The 2006 Tour de Pologne road cycling race took place from September 4 until September 10. German Stefan Schumacher won the last the two last stages on his way to capturing his second consecutive stage race; previously winning the Eneco Tour of Benelux.

Stages

Stage 1: 04-09-2006: Pułtusk-Olsztyn, 214 km

Stage 1 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel 5h 55' 34"
2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak s.t.
3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel 5h 55' 34"
2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak s.t.
3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic s.t.

Stage 2: 05-09-2006: Ostróda-Elbląg, 119.6 km

Stage 2 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital 2h 54' 49"
2 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic s.t.
3 Jose Rojas Gil  Spain Astana s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic 8h 50' 13"
2 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel s.t.
3 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital s.t.

Stage 3: 06-09-2006: Gdańsk-Toruń, 225.5 km

Stage 1 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak 5h 28' 37"
2 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital s.t.
3 Koldo Fernández  Spain Euskaltel–Euskadi s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak 14h 18' 43"
2 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 1"
3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic + 5"

Stage 4: 07-09-2006: Bydgoszcz-Poznań, 182 km

Stage 4 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital 4h 15' 43"
2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak s.t.
3 Sébastien Chavanel  France Bouygues Télécom s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital 18h 34' 17"
2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak + 3"
3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic + 14"

Stage 5: 08-09-2006: Legnica-Jelenia Góra, 192 km

Stage 5 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Stéphane Augé  France Cofidis 4h 58' 10"
2 Aaron Olson  United States Saunier Duval–Prodir s.t.
3 Max van Heeswijk  Netherlands Discovery Channel + 21"
 General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Daniele Bennati  Italy LAM 23h 32'48"
2 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak + 3"
3 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic + 14"

Stage 6: 09-09-2006: Szczawno Zdrój-Karpacz, 162.4 km

Stage 6 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 4h 19'39"
2 Fabian Wegmann  Germany Gerolsteiner + 2"
3 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 4"
 General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 27h 52'43"
2 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 10"
3 Alessandro Ballan  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 16"

Stage 7: 10-09-2006: Jelenia Góra-Karpacz, 126 km

Stage 7 result
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 3h 17'08"
2 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy Liquigas + 2"
3 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 2"
 General Classification after Stage 7
Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 31h 09'41"
2 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 18"
3 Alessandro Ballan  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 31"

General Standings

Final (After Stage 7)

Cyclist Country Team Time
1 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 31h 09'41"
2 Cadel Evans  Australia Davitamon–Lotto + 18"
3 Alessandro Ballan  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 31"
4 Marek Rutkiewicz  Poland Intel–Action + 31"
5 Alexandr Kolobnev  Russia Rabobank + 39"
6 Alexander Bocharov  Russia Crédit Agricole + 40"
7 Cristian Moreni  Italy Cofidis + 45"
8 Vincenzo Nibali  Italy Liquigas + 52"
9 Marzio Bruseghin  Italy Lampre–Fondital + 56"
10 Leonardo Bertagnolli  Italy Cofidis + 1' 01"

KOM Classification

The leader of the climbers classification (or King of the Mountains) is determined by obtaining points for reaching 19 mountain primes ahead of the competition. The classification leader will wear green jersey. Order of riders will be decided by the total number of points scored during the mountain primes.

Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Bartosz Huzarski  Poland Intel–Action 50 points
2 Joost Posthuma  Netherlands Rabobank 37 points
3 Marzio Bruseghin  Italy Lampre–Fondital 31 points

Points Classification

Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Wouter Weylandt  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic 81 points
2 Daniele Bennati  Italy Lampre–Fondital 74 points
3 Fabrizio Guidi  Italy Phonak 71 points

Best Team

Team Country Time
1 Crédit Agricole  France 93h 31' 22"
2 Cofidis  France + 1' 56"
3 Caisse d'Epargne–Illes Balears  Spain + 4' 12"

Jersey progress chart

Stage
(Winner)		 General Classification
Yellow Jersey		 Mountains Classification
Green Jersey		 Points Classification
Navy Blue Jersey		 Team Classification
Stage 1
(Max van Heeswijk)		 Max van Heeswijk no award Max van Heeswijk Discovery Channel
Stage 2
(Daniele Bennati)		 Wouter Weylandt Sven Krauss Wouter Weylandt
Stage 3
(Fabrizio Guidi)		 Fabrizio Guidi
Stage 4
(Daniele Bennati)		 Daniele Bennati
Stage 5
(Stéphane Augé)		 Aaron Olson Cofidis
Stage 6
(Stefan Schumacher)		 Stefan Schumacher Joost Posthuma Crédit Agricole
Stage 7
(Stefan Schumacher)		 Bartosz Huzarski
FINAL STANDINGS
 Stefan Schumacher Bartosz Huzarski Wouter Weylandt Crédit Agricole
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