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These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2006 Tour de France, with the Prologue on July 1, Stage 1 on July 2, and Stage 11 on July 13. 
[edit] Stages[edit] Prologue - Saturday, July 1: Strasbourg ITT, 7.1 kmThe prologue is a short (7.1 km/4.4 mile), completely flat, time trial, as is customary. It took place in the French city of Strasbourg. Thor Hushovd, the 2004 and 2005 Norwegian National Time Trial Cycling Champion, captured a third stage win and second yellow jersey in his career.
Note: George Hincapie got to wear the green jersey, as a rider cannot wear two leading jerseys at the same time. (Hushovd leads green jersey standings as well.) [edit] Stage 1 - Sunday, July 2: Strasbourg - Strasbourg, 184.5 km
Stage 1 was a largely flat sprinter stage with a category 4 climb up the small Côte de Heiligenstein about halfway through the stage at the 101.5 km (63.0 mile) mark, and three intermediate sprints throughout the length of the course. The sprints were in Saverne (at 53.0 km/32.9 mile), Plobsheim (137.0 km/85.1 mile), and Kehl (175.5 km/109.0 mile). The stage was a 184.5 km (114.6 mile) long loop, starting and finishing in Strasbourg. An early breakaway consisting of Stéphane Augé (Cofidis), Walter Bénéteau (Bouygues Télécom), Unai Etxebarria (Euskaltel-Euskadi), Nicolas Portal (Caisse d'Epargne), Matthieu Sprick (Bouygues Télécom), Benoit Vaugrenard (Française des Jeux), and Fabian Wegmann (Team Gerolsteiner) formed by the 22 km (13 mile) mark and gained a lead of 4:35 over the main peloton before being caught in the last 30 km (18 miles). That allowed Wegmann to take the polka dot jersey for winning the race up the lone climb. A fast George Hincapie managed to win two bonus seconds and with them the yellow jersey at the last sprint, despite a quick damage control operation by Sébastien Hinault who took the four second bonus to protect his captain, Thor Hushovd. At the very end of the stage, Thor Hushovd (who was wearing the yellow jersey) made contact with a cardboard sign from green-jersey sponsor PMU held by a spectator. Hushovd cut his right arm badly, but was able to stay in the race. Stage 1 Result
General Classification after Stage 1
[edit] Stage 2 - Monday, July 3: Obernai - Esch-sur-Alzette (Luxembourg), 228.5 kmStage 2 started in the small French town of Obernai and ended in Luxembourg and is the second longest of the Tour. This stage is 228.5 km/141.9 miles long with rolling terrain. It has five categorized climbs (two Category 3 and three Category 4):
There were three intermediate sprints in Marimont-lès-Bénestroff (at 107.0 km/66.5 miles), Holling (169.5 km/105.3 miles), and Yutz (198.5 km/123.3 miles). The stage was primarily dominated by a two-man breakaway almost at the start by David De La Fuente and Aitor Hernandez. They were caught in the late climbs, and De La Fuente took over the polka dot jersey. A crash in the last 2 km (1.2 miles) slowed the peloton considerably, although they were all credited with the same time as the leaders. Thor Hushovd reclaimed the yellow jersey due to sprint bonuses. Stage 2 Result
General Classification after Stage 2
[edit] Stage 3 - Tuesday, July 4: Esch-sur-Alzette - Valkenburg (The Netherlands), 216.5 kmLike stage 2, stage 3 (216.5 km/134.5 miles long) has a rolling profile with six categorized climbs and three intermediate sprints. Starting in Luxembourg the stage passes through Belgium before finishing in Valkenburg in The Netherlands, which is also the traditional site of the finish in the Amstel Gold Race cycling classic. The following are the categorized climbs:
There were also three intermediate sprints in Mersch (at 35 km/21.7 miles), Spa (144 km/89.5 miles), and Aubel (176.5 km/109.7 miles). In this stage, the breakaway featured The following five riders:
Jérôme Pineau concentrated mainly on finishing first in the climbs, which won him the polka dot jersey. Towards the end, most riders were expecting Jens Voigt to try to get away on his own, but he never did. Instead, Christophe Laurent twice got away, but was caught by the chasing four. Then, José Luis Arrieta got away from the others, but during the last climb of the day, the Cauberg, the peloton passed by him. The most important event of this stage was the loss of Alejandro Valverde, the leader in the ProTour, who broke his collarbone. Erik Dekker and Fred Rodriguez also crashed, and both suffered serious injuries. The Cauberg, with its top just before the red banner 1 km (0.6 mile) from the finish line, was the ideal point for Matthias Kessler to get away from the peloton and take the victory. Sprinters Thor Hushovd and Robbie McEwen did not get over the Cauberg in the first part of the peloton. Therefore, Tom Boonen took both the green and yellow jerseys, even though he finished fourth. Stage 3 Result
General Classification after Stage 3
Note: Daniele Bennati will be in the green jersey, as a rider cannot wear two leading jerseys at the same time. (Boonen leads green jersey standings as well.) [edit] Stage 4 - Wednesday, July 5: Huy (Belgium) - Saint-Quentin, 207 kmStage 4 was another sprinter's stage. The 207.0 km (128.6 mile) long stage had only two categorized climbs, both in the first 60 km (38 miles). It started in Huy, Belgium and ended in Saint-Quentin in the northern part of France. The two categorized climbs were Cote de Peu d’Eau (Category 3 at 13.0 km/8.1 miles) and Cote de Falaen (Category 4, 57.5 km/35.7 miles). There were also three intermediate sprints in Beaumont (at 103.0 km/64.0 miles), Sains-du-Nord (135.5 km/84.2 miles) and Bernot (188.0 km/116.8 miles). In this stage, the breakaway took place about 20 km (12 miles) into the stage and featured the following five riders:
