2006 UCI Road World Championships
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The 2006 UCI Road World Championships
took place in Salzburg
, Austria
, between September 19 and September 24, 2006. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.
The Men's road race saw Italian
Olympic champion Paolo Bettini
triumph, while Swiss
Fabian Cancellara
won his first time trial world title.
The women's road race title was won by Marianne Vos
, in her first year of racing at senior level.
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...
took place in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, between September 19 and September 24, 2006. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23.
The Men's road race saw Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Olympic champion Paolo Bettini
Paolo Bettini
Paolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006...
triumph, while Swiss
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
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...
won his first time trial world title.
The women's road race title was won by Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos
Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships...
, in her first year of racing at senior level.
Events summary
| Men's Events | ||||||
| Men's road race |
Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini Paolo Bettini is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006... |
6:15:36 | Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former German professional road bicycle racer who last raced with Milram. With over 200 professional wins he is considered by some one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of history... |
st. | Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship... |
st. |
| Men's time trial |
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... |
1:00:11.75 | David Zabriskie David Zabriskie David Zabriskie is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States who rides for . His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include stage wins in all three Grand Tour stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship six times... |
1:01:41.72 | Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, is an ethnically Russian Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer who currently competes with the UCI ProTeam Astana... |
1:02:01.47 |
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Men's under-23 road race |
Gerald Ciolek Gerald Ciolek Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2005, Ciolek won the German National Championship road race at age 18, the youngest ever rider to do so.... |
4:00.50 | Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist.... |
st. | Alexander Khatuntsev Alexander Khatuntsev Alexander Khatuntsev is a Russian professional road bicycle racer who rode for Unibet.com and Tinkoff Credit Systems.- Palmares :20022003... |
st. |
| Men's under-23 time trial |
Dominique Cornu Dominique Cornu Dominique Cornu is a Belgian road and track cyclist from Flanders, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team . He specializes in the time trial discipline. At the 2006 World Cycling Championship he was crowned U23 Time Trial World Champion... |
49:28.42 | Mikhail Ignatiev |
50:05.52 | Jérôme Coppel Jérôme Coppel Jérôme Coppel is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .He and compatriot Romain Sicard were the focus of a four-page spread in L’Equipe‘s weekly magazine, with the headline: Bientôt un crack française?... |
50:13.08 |
| Women's Events | ||||||
| Women's road race |
Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships... |
3:20.26 | Trixi Worrack Trixi Worrack Beatrix Worrack is an elite professional road racing cyclist and the 2003 German national road race champion... |
st. | Nicole Cooke Nicole Cooke Nicole Denise Cooke, MBE is a Welsh professional road bicycle racer for the Mario Cipollini - Giordana Team team, and is the current Olympic road race champion.-Early life:... |
st. |
| Women's time trial |
Kristin Armstrong Kristin Armstrong Kristin Armstrong is a professional road bicycle racer and Olympic gold medalist, the winner of the Women's Time Trial at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Before temporarily retiring to start a family in 2009, she rode for in women's elite professional events on the National Racing Calendar ... |
35:04.89 | Karin Thürig Karin Thürig Karin Thürig is a Swiss professional racing cyclist and triathlete. She is the sister of fellow professional cyclist Andrea Thürig.-Cycling:2001200220032004... |
35:30.06 | Christine Thorburn |
35:34.25 |
Medals table
| Place | Nation | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4= | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7= | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7= | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 9= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 9= | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |