Tour of Austria 2006 / stages

This article describes the stages of the Tour of Austria 2006 .

1st stage on July 3rd in Gars am Kamp (146 km)

Result of the 1st stage
Stage winner	Danilo Napolitano	3:33:07 h
Second	Fabrizio Guidi	equal time
Third	Werner Riebenbauer	equal time
Fourth	André Korff	equal time
fifth	Wesley Van Der Linden	equal time
Intermediate results after the 1st stage
Overall rating	Danilo Napolitano	3:32:54 h
Second	Fabrizio Guidi	+ 0:06 min
Third	Werner Riebenbauer	+ 0:07 min
Sprint scoring	Florian Stalder	8 p.
Second	Danilo Napolitano	4 p.
Third	Werner Riebenbauer	2 p.
Mountain scoring	Florian Stalder	8 p.
Second	Nick Nuyens	4 p.
Third	Massimiliano Gentili	3 p.

The first stage of the Tour of Austria 2006 with start and finish in Gars am Kamp had a length of 146 km. After about 25 kilometers, the Swiss Florian Stalder pulled away from the field and was only caught again shortly before the last mountain classification.

The main field reached the finish line and the decision was made in the mass sprint. The Italian Danilo Napolitano won the stage ahead of his compatriot Fabrizio Guidi and the Austrian Werner Riebenbauer .

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint in Plank (19 km)

First	Danilo Napolitano	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Werner Riebenbauer	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Fabrizio Guidi	1 P. and 1 s

2nd intermediate sprint in Langenlois (32 km)

First	Florian Stalder	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Kilian Patour	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Lloyd Mondory	1 P. and 1 s

3rd intermediate sprint in Rosenburg (126 km)

First	Florian Stalder	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Christoph Meschenmoser	2 P. and 2 s
Third	László Bodrogi	1 P. and 1 s

Mountain ratings

Lengenfelderamt , category 3 (46 km)

First	Florian Stalder	4 p.
Second	Jaime Castañeda	2 p.
Third	Massimiliano Gentili	1 P.

Haselberg , category 3 (100 km)

First	Florian Stalder	4 p.
Second	Massimiliano Gentili	2 p.
Third	Thomas Rohrgger	1 P.

Gars am Kamp , category 3 (132 km)

First	Nick Nuyens	4 p.
Second	Thomas Ziegler	2 p.
Third	Rémi Pauriol	1 P.

2nd stage on July 4th from Linz to Salzburg (188 km)

Result of the 2nd stage
Stage winner	Fabio Baldato	4:11:21 h
Second	Remmert Wielinga	equal time
Third	Ján Valach	equal time
Fourth	Danilo Napolitano	+ 3:08 min
fifth	Graeme Brown	equal time
Intermediate results after the 2nd stage
Overall rating	Fabio Baldato	7:44:13 h
Second	Remmert Wielinga	+ 0:05 min
Third	Ján Valach	+ 0:08 min
Sprint scoring	Florian Stalder	8 p.
Second	Fabio Baldato	6 p.
Third	Remmert Wielinga	5 p.
Mountain scoring	Remmert Wielinga	14 p.
Second	Florian Stalder	11 p.
Third	Nick Nuyens	6 p.

The second stage led over 188 km from Linz to Salzburg . The numerous attempts to break away at the beginning of the race were not crowned with success. It was only on the descent after the first mountain classification that the Dutchman Remmert Wielinga, together with Fabio Baldato from Italy and the Slovakian Ján Valach, managed to break away from the field. The trio saved their lead, which was now around ten minutes, to the finish. Baldato sprinted to victory there in front of Wielinga and Valach and took the yellow jersey of the overall leader. The sprint of the main field was won by the winner of the previous day, Danilo Napolitano, 3:08 minutes behind .

