Vuelta a España 2006 / driver field
The following drivers and teams took part in the Vuelta a España 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
- : Golden jersey for the overall leader
- : Blue jersey for the best in points
- : Orange jersey for the best mountain rider
- : White jersey for the best in the combined ranking
- : Yellow number on the back of the leading team in the team classification
Rabobank (NED)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Denis Menshov | Russia | Task before the 11th stage, physical and mental exhaustion | |
2 | Mauricio Ardila | Colombia | |
3 | Theo Eltink | Netherlands | |
4th | William Walker | Australia | |
5 | Pedro Horrillo | Spain | |
Michael Boogerd | Netherlands | Task before the 16th stage | |
7th | Grischa Niermann | Germany | |
Michael Rasmussen | Denmark | Task during the 17th stage | |
9 | Pieter Weening | Netherlands |
Team CSC (DEN)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
11 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | : 1st stage; : 2nd stage |
12 | Kurt Asle Arvesen | Denmark | : 1st stage |
13 | Lars Bak | Denmark | : 1st stage |
Fabian Cancellara | Switzerland | : 1st stage ; Task before the 16th stage, preparation for the world championship | |
15th | Iñigo Cuesta | Spain | : 1st stage |
16 | Marcus Ljungqvist | Sweden | : 1st stage |
17th | Stuart O'Grady | Australia | : 1st stage |
18th | Volodymyr Hustov | Ukraine | : 1st stage |
19th | Nicki Sørensen | Denmark | : 1st stage |
: 2nd - 5th stage |
ag2r Prévoyance (FRA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Cyril Dessel | France | Task before the 16th stage | |
22nd | José Luis Arrieta | Spain | : 19th stage |
23 | Mikel Astarloza | Spain | |
24 | Íñigo Chaurreau | Spain | |
25th | Hubert Dupont | France | |
26th | Stéphane Goubert | France | |
27 | David Navas | Spain | |
28 | Jean-Patrick Nazon | France | |
29 | Aljaksandr Ussau | Belarus |
Bouygues Télécom (FRA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
31 | Walter Bénéteau | France | |
Mathieu Claude | France | Task during the 9th stage | |
33 | Pierre Drancourt | France | |
Xavier Florencio | Spain | Task before the 16th stage | |
Anthony Geslin | France | Task during the 16th stage | |
Christophe Kern | France | Task during the 11th stage | |
Rony Martias | France | Task during the 10th stage | |
Jérôme Pineau | France | Task during the 11th stage | |
39 | Franck Renier | France |
Crédit Agricole (FRA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
41 | László Bodrogi | Hungary | |
42 | Pietro Caucchioli | Italy | : 10th - 17th stage |
Anthony Charteau | France | Task during the 10th stage | |
44 | Dmitri Fofonov | Kazakhstan | |
45 | Thor Hushovd | Norway | : 6th stage; : 3rd - 5th stage; : 4th - 21st stage; Scoring winner |
46 | Mads Kaggestad | Norway | |
47 | Cyril Lemoine | France | |
Mark Renshaw | Australia | Task during the 16th stage | |
49 | Benoît Poilvet | France |
Caisse d'Epargne-Illes Balears (ESP)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
51 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain | : 7th stage; : 10th - 17th stage; : 10th - 18th stage |
52 | Óscar Pereiro | Spain | |
53 | David Arroyo | Spain | |
54 | Vicente García Acosta | Spain | |
55 | Joan Horrach | Spain | |
56 | Vladimir Karpets | Russia | |
57 | Pablo Lastras | Spain | |
58 | Joaquim Rodríguez | Spain | |
59 | Xabier Zandio | Spain |
Cofidis (FRA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
61 | Frédéric Bessy | France | |
62 | Leonardo Duque | Colombia | |
63 | Bingen Fernández | Spain | |
64 | Geoffroy Lequatre | France | |
65 | Thierry Marichal | Belgium | |
66 | Sébastien Minard | France | |
Hervé Duclos-Lassalle | France | Task during the 11th stage | |
68 | Luis Perez | Spain | |
69 | Staf Scheirlinckx | Belgium |
