In short
| Stage winner | Andrey KASHECHKIN |
 (yellow/white jersey) |
Floyd LANDIS |
 (green/white jersey) |
Tom BOONEN |
 (red polka dotted jersey) |
Christophe LAURENT |
 (blue jersey) |
Luis SANCHEZ |
All classifications
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best young • Best team |
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| Overall |
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best young • Best team |
Stage by stage
| P | Sunday 5 March | 4.8 km |
| Issy-les-Moulineaux > Issy-les-Moulineaux | ||
| 1 | Monday 6 March | 193 km |
| Villemandeur > Saint-Amand-Montrond | ||
| 2 | Tuesday 7 March | 200 km |
| Cerilly > Belleville | ||
| 3 | Wednesday 8 March | 168.5 km |
| Julienas > Saint-Etienne | ||
| 4 | Thursday 9 March | 193 km |
| Saint-Etienne > Rasteau | ||
| 5 | Friday 10 March | 201.5 km |
| Avignon > Digne-les-Bains | ||
| 6 | Saturday 11 March | 179 km |
| Digne-les-Bains > Cannes | ||
| 7 | Sunday 12 March | 135 km |
| Nice > Nice | ||
| Total | 1274.8 km | |
The race
Saturday 11 March 2006| stage 6 | Digne-les-Bains > Cannes - 179 km |  |
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The newsflashes
16:01Floyd Landis retains overall lead
The American finished in the main pack, some 90 seconds behind Kashechkin and retains his overall lead.
16:00Chavanel takes second place
Sylvain Chavanel was second, 1:05 behind and Thomas Voeckler was third.
15:59Kashechkin wins the 6th stage
Kashechkin wins the 6th stage of Paris-Nice on his own.
15:52Kashechkin/Chavanel duel
A nail-biting duel between Kashechkin and Chavanel is taking place in the last seven kilometres. The Kazakh has the upper hand, leading the Frenchman by 20 seconds.
15:49Chavanel 15 secs behind Kashechkin
Ten kilometres from the finish line, Chavanel is 15 seconds behind Kashechkin. Moncoutie, Voeckler, Casar, Van de Walle and Petrov are 35 seconds adrift. The main bunch trails by 1:50.
15:45Moncoutie penalised, misses polka dot jersey
Moncoutie was handed a five points penalty for an irregularity in the last climb as he was about to oust Christophe Laurent from the top of the mountain classification.
15:42Chavanel chases behind Kashechkin
In the descent, Sylvain Chavanel has attacked behind Kacheshkin.
15:39Result at the top of the Col du Tanneron
Result at the top of the col du Tanneron (2nd cat, km 159):
1. Kashechkin 7 pts
2. Petrov 5
3. Moncoutie 3 pts
4. Van de Walle 2
5. Voeckler 1
...Monfort, Chavanel and Casar.
1:10 Fofonov and Perez Arrieta
1:25 Voigt and Navarro
1:50 Peloton
Kashechkin on his own
One kilometre from the top of the Tanneron (km 158), Kashechkin catches Petrov and breaks on his own.
15:33Race situation at km 156
1. Petrov
At 40 secs Kasheshkin
At 50 secs Casar, Van de Wallle, Chavanel and Voeckler
At 1:00 Moncoutie
At 1:15 Fofonov
At 1:35 Voigt and Navarro
At 1:45 Popovych, Osa and Verbrugghe
At 2:25 peloton
Kashechkin 36 secs behind Petrov
Kashechkin is only 36 secs behind Petrov with 21 kms to go befor the finish line in Cannes.
15:29Moncoutie and Perez-Arrieta lose ground
Moncoutie and Perez-Arrieta have been dropped in turn from the chasing group as Kashechkin attacks behind Petrov.
15:28Only seven riders left in the chase
Only seven riders left in the first chasing group behind Petrov at km 155: Moncoutie, Chavanel, Perez Arrieta, Kashechkin, Casar, Voeckler and Van de Walle.
