2006 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11

Stage results and recaps of the 2006 Vuelta a España from Stage 1 to Stage 11.

Stages edit

Stage 1 edit

Stage 1, 26-08-2006: Málaga - Málaga, 7.2 km. (TTT)

Stage 1 result

	Team	Time
1	Team CSC	7'36"
2	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	7"
3	Team Milram	8"

General classification after stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	7'36"
2	Lars Bak (DEN)	Team CSC	s.t.
3	Nicki Sørensen (DEN)	Team CSC	s.t.

Stage 2 edit

Stage 2, 27-08-2006: Málaga - Córdoba, 167 km.

Stage 2 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	4h 19'31"
2	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.

General classification after stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	4h 27'00"
2	Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	2"
3	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Team CSC	7"

Stage 3 edit

Stage 3, 28-08-2006: Córdoba - Almendralejo, 220 km.

Stage 3 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Francisco Ventoso (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	5h 43'45"
2	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Team CSC	s.t.

General classification after stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	10h 10'33"
2	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Team CSC	11"
3	Francisco Ventoso (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	12"

Stage 4 edit

Stage 4, 29-08-2006: Almendralejo - Cáceres, 142 km.

Stage 4 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Erik Zabel (GER)	Team Milram	3h 24'46"
2	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	s.t.
3	Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA)	AG2R Prévoyance	s.t.

General classification after stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	13h 34'59"
2	Erik Zabel (GER)	Team Milram	27"
3	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Team CSC	s.t.

Stage 5 edit

Stage 5, 30-08-2006: Plasencia - Estación de Esquí La Covatilla (Béjar), 178 km.

Stage 5 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Danilo Di Luca (ITA)	Liquigas	5h 02'25"
2	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Discovery Channel	s.t.
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	7"

General classification after stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Danilo Di Luca (ITA)	Liquigas	18h 37'56"
2	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Discovery Channel	4"
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	18"

Stage 6 edit

Stage 6, 31-08-2006: Zamora - León, 155 km.

Stage 6 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Crédit Agricole	4h 09'10"
2	André Greipel (GER)	T-Mobile Team	s.t.
3	Erik Zabel (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.

General classification after stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Danilo Di Luca (ITA)	Liquigas	22h 47'11"
2	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Discovery Channel	4"
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	18"

Stage 7 edit

Stage 7, 01-09-2006: León - Alto de El Morredero (Ponferrada), 148 km.

Stage 7 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	4h 01'05"
2	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	4"
3	José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	6"

General classification after stage 7

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Discovery Channel	26h 48'27"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	5"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	10"

Stage 8 edit

Stage 8, 02-09-2006: Ponferrada - Lugo, 173 km.

Stage 8 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	4h 02'11"
2	Ruggero Marzoli (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital	1"
3	Uroš Murn (SLO)	Phonak	s.t.

General classification after stage 8

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Discovery Channel	30h 50'39"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	5"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	10"

Stage 9 edit

Stage 9, 03-09-2006: A Fonsagrada - Alto de La Cobertoria, 206 km.

Stage 9 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)	Astana	5h 50'43"
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	16"
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	21"

General classification after stage 9

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	36h 41'31"
2	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	27"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	44"

Stage 10 edit

Stage 10, 05-09-2006: Avilés - Museo de Altamira (Santillana del Mar), 190 km.

Stage 10 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Paulinho (POR)	Astana	4h 33'44"
2	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	2"
3	Xavier Florencio (ESP)	Bouygues Télécom	s.t.

General classification after stage 10

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	41h 19'09"
2	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	27"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	44"

Stage 11 edit

Stage 11, 06-09-2006: Torrelavega (Velódromo Oscar Freire) - Burgos, 165 km.

Stage 11 result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Egoi Martínez (ESP)	Discovery Channel	4h 20'32"
2	Iñigo Landaluze (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	55"
3	Volodymir Gustov (UKR)	Team CSC	s.t.

General classification after stage 11

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears	45h 54'45"
2	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	27"
3	Carlos Sastre (ESP)	Team CSC	44"

References edit

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