2006 UCI Road World Championships
The 73 UCI Road World Championships 2006 took place from September 19 to 24 held in Salzburg, Austria.
There were a total of six decisions in the disciplines of individual time trials and road races and classes in the women, men and men extended U23. At World Championships the riders do not occur as usual for their sponsors on it, but driving in teams. The strongest nations - calculated according to a scoring scheme that takes into account the success in recent international competitions - this may start with up to nine riders.
- 2.2.1 Road Race
- 2.2.2 Individual Time Trial
- 2.3.1 Road Race
- 2.3.2 Individual Time Trial
Stretch
The time trial competitions led the riders and drivers in the northern periphery of Salzburg. After starting on the banks of the Salzach River on Elisabethkai were beginning Hallwang and Elixhausen on the way the participants. Then we went in the direction of the upper strand. While women halfway between Elixhausen and top strand near the village of origin applied, the U23 men drove to the center of the upper run and still had the place of origin to happen a second time. The elite men circled additionally the Obertrumersee. Then followed the way back to Elixhausen, from where then imports the starter again Lengfelden to Salzburg. The goal was on Mirabell Square. The place of origin was there the highest point of the route with 575 m.
The road race took place on a about 22.2 km circuit in and around Salzburg. Northernmost point of the course was Elixhausen. There is also the highest point of the route was 547 m. The start and finish were at the Mirabell Square. The men had to deal with on the 12 orbits of 2,796 meters of altitude, the ladies 1,398 m and the U23 men's 1,864 m.
Competitions
Road race
Length: 265.9 km (12 laps of 22.16 km ) Start: Sunday, September 24, 10:30 AM CEST clock
Already on the first of twelve rounds of the Colombian Alex Ardila had detached from the main field. Over the next few rounds more riders came to Ardila to the top, while this dropped back from the group. It remained a top