15:26Boonen dropped from the main pack
Boonen has been dropped from the main pack.
15:25Cofidis lead the chase
Cofifis are leading the chase at a high tempo, dropping more and more riders. Voigt, Osa and Fofonov have also been dropped.
15:22Four chasers dropped
Mourey, Navarro, Verbrugghe and Garcia Acosta have been dropped from the chasing group.
15:16Result of the second intermediate sprint
Result of the second intermediate sprint in Montauroux (km 144):
1. Petrov
2. Verbrugghe 1:30 behind
3. Mourey 1:40 behind
The main bunch 3:40 behind.
Verbrugghe chases behind Petrov
Rik Verburgghe has left the group of 15 chasers to try and catch Petrov (km 144)
15:05Race situation at km 137
Race situation at km 137:
Evgueni Petrov (Lampre) alone in the lead followed by a group of 15 riders : Jens Voigt (Team CSC), Andrey Kacheshkin, Daniel Navarro and Aitor Osa (Liberty Seguros), Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel), Vicente Garcia Acosta, Aitor Perez Arrieta (Caisse d’Epargne), Sylvain Chavanel, David Moncoutie, Maxime Monfort and Rik Verbrugghe (Cofidis), Jurgen Van de Walle (Guick Step-Innergetic), Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom), Sandy Casar and Francis Mourey (FD Jeux)
Fofonov chases behind Petrov
Fofonov (Crdit Agricole) is chasing behind Petrov in the descent of the Cote de Mons.
14:57Petrov leads chase by 1:20
At kilometre 131, Petrov was leading the first chasing group composed of Moncoutie, Chavanel, Casar, Van de Walle and Kashechkin by 1:20.
14:54Petrov was the hit of 2000
Race leader Petrov was the sensation of 2000 when he became road and time trial under-23 world champion in Plouay. Since then, he won the Tour de l’Avenir and became Russian champion in 2002.
14:48Main bunch 3:50 behind
The main pack, including race leader Floyd Landis, crosse the line at the top of the Cote de mons with a 3:50 deficit over Evgeni Petrov.
14:47Results at the top of the Cote de Mons
Results at the top of the Cote de Mons (3rd category, km 122):
1. Petrov
2. Moncoutie 50 seconds behind
3. Casar same time
...Voigt group 1:00 behind
...Portal and Garcia Acosta 1:20 behind
Results at the top of the Col de Bourigaille
Results at the top of the Col de Bourigaille (1st cat, kim 115)
1. Petrov
2. Moncoutie 22 secs behind
3. Kashechkin
4. Casar
5. Chavanel
6. Van de Walle same time
7. Perez Arrieta 30 secs behind
Petrov leads bunch by 2:40
Petrov now leads bunch by 2:40 as the leading group is splitting, 30 seconds behind the Russian.
14:23Attempt by Petrov
Petrov broke clear at the front of the race. He leads his former companions by 10 seconds.
14:22The race in the Col de Bourigaille
In the Col de Bourigaille, the leading group is stretched by the pace set by Moncoutie. Popovych, Portal and Garcia Acosta are dropped.
14:16Julich crashes but back on bike
Holder Bobby Julich crashed in the descent of the Col de St Arnoux but was unhurt and is back on his bike.
14:13Results at the top of the Col de St Arnoux
Results at the top of the Col de St Arnoux (3rd category, km 86):
1. Mourey
2. Moncoutié à 10 s
3. Casar and the rest of the break
The bunch 1:35 behind.
Mourey attacks
Mourey has attacked at the front of the leading group and holds a 10-second lead over his former companions. The bunch are 1:20 behind at kilometre 98.
13:52Peloton 1:40 behind
At the top of the Col du Clos d’Espargon, the peloton was 1:40 behind the 19 breakaways.
