2006 Tour of California
| UCI America Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | February 19–26, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7+Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 700 mi (1,127 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Floyd Landis (USA)
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(Phonak) |
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| Second |
David Zabriskie (USA)
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(Team CSC) | |
| Third |
Bobby Julich (USA)
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(Team CSC) | |
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Mountains |
Levi Leipheimer (USA)
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(Gerolsteiner) |
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Youth |
Tom Peterson (USA)
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(TIAA–CREF) |
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Sprints |
 Olaf Pollack (GER)
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(T-Mobile Team) |
| Team | Team CSC | ||
The 2006 Tour of California was the inaugural edition of a professional cycling stage race that made its debut on February 19, 2006. Sponsored by the biotechnology company Amgen, the eight-day, 700 mile (1,126 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 [1]. 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.
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