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint in alcove (13 km)

First	Dean Podgornik	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Lloyd Mondory	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Werner Riebenbauer	1 P. and 1 s

2nd intermediate sprint in Widldorf (62 km)

First	Fabio Baldato	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Ján Valach	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Remmert Wielinga	1 P. and 1 s

3rd intermediate sprint in Altheim (119 km)

First	Remmert Wielinga	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Fabio Baldato	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Ján Valach	1 P. and 1 s

Mountain ratings

St. Agatha , category 2 (39 km)

First	Remmert Wielinga	6 p.
Second	Stephan Schreck	4 p.
Third	Florian Stalder	3 p.
Fourth	Nick Nuyens	2 p.
fifth	Ruggero Marzoli	1 P.

Siegerting , category 3 (138 km)

First	Remmert Wielinga	4 p.
Second	Ján Valach	2 p.
Third	Fabio Baldato	1 P.

Berndorf , category 3 (162 km)

First	Remmert Wielinga	4 p.
Second	Fabio Baldato	2 p.
Third	Ján Valach	1 P.

3rd stage on July 5th from Salzburg to the Kitzbüheler Horn (196 km)

Result of the 3rd stage
Stage winner	Christian Pfannberger	4:56:42 h
Second	Tom Danielson	+ 0:52 min
Third	Gerhard Trampusch	+ 1:02 min
Fourth	Thomas Rohrgger	+ 1:11 min
fifth	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 1:52 min
Intermediate results after the 3rd stage
Overall rating	Christian Pfannberger	12:44:08 h
Second	Tom Danielson	+ 0:56 min
Third	Gerhard Trampusch	+ 1:08 min
Sprint scoring	Florian Stalder	8 p.
Second	Lloyd Mondory	8 p.
Third	Fabio Baldato	6 p.
Mountain scoring	Christian Pfannberger	15 p.
Second	Remmert Wielinga	14 p.
Third	Nick Nuyens	12 p.

The third stage started in Salzburg and ended after 196 km on the Kitzbüheler Horn . The early stages of the race were marked by numerous escape attempts. However, it was only after around 80 km that a group of 15 managed to break away from the field. Their maximum lead was around 2:30 minutes.

In the ascent to the Kitzbüheler Horn, where almost 1000 meters of altitude had to be overcome, the last riders of the breakaway group were caught and the American Tom Danielson managed to break away from the field. About 2000 m before the finish he was caught by the Austrian Christian Pfannberger , who won the stage ahead of Danielson and his compatriot Gerhard Trampusch . With this success, Pfannberger also secured the lead in the overall ranking.

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint in Leogang (69 km)

First	Lloyd Mondory	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Paul Kasis	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Sébastien portal	1 P. and 1 s

2nd intermediate sprint in Waidring (104 km)

First	Benoît Poilvet	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Daniele Nardello	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Harald Starzengruber	1 P. and 1 s

3rd intermediate sprint in Kitzbühel / Schwarzsee (158 km)

First	Hans-Peter Obwaller	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Maarten Wynants	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Lloyd Mondory	1 P. and 1 s

Mountain ratings

Sankt Jakob in Haus , category 3 (92 km)

First	Ruslan Pidhornyj	4 p.
Second	Nick Nuyens	2 p.
Third	Hans-Peter Obwaller	1 P.

Schwendt , category 3 (128 km)

First	Nick Nuyens	4 p.
Second	Hans-Peter Obwaller	2 p.
Third	Roy Sentjens	1 P.

Kitzbüheler Horn , highest category (196 km)

First	Christian Pfannberger	15 p.
Second	Tom Danielson	10 p.
Third	Gerhard Trampusch	8 p.
Fourth	Thomas Rohrgger	6 p.
fifth	Ruslan Pidhornyj	4 p.

4th stage on July 6th from Kitzbühel to Prägraten (182 km)

Result of the 4th stage
Stage winner	Pieter Ghyllebert	5:06:42 h
Second	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 0:04 min
Third	Vincenzo Nibali	+ 0:19 min
Fourth	Geert Verheyen	+ 0:56 min
fifth	Gerhard Trampusch	+ 0:57 min
Intermediate results after the 4th stage
Overall rating	Christian Pfannberger	17:51:47 h
Second	Tom Danielson	+ 0:56 min
Third	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 1:02 min
Sprint scoring	Florian Stalder	12 p.
Second	Lloyd Mondory	8 p.
Third	Fabio Baldato	6 p.
Mountain scoring	Thomas Rohrgger	25 p.
Second	Ruslan Pidhornyj	18 p.
Third	Christian Pfannberger	17 p.

