Tour de France 2006 / field of drivers
The following riders and teams took part in the Tour de France 2006 :
The German, Austrian and Swiss drivers are marked in bold .
Legend:
- Suspension: Exclusion by own team before the start of the race
- Exclusion: Exclusion by the race management before the start of the race
- Disqualification: Exclusion by the race management after the start of the race
- : Stage winner
- : Yellow jersey for the overall leader
- : Green jersey for the best in points
- : Dotted jersey for the leader in the mountain classification
- : White jersey for the best young driver under 25 years of age
- : Red number for the most combative driver of the previous day
- : Yellow number on the back of the leading team in the team classification
Discovery Channel (USA)
Sports directors: Johan Bruyneel , Dirk Demol
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
1 | José Azevedo | Portugal | 18th overall |
2 | Vyacheslav Yekimov | Russia | 83rd overall |
3 | George Hincapie | United States | : 2nd stage ; 31st overall |
4th | Egoi Martínez | Spain | : 5th stage ; 41st overall |
Benjamin Noval | Spain | Task during the 12th stage | |
6th | Pavel Padrnos | Czech Republic | 64th overall |
7th | Yaroslav Popovych | Ukraine | : 12th stage ; 24th overall |
8th | José Luis Rubiera | Spain | 91st overall |
Paolo Savoldelli | Italy | Task during the 12th stage , fall injuries the previous day | |
: 1st - 7th stage |
Team CSC (DEN)
Sporting directors: Bjarne Riis , Scott Sunderland
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Bobby Julich | United States | Task during the 7th stage , scaphoid fracture in the right hand after a fall | |
Giovanni Lombardi | Italy | Task during the 11th stage | |
13 | Stuart O'Grady | Australia | 90th overall |
14th | Carlos Sastre | Spain | Third overall |
15th | Frank Schleck | Luxembourg | : 15th stage ; 10. the overall ranking |
16 | Christian Vande Velde | United States | 23rd overall |
17th | Jens Voigt | Germany | : 13th stage ; : 14th stage ; 52nd overall |
18th | David Zabriskie | United States | 73rd overall |
Ivan Basso | Italy | Exclusion without subsequent nomination | |
: 14th - 17th stage |
T-Mobile Team (GER)
Sports directors: Giovanni Fidanza , Valerio Piva
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
21st | Andreas Klöden | Germany | Second overall |
22nd | Giuseppe Guerini | Italy | 25th overall |
23 | Serhiy Honchar | Ukraine | : 7th & 19th stage ; : 8th - 10th stage ; 51st overall |
24 | Matthias Kessler | Germany | : 3rd stage ; 53rd overall |
25th | Eddy Mazzoleni | Italy | 26th overall |
26th | Michael Rogers | Australia | Ninth overall |
27 | Patrik Sinkewitz | Germany | 22nd overall |
Óscar Seville | Spain | Suspension without subsequent nomination | |
Jan Ullrich | Germany | Suspension without subsequent nomination | |
: 8th - 10th , 12th , 13th & 18th - 20th stage ; Winner of the team classification |
ag2r Prévoyance (FRA)
Sports director: Laurent Biondi
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
31 | Christophe Moreau | France | Seventh overall |
32 | José Luis Arrieta | Spain | : 4th stage ; 27th overall |
33 | Mikel Astarloza | Spain | 35th overall |
34 | Sylvain Calzati | France | : 8th stage ; : 9th stage ; 33rd overall |
35 | Cyril Dessel | France | : 11th stage ; : 11th stage ; Sixth overall |
36 | Samuel Dumoulin | France | : 6th stage ; 119th overall |
37 | Simon Gerrans | Australia | 78th overall |
38 | Stéphane Goubert | France | 36th overall |
Francisco Mancebo | Spain | Exclusion without subsequent nomination | |
: 11th stage |
Astana-Würth (ESP) (team exclusion)
Sports director: vacant
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Alexander Vinokurov | Kazakhstan | Team exclusion as there were too few drivers | |
Carlos Barredo | Spain | Team exclusion as there were too few drivers | |
Joseba Beloki | Spain | Suspension without subsequent nomination | |
Alberto Contador | Spain | Suspension without subsequent nomination | |
Allan Davis | Australia | Suspension without subsequent nomination | |
Andrei Kashechkin | Kazakhstan | Team exclusion as there were too few drivers | |
Isidro Nozal | Spain | Suspension without subsequent nomination | |
Sérgio Paulinho | Portugal | Suspension without subsequent nomination | |
Luis León Sánchez | Spain | Team exclusion as there were too few drivers |
The team suspended these drivers on suspicion of doping among Alberto Contador, Joseba Beloki, Isidro Nozal, Allan Davis and Sergio Paulinho. However, since a team has to compete with at least five drivers, the entire team was excluded from the tour.
