2006 Danmark Rundt
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The 2006 Danmark Rundt
was a men's road bicycle race
held from 2 to 6 August 2006. Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara
of Team CSC
captured the overall title. It was the 16th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.
Stage 1: Frederikshavn
The 2006 Danmark Rundt started in Frederikshavn and the first stage took the riders across Vendsyssel
before turning south towards Viborg. This was also the race's longest stage.
Route: Frederikshavn–Hjørring
–Løkken
–Brovst
–Løgstør
–Farsø
–Gedsted–Skals–Viborg, ending with 2 laps of 4.5 km.
This means that Aitor Galos Alonso leads the general classification, as well as the point classification. Aart Vierhouten
leads the hill competition, Alex Rasmussen
has the youth jersey, Jacob Nielsen
has the fighter jersey and is leading the team competition.
Stage 2: Aalestrup
Stage 2 will take the riders down Jutland
, reaching the race's highest point some 170 metres above sea level at Yding Skovhøj. Note that this stage also features a rough 21% climb on Kiddesvej in Vejle which will be passed on both of the final laps.
Route: Aalestrup–Møldrup–Viborg
–Dollerup Bakker–Kjellerup
–Silkeborg
–Gl. Rye–Yding Skovhøj
–Uldum–Vejle, ending with 2 laps of 5.5 km.
This means that Fabian Cancellara
moves into yellow and gets the white youth-jersey too, Aitor Galdos Alonso retains the dark-purple point-jersey, though. Aart Vierhouten
keeps the dotted hill-jersey, and Maarten Tjallingi gets the fighter-jersey. Team CSC
moves into first in the team classification.
Stage 3: Kolding
The third stage reaches Little Belt Bridge
before following the western and south coast of Funen
until Svendborg, then heading north to the island's largest city, Odense.
Route: Kolding–Middelfart
–Assens
–Hårby
–Faaborg
–Svendborg
–Ringe
–Odense, ending with 2 laps of 4.4 km.
After stage 3, Stuart O'Grady snatches the yellow and purple jerseys. Aart Vierhouten keeps the dotted jersey, and Fabian Cancellara
is still the best youngster. Jacob Nielsen gets the fighter jersey, and Team CSC is still on top of the team-leaderboard.
Stage 4: Sorø
Stage 4 is a so-called "half-stage", since a time trial
will be held in the evening of 5 August. This stage primarily goes north-east from Sorø through Tølløse, birth city of 2005
and 2006 Tour de France
polka-dot winner Michael Rasmussen
, on its way to Hillerød.
Route: Sorø–Stenlille–Tølløse
–Kirke Hyllinge–Skibby
–Frederikssund
–Slangerup
–Hillerød, ending with 2 laps of 4.0 km.
No classements got new leaders in this short stage, so O'Grady is still in yellow and purple, Viethouten still in dotted, Cancellara still in white, Nielsen still leads the fighter classification and CSC still leads the team classification.
Stage 5: Elsinore
Stage 5, the penultimate stage, is a short individual time trial
. A few days before this stage, it was shortened from 15.5 to 14 km.
Route (streets are unlinked): Kronborgvej–Ndr. Strandvej–Hellebæk
–Ålsgårde (turning point)–Hellebæk
–Elsinore
–Kronborgvej
Stage 6: Gilleleje
The final stage will cross Benbrækkeren, a steep hill in northern Zealand, before ending with the traditional finish at Frederiksberg Allé.
Route: Gilleleje–"Benbrækkeren"–Helsinge
–Hillerød
–Blovstrød–Vedbæk
–Frederiksberg, ending with 10 laps of 6.0 km.
consisted of 125 riders on 16 teams (7–8 per team). This is the list of the participants, as seen on the official site.
* Team Post Danmark is a team of Danish riders, whose teams don't enter the race. Post Danmark
is sponsor for the national team, so therefore the team is registered as a national one.
Danmark Rundt
Danmark Rundt is a Danish stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, Post Danmark, and the race is therefore also known as Post Danmark Rundt. Currently 15 teams, with 8 riders...
was a men's road bicycle race
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
held from 2 to 6 August 2006. Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...
of Team CSC
Team CSC
Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack...
captured the overall title. It was the 16th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985.