Discovery Channel (USA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
71 | Michael Barry | Canada | |
72 | Manuel Beltran | Spain | |
73 | Janez Brajkovič | Slovenia | : 8th & 9th stage; : 8th & 9th stage; : 8th & 9th stage |
74 | Tom Danielson | United States | : 17th stage |
75 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | |
76 | Vladimir Gusev | Russia | |
77 | Benoît Joachim | Luxembourg | |
78 | Egoi Martínez | Spain | : 11th stage; : 18th - 21st stage; Mountain classification winner |
79 | Jurgen Van Goolen | Belgium | |
: 6th - 21st stage; Winner of the team classification |
Davitamon Lotto (BEL)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
81 | Olivier Kaisen | Belgium | |
Robbie McEwen | Australia | Disqualification after the 5th stage, exceeding the time limit | |
83 | Pieter Mertens | Belgium | |
84 | Fred Rodriguez | United States | |
Wim De Vocht | Belgium | Task during the 9th stage | |
Bart Dockx | Belgium | Task during the 17th stage | |
87 | Christopher Horner | United States | |
Josep Jufré | Spain | Task during the 8th stage, deep cut on the arm after a fall | |
89 | Bjorn Leukemans | Belgium |
Euskaltel-Euskadi (ESP)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
91 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | : 13th stage |
92 | Haimar Zubeldia | Spain | |
93 | Iban Mayo | Spain | |
94 | Igor Antón | Spain | : 16th stage |
95 | Markel Irízar | Spain | |
Iñaki Isasi | Spain | Task during the 9th stage | |
97 | Iñigo Landaluze | Spain | |
98 | Aketza Peña | Spain | |
99 | Rubén Pérez | Spain |
Française des Jeux (FRA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
101 | Jérémy Roy | France | |
102 | Fabien Patanchon | France | |
103 | Ian McLeod | South Africa | |
104 | Eric Leblacher | France | |
105 | Sébastien Joly | France | |
Frédéric Finot | France | Disqualification after the 16th stage, exceeding the time limit | |
Bernhard Eisel | Austria | Task before the 16th stage, preparation for the world championship | |
Christophe Detilloux | Belgium | Disqualification after the 5th stage, exceeding the time limit | |
Freddy Bichot | France | Disqualification after the 5th stage, exceeding the time limit |
Team Gerolsteiner (GER)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Davide rebel | Italy | Task before the 15th stage, preparation for the world championship | |
112 | Robert Forster | Germany | : 15th stage |
Markus Fothen | Germany | Task during the 12th stage | |
René Haselbacher | Austria | Task before the 16th stage | |
115 | Heinrich Haussler | Germany | |
116 | Torsten Hiekmann | Germany | |
Andrea Moletta | Italy | Task during stage 12, fever | |
Sven Montgomery | Switzerland | Task during the 12th stage | |
Marcel Strauss | Switzerland | Task before the 10th stage, fever and stomach problems |
Lampre-Fondital (ITA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Matteo Carrara | Italy | Task before the 20th stage | |
122 | Claudio Corioni | Italy | |
123 | Enrico Franzoi | Italy | |
124 | David Loosli | Switzerland | |
Marco Marzano | Italy | Task during the 8th stage | |
Ruggero Marzoli | Italy | Task before the 15th stage | |
Danilo Napolitano | Italy | Task during the 16th stage | |
128 | Yevgeny Petrov | Russia | |
129 | Sylwester Szmyd | Poland |
Liquigas-Bianchi (ITA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Danilo Di Luca | Italy | : 5th stage; : 6th & 7th stage; : 6th & 7th stage; : 6th & 7th stage ; Task before the 18th stage, preparation for the world championship | |
132 | Dario Andriotto | Italy | |
133 | Magnus Backstedt | Sweden | |
134 | Kjell Carlström | Finland | |
135 | Dario Cioni | Italy | |
136 | Francesco Failli | Italy | |
137 | Alessandro Spezialetti | Italy | |
Charles Wegelius | United Kingdom | Task during the 5th stage, fall injuries | |