13:52Casar best placed in the break
The best placed in the leading group is Sandy Casar (FD Jeux), who was 3:51 behind Floyd Landis overall at the start.
13:50Average speed
The average speed for the second hour was 41.2 kph. The overall average speed was 42.8 kph.
13:49Result at the top of the Col du Clos d’Espargon
Results at the top od the Col du Clos d’Espargon (3rd cat, km 86):
1. David Moncoutie
2. Francis Mourey
3. Jens Voigt
followed by the 16 other breakaways.
Gap down at 1:40
The gap was down at 1:40 at kilometre 80.5
13:37Lead 2:20 at the feeding zone
The lead of the leading group at the feeding zone (km 75.5) reaches 2:20
13:28The 19 men in the lead
The 19 men in the lead at km 67 are Bobby Julich, Jens Voigt, Andrey Kacheshkin, Daniel Navarro, Aitor Osa, Yaroslav Popovych, Dmitryi Fofonov, Vicente Garcia Acosta, Aitor Perez Arrieta, Nicolas Portal, Sylvain Chavanel, David Moncoutie, Maxime Monfort, Rik Verbrugghe, Jurgen Van de Wale, Evgueni Petrov, Thomas Voeckler, Sandy Casar, Francis Mourey
Chavanel and Garcia-Acosta join the lead
Chavanel and Garcia-Acosta joined the leading group: 19 men in the lead.
13:22Result at the top of the Cote du Mousteiret
Results at the top of the Cote du Mousteiret (3rd category, km 59.5)
1. Moncoutié
2. Mourey
3. Julich
and the 14 other escapees.
Sylvain Chavanel (Cofidis), Nicolas Portal (Caisse d’Epargne) are 25 seconds adrift
The peloton 40 seconds behind.
Kashechkin and Fofonov back in front
Seventeen men are now in the lead. Two Kazakhs, Andrey Kashechkin and Dmitryi Fofonov, and France’s Thomas Voeckler have joined the group of 14 leaders.
13:15Result at the top of the Col de Luens
Result at the top of the Col de Luens (2d cat, km 59.5)
1. Moncoutie 7 pts
2. Voigt 5 pts
3. Navarro 3 pts
4. Perez Arrieta 2 pts
5. Monfort 1 pt
The 14 escapees at the top of the Col de Luens
The 14 escapees have reached the top of the Col de Luens (2nd cat, km 59.5) with a 30-second lead over the main bunch.
13:10Fourteen now in front
The eight riders in the front have now been joined by six other riders including some favourites : holder Bobby Julich (Team CSC), Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel), Sandy Casar (FD Jeux), David Moncoutie (Cofidis) as well as Evgeni Petrov (Lampre-Fondital) and Francis Mourey (FD Jeux)
13:08Eight men in the lead
After the first intermediate sprint in La Garde, Voigt, Navarro, Osa, Portal and Verbrugghe have been joined by three riders, Aitor Perez Arrieta, Maxime Monfort and Jurgen Van de Walle.
13:06Result of the first intermediate sprint
Resut of the first intermediate sprint in La Garde (km 56)
1. Rik Verbrugghe 3 secs and 3 points
2. Navarro 2 secs and 2 points
3. Voigt 1 sec and 1 point
Schmacher gives up
Stefan Schumacher (Gerolsteiner), holder of the blue and white jersey for the best young rider, has given up.
13:00Boonen caught by the bunch
The bunch gradually takes back dropped members of the original break. Boonen is back in the pack (km 52). Only five riders remain in the front, Voigt, Navarro, Osa, Navarro and Verbrugghe.
12:52Peloton closer in the descent
The bunch now 25 seconds behind the break at kilometre 47. The peloton is led by two Davitamon Lotto riders. Overall leader Floyd Landis (Phonak) in third position.