Stage 1: FrederikshavnFrederikshavnThis article is about a Danish town. For the German town, see Friedrichshafen, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Frederikshavn is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to...
–Viborg, DenmarkViborg, DenmarkViborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...
(210 km)
The 2006 Danmark Rundt started in Frederikshavn and the first stage took the riders across VendsysselVendsyssel
Vendsyssel is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island. Vendsyssel is part of the North Denmark Region....
before turning south towards Viborg. This was also the race's longest stage.
Route: Frederikshavn–Hjørring
Hjørring
Hjørring Municipality is a municipality in North Denmark Region on the west coast of the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality covers an area of 929,58 km², making it the largest in Vendsyssel, and it has a total population of 67,121...
–Løkken
Løkken
Løkken may refer to the following locations:*Løkken-Vrå, a former municipality in Denmark, Now part of Hjørring.*Løkken a small sea side town in that municipality*Løkken Verk, a village in Norway....
–Brovst
Brovst
Brovst is a town with a population of 2,778 in Jammerbugt municipality in northern Jutland in the Region Nordjylland. To the north is Jammer Bay , and beyond that the Skagerrak, the strait that separates Denmark from Norway....
–Løgstør
Løgstør
Løgstør is a town with a population of 4,357 and a former municipality in Region Nordjylland on the Jutland Peninsula in northern Denmark. The municipality, including the island of Livø, covered an area of , and had a total population of 10,270...
–Farsø
Farsø
Farsø is a town with a population of 3,253 in Region Nordjylland in Denmark in the Vesthimmerland municipality.Until January 1, 2007, Farsø was also a municipality in North Jutland County. The municipality covered an area of 201 km², and had a total population of 7,991 . Its last mayor was...
–Gedsted–Skals–Viborg, ending with 2 laps of 4.5 km.
Results
| # | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aitor Galdos Alonso |
Panaria Navigare | 4h44'08" | |
| 2 |  René HaselbacherRené Haselbacher René Haselbacher is an Austrian retired professional road bicycle racer. He rode for major teams and , and took national titles in both road racing and the time trial... |
s.t. | ||
| 3 |  Stuart O'GradyStuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
s.t. | |
| 4 |  Manuel QuinziatoManuel Quinziato Manuel Quinziato is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :19972001... |
at 10" | ||
| 5 |  Maximiliano RichezeMaximiliano Richeze Ariel Maximiliano Richeze is an Argentine professional cyclist who rides for the D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo team.... |
Panaria Navigare | at 18" | |
| Full result | ||||
This means that Aitor Galos Alonso leads the general classification, as well as the point classification. Aart Vierhouten
Aart Vierhouten
Aart Vierhouten is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for .-Career wins:1993...
leads the hill competition, Alex Rasmussen
Alex Rasmussen
Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race...
has the youth jersey, Jacob Nielsen
Jacob Nielsen
Jacob Nielsen , a great grandson of Valdemar II of Denmark, was count of Northern Halland. His father and grandfather had both held Halland as a county before him. Jacob received Halland in 1283, but switched allegiance to the King of Norway two years later and was declared an outlaw in 1287...
has the fighter jersey and is leading the team competition.
Stage 2: AalestrupAalestrupAalestrup is a town in Vesthimmerland municipality with a population of 2,760 in Region Nordjylland in Denmark.-External links:*...
–VejleVejleVejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
(185 km)
Stage 2 will take the riders down JutlandJutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
, reaching the race's highest point some 170 metres above sea level at Yding Skovhøj. Note that this stage also features a rough 21% climb on Kiddesvej in Vejle which will be passed on both of the final laps.
Route: Aalestrup–Møldrup–Viborg
Viborg, Denmark
Viborg , a town in central Jutland, Denmark, is the seat of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula...
–Dollerup Bakker–Kjellerup
Kjellerup
Kjellerup is a Danish town with a population of 4,795 Its located 17 km north from Silkeborg and 20 km south from Viborg in Central Jutland.The town was the seat of the former Kjellerup Municipality....
–Silkeborg
Silkeborg
Silkeborg is a city in central Denmark. Located in Silkeborg municipality in Jutland, the city has a population of 42,724 . The development of Silkeborg as a modern city may be traced to the foundation of the paper mill by Michael Drewsen on the Gudenaa in 1844...