Luca Paolini | Italy | : 12th stage ; Task before the 16th stage |
Team Milram (ITA)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | Surrender before the 16th stage, fracture of a finger | |
142 | Erik Zabel | Germany | : 4th & 21st stage |
Daniel Becke | Germany | Task during the 18th stage, stomach problems | |
144 | Enrico Poitschke | Germany | |
Volodymyr Djudja | Ukraine | Task during the 6th stage | |
146 | Alberto Ongarato | Italy | |
147 | Fabio Sacchi | Italy | |
148 | Sebastian Siedler | Germany | |
149 | Marco Velo | Italy |
Phonak Hearing Systems (SUI)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Miguel Ángel Martín Perdiguero | Spain | Task during the 5th stage | |
152 | Aurélien Clerc | Switzerland | |
153 | Luis Fernández Oliveira | Spain | |
Ryder Hesjedal | Canada | Task during the 17th stage | |
Nicolas Jalabert | France | Task during the 9th stage | |
156 | Steve Morabito | Switzerland | |
157 | Uroš Murn | Slovenia | |
158 | Florian Stalder | Switzerland | |
Steve Zampieri | Switzerland | Task during the 7th stage |
Quick Step Innergetic (BEL)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Paolo Bettini | Italy | : 2nd stage; : 3rd stage ; Task before the 18th stage, preparation for the world championship | |
162 | Davide Viganò | Italy | |
163 | Kevin Van Impe | Belgium | |
Matteo Tosatto | Italy | Task during the 17th stage | |
165 | Sébastien Rosseler | Belgium | |
166 | Kevin Hulsmans | Belgium | |
167 | José Antonio Garrido | Spain | |
168 | Addy Engels | Netherlands | |
169 | Kevin De Weert | Belgium |
Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada (ESP)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Nácor Burgos | Spain | Task during the 16th stage, injuries from a fall | |
172 | Mario de Sarraga | Spain | : 3rd - 5th stage; : 3rd stage |
173 | José Miguel Elías | Spain | |
174 | Raúl García de Mateos | Spain | |
175 | Jorge García Marín | Spain | |
176 | David George | South Africa | |
177 | Daniel Moreno | Spain | |
Jesús Hernández | Spain | Task during the 16th stage, broken right elbow after a fall | |
179 | Angel Vallejo | Spain |
Saunier Duval-Prodir (ESP)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
181 | José Alberto Benítez | Spain | |
182 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Spain | |
183 | David Millar | United Kingdom | : 14th stage |
184 | David Cañada | Spain | |
Juan José Cobo | Spain | Task during the 9th stage | |
186 | Leonardo Piepoli | Italy | |
187 | David de la Fuente | Spain | : 4th & 5th stage |
Ángel Gómez | Spain | Task during the 12th stage | |
189 | Francisco José Ventoso | Spain | : 3rd stage |
T-Mobile Team (GER)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Lorenzo Bernucci | Italy | Task before the 13th stage, cold | |
192 | Scott Davis | Australia | |
193 | Bastiaan Giling | Netherlands | |
André Greipel | Germany | Task during the 9th stage | |
Bernhard Kohl | Austria | Retired during the 9th stage, severe bruises after a fall | |
André Korff | Germany | Task before the 5th stage, health problems | |
197 | Daniele Nardello | Italy | |
198 | Stephan Schreck | Germany | |
Thomas Ziegler | Germany | Task during the 9th stage |
Astana-Würth (ESP)
No. | Surname | nationality | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
201 | Alexander Vinokurov | Kazakhstan | : 8th, 9th & 20th stage; : 18th - 21st stage; : 19th - 21st stage; Overall winner; Winner of the combined ranking |
202 | Carlos Barredo | Spain | |
203 | Assan Basayev | Kazakhstan | |
204 | José Antonio Redondo | Spain | |
205 | Andrei Kashechkin | Kazakhstan | : 18th stage |
206 | Aaron Kemps | Australia | |
207 | Sérgio Paulinho | Portugal | : 10th stage |
Luis León Sánchez | Spain | Task during the 11th stage | |
209 | Sergei Yakovlev | Kazakhstan |