Tour of Britain 2006

Final result after 6 stages
Route length	6 stages, 870.6 km
Overall rating	Martin Pedersen	21:51:24 h
Second	Luis Pasamontes	+ 0:51 min
Third	Filippo Pozzato	+ 2:11 min
Fourth	Nick Nuyens	+ 2:46 min
fifth	Michael Rogers	+ 2:46 min
Scoring	Mark Cavendish	62 P.
Second	Russell Downing	56 P.
Third	Francesco Chicchi	44 P.
Mountain scoring	Andy Schleck	50 p.
Second	Ben Greenwood	35 p.
Third	Bert Roesems	31 P.
Sprint scoring	Johan Vansummeren	30 p.
Second	Iljo Keisse	23 p.
Third	Martin Pedersen	18 p.
Team evaluation	Team CSC	65:41:15 h
Second	Unibet.com	+ 1:00 min
Third	Quick Step Innergetic	+ 14:49 min

The 3rd Tour of Britain was a cycling stage race that ran from August 29 to September 3, 2006 . It was held in six stages and was part of the UCI Europe Tour 2006 .

On the 5th stage the drivers went on a "slow strike". In the neutralized phase at the beginning of the stage, the field was led in the wrong direction. The police had taken a wrong turn, which is why the entire field of drivers came off the track. After the field stopped, drivers and officials discussed for almost half an hour how to proceed. When the race was resumed, the field drove at a slow pace up to 30 kilometers from the finish in protest against the organizational breakdown and the lack of barriers on the route.

After the tour ended, the drivers were rather critical of the organization. Especially since the 2007 Tour de France will start in Great Britain.

Stages

stage	Day	Start finish	km	Stage winner	Overall rating
1st stage	29th August	Glasgow - Castle Douglas	162.6	Martin Pedersen	Martin Pedersen
2nd stage	August 30th	Blackpool - Liverpool	163.0	Roger Hammond	Mathew Goss
3rd stage	August 31	Bradford - Sheffield	180.0	Filippo Pozzato	Martin Pedersen
4th stage	September 1	Wolverhampton - Birmingham	130.3	Frederik Willems	Martin Pedersen
5th stage	September 2nd	Rochester - Canterbury	152.6	Francesco Chicchi	Martin Pedersen
6th stage	September 3	Greenwich - The Mall / London	82.0	Tom Boonen	Martin Pedersen