The fourth stage started in Kitzbühel , followed the Grossglockner High Alpine Road and ended after 182 km in Prägraten . At the beginning of the race, numerous drivers tried to break away from the field. However , they were caught up again at the latest on the climb to the Grossglockner , which the Austrian Bernhard Kohl was the first to master.

In the descent from the Hochtor , the Italian Vincenzo Nibali was able to break away from the leading group around the overall leader Christian Pfannberger . His lead of at times over five minutes was not enough to win the stage; shortly before the finish he was put by the Belgian Pieter Ghyllebert , who could win this royal stage, and the Ukrainian Ruslan Pidhornyj .

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint in Jochberg (6 km)

First	Florian Stalder	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Hans-Peter Obwaller	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Harald Starzengruber	1 P. and 1 s

2nd intermediate sprint in Lienz (138 km)

First	Vincenzo Nibali	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Gerhard Trampusch	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Ruslan Pidhornyj	1 P. and 1 s

Mountain ratings

Fuscher Törl , highest category (80 km)

First	Bernhard Kohl	15 p.
Second	Thomas Rohrgger	10 p.
Third	Marco Marzano	8 p.
Fourth	Andreas Matzbacher	6 p.
fifth	Ruslan Pidhornyj	4 p.

Hochtor , category 2 (86 km)

First	Marco Marzano	6 p.
Second	Thomas Rohrgger	4 p.
Third	Ruslan Pidhornyj	3 p.
Fourth	Christian Pfannberger	2 p.
fifth	Bernhard Kohl	1 P.

Iselsberg , category 3 (126 km)

First	Vincenzo Nibali	4 p.
Second	Thomas Rohrgger	2 p.
Third	Marco Marzano	1 P.

Virgen , category 2 (174 km)

First	Vincenzo Nibali	6 p.
Second	Pieter Ghyllebert	4 p.
Third	Ruslan Pidhornyj	3 p.
Fourth	Thomas Rohrgger	2 p.
fifth	Gerhard Trampusch	1 P.

5th stage on July 7th from Wolfsberg to Graz (170 km)

Result of the 5th stage
Stage winner	Danilo Napolitano	4:01:16 h
Second	Graeme Brown	equal time
Third	Guido Trenti	equal time
Fourth	Fabrizio Guidi	equal time
fifth	Claudio Corioni	equal time
Intermediate results after the 5th stage
Overall rating	Christian Pfannberger	21:53:03 h
Second	Tom Danielson	+ 0:56 min
Third	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 1:02 min
Sprint scoring	Florian Stalder	18 p.
Second	Lloyd Mondory	18 p.
Third	Fabio Baldato	6 p.
Mountain scoring	Thomas Rohrgger	26 p.
Second	Ruslan Pidhornyj	22 p.
Third	Christian Pfannberger	17 p.

The fifth stage led from Wolfsberg over 170 km to Graz . At this stage, too, none of the drivers were able to break away from the field significantly in the early stages of the race. Only when climbing onto the pack did a group manage to break away and gain a maximum lead of around two minutes.

After the peloton was able to catch up with the breakaway group six kilometers from the finish, the Italian Danilo Napolitano decided the sprint for himself as on the first stage. The Australian Graeme Brown and the American Guido Trenti finished this part of the day in second and third place . Christian Pfannberger defended his lead in the overall standings.

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint in Wolfsberg (18 km)

First	Lloyd Mondory	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Erki Pütsep	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Florian Stalder	1 P. and 1 s

2nd intermediate sprint in Sankt Andrä (62 km)

First	Lloyd Mondory	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Erki Pütsep	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Florian Stalder	1 P. and 1 s

3rd intermediate sprint in Frantschach (77 km)

First	Florian Stalder	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Lloyd Mondory	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Erki Pütsep	1 P. and 1 s

Mountain ratings

Riegelsdorf , category 3 (23 km)

First	Ruslan Pidhornyj	4 p.
Second	Harald Totschnig	2 p.
Third	Thomas Rohrgger	1 P.

