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{{ Infobox cycling season
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| name          = 2006 UCI ProTour
| edition       = 2
| competition   = [[UCI ProTour]]
| image         = 
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| dates         = March 5 – October 14
| location      = Europe
| rounds        = 27
<!-- Winners -->
| individual_champion      = {{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
| individual_champion_team = {{UCI team code|GCE|2006}}
| teams_champion           = {{UCI team code|CSC|2006}}
| nations_champion         = {{flagcountry|Spain}}

| previous = [[2005 UCI ProTour|2005]]
| next     = [[2007 UCI ProTour|2007]]
}}
The '''2006 UCI ProTour''' was the second year of the [[Union Cycliste Internationale|UCI]] [[UCI ProTour|ProTour]] system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races.

The prelude to the 2006 ProTour was dominated by a dispute between the managers of the [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]s and UCI, which meant that the Grand Tours were initially not to be a part of the 2006 ProTour.[http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2005/dec05/dec09news3] On April 7, 2006, an agreement to the dispute between the Grand Tours organisers and the Union Cycliste Internationale was reached [https://web.archive.org/web/20070926225248/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=MTcx&MenuId=MTY5Mw&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuID=MTY5Mw], guaranteeing the future of the ProTour.

== 2006 ProTour races ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
!Date
!Race
!Country
!Winner
!Team
|-
|March 5–12 
|[[2006 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]]
|{{FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Floyd Landis]]|USA}}
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}
|-
|March 8–14
|[[2006 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]]
|{{ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Thomas Dekker (cyclist)|Thomas Dekker]]|NED}}
|{{UCI team code|RAB|2006}}
|-
|March 18
|[[2006 Milan – San Remo|Milan – San Remo]]
|{{ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Filippo Pozzato]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
|-
|April 2
|[[2006 Tour of Flanders|Tour of Flanders]]
|{{BEL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Boonen]]|BEL}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
|-
|April 3–8
|[[2006 Vuelta al País Vasco|Vuelta al País Vasco]] 
|{{ESP}}
|{{flagathlete|[[José Ángel Gómez Marchante]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|FUJ|2006}}
|-
|April 5
|[[2006 Gent–Wevelgem|Gent–Wevelgem]] 
|{{BEL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Thor Hushovd]]|NOR}}
|{{UCI team code|C.A|2006}}
|-
|April 9 
|[[2006 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]
|{{FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fabian Cancellara]]|SUI}}
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
|-
|April 16 
|[[2006 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]] 
|{{NED}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Fränk Schleck]]|LUX}}
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
|-
|April 19
|[[2006 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]]
|{{BEL}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GCE|2006}}
|-
|April 23 
|[[2006 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]]
|{{BEL}}
|{{flagathlete|Alejandro Valverde|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GCE|2006}}
|-
|April 25–30 
|[[2006 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]]
|{{SUI}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Cadel Evans]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|SIL|2006}}
|-
|May 6–28
|[[2006 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]]
|{{ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Basso]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
|-
|May 15–21 
|[[2006 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]]
|{{ESP}}
|{{flagathlete|[[David Cañada]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|FUJ|2006}}
|-
|June 4–11
|[[2006 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré|Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré]]
|{{FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Levi Leipheimer]]|USA}}
|{{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
|-
|June 10–18 
|[[2006 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]]
|{{SUI}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jan Ullrich]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|THR|2006}}
|-
|June 18 
|[[2006 Eindhoven Team Time Trial|Eindhoven Team Time Trial]]
|{{NED}}
|''team event''
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
|-
|July 1–23
|[[2006 Tour de France|Tour de France]]
|{{FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Óscar Pereiro]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GCE|2006}}
|-
|July 30
|[[2006 Vattenfall Cyclassics|Vattenfall Cyclassics]]
|{{GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Óscar Freire]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|RAB|2006}}
|-
|August 1–9
|[[2006 Deutschland Tour|Deutschland Tour]]
|{{GER}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Jens Voigt]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
|-
|August 12
|[[2006 Clásica de San Sebastián|Clásica de San Sebastián]]
|{{ESP}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Xavier Florencio]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|BBO|2006}}
|-
|August 16–23
|[[2006 Eneco Tour of Benelux|Eneco Tour of Benelux]]
|{{BEL}}<br>{{NED}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Schumacher]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
|-
|August 27
|[[2006 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]]
|{{FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Vincenzo Nibali]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2006}}
|-
|August 28 – September 19
|[[2006 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]]
|{{ESP}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Alexander Vinokourov]]|KAZ}}
|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006d}}
|-
|September 4–10
|[[2006 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]]
|{{POL}}
|{{flagathlete|Stefan Schumacher|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
|-
|October 1
|[[2006 Züri-Metzgete|Züri-Metzgete]]
|{{SUI}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Samuel Sánchez]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|EUS|2006}}
|-
|October 8
|[[2006 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]]
|{{FRA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Frédéric Guesdon]]|FRA}}
|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}
|-
|October 14
|[[2006 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]]
|{{ITA}}
|{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Bettini]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
|-
|}

== Final individual standings ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
!&nbsp;
!Name
!Team
!Points
|-
!1
|{{flagathlete|[[Alejandro Valverde]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|GCE|2006}}
!285
|-
!2
|{{flagathlete|[[Samuel Sánchez]]|ESP}}
|{{UCI team code|EUS|2006}}
!213
|-
!3
|{{flagathlete|[[Fränk Schleck]]|LUX}}
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
!165
|-
!4
|{{flagathlete|[[Cadel Evans]]|AUS}}
|{{UCI team code|SIL|2006}}
!162
|-
!5
|{{flagathlete|[[Andrey Kashechkin]]|KAZ}}
|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006d}}
!156
|-
!6
|{{flagathlete|[[Alessandro Ballan]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}
!155
|-
!7
|{{flagathlete|[[Tom Boonen]]|BEL}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
!154
|-
!8
|{{flagathlete|[[Paolo Bettini]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
!144
|-
!9
|{{flagathlete|[[Ivan Basso]]|ITA}}
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
!138
|-
!10
|{{flagathlete|[[Stefan Schumacher]]|GER}}
|{{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
!133
|}

* A total of 209 riders were classified
* [[Floyd Landis]] had 175 points before the UCI removed his name from the standings following his removal from the Phonak team.

