California Tour 2006
| Final score | |
|---|---|
| Overall winner |
 Floyd Landis 22:46:46 h
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| 2. |
David Zabriskie +0: 29 min
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| 3. |
Bobby Julich +0: 34 min
|
| 4th |
George Hincapie +0: 45 min
|
| 5. |
 Nathan O'Neill +1: 08 min
|
| 6th |
Levi Leipheimer +1: 10 min
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| 7th |
Cadel Evans +1: 29 min
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| 8th. |
Thomas Danielson +1: 49 min
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| 9. |
Christian Vande Velde +1: 55 min
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| 10. |
Jason McCartney +1: 58 min
|
| Scoring |
 Olaf Pollack 47 pts.
|
| 2. |
 Juan José Haedo 42 pts.
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| 3. |
George Hincapie 40 pts.
|
| Mountain scoring |
Levi Leipheimer 31 pts.
|
| 2. |
 Bernhard Kohl 22 pts.
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| 3. |
 Riccardo Riccò 17 pts.
|
| Best young professional |
Thomas Peterson 22:56:21 h
|
| 2. |
Taylor Tolleson +10: 42 min
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| 3. |
Craig Lewis +10: 46 min
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| Team evaluation |
 Team CSC 68:22:28 h
|
| 2. |
Discovery Channel +1: 40 min
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| 3. |
 Davitamon Lotto +3: 58 min
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The 1st California Tour took place February 19-26, 2006. The bike race was held in a prologue and seven stages over a distance of 960 kilometers.
The tour was sponsored by the American company Amgen , which first developed artificial EPO in 1985 .
Stages
| stage | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prolog | 19th of February | San Francisco (EZF) | 3 |
Levi Leipheimer
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 1st stage | 20. February | Sausalito - Santa Rosa | 129 |
Juan José Haedo
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 2nd stage | 21st of February | Martinez - San José | 153 |
George Hincapie
|
George Hincapie
|
| 3rd stage | February 22 | San José (EZF) | 27 |
Floyd Landis
|
Floyd Landis
|
| 4th stage | February 23 | Monterey - San Luis Obispo | 211 |
Juan José Haedo
|
Floyd Landis
|
| 5th stage | February 24th | San Luis Obispo - Santa Barbara | 170 |
George Hincapie
|
Floyd Landis
|
| 6th stage | February 25 | Santa Barbara - Thousand Oaks | 144 |
Olaf Pollack
|
Floyd Landis
|
| 7th stage | February 26th | Thousand Oaks - Redondo Beach | 123 |
Olaf Pollack
|
Floyd Landis
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