The Men's Individual Time Trial at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships

2006 UCI Road World Championships

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....

 took place on September 21, 2006, in the 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...

n city of 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...

. The race was part of the UCI Road World Championships. 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....

 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...

 won the gold medal and the rainbow jersey

Rainbow jersey

The Rainbow jersey is the distinctive jersey worn by the reigning world champion in a bicycle racing discipline. The jersey is predominantly white with five horizontal bands in the UCI colours around the chest. From the bottom up the colours are: green, yellow, black, red and blue; the same colours...

 as the 2006 World Time Trial Champion.

Final classification

Rank	Rider	Time
		01:00.11
		01:01.29
		01:01.49
4.		01:01.53
5.		01:02.08
6.		01:02.13
7.		01:02.31
8.		01:02.31
9.		01:02.45
10.		01:02.53
11.		01:02.54
12.		01:02.57
13.		01:02.57
14.		01:03.07
15.		01:03.21
16.		01:03.27
17.		01:03.34
18.		01:03.39
19.		01:03.51
20.		01:03.52
21.		01:03.53
22.		01:04.12
23.		01:04.12
24.		01:04.16
25.		01:04.23
26.		01:04.41
27.		01:04.42
28.		01:04.45
29.		01:04.59
30.		01:05.02
31.		01:05.05
32.		01:05.15
33.		01:05.16
34.		01:05.27
35.		01:05.30
36.		01:05.32
37.		01:05.45
38.		01:05.55
39.		01:06.01
40.		01:06.17
41.		01:06.25
42.		01:06.37
43.		01:06.40
44.		01:06.42
45.		01:06.44
46.		01:07.00
47.		01:07.34
48.		01:08.38
49.		01:08.42
50.		01:09.05
51.		01:09.05
52.		01:12.13
—		DNS

Selected Riders

Each National Federation was allowed to enter 2 riders. In the end 53 riders were selected for the race, with Polish

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

 rider Piotr Mazur

Piotr Mazur

Piotr Mazur is a Polish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team CCC Polsat Polkowice.- Palmares : Time Trial Champion...

 not starting, 52 riders effectively took part.

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	Michael Rogers
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	Vitaly Kornilov	Saaremaa Jalgrattaklubi Viiking
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