== Final team standings ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
!&nbsp;
!Team
!Nationality
!Points
|-
!1
|{{UCI team code|SAX|2006}}
|{{DEN}}
!388
|-
!2
|{{UCI team code|GCE|2006}}
|{{ESP}}
!350
|-
!3
|{{UCI team code|RAB|2006}}
|{{NED}}
!346
|-
!4
|{{UCI team code|DSC|2006}}
|{{Flagu|United States}}
!327
|-
!5
|{{UCI team code|LAM|2006}}
|{{ITA}}
!327
|-
!6
|{{UCI team code|GST|2006}}
|{{GER}}
!294
|-
!7
|{{UCI team code|PHO|2006}}
|{{SUI}}
!270
|-
!8
|{{UCI team code|THR|2006}}
|{{GER}}
!269
|-
!9
|{{UCI team code|FUJ|2006}}
|{{ESP}}
!268
|-
!10
|{{UCI team code|ONC|2006d}}
|{{ESP}}
!258
|-
!11
|{{UCI team code|C.A|2006}}
|{{FRA}}
!253
|-
!12
|{{UCI team code|COF|2006}}
|{{FRA}}
!249
|-
!13
|{{UCI team code|QST|2006}}
|{{BEL}}
!248
|-
!14
|{{UCI team code|LIQ|2006}}
|{{ITA}}
!247
|-
!15
|{{UCI team code|ALM|2006}}
|{{FRA}}
!219
|-
!16
|{{UCI team code|SIL|2006}}
|{{BEL}}
!214
|-
!17
|{{UCI team code|EUS|2006}}
|{{ESP}}
!208
|-
!18
|{{UCI team code|MRM|2006}}
|{{ITA}}
!185
|-
!19
|{{UCI team code|BBO|2006}}
|{{FRA}}
!184
|-
!20
|{{UCI team code|FDJ|2006}}
|{{FRA}}
!173
|}

== Final nation standings ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
!&nbsp;
!Nation
!Points
|-
!1
|{{ESP}}
!808
|-
!2
|{{ITA}}
!651
|-
!3
|{{GER}}
!475
|-
!4
|{{AUS}}
!340
|-
!5
|{{Flagu|United States}}
!316
|-
!6
|{{BEL}}
!292
|-
!7
|{{KAZ}}
!286
|-
!8
|{{FRA}}
!271
|-
!8
|{{NED}}
!269
|-
!10
|{{RUS}}
!234
|-
!11
|{{SUI}}
!190
|-
!12
|{{LUX}}
!165
|}

* Riders from 29 nations scored at least one UCI ProTour point.

== 2006 ProTour Points System ==

{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccccff;"
!
!Tour de France
!Giro d'Italia<br>Vuelta a España
!Milan – San Remo<br>Tour of Flanders<br>Paris–Roubaix<br>Liège–Bastogne–Liège<br>Giro di Lombardia<br>Lesser stageraces
!Lesser one-day races
|-
|colspan=5 bgcolor=#f7f7f7 align=center|''Overall Classification''
|-
|1
|align=center|100
|align=center|85
|align=center|50
|align=center|40
|-
|2
|align=center|75
|align=center|65
|align=center|40
|align=center|30
|-
|3
|align=center|60
|align=center|50
|align=center|35
|align=center|25
|-
|4
|align=center|55
|align=center|45
|align=center|30
|align=center|20
|-
|5
|align=center|50
|align=center|40
|align=center|25
|align=center|15
|-
|6
|align=center|45
|align=center|35
|align=center|20
|align=center|11
|-
|7
|align=center|40
|align=center|30
|align=center|15
|align=center|7
|-
|8
|align=center|35
|align=center|26
|align=center|10
|align=center|5
|-
|9
|align=center|30
|align=center|22
|align=center|5
|align=center|3
|-
|10
|align=center|25
|align=center|19
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|-
|11
|align=center|20
|align=center|16
|
|
|-
|12
|align=center|15
|align=center|13
|
|
|-
|13
|align=center|12
|align=center|11
|
|
|-
|14
|align=center|10
|align=center|9
|
|
|-
|15
|align=center|8
|align=center|7
|
|
|-
|16
|align=center|6
|align=center|5
|
|
|-
|17
|align=center|5
|align=center|4
|
|
|-
|18
|align=center|4
|align=center|3
|
|
|-
|19
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|
|
|-
|20
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|
|
|-
|colspan=6 bgcolor=#f7f7f7 align=center|''Stage wins (if applicable)''
|-
|1
|align=center|10
|align=center|8 
|align=center|3 
| 
|-
|2
|align=center|5 
|align=center|4 
|align=center|2 
| 
|-
|3
|align=center|3
|align=center|2
|align=center|1
|
|}

* If a rider is not part of [[UCI ProTour]], no points are given. The points corresponding to the place are not awarded
* Top 20 teams get points in scale 20-19-18...-1.
* Team time trial doesn't give points for riders.
* In country ranking, top 5 riders of each country count towards the ranking.

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080723103453/http://www.uciprotour.com/ Official Website]
* [http://www.team-csc.com/ CSC Web site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060402220121/http://team-csc.com/ |date=April 2, 2006 }} source of preliminary race table.

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