Vuelta al Táchira 2006
Vuelta al Táchira 2006 | |
Racing series | UCI America Tour - Category 2.2 |
Host country | Venezuela |
Competition period | 7-20 January 2006 |
Stages | 14th |
overall length | 1920 km |
Starting field | 106 drivers from 6 nations in 18 teams (72 of them arrived at the finish) |
winner | |
Overall rating | 1. Manuel Medina 50:30:41 h 2. José Serpa + 1:27 min 3. Hernan Buenahora + 2:41 min |
Scoring jerseys | |
Overall rating | Manuel Medina |
Scoring | Manuel Medina |
Mountain scoring | Manuel Medina |
Young talent evaluation | Jackson Rodriguez |
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The 41st Vuelta al Táchira took place from January 7th to 20th, 2006 in Venezuela . The bike race was held in fourteen stages over a distance of 1920 kilometers. It belonged to the UCI America Tour 2006 and was classified in category 2.2.
The overall winner of the stage race was the Venezuelan Manuel Medina of Gobierno Zulia Alc Cabimas ahead of the two Colombians José Serpa and Hernán Buenahora , who rode in the same team as Medina.
Attendees
At the start were teams from Colombia , Cuba , Russia , Mexico and Venezuela , including three national teams. A total of eighteen teams took part. Some teams sent several teams into the race, for example Gobierno del Zulia Alc de Cabimas .
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Stages
stage | Day | Start finish | km | Type | Stage winner | Overall leader |
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1. | January 7th | Coro circuit | 133 | Jesús Pérez | Jesús Pérez | |
2. | January 8th | Dabajuro - Maracaibo | 140.1 | Jesús Pérez | ||
3. | January 9th | Cabimas - Valera | 184 | Franklin Chacón | Franklin Chacón | |
4th | 10. January | El Dividive - El Vigía | 162.5 | Alberto Loddo | ||
5. | 11th January | Mérida - La Azulita | 123.6 | Manuel Medina | Manuel Medina | |
6th | January 12th | El Vigía - Bailadores | 121.7 | Hernán Buenahora | ||
7th | 13th January | Santa Cruz de Mora - La Grita | 171.4 | José Serpa | ||
8th. | January 14th | El Cobre - Cerro del Cristo Rey | 152.2 | Juan Mora | ||
9. | 15. January | San Cristóbal circuit | 115.2 | César Salazar | ||
10. | January 16 | San Josecito - Pregonero | 127.8 | José Serpa | ||
11. | January 17th | Pregonero - Santa Ana | 143 | Jackson Rodriguez | ||
12. | January 18th | Cordero - Abejales - El Piñal | 187 | Juan Murillo | ||
13. | January 19th | El Piñal - Queniquea | 128.8 | Manuel Medina | ||
14th | January 20th | Individual time trial San Cristóbal | 31 | José Serpa |