–Gl. Rye–Yding Skovhøj
Yding Skovhøj
Yding Skovhøj in Horsens municipality, Jutland is one of Denmark's highest points. Its height is 172.54 m above sea level when the height of one of the Bronze Age burial mounds built on the top of the hill is included...
–Uldum–Vejle, ending with 2 laps of 5.5 km.
Results
| # | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fabian CancellaraFabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
4h16'34" | |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
at 21" | |
| 3 |  Thomas ZieglerThomas Ziegler (Cyclist) Thomas Ziegler is a German former professional road bicycle racer. On early 2008, at the age of 27, he announced that he retired from professional cycling to open a bike shop in Hannover, where he currently lives.... |
Team T-Mobile | s.t. | |
| 4 | Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... |
at 23" | ||
| 5 | Baden Cooke Baden Cooke Baden Cooke is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria.... |
Unibet.com Cycling Team Unibet.com Cycling Team Cycle Collstrop was a Swedish UCI Professional Continental cycling team. It was the successor to Unibet.com, which was mainly sponsored by the online gambling website Unibet.com and as a continuation of the MrBookmaker.com cycling team... |
s.t. | |
| Full result | ||||
This means that Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...
moves into yellow and gets the white youth-jersey too, Aitor Galdos Alonso retains the dark-purple point-jersey, though. Aart Vierhouten
Aart Vierhouten
Aart Vierhouten is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for .-Career wins:1993...
keeps the dotted hill-jersey, and Maarten Tjallingi gets the fighter-jersey. Team CSC
Team CSC
Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack...
moves into first in the team classification.
Stage 3: KoldingKoldingKolding is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in Region of Southern Denmark . It is the site of the council Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companies, principally geared towards shipbuilding...
–OdenseOdenseThe city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...
(205 km)
The third stage reaches Little Belt BridgeLittle Belt Bridge
The Little Belt Bridge , also known as The Old Little Belt Bridge, is a truss bridge over the Little Belt strait in Denmark. The first bridge to have been constructed over the strait, it spans from Snoghøj on Jutland to Kongebrogaarden on Funen. It is owned by the state and Banedanmark, the Danish...
before following the western and south coast of Funen
Funen
Funen , with a size of 2,984 km² , is the third-largest island of Denmark following Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy, and the 163rd largest island of the world. Funen is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 454,358 inhabitants . The main city is Odense, connected to the...
until Svendborg, then heading north to the island's largest city, Odense.
Route: Kolding–Middelfart
Middelfart
Middelfart is a town in central Denmark, with a population of 14,781 . The town is the municipal seat of Middelfart municipality on the island of Funen .-Overview:The Middelfart municipality has a population of 37,701 people as of 2011...
–Assens
Assens
Assens may refer to:* Assens, Denmark** Assens Municipality* Assens, Switzerland* Rafael Cansinos-Asséns , a Spanish poet, essayist, literary critic...
–Hårby
Harby
Harby may refer to:*Harby, Leicestershire, England*Harby, Nottinghamshire, England*Hårby, Denmark...
–Faaborg
Faaborg
Faaborg or Fåborg is a Danish town with a population of 7,178 , located in Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality on the island of Funen. It was formerly the seat of Faaborg municipality. The seat of the new municipality is Ringe...
–Svendborg
Svendborg
Svendborg is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark. The town is in Svendborg municipality . Svendborg is the second-largest city on Funen and has a population of 27,009 ....
–Ringe
Ringe
Ringe is a town with a population of 5,547 on Funen in central Denmark. It is the seat of Faaborg-Midtfyn municipality, and was previously the seat of the now abolished Ringe municipality. The main office of Rynkeby Foods, a major danish producer of juice and squash, is located in Ringe.-External...
–Odense, ending with 2 laps of 4.4 km.
