stage race held April 18 through April 23, 2006 with the overall title won by

Floyd Landis Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. He finished first at the 2006 Tour de France, and would have been the third non-European winner in the event's history, but was disqualified after test ...

of the . American

Fred Rodriguez Fred "Freddie" Rodriguez (born September 3, 1973) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. His nickname, ''Fast Freddie'', is due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. Rodriguez won the United States National Road Race Champi ...

() claimed the points jersey for sprinters. Jason McCartney () won his second KOM crown; he previously won the 2004 climbers title. McCartney's teammate

Janez Brajkovič Janez "Jani" Brajkovič (born 18 December 1983) is a racing cyclist from Metlika, Slovenia, who most recently rode for UCI Continental team . He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in 2004. In 2018, while riding for the team, Brajkovi� ...

won the Best Young Rider competition. Celebrity bike riders from Mountain Home, Arkansas, Gary and Zach Beck, made cameo appearances at the fifth stage to the Brasstown Bald and the final stage to Alpharetta.

Stages

Teams

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Teams * * * * * * ;UCI Professional Continental Teams *

Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

Navigators Insurance Cycling Team Navigators Insurance Cycling Team (''UCI Code:'' NIC) was an elite road bicycle racing cycling team in the United States. Navigators focused on USA Cycling and UCI America Tour events. The team has competed in every Tour de Georgia. The tea ...

;UCI Continental Teams *

Colavita Olive Oil - Sutter Homes Wines Cycling Team Colavita is an Italian company best known for its olive oil. As of 2010, the brothers Enrico and Leonardo Colavita run the company, with Enrico serving as President and Leonardo as General Manager, and other members of the family serving in othe ...

Jelly Belly Cycling Team Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling (UCI Code: WGC), was an American professional cycling team. The squad was registered in the United States as a UCI Continental Team. For many years the team was sponsored by Jelly Belly, a candy manufacturer. The ...

* Jittery Joe's-Zero Gravity Cycling Team * Kodakgallery.com-Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling Team * TARGETRAINING * Team TIAA-CREF * Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team

Final Results

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, 24.00.54 # Tom Danielson Thomas Danielson (born March 13, 1978) is an American retired professional road racing cyclist who competed professionally between 2002 and 2015 for the Mercury Cycling Team (2002), the Saturn Cycling Team (2003), (2004), (2005–2007) and (2 ...
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Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych ( uk, Ярослав Попович; born 4 January 1980) is a Ukrainian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2016. The winner of the under-23 road race at the 2001 UCI Road World Championships, ...

, 1.55 ;2006 King of the Mountain Leader # Jason McCartney, 35 points # Lucas Euser, 28 points # ~~Tom Danielson~~, ~~12 points~~ ;2006 Sprint Leader #

, 48 points # Yaroslav Popovych, 41 points # Juan José Haedo, 36 points ;2006 Team Competition # Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team # Phonak Hearing Systems # Team CSC

Stage Winners Progress

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Lars Michaelsen Lars Michaelsen (born 13 March 1969) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for Team CSC. He got his break through in his second year as a professional, when he won the 1995 edition of Gent–Wevelgem. In the 1997 Vuelt ...

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Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo (born 26 January 1981) is an Argentine former professional road racing cyclist and track cyclist, who rode professionally between 2003 and 2014. He is the brother of Lucas Sebastián Haedo. Haedo started his career on the tr ...

Yellow Jersey Progress

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References

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