2006_UCI_Road_World_Championships_–_Men's_Road_Race
2006 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
Cycling race
The 2006 edition of the men's UCI Road World Championships Road Race took place on September 24, 2006, in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Reigning Olympic champion and Italian Paolo Bettini captured the gold medal and the rainbow jersey as the 2006 World Cycling Champion. The 36-year-old German sprinter Erik Zabel took the silver medal and UCI ProTour winner Alejandro Valverde of Spain captured third place for the bronze medal. A total of 136 cyclists actually finished the race, with Slovakia's Roman Broniš in last place (+ 13'38").
| 2006 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | September 24, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 265.2 km (164.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 06h 15' 32" | ||||||||||||
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Based on the results of the riders in the UCI ProTour and UCI Continental Circuits in 2006, all nations have received a number of riders they can send to the championships. The number of allowed riders is different for each continent:
- Qualified Nations by the UCI Protour: Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Russia, Spain and Switzerland get 9 starters. Canada, Finland, Hungary, Lithuania and Luxembourg get 1 starter.
- Qualified Nations by the UCI Africa Tour: South Africa gets 6 starters. Burkina Faso gets 3 starters.
- Qualified Nations by the UCI America Tour: Brazil and Colombia get 6 starters. Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela get 3 starters. Costa Rica and Cuba get 1 starter.
- Qualified Nations by the UCI Asia Tour: Iran gets 6 starters. Kazakhstan and Japan get 3 starters.
- Qualified Nations by the UCI European Tour: Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Ukraine get 6 starters. Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Great Britain, Ireland, Latvia and Norway get 3 starters. Sweden gets 1 starter. Note: Because Austria is the host nation, they are given 3 extra starters to give them 6 riders in total.
- Qualified Nations by the UCI Oceania Tour: New Zealand gets 3 starters.
All nations are allowed to select reserves too, 5 reserves for nations with 9 riders, 3 reserves for nations with 6 riders, 2 reserves for nations with 3 riders and 1 reserve for nations with 1 rider.
Nations allowed nine riders
Australia
On September 14, the selection was released:
Belgium
National Coach: Carlo Bomans
On September 11, the selection was released:
- Serge Baguet, Quick-Step–Innergetic
- Tom Boonen, Quick-Step–Innergetic
- Stijn Devolder, Discovery Channel
- Philippe Gilbert, Française des Jeux
- Leif Hoste, Discovery Channel
- Kevin Hulsmans, Quick-Step–Innergetic
- Nick Nuyens, Quick-Step–Innergetic
- Jurgen Van Goolen, Discovery Channel
Johan Vansummeren, Davitamon–LottoVansummeren was replaced by Thierry Marichal from Cofidis, because he severely injured his shoulder in a crash on training just days before the event.
Also 5 reserves were appointed:
France
Selection released on September 12:
Germany
On September 11, the first selection was released, but since then many things have changed. Matthias Kessler and Jens Voigt have refused their selection as they claim to be "too tired after a long tiring season". Andreas Klöden has declared he only wants to ride in the Time Trial World Championships 2006.
Current Selection:
Italy
National coach Franco Ballerini selected the following riders:
Netherlands
National coach Egon van Kessel selected the following riders:
Russia
- Alexander Arekeev, Acqua & Sapone
- Alexandre Bazhenov, Naturino–Sapore di Mare
- Alexander Bocharov, Crédit Agricole
- Alexander Efimkin, Barloworld
- Vladimir Efimkin, Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
- Vladimir Gusev, Discovery Channel
- Vladimir Karpets, Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
- Alexandr Kolobnev, Rabobank
- Alexei Markov, Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
Spain
- Íñigo Cuesta, Team CSC
- Juan Antonio Flecha, Rabobank
- Xavier Florencio, Bouygues Télécom
- Luis Pérez Rodríguez, Cofidis
- Joaquim Rodríguez, Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
- Samuel Sánchez, Euskaltel–Euskadi
- Alejandro Valverde, Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears
- Francisco Ventoso, Saunier Duval–Prodir
- Carlos Sastre, Team CSC
Switzerland
Selection released on September 14:
United States
- Chris Baldwin, Toyota–United
- Tyler Farrar, Cofidis
- Chris Horner, Davitamon–Lotto
- Jason McCartney, Discovery Channel
- Danny Pate, TIAA–CREF
- Fred Rodriguez, Davitamon–Lotto
- Jackson Stewart, Kodakgallery.com–Sierra Nevada Pro Cycling
- Guido Trenti, Quick-Step–Innergetic
- Christian Vande Velde, Team CSC
Nations allowed six riders
Austria
The home nation was represented by:
Brazil
Colombia
Czech Republic
- Petr Benčík, PSK Whirlpool–Hradec Krlove
- Tomáš Bucháček, PSK Whirlpool–Hradec Krlove
- Stanislav Kozubek, PSK Whirlpool–Hradec Krlove
- Roman Kreuziger, Liquigas
- Martin Mareš, Naturino–Sapore di Mare
- František Raboň, T-Mobile Team
Poland
- Tomasz Kiendyś, Knauf Team
- Tomasz Marczyński, Ceramica Flaminia
- Przemysław Niemiec, Miche
- Robert Radosz, DHL–Author
- Marek Rutkiewicz, Intel–Action
- Kristzof Szczawinski, Ceramica Flaminia
Portugal
- Bruno Neves, Madeinox–BRIC–AR Canelas
- Sérgio Paulinho, Astana
- Nuno Ribeiro, LA Aluminios–Liberty Seguros
- José Rodrigues, Carvalhelhos–Boavista
- Rui Sousa, LA Aluminios–Liberty Seguros
- Nelson Victorino, Duja–Tavira
Slovenia
Slovakia
South Africa
Ukraine
- Andriy Hryvko, Team Milram
- Ruslan Pidgornyy, Tenax Nobili Rubinetterie
- Yaroslav Popovych, Discovery Channel
- Kyrylo Pospeyev, Acqua & Sapone
- Volodymyr Starchyk, Mykolaiv
- Volodymyr Zagorodniy, S. C. Pagnoncelli-NGC-Perrel
Nations allowed three riders
Argentina
Belarus
Bulgaria
- Daniel Andonov Petrov, Maia Milaneza
- Daniel Petrov, Duja–Tavira
- Svetoslav Tchanliev, Unknown
Burkina Faso
- Rabaki Jérémie Ouédraogo, Unknown
- Abdul Wahab Sawadogo, Unknown
- Saïdou Rouamba, Unknown
Croatia
Denmark
Estonia
- Mart Ojavee, Kalev Chocolate Team
- Erki Pütsep, AG2R Prévoyance
- Tarmo Raudsepp, Union Cycliste Nantes Atlantique
Great Britain
Ireland
Japan
- Fumiyuki Beppu, Discovery Channel
- Shinichi Fukushima, Cycle Racing Team Vang
- Hidenori Nodera, Skil–Shimano
Kazakhstan
Latvia
- Raivis Belohvoščiks, C.B. Immobiliare–Universal Caffé
- Aleksejs Saramotins, Rietumu Banka–Riga
New Zealand
New Zealand chose not to send riders to the Road World Championships 2006, as their most important riders are injured and thus unavailable.[1][2]
Norway
Venezuela
- Manuel Medina, Alcaldia de Cabimas
- José Ramos, Alcaldia de Cabimas
- José Rujano, Quick-Step–Innergetic
Nations allowed one rider
Canada
Finland
Hungary
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Sweden
- "Road World Championships team named". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-09-14.