Results
| # | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Förster Robert Förster Robert Förster is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for .He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger... |
4h40'41" | ||
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
s.t. | |
| 3 |  Alex RasmussenAlex Rasmussen Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race... |
Team Post Danmark | s.t. | |
| 4 |  Aart VierhoutenAart Vierhouten Aart Vierhouten is a Dutch former professional racing cyclist, who last rode for .-Career wins:1993... |
Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,... |
s.t. | |
| 5 | Maximiliano Richeze Maximiliano Richeze Ariel Maximiliano Richeze is an Argentine professional cyclist who rides for the D'Angelo & Antenucci-Nippo team.... |
Panaria Navigare | s.t. | |
| Full result | ||||
After stage 3, Stuart O'Grady snatches the yellow and purple jerseys. Aart Vierhouten keeps the dotted jersey, and Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...
is still the best youngster. Jacob Nielsen gets the fighter jersey, and Team CSC is still on top of the team-leaderboard.
Stage 4: SorøSorøSorø is a town in Sorø municipality in Region Sjælland on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The population is 7,805 . The municipal council and the regional council are located in Sorø....
–HillerødHillerødHillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...
(100 km)
Stage 4 is a so-called "half-stage", since a time trialIndividual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
will be held in the evening of 5 August. This stage primarily goes north-east from Sorø through Tølløse, birth city of 2005
2005 Tour de France
The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...
and 2006 Tour de France
2006 Tour de France
The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
polka-dot winner Michael Rasmussen
Michael Rasmussen
Michael Rasmussen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for the Danish team Christina Watches-Onfone. In the 2007 Tour de France, Rasmussen, while in the yellow jersey, had his contract terminated by his team and was removed from the Tour...
, on its way to Hillerød.
Route: Sorø–Stenlille–Tølløse
Tølløse
Tølløse is a railroad town, with a population of 3,797 , at the railroad between Roskilde and Holbæk and the railroad from Tølløse to Slagelse operated by Vestsjællands Lokalbaner....
–Kirke Hyllinge–Skibby
Skibby
Skibby is a town with a population of 3,185 and a former municipality in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark...
–Frederikssund
Frederikssund
Frederikssund Kommune is a municipality on the shores of Roskilde Fjord in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. On 1 January 2007, the municipality was enlarged to include the old Jægerspris, Slangerup, and Skibby municipalities. It now covers an area of 260 km² and...
–Slangerup
Slangerup
Slangerup is a town with a population of 6,822 in Frederikssund municipality in Region Hovedstaden in the northern part of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark.-The town of Slangerup:...
–Hillerød, ending with 2 laps of 4.0 km.
Results
| # | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olaf Pollack Olaf Pollack Olaf Pollack is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.... |
T-Mobile Team T-Mobile Team HTC-Highroad is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones. High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia... |
2h30'04" | |
| 2 | Baden Cooke Baden Cooke Baden Cooke is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria.... |
Unibet.com Cycling Team Unibet.com Cycling Team Cycle Collstrop was a Swedish UCI Professional Continental cycling team. It was the successor to Unibet.com, which was mainly sponsored by the online gambling website Unibet.com and as a continuation of the MrBookmaker.com cycling team... |
s.t. | |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
s.t. | |
| 4 | René Haselbacher René Haselbacher René Haselbacher is an Austrian retired professional road bicycle racer. He rode for major teams and , and took national titles in both road racing and the time trial... |
s.t. | ||
| 5 |  Dariusz Rudnicki |
Team Intel Action | s.t. | |
| Full result | ||||
No classements got new leaders in this short stage, so O'Grady is still in yellow and purple, Viethouten still in dotted, Cancellara still in white, Nielsen still leads the fighter classification and CSC still leads the team classification.
Stage 5: ElsinoreElsinoreHelsingør is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Helsingør has a population of 46,279 including the southern suburbs of Snekkersten and Espergærde...
(14 km, ITT)
Stage 5, the penultimate stage, is a short individual time trialIndividual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
. A few days before this stage, it was shortened from 15.5 to 14 km.
Route (streets are unlinked): Kronborgvej–Ndr. Strandvej–Hellebæk
Hellebæk
Hellebæk is a town in North Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 5,578 and is sited by the Øresund about 5 kilometres north of Helsingør, in Helsingør Municipality and the Capital Region....
–Ålsgårde (turning point)–Hellebæk
Hellebæk
Hellebæk is a town in North Zealand in Denmark. It has a population of 5,578 and is sited by the Øresund about 5 kilometres north of Helsingør, in Helsingør Municipality and the Capital Region....