The peloton slowly caught them in the late going, with the lead group breaking up at about 10 km (6.2 miles) to the finish, and finally being caught within 2 km (1.2 miles) of the finish line. Robbie McEwen won his second stage in a quick sprint. Just before the finish line, Julian Dean crashed in the middle of the peloton but did not take anyone else down. Thor Hushovd, who finished fourth, was disqualified for irregularities during sprinting and set back to last position of the group he finished in, which was position 148. This cost him 26 points for the green jersey which could prove vital in the end. In the top 10 of the general classification, two new names appear, Robbie McEwen because of the 20-second bonus he received for finishing first, and Egoi Martínez, who won all three intermediate sprints and so moved up 18 seconds and into fifth position. Stage 4 Result
General Classification after Stage 4
[edit] Stage 5 - Thursday, July 6: Beauvais - Caen, 225 kmStage 5 is a long (225.0 km/139.8 mile) sprinters stage with four categorized climbs (all Category 4) and the usual three intermediate sprints. The stage started in Beauvais and ended in Caen in northern France (in the Normandy region). The following were the categorized climbs:
The three intermediate sprints were located in Les Andelys (at 66.5 km/41.3 miles), Saint-Georges-du-Vièvre (at 140.5 km/87.3 miles) and Pont-L’Evêque (at 175.0 km/108.7 miles). Early in this stage, eight riders tried to get away from the peloton:
but the peloton did not let them get away very far until Dumoulin and Schröder broke away from the group. The other six were caught and Dumoulin and Schröder were allowed to take a lead of up to 12'50" over the peloton. Meanwhile the sprinters in the peloton did not want to sprint for the 2 points left at the three intermediate sprints, so every time Johan Van Summeren attacked just a few kilometers before every sprint to take the points. Jérôme Pineau also was very active today, as he did the same thing as Van Summeren but then on the climbs, taking points to maintain his lead in the standings for the polka dot jersey. In the end, Dumoulin and Schröder were caught about 2 kilometres from the finish line as Quick Step-Innergetic, Davitamon-Lotto and Crédit Agricole had driven hard to close the gap. In the sprint, surprisingly Óscar Freire popped up out of nowhere to take the stage win. Tom Boonen finished second, took 12 bonus seconds and thereby insured that he was going to be wearing the yellow jersey at least one more day. Stage 5 Result
General Classification after Stage 5
[edit] Stage 6 - Friday, July 7: Lisieux - Vitré, 189 kmThis somewhat shorter stage (189.0 km/117.4 miles) was also a sprinters' stage, with only one categorized climb: the Côte de la Hunière (Category 3 at 27.5 km/17.1 miles). The three intermediate sprints were located in Villedieu-lès-Bailleul (at 46.0 km/28.6 miles), Chantrigné (at 116.5 km/72.3 miles) and Juvigné (162.5 km/101.0 miles). In the beginning of the stage, many riders were trying to break away from the peloton to be part of the daily group of leaders, but in contrast to most earlier stages, it took a long time before finally a group got away from the peloton and was allowed to gain some time and distance. After the only categorized climb of the day, it's Giuseppe Guerini and David López who are just riding a few seconds in front of the peloton, followed by Jérôme Pineau, the holder of the polka dot jersey who successfully tried to enhance his lead in the king of the mountains classification. But the two leaders don't get away and at the first intermediate sprint in Villedieu-lès-Bailleul, new names pass the line first. Most important to remember is Benoit Vaugrenard winning the sprint and therefore taking 6 bonus seconds which move him past Markus Fothen in the classification for best young rider. After that a very large group of 17 riders forms who manage to ride away almost 2 minutes in front of the peloton, the most important riders in this group are: Tom Boonen, wearing the yellow jersey, Pavel Padrnos, Antonio Flecha, Axel Merckx, Thor Hushovd, Patrick Sinkewitz and Philippe Gilbert. However, the peloton does not want to let them go, mainly influenced by the teams Davitamon-Lotto and Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team. Three less important riders manage to break away from the leading group and when the peloton catches the other 14, they decide to let the three go. Those three are Anthony Geslin, Florent Brard the current French national champion, and Magnus Bäckstedt. They get caught just four kilometers before the finish line and so the sprinters can have another go at the stage victory. Robbie McEwen wins the sprint by a big margin after excellent work by his teammate Gert Steegmans. Robbie takes his third stage win in this tour and his eleventh overall. In the standings, Tom Boonen remains in yellow but is expected to lose it the next day when there is an individual time trial, Robbie McEwen enlarges the gap between him and the other sprinters in the standings for the green jersey. He will probably be wearing that jersey for another two days, just like Jérôme Pineau is not likely to lose the polka dot jersey any day soon since not many hills or mountains are to be overcome the next few days. Benoit Vaugrenard is now holder of the white jersey, but will have to be faster than Markus Fothen and the other youngsters in the time trial as he only has a small time advantage over most opponents. Anthony Geslin wins the combativity-trophy for the day and Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team remains in the lead of the team classification. Stage 6 Result
General Classification after Stage 6
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