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Dates | August 27, 2006 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 226 km (140.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 5h 18' 56" | ||||||||||||
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Winner | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | (Liquigas) | |
Second | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | (Rabobank) | |
Third | Manuele Mori (ITA) | (Saunier Duval-Prodir) |
The 2006 GP Ouest-France, the 69th edition of the GP Ouest-France, took place on August 27, 2006 in the French region of Brittany, in a race in and around the village of Plouay.
Previously unheralded Vincenzo Nibali stunned the field with his victory, outsprinting Juan Antonio Flecha to take his first major win.