–Elsinore
Elsinore
Helsingør is a city and the municipal seat of Helsingør municipality on the northeast coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. Helsingør has a population of 46,279 including the southern suburbs of Snekkersten and Espergærde...
–Kronborgvej
Results
| # | Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
0h16'15" | |
| 2 | Thomas Ziegler Thomas Ziegler (Cyclist) Thomas Ziegler is a German former professional road bicycle racer. On early 2008, at the age of 27, he announced that he retired from professional cycling to open a bike shop in Hannover, where he currently lives.... |
Team T-Mobile | at 18" | |
| 3 | Alex Rasmussen Alex Rasmussen Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race... |
Team Post Danmark | at 24" | |
| 4 | Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course... |
at 27" | ||
| 5 | Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics... |
Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
at 27" | |
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Stage 6: GillelejeGillelejeGilleleje is, with a population of 6,491 , one of the main towns of the Gribskov municipality in Region Hovedstaden in Denmark. The town is at the northernmost point of Sjælland in Denmark.-Etymology:...
–FrederiksbergFrederiksbergFrederiksberg Kommune is a municipality on the island of Zealand in Denmark. It surrounded by the city of Copenhagen. The municipality, co-extensive with its seat, covers an area of and has a total population of 98,782 making it the smallest municipality in Denmark area-wise, the fifth most...
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The final stage will cross Benbrækkeren, a steep hill in northern Zealand, before ending with the traditional finish at Frederiksberg Allé.Route: Gilleleje–"Benbrækkeren"–Helsinge
Helsinge
Until 1 January 2007, Helsinge was a municipality in Frederiksborg County on the north coast of the island of Zealand in eastern Denmark. It had a total population of 19,473 , but in the summer months the population grew to over 36.000 people. Its last mayor was Claus Lange, a member of the...
–Hillerød
Hillerød
Hillerød Kommune is a municipality in Region Hovedstaden . The municipality covers an area of 191 km² , and has a total population of 46,568...
–Blovstrød–Vedbæk
Vedbæk
Vedbæk is a small town in the municipality of Rudersdal , Denmark. It is located on the Øresund coast of Zealand, between Rungsted to the north and Skodsborg to the south. The town has a station on the busy Kystbanen railway line, approximately midway between Copenhagen and Helsingør...
–Frederiksberg, ending with 10 laps of 6.0 km.
- Stage winner: Robert FörsterRobert FörsterRobert Förster is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for .He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger...
Participation list
The pelotonPeloton
The peloton , field, bunch or pack is the large main group of riders in a road bicycle race. Riders in a group save energy by riding close near other riders...
consisted of 125 riders on 16 teams (7–8 per team). This is the list of the participants, as seen on the official site.
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| ProTour UCI ProTour The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series... teams |
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| Team CSC Team CSC Team Saxo Bank-SunGard is a professional cycling team from Denmark. It competes in the UCI ProTour. The team is owned and managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis, under the management of his company Riis Cycling. The sponsor is a Danish investment bank.Founded for 1998 Team home – Jack... |
Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics... , Brian Vandborg Brian Vandborg Brian Bach Vandborg is a Danish professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He was national U/23 champion in individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with , with a length of two years... , Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... , Jakob Piil Jakob Piil Jakob Storm Piil is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer, where he later lived many years in Odense. He is an all-round rider, known for his aggressive style of riding, whose speciality is to pick the right breakaways. He is the cousin of Danish former professional bicycle racer Jørgen V... , Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen Kurt Asle Arvesen is a former Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for . Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. From 2012 he will be manager of .... , Allan Johansen Allan Johansen Allan Johansen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer. He became professional in 1998 for Team Chicky World, in 2000 he went on to Team Memorycard - Jack & Jones . Johansen continued at Team Fakta from 2001 to 2003 then to BankGiroLoterij in 2004, before he returned to Team CSC in 2005,... , Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen... and Matti Breschel Matti Breschel Matti Breschel is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .-Career:He got his breakthrough with small Danish Team PH, finishing 6th at the U/23 Cycling World Championship in Verona in 2004 where he helped fellow Dane Mads Christensen finish 3rd... |
