In short
| Stage winner | Sergio PARDILLA |
 (yellow/white jersey) |
Moises DUENAS NEVADO |
 (green/white jersey) |
Bruno NEVES |
 (red polka dotted jersey) |
Sergio PARDILLA |
All classifications
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best team |
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• Individual time• Individual points • Best climber • Best team |
Stage by stage
| 1 | Thursday 31 August | 130 km |
| Charleroi - Charleroi | ||
| 2 | Friday 1 September | 180.5 km |
| Charleroi - Mont-Saint-Martin | ||
| 3 | Saturday 2 September | 144.5 km |
| Mont-Saint-Martin - Moyeuvre-Grande | ||
| 4 | Sunday 3 September | 149 km |
| Yutz - Metz | ||
| 5 | Monday 4 September | 151 km |
| Metz - Nancy | ||
| 6 | Tuesday 5 September | 161.5 km |
| Nancy - La Bresse | ||
| 7 | Wednesday 6 September | 163 km |
| La Bresse - Ornans | ||
| 8 | Thursday 7 September | 143.5 km |
| Salins-Les-Bains - Saint-Genis-Pouilly | ||
| 9 | Friday 8 September | 24.5 km |
| Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - Finhaut | ||
| 10 | Saturday 9 September | 145.5 km |
| Saint-Nicolas-La-Chapelle - Marcinelle-en-Montagne | ||
| Total | 1393 km | |
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The race
Saturday 9 September 2006| stage 10 | Saint-Nicolas-La-Chapelle - Marcinelle-en-Montagne - 145.5 km |  |
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Duenas Nevado’s authority
10th stage : Saint-Nicolas-la-Chapelle – Marcinelle-en-Montagne. 150 kilometres, 10 climbs and 2 sprints. Pardilla easily wins this huge stage. But Moises Duenas Nevado finally wins the Tour de l’Avenir, with the authority of a future great rider
The film of the stage
The first kilometres are very fast. 5 kilometres after the start as the bunch climbs the first ramps of the Col des Rafforts, Sonnery (FRA), Van der Linden (JAC), Clement (BTL) and Padilla get a few second advantage. At the top, Pardilla comes first, a few seconds ahead of Clement. Behind, Sonnery and Van der Linden, caught up by Riblon, are at 20’’, the bunch at 50’’. In Ugine (km 15), the two leaders ride 45’’ ahead of the chasers and 1’15 ahead of the bunch. The trend is the same in saint-Ferreol: Clement comes first, Pardilla second whereas the pack, which has caught the chasers up, is 1’35” behind. At the top of the Col du Marais, Pardilla leads on Clement. The pack, led by Gomes, Di Greorio and Dekkers is already 2’30 behind.
In the first ramps of the Co :l de la Croix Fry, Moinard, launches an attack and tries to join the two leaders. Gesink, Monfort, Duenas Nevado, Pauwels, Stubbe, Kvasina, Mestre, Kvachuk et Di Gregorio follow him in this counter attack. At the top, Pardill still leads on Clement. The 9 chasers group is 1’30 behind.
At the foot of the Col des Aravis, the Gap is 1’40. In the first places of the yellow jersey group, every one attacks. Pauwels, Stubbe and Monfort try and attack. But none manages to get a real advantage. At the top Clement comes first, ahead of Pardilla. 1’ behind, Di Gregorio leads the chasers groups, with Pauwels, Gesink, Duenas Nevado, Stubbe, Cardoso, Deignan, Monfort, Kvachuk and Kvasina.
In Flumet, the chasers seriously slow down. They are now 2’ behind. But Di Gregorio has not given up and keeps on further on his own. In the climb of Notre-Dame-de-Bellecombe, the yellow jersey group joins him. At the top Pardilla comes first, Clement second. Pauwels, leading the chasers, is at 1’30. At the top of Crest-Voland, the story remains the same, with the chasers groups 1’20 behind.
In the climb of the Col de la Forclaz, Mestre launches a counter attack followed by Naibo. At the top, Pardilla is first, Clement second, Mestre is third at 40’’, Naibo fourth at 55’’. At kilometre 104, Mestre joins the two leaders. At tye sprint in Villard sur Doron, Clement is faster than Mestre and Pardilla. The “ leaders still have a 30’’ advantge on the closest chasers.
At the foot of the Col des Saisies, Naibo and Kvachuk catch up the three leaders. Clement is distanced whereas many riders try and join the leaders on their own. In the lead, Pardilla and Kvachuk get a little advantage. Kvachuk passes the top first ahead of Pardilla. Then come Kolesnikov, Mestre and Morizot (50’’), whereas Pauwels, Gesink and Stubbe control the pace in the first position of the yellow jersey group, 2’50 behind the leaders.
At kilometre 137,5, the two leaders pass the Côte de Crest-Voland for the second time. Kvachuk leads ahead of Pardilla. Kolesnikov is 45’’ behind, Mestre and Maze at 50’’, Pauwels leads the bunch 3’ behind. And in the downhill Kolesnikov joins Pardilla and Kvachuk.
At the foot of the last climb, Pardilla accelerates and finally wins the stage. Kolesnikov and Kvachuk are second and third. Then come Mestre and Mazet.gesink is 6th, Duenas Nevado 7th.
At the overall, Duenas Nevado wins. Pardilla gets the polka dot jersey, and Neves the green one.
The winner interview
A race for the young riders with a great future
I am very happy. Today, it was a very difficult stage, a bit like on the Tour de France. My rivals have all attack but I managed to resist. Finally, I am happy for winning this Tour de L’Avenir. It is a great race for young riders who can look trustfully to the future. And I really want to get in the legend