12:49Average speed
Average speed for the first hour of the stage = 44.4 kph
12:48Results at the top of the Col des Leques (km 41.5)
Results at the top of the Col des Leques (2nd category, km 41.5)
1. Voigt
2. Carlstrom
3. Verbrugghe
4. Navarro
5. Vaitkus
The bunch 40 seconds behind.
Moreau gives up
Christophe Moreau (AG2R Prevoyance) also threw the towel, along with Robert Foerster (Gerolsteiner), Gert Steegmans (Davitamon-Lotto) and Mark Renshaw (Credit Agricole).
12:42Peloton nearing
The peloton are gettin closer to the leading group. The gap with the ten leaders is down to 35 seconds in the first climb of the day, the Col des Leques (km 40).
12:40Steels quits
Belgium’s Tom Steels (Davitamon-Lotto), winner of seven stages on Paris-Nice between 1997 and 2000, has given up.
12:34Ten men in the lead
The Boonen group caught the three escapees at kilometre 37. The pack is 1:30 behind.
12:27The peloton loses ground
The main pack are now one minute adrift, while the Boonen group are trailing the leading trio by 17 seconds (kilometre 32)
12:23Boonen in the chase!
Tom Boonen features in the chasing group, now 15 seconds behind the escapees. The others are Aitor Osa, Arkatiz Duran Aroca, Nicolas Portal, Kjell Carlstrom, Samuel Dumoulin and Tomas Vaitkus
Chase behind the three
The three breakaways are now chased by a small group of riders, who are 25 seconds adrift. The bunch 35 seconds behind.
12:14Lead down to 18 seconds
The lead of the three breakaways reached 25 seconds but is now down to 18 seconds at kilometre 21 as the peloton ride at a frantic pace.
12:08The three lead the pack by 20 seconds
Voigt, Navarro and Verbrugghe lead the pack by 20 seconds at kilometre 16.
12:01Voigt is at it again
Jens Voigt is restless. He moves again, followed by Rik Verbrugghe (Cofidis) and Daniel Navarro (Liberty Seguros)
11:58Junction
The six are caught by the bunch. A nervous start to the stage...
11:57Six men in the lead
Monfort has been joined by five other riders David Zabrizkie (Team CSC), Thomas Voeckler (Bouygues Telecom), Yaroslav Popovych (Discovery Channel), Cedric Vasseur (Quick Step), and Vicente Garcia Acosta (Caisse d’Epargne).
11:55Skirmishes
Skirmishes are taking place at the front of the bunch. While Voigt tried to break on his own, soon followed by a group of 12 riders, the bunch caught the first escapees at kilometre 3. Maxime Monfort (Cofidis) counter-attacked straightaway.
11:5212th stage finish in Cannes
It will be the 12th stage finish in Cannes. Two riders in the race this year won in the Riviera resort: Joost Posthuma (2005) and Joaquin Rodriguez (2003). There has been a stage finish in Cannes every year since 2002.
11:49Steegmans attacks
Gert Steegmans (Davitamon Lotto) attacks from the start, followed by Jens Voigt (Team CSC) and Michael Albasini (Liquigas)
11:47Start given
The start was given at 11:47 to 135 riders. Sebastian Lang (Germany) Gerolsteiner, did not start.
11:34Climbs in the 6th stage
Km 41.5 – Col des Leques (2nd category)
Km 59.5 – Col de Luens (2nd category)
Km 64.5 – Col du Mousteiret (3rd category)
Km 86 – Cote du Clos d’Espargon (3rd category)
Km 103 – Col de St Arnoux (3rd category)
Km 115 – Col de Bourigaille (1st category)
Km 122 – Cote de Mons (3rd category)
Km 159 – Col du Tanneron (2nd category)
Intermediate sprints in the 6th stage
Km 56 – La Garde
Km 144 - Montauroux
Welcome on the 6th stage
Welcome on the 6th stage of Paris-Nice between Digne-les-Bains and Cannes (179 kms). With eight climbs on the menu, it looks sure to be one of the most exciting this year. Stay connected...