Team Gerolsteiner (GER)
Sports directors: Udo Bölts , Christian Wegmann
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
41 | Levi Leipheimer | United States | : 19th stage ; 12th overall |
42 | Markus Fothen | Germany | : 4th - 6th & 8th - 17th stage ; 14th overall |
David Kopp | Germany | Task during the 16th stage | |
44 | Sebastian Lang | Germany | 65th overall |
45 | Ronny Scholz | Germany | 95th overall |
46 | Georg Totschnig | Austria | 46th overall |
47 | Fabian Wegmann | Germany | : 2nd stage ; 67th overall |
48 | Peter Wrolich | Austria | 134th overall |
Beat Zberg | Switzerland | Task during the 15th stage |
Rabobank (NED)
Sports directors: Erik Breukink , Frans Maassen
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
51 | Denis Menshov | Russia | : 11th stage ; Fifth overall |
52 | Michael Boogerd | Netherlands | 13th overall |
Bram de Groot | Netherlands | Task during the 15th stage , open wound on the knee after a fall | |
Erik Dekker | Netherlands | Task during the 3rd stage , concussion , bruises and facial injuries after a fall | |
55 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Spain | 81st overall |
Óscar Freire | Spain | : 5th & 9th stage ; Task before the 18th stage , persistent headache and sore throat | |
57 | Joost Posthuma | Netherlands | : 1st stage ; 84th overall |
58 | Michael Rasmussen | Denmark | : 16th stage ; : 17th - 20th stage ; : 17th stage ; Winner of the mountain classification ; 17th overall |
59 | Pieter Weening | Netherlands | 92nd overall |
Davitamon Lotto (BEL)
Sports directors: Marc Seargent , Herman Frison , Hendrik Redant
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
61 | Cadel Evans | Australia | Fourth overall |
62 | Mario Aerts | Belgium | 105th overall |
63 | Christophe Brandt | Belgium | 39th overall |
64 | Christopher Horner | United States | 63rd overall |
65 | Robbie McEwen | Australia | : 2nd , 4th & 6th stage ; : 3rd & 5th - 20th stage ; Winner of the points evaluation ; 115th overall |
Fred Rodriguez | United States | Task during the 3rd stage , shoulder trauma and wrist injury after a fall | |
67 | Gert Steegmans | Belgium | 136th overall |
68 | Wim Vansevenant | Belgium | 138th and last in the overall ranking |
69 | Johan Vansummeren | Belgium | 111th overall |
Phonak Hearing Systems (SUI)
Sporting director: Adriano Baffi
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
71 | Floyd Landis | United States | : 17th stage ; : 12th , 13th , 16th & 20th stages ; : 18th stage ; Winner of the overall ranking , subsequent disqualification due to a positive A sample after the 17th stage ; Result: withdrawal of the overall victory |
72 | Bert Grabsch | Germany | 106th overall |
Robert Hunter | South Africa | Disqualification after the 19th stage , exceeding the time limit of 25% | |
74 | Nicolas Jalabert | France | 102nd overall |
Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero | Spain | Task during the 17th stage , fall injuries the previous day | |
76 | Axel Merckx | Belgium | 30th overall |
77 | Koos Moerenhout | Netherlands | 61st overall |
78 | Alexandre Moss | Switzerland | 96th overall |
79 | Víctor Hugo Peña | Colombia | 121st overall |
Lampre-Fondital (ITA)
Sports director: Guido Bontempi
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
81 | Damiano Cunego | Italy | : 18th - 20th stage ; Winner of the junior ranking ; 11th overall |
82 | Alessandro Ballan | Italy | 66th overall |
Daniele Bennati | Italy | : 13th stage ; Task during the 16th stage , trauma in the left leg and hip after a fall | |
84 | Marzio Bruseghin | Italy | 19th overall |
85 | Salvatore Commesso | Italy | : 15th stage ; 56th overall |
86 | Daniele Righi | Italy | 108th overall |
87 | Paolo Tiralongo | Italy | 69th overall |
