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2006 Tour of California
The 2006 Tour of California was the inaugural edition of the Tour of California, a professional road cycling stage race that made its debut on February 19, 2006. Sponsored by the biotechnology company Amgen, the eight-day, 700 miles (1,100 km) race started in San Francisco, winding its way down the California coast to finish in Redondo Beach. With eight of the twenty European UCI ProTour teams in attendance, the inaugural Tour of California proved to be one of the largest cycling races in the United States since the demise of the Coors Classic in 1988.
Among the professional cyclists in attendance were George Hincapie (Discovery Channel), Floyd Landis (Phonak), Chris Horner and Freddy Rodriguez (Davitamon–Lotto), Bobby Julich and Dave Zabriskie (Team CSC), Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), and Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval–Prodir).
Bay Area resident Levi Leipheimer took the early lead in the Tour and secured the leader's golden jersey by winning the prologue time trial. His time of 4:53.43 put him ahead of second-place finisher Bobby Julich, who finished five seconds behind the leader. Americans swept the first five spots with George Hincapie finishing third, followed by Floyd Landis and David Zabriskie. The 1.9-mile (3.1 km) prologue began at San Francisco's Ferry Building and climbed up Telegraph Hill to finish at the base of Coit Tower.
Juan José Haedo won the stage after a mass sprint, ahead of veterans Olaf Pollack and Stuart O'Grady from the UCI ProTour teams T-Mobile Team and Team CSC. This was the first win for team Toyota-United Pro.
Gerolsteiner controlled the race, letting Jean Marc Marino (Crédit Agricole) and Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada) escape, but keeping the time gap small enough to catch them before the finish.
Arriving in his hometown in the leader's golden jersey, Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) was greeted by tens of thousands of his fans. By finishing near the front of the main pack, he retained the jersey for the next day.
Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF) sprinted away from the field just nine miles (14 km) after the start. He was followed by Mads Kaggestad (Crédit Agricole) and Ben Jaques-Maynes (Kodak Gallery.com/Sierra Nevada). The three remained in front for the next 40 miles (64 km) or so, until they were caught by the peloton. Bernhard Kohl (T-Mobile) won the King of the Mountain for the day.
George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) won the stage and with the ten second time bonus took the lead from Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner). This put Leipheimer in second place, four seconds behind Hincapie.
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2006 Tour of California
The 2006 Tour of California was the inaugural edition of the Tour of California, a professional road cycling stage race that made its debut on February 19, 2006. Sponsored by the biotechnology company Amgen, the eight-day, 700 miles (1,100 km) race started in San Francisco, winding its way down the California coast to finish in Redondo Beach. With eight of the twenty European UCI ProTour teams in attendance, the inaugural Tour of California proved to be one of the largest cycling races in the United States since the demise of the Coors Classic in 1988.
Among the professional cyclists in attendance were George Hincapie (Discovery Channel), Floyd Landis (Phonak), Chris Horner and Freddy Rodriguez (Davitamon–Lotto), Bobby Julich and Dave Zabriskie (Team CSC), Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner), and Gilberto Simoni (Saunier Duval–Prodir).
Bay Area resident Levi Leipheimer took the early lead in the Tour and secured the leader's golden jersey by winning the prologue time trial. His time of 4:53.43 put him ahead of second-place finisher Bobby Julich, who finished five seconds behind the leader. Americans swept the first five spots with George Hincapie finishing third, followed by Floyd Landis and David Zabriskie. The 1.9-mile (3.1 km) prologue began at San Francisco's Ferry Building and climbed up Telegraph Hill to finish at the base of Coit Tower.
Juan José Haedo won the stage after a mass sprint, ahead of veterans Olaf Pollack and Stuart O'Grady from the UCI ProTour teams T-Mobile Team and Team CSC. This was the first win for team Toyota-United Pro.
Gerolsteiner controlled the race, letting Jean Marc Marino (Crédit Agricole) and Jackson Stewart (Kodakgallery.Com-Sierra Nevada) escape, but keeping the time gap small enough to catch them before the finish.
Arriving in his hometown in the leader's golden jersey, Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner) was greeted by tens of thousands of his fans. By finishing near the front of the main pack, he retained the jersey for the next day.
Mike Creed (TIAA-CREF) sprinted away from the field just nine miles (14 km) after the start. He was followed by Mads Kaggestad (Crédit Agricole) and Ben Jaques-Maynes (Kodak Gallery.com/Sierra Nevada). The three remained in front for the next 40 miles (64 km) or so, until they were caught by the peloton. Bernhard Kohl (T-Mobile) won the King of the Mountain for the day.
George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) won the stage and with the ten second time bonus took the lead from Levi Leipheimer (Gerolsteiner). This put Leipheimer in second place, four seconds behind Hincapie.