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| T-Mobile Team T-Mobile Team HTC-Highroad is a professional cycling team competing in international road bicycle races. Their current title sponsor is HTC Corporation, a Taiwanese manufacturer of smartphones. High Road Sports is the management company of team manager Bob Stapleton. Past title sponsors include Columbia... |
Olaf Pollack Olaf Pollack Olaf Pollack is a professional road racing cyclist specializing in sprint races and competitions.... , Scott Davis Scott Davis (cyclist) Scott Davis is an Australian former professional road bicycle racer, last for UCI Pro Tour Team .Born in Bundaberg, Queensland, he currently lives in Varese, Italy.He is the brother of fellow cyclist, Allan Davis.- Palmarès :... , Bas Giling Bas Giling Bastiaan "Bas" Giling is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Team Designa Køkken, having previously ridden for UCI ProTour .... , Sergey Ivanov, Berhard Kohl, André Korff André Korff André Korff is a German professional road bicycle racer.He currently lives in Forchheim, Germany, with his wife and two children.- Palmares :* Rheinland-Pfalz Rundfahrt - 1 stage * GP Tell - 1 stage... , Eric Baumann Eric Baumann Eric Baumann is a German professional road bicycle racer for Team NetApp in 2010 and used to ride for the UCI Continental team Team Sparkasse... and Thomas Ziegler |
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Magnus Bäckstedt Magnus Bäckstedt Magnus Bäckstedt is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer.He began as a skier, selected for the national team when he was 14. His greatest achievement in cycling is winning Paris–Roubaix in 2004. Bäckstedt is 1m 93 tall and weighs 94 kg... , Alberto Curtolo Alberto Curtolo -Palmares:2005- External links :... , Mauro Da Dalto Mauro Da Dalto Mauro Da Dalto is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . Da Dalto started in the Marchiol-Ima-Famila team, the semi-professional branch of the Liquigas-team for neo-professionals. In the end of 2005, Da Dalto signed a contract at... , Nicola Loda, Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali Vincenzo Nibali is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides UCI ProTeam . Born near the Strait of Messina, Nibali's nickname is the "shark of the strait" or simply "the shark." His first major win came at the 2006 GP Ouest-France, where he beat an impressive field on a tough course... , Manuel Quinziato Manuel Quinziato Manuel Quinziato is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :19972001... and Marco Righetto |
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Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... , Olivier Kaisen Olivier Kaisen Olivier Kaisen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :2001200220032004- External links :**... , Bert Roesems Bert Roesems Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996Bert Roesems was a Belgian professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:1996... , Tom Steels Tom Steels Tom Steels is a former Belgian professional road bicycle racer, specialising in sprint finishes and one-day races... , Preben Van Hecke Preben Van Hecke Preben Van Hecke is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Topsport Vlaanderen.- Palmares :* Schaal Sels-Merksem * Profronde van Fryslan... , Léon van Bon Léon van Bon Léon Hendrik Jan van Bon is a road racing cyclist from the Netherlands, who won the silver medal in the men's points race at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He won his first major race at the professionals in 1998, winning the HEW Cyclassics... , Peter Van Petegem Peter van Petegem Peter van Petegem is a former professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegem last rode for Quick Step-Innergetic, in 2007. He lived in Horebeke. He was a specialist in spring classics, one of ten riders to win the Ronde van Vlaanderen and Paris–Roubaix in the same season... and Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez is an American professional road racing cyclist. His nickname is Fast Freddie due to his reputation as a sprint specialist. He is a three-time US national champion as winner of the US Pro Cycling Championship. He came up through the ranks of the U.S... |