88 | Tadej Valjavec | Slovenia | 16th overall |
89 | Francisco Vila | Spain | 21st overall |
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears (ESP)
Sports director: Eusebio Labiano
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Alejandro Valverde | Spain | Task during the 3rd stage , broken collarbone after a fall | |
92 | David Arroyo | Spain | 20th overall |
Florent Brard | France | Surrender before the 20th stage , broken left hand after falling the day before | |
Isaac Gálvez | Spain | Task during the 12th stage | |
95 | José Vicente García Acosta | Spain | 114th overall |
96 | Vladimir Karpez | Russia | 29th overall |
97 | Óscar Pereiro | Spain | : 14th , 15th & 17th - 19th stage ; Overall winner after Floyd Landis was disqualified |
98 | Nicolas Portal | France | 99th overall |
99 | Xabier Zandio | Spain | 32nd overall |
Quick Step Innergetic (BEL)
Sports directors: Wilfried Peeters , Serge Parsani
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Tom Boonen | Belgium | : 4th - 7th stage ; : 4th stage ; Task during the 15th stage | |
Wilfried Cretskens | Belgium | Task during the 11th stage | |
Steven de Jongh | Netherlands | Task during the 16th stage , injuries from a fall the previous day | |
104 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Spain | 71st overall |
105 | Filippo Pozzato | Italy | 132nd overall |
José Rujano | Venezuela | Task before the 17th stage | |
107 | Bram Tankink | Netherlands | 93rd overall |
108 | Matteo Tosatto | Italy | : 18th stage ; 124th overall |
109 | Cédric Vasseur | France | 94th overall |
Crédit Agricole (FRA)
Sports director: Serge Beucherie
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
111 | Pietro Caucchioli | Italy | 15th overall |
112 | Alexander Bocharov | Russia | 48th overall |
113 | Anthony Charteau | France | 113th overall |
114 | Julian Dean | New Zealand | 127th overall |
Jimmy Engoulvent | France | Task during the 10th stage , persistent back pain | |
116 | Patrice Halgand | France | 47th overall |
117 | Sébastien Hinault | France | 112th overall |
118 | Thor Hushovd | Norway | : Prologue & 20th stage ; : 1st & 3rd stage ; : 1st stage ; 120th overall |
119 | Christophe Le Mével | France | 75th overall |
Euskaltel-Euskadi (ESP)
Sporting director: Julian Gorospe
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Iban Mayo | Spain | Task during the 11th stage | |
122 | Iker Camaño | Spain | 34th overall |
123 | Unai Etxebarria | Venezuela | 126th overall |
124 | Aitor Hernández | Spain | Most combative driver of the 20th stage (because of the end of the tour not awarded the red number ) ; 135th overall |
125 | Iñaki Isasi | Spain | 70th overall |
126 | Iñigo Landaluze | Spain | 49th overall |
David López García | Spain | Task during the 18th stage | |
128 | Gorka Verdugo | Spain | 74th overall |
129 | Haimar Zubeldia | Spain | Eighth overall |
Cofidis (FRA)
Sporting directors: Francis Van Londersele , Alain Deloeuil
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
131 | David Moncoutié | France | 57th overall |
132 | Stéphane Augé | France | 122nd overall |
133 | Jimmy Casper | France | : 1st stage ; : 2nd stage ; 137th overall |
134 | Sylvain Chavanel | France | 44th overall |
135 | Arnaud Coyot | France | 129th overall |
136 | Cristian Moreni | Italy | 43rd overall |
137 | Iván Parra | Colombia | 42nd overall |
Rik Verbrugghe | Belgium | Task during the 14th stage , fracture of the femur after a fall | |
139 | Bradley Wiggins | United Kingdom | 123rd overall |
Saunier Duval-Prodir (ESP)
Sporting director: Mauro Gianetti
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
141 | Gilberto Simoni | Italy | 59 overall |
David Cañada | Spain | Task during the 14th stage , broken collarbone after a fall | |
