In short
| Stage winner | José Alberto MARTINEZ |
 (yellow jersey) |
Ivan BASSO |
 (green jersey) |
Ivan BASSO |
 (red polka dot jersey) |
David LOPEZ GARCIA |
 (white jersey) |
Andriy GRIVKO |
All classifications
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best young • Best team |
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best young • Best team |
Stage by stage
| 1 | Saturday 25 March | 192 km |
| Sedan > Charleville-Mezieres | ||
| 2 | Sunday 26 March | 101 km |
| Les Vieilles Forges (Les Mazures) > Montherme | ||
| 3 | Sunday 26 March | 8.3 km |
| Charleville-Mezieres > Charleville-Mezieres | ||
| Total | 301.3 km | |
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The race
Sunday 26 March 2006| stage 3 | Charleville-Mezieres > Charleville-Mezieres - 8.3 km |  |
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The newsflashes
17:42Martinez wins stage, Basso captures overall victory
Ivan Basso eventually clocked the second fastest time in 10’10" and wins this 75th Criterium International. Alberto Martinez wins the final time-trial stage.
17:27Best time for Martinez
Spaniard José-Alberto Martinez (AGR) has just clocked the fastest time on the line in 10’08.
17:26Current Top 5
1. Kashechkin, 10’18’’
2. Voigt, at 1’’
3. Contador, at 4’’
4. Menchov, at 11’’
5. Ziegler, at 12’’
Second fastest time for Voigt
Jens Voigt (CSC) fastest at km 3.6 has clocked the second fasest time on the finsh line in 10’19.... The fastest time is still for Kashechkin in 10’18.
16:58Poor time for Rasmussen
Seventh of last year’s Tour de France, Mikael Rasmussen (RAB) has clocked a very poor time of 11’51.
16:56Voigt fastest at first check point
Jens Voigt (CSC) has the fastest time at km 3.6 in a time of 4’48.
16:55Provisional top 3
1. Kashechkin (LSW) 10’18
2. Contador (LSW) 10’22
3. Menchov (RAB) 10’30
Contador second fastest
Fastest at the first checkpoint, Alberto Contador (LSW) has clocked the second fastest time on the finish line in 10’22.
16:44BEst time for Kashechkin
Andrei Kashechkin (LSW) has the new fastest time in 10’18" while Contador (LSW) has the fastest time at km 3.6 in 4’48
16:41Vaugrenard fastest
Frenchman Benoit Vaugrenard has set the fastest time in 10’35. He had finished 8th of the Paris-Nice prologue.
16:39Terciado first on the line
The first rider to take off, Terciado has made it to the finish line in 10’59"
16:29Stage starts!
And off goes the first rider of this third and final stage Terciado Sacedo (REG). The riders will have to cover a 8.3km course with a first time check at km 3.6.
16:21Terciado to take off first
Spaniard Francisco José Terciado Sacedo (REG) will be the first to take off at 4:27 AM. He will be followed by Frenchman Benoit Vaugrenard (FDJ). Overall leader Ivan Basso (CSC) is due to take off at 5:30 AM.
15:53Time trial at 4:27 AM
The final stage of the 75th Criterium International will start at 4:27 AM. The riders will be competing on a 8.3 km time-trial through the streets of Charleville-Mézières.
64 riders remain in the race after the many withdrawals this morning (50) including Floyd Landis; while quite a few other riders (38) failed to make it in the authorized time delay including title holder Bobby Julich, Francisco Mancebo, Carlos Sastre.