Pack , category 2 (94 km)

First	Hans-Peter Obwaller	6 p.
Second	Piet Rooijakkers	4 p.
Third	Vincenzo Nibali	3 p.
Fourth	David Navas Chica	2 p.
fifth	Thorwald Veneberg	1 P.

Kalchberg , category 3 (145 km)

First	Vincenzo Nibali	4 p.
Second	Thorwald Veneberg	2 p.
Third	Hans-Peter Obwaller	1 P.

6th stage on July 8th in Podersdorf (31 km; EZF )

Result of the 6th stage
Stage winner	László Bodrogi	00:36:04 h
Second	Vincenzo Nibali	+ 0:41 min
Third	Tom Danielson	+ 0:49 min
Fourth	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 0:58 min
fifth	Janez Brajkovič	+ 1:05 min
Intermediate results after the 6th stage
Overall rating	Tom Danielson	22:30:52 h
Second	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 0:16 min
Third	Christian Pfannberger	+ 1:12 min
Sprint scoring	Florian Stalder	18 p.
Second	Lloyd Mondory	18 p.
Third	Fabio Baldato	6 p.
Mountain scoring	Thomas Rohrgger	26 p.
Second	Ruslan Pidhornyj	22 p.
Third	Christian Pfannberger	17 p.

The sixth stage was a 31 km long individual time trial around Podersdorf am See . The Hungarian László Bodrogi , 38th in the overall standings before this stage, clearly showed the other riders their limits and won clearly ahead of Vincenzo Nibali from Italy and the American Tom Danielson , who was able to secure the yellow jersey of the front runner. The previous leader Christian Pfannberger finished the stage 42nd, lost over two minutes to Danielson and fell back to third place in the overall standings.

Intermediate results

Intermediate result after 19 km

First	László Bodrogi	0:25:11 h
Second	Tom Danielson	+ 0:23 min
Third	Vincenzo Nibali	+ 0:24 min
Fourth	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 0:36 min
fifth	Marc Wauters	+ 0:41 min

7th stage on July 9th from Podersdorf to Vienna Rathausplatz (129 km)

Result of the 7th stage
Stage winner	Fabrizio Guidi	02:38:55 h
Second	Marcel Sieberg	equal time
Third	Graeme Brown	equal time
Fourth	Gerald Ciolek	equal time
fifth	Jochen Summer	equal time
Final results after the 7th stage
Overall rating	Tom Danielson	25:09:47 h
Second	Ruslan Pidhornyj	+ 0:16 min
Third	Christian Pfannberger	+ 1:27 min
Sprint scoring	Florian Stalder	18 p.
Second	Lloyd Mondory	18 p.
Third	Pieter Ghyllebert	6 p.
Mountain scoring	Thomas Rohrgger	26 p.
Second	Ruslan Pidhornyj	22 p.
Third	Christian Pfannberger	17 p.

The Tour of Austria 2006 ended with the seventh stage . On the way from Podersdorf am See to Rathausplatz in Vienna , the drivers had to cover 129 km. Around 30 km after the start, a top group of eleven drivers formed, but they were caught up again 8 km before the finish. The Italian Fabrizio Guidi won the sprint for the day's victory . He relegated the Germans Marcel Sieberg and Graeme Brown from Australia to places two and three.

The American Tom Danielson reached the finish with the main field and thus secured the overall victory of the 58th Tour of Austria .

Intermediate sprints

1st intermediate sprint at the Vienna State Opera (71 km)

First	Pieter Ghyllebert	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Andrew Bradley	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Mark Scanlon	1 P. and 1 s

2nd intermediate sprint at the Vienna State Opera (90 km)

First	Pieter Ghyllebert	4 p. And 3 s
Second	David Vitoria	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Massimo Giunti	1 P. and 1 s

3rd intermediate sprint at the Vienna State Opera (108 km)

First	David Vitoria	4 p. And 3 s
Second	Pieter Ghyllebert	2 P. and 2 s
Third	Corey Sweet	1 P. and 1 s