143 | David de la Fuente | Spain | : 3rd , 12th - 16th stage ; : 3rd & 12th stage ; Winner in the ranking of the most combative driver ; 55th overall |
José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Spain | Task during the 17th stage | |
145 | Rubén Lobato | Spain | 45th overall |
146 | David Millar | United Kingdom | 58th overall |
147 | Riccardo Riccò | Italy | 97th overall |
148 | Christophe Rinero | France | 40th overall |
149 | Francisco José Ventoso | Spain | 77th overall |
Française des Jeux (FRA)
Sporting director: Yvon Madiot
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
151 | Sandy Casar | France | 68th overall |
152 | Carlos Da Cruz | France | 76th overall |
153 | Bernhard Eisel | Austria | 107th overall |
154 | Philippe Gilbert | Belgium | 109th overall |
Sébastien Joly | France | Task during the 16th stage | |
156 | Gustav Larsson | Sweden | 104th overall |
157 | Thomas Lövkvist | Sweden | 62nd overall |
158 | Christophe Mengin | France | 130th overall |
159 | Benoît Vaugrenard | France | : 2nd , 3rd & 7th stage ; 86th overall |
Liquigas-Bianchi (ITA)
Sports director: Mario Chiesa
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Danilo Di Luca | Italy | Task before the 2nd stage , cystitis | |
162 | Michael Albasini | Switzerland | 117th overall |
Magnus Backstedt | Sweden | Task during the 14th stage | |
164 | Patrick Calcagni | Switzerland | 128th overall |
165 | Kjell Carlström | Finland | 131st overall ranking |
166 | Stefano Garzelli | Italy | : 16th stage ; 54th overall |
167 | Matej Mugerli | Slovenia | 118th overall |
168 | Luca Paolini | Italy | 100th overall |
169 | Manuel Quinziato | Italy | 79th overall |
Bouygues Télécom (FRA)
Sporting director: Jean-René Bernaudeau
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
171 | Thomas Voeckler | France | 88th overall |
172 | Walter Bénéteau | France | : 2nd stage ; 110th overall |
Laurent Brochard | France | Task before the 10th stage , persistent back pain | |
174 | Pierrick Fédrigo | France | : 14th stage ; 28th overall |
175 | Anthony Geslin | France | : 7th stage ; 87th overall |
176 | Laurent Lefèvre | France | 37th overall |
177 | Jérôme Pineau | France | : 4th - 10th stage ; 82nd overall |
178 | Didier Rous | France | 72nd overall |
179 | Matthieu Sprick | France | 50th overall |
Team Milram (ITA)
Sporting director: Antonio Bevilacqua
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
181 | Erik Zabel | Germany | 85th overall |
Mirko Celestino | Italy | Task during the 14th stage | |
183 | Ralf Grabsch | Germany | 101st overall |
Andrij Hrywko | Ukraine | Task during the 15th stage | |
Maxim Iglinski | Kazakhstan | Task during the 16th stage , injuries from a fall the previous day | |
186 | Christian Knees | Germany | : 10th stage ; 103rd overall |
Fabio Sacchi | Italy | Task before the 6th stage , bronchitis | |
188 | Björn Schröder | Germany | 80th overall |
189 | Marco Velo | Italy | 98th overall |
Agritubel (FRA)
Sports director: Denis Leproux
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Juan Miguel Mercado | Spain | : 10th stage ; : 11th stage ; Task during the 17th stage | |
192 | Manuel Calvente | Spain | 89th overall |
193 | Cédric Coutouly | France | 133rd overall |
194 | Moisés Dueñas | Spain | 60th overall |
195 | Eduardo Gonzalo Ramírez | Spain | 116th overall |
196 | Christophe Laurent | France | 125th overall |
José Alberto Martínez | Spain | Task during the 12th stage | |
Samuel Plouhinec | France | Task during stage 12 , loin pain | |
199 | Benoît Salmon | France | 38th overall |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mathias Müller von Blumencron (Ed.): Winokurow-Team is not allowed to start SPIEGEL ONLINE (Hamburg: SPIEGEL ONLINE GmbH, June 30, 2006)