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Frank Høj Frank Høj Frank Høj is a retired Danish professional road bicycle racer. Høj started as a stagiaire for the Zetelhallen team in 1994, and became professional in 1995 for . His first win as a professional came the year after.- Wins :... , Robert Förster Robert Förster Robert Förster is a German professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for .He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger... , Thomas Fothen Thomas Fothen Thomas Fothen is a German racing cyclist, currently riding for the German continental team NSP. He is the younger brother of Markus Fothen.- Palmarès :* National Track Championships, Team Pursuit... , René Haselbacher René Haselbacher René Haselbacher is an Austrian retired professional road bicycle racer. He rode for major teams and , and took national titles in both road racing and the time trial... , Volker Ordowski Volker Ordowski Volker Ordowski is a German former professional road bicycle racer, retiring after riding for UCI ProTeam Gerolsteiner for ten seasons.- Palmares :* Esslingen - 1 stage... , Sven Krauss, Matthias Russ Matthias Russ Matthias Russ is a German professional road bicycle racer, currently unattached following the collapse of .- Palmares :* Regio-Tour – 1 stage & Best Young Rider * 3rd, National U23 Road Race Championship... and Michael Rich Michael Rich (cyclist) Michael Rich is a professional road bicycle racer, who won the gold medal for his native country in the men's team time trial at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain... |
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Baden Cooke Baden Cooke Baden Cooke is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria.... , Glenn Bak, Gorik Gardeyn, Jeremy Hunt, Geert Omloop, Bobbie Traksel, Matthew Wilson and Marco Zanotti |
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Paride Grillo Paride Grillo Paride Grillo is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :200320042005... , Brett Lancaster Brett Lancaster Brett Lancaster is a professional racing cyclist from Australia, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He started cycle racing at the age of 14 in 1993. He spent four years riding for before moving to Team Milram in July 2006... , Ariel Maximiliano Richeze, Moises Aldape Chavez, Mirko Allegrini, Matteo Priamo, Tiziano Dall'Antonia and Aitor Galdos Alonso |
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 Team Barloworld |
Igor Astarloa Igor Astarloa Igor Astarloa Askasibar is a retired cyclist from Spain.-Career:Astarloa turned professional with the Italian cycling team and enjoyed his best season in 2003 with team when he won the Flèche Wallonne and the road race title at the World Cycling Championships at Hamilton, Canada... , Giosue Bonomi, Diego Caccia, Enrico Degano, Mauro Facci, Rodney Green, Jeremy Maartens and James Perry |
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| Chocolade Jacques - Topsport Vlaanderen |
Glenn D'Hollander, Kenny Lisabeth, Kenny De Haes, Frederik Willems, Iljo Keisse, Bart Vanheule, Wouter Van Mechelen and Koen Barbe | |
| Team Intel Action |
Marcin Osinski, Dariusz Rudnicki, Krzysztof Miara, Krzysztof Kuznmiak, Denys Kostyuk, Bogdan Bondrev and Lukasz Bodnar | |
| Team LPR |
Samuele Marzoli, Andreas Dietziker, Mikhaylo Khalilov, Yuri Metlushenko, Alessandro Maserati, Roberto Traficante and Gene Michael Bates | |
| Skil-Shimano |
Aart Vierhouten, Rik Reinerink, Piet Rooyakkers, Maarten Tjallingi, Paul Martens, René Weissinger, Kenny Van Hummel and Christoph Messchenmoser | |
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| Team GLS |
Jacob Moe Rasmussen, Jimmy Hansen, Kristoffer G. Nielsen, Michael Mørkøv, Kasper Jebjerg, Anders Lund, Lasse Bøchmann and Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | |
| Team Designa Køkken |
Rene Jørgensen, Michael Reihs, Michael Larsen, Chris Anker Sørensen, Daniel Holm Foder, Jacob Fuglsang, Allan Bo Andresen and Jens Erik Madsen | |
| Glud & Marstrand Horsens |
Michael Skelde, Morten Christiansen, Jacob Nielsen, Troels Vinther, André Steensen, Roy Hegreberg, Rune Udby and Michael Berling | |
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| Team Post Danmark* |
Alex Rasmussen Alex Rasmussen Alex Nicki Rasmussen is a Danish professional racing cyclist. Rasmussen specialises in track cycling, and was the Scratch world champion in 2005. Rasmussen has also found success on the road, winning the 2007 Danish national championship road race... , Casper Jørgensen, Martin Mortensen, Peter Riis Andersen, Michael Tronborg, Jacob Kodrup, Nikola Aistrup and Jan Almblad |
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Post Danmark
Post Danmark A/S is the company responsible for the Danish postal service. Established in 1995 following political liberalization efforts, it has taken over the mail delivery duties of the governmental department Postvæsenet ; it was turned into a public limited company in 2002...
is sponsor for the national team, so therefore the team is registered as a national one.