2006 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 41st Tirreno–Adriatico road cycling race took place from March 8 to March 14, 2006, over seven stages. It was won by Dutchman Thomas Dekker of the Rabobank team. The points classification was won by Alessandro Petacchi and the King of the Mountains jersey went to José Joaquín Rojas.

Stage 3 - March 10: Avezzano – Paglieta, 183 km
General Classement leader Paolo Bettini crashed and was forced to retire from the race after 80 km following a tangle with Lars Bak of the CSC team.

Stage 5 - March 12: Servigliano – Servigliano ITT, 20 km
This stage was an individual time trial.

Points classification

 * 1) Alessandro Petacchi 🇮🇹 37 pts
 * 2) Thor Hushovd 🇳🇴 34
 * 3) Mikhaylo Khalilov 🇺🇦 28
 * 4) Erik Zabel 🇩🇪 26
 * 5) Oscar Freire Gomez 🇪🇸 25
 * 6) Alessandro Ballan 🇮🇹 25
 * 7) Riccardo Ricco' 🇮🇹 18
 * 8) Fabian Cancellara 🇮🇹 17
 * 9) Rinaldo Nocentini 🇮🇹 17
 * 10) Igor Astarloa 🇪🇸 16

Mountains classification

 * 1) José Joaquín Rojas 🇪🇸 11 pts
 * 2) Daniele Contrini 🇮🇹 11
 * 3) Matteo Priamo 🇮🇹 8
 * 4) Ignacio Gutierrez Cataluna 🇪🇸 7
 * 5) Alessandro Ballan 🇮🇹 5
 * 6) Vladimir Efimkin 🇷🇺 5
 * 7) Fortunato Baliani 🇮🇹 5
 * 8) Joseba Albizu Lizaso 🇪🇸 5
 * 9) Giampaolo Cheula 🇮🇹 5
 * 10) Ivan Basso 🇮🇹 3

Teams Classification

 * 1) Discovery Channel 82h 38' 09"
 * 2) Team CSC + 0' 17"
 * 3) Liberty Seguros - Wurth + 2' 40"
 * 4) Team Gerolsteiner + 2' 58"
 * 5) Phonak Hearing Systems + 3' 34"
 * 6) Saunier Duval - Prodir + 4' 51"
 * 7) Rabobank + 4' 53"
 * 8) Team T-Mobile + 4' 56"
 * 9) Barloworld + 6' 10"
 * 10) Euskadi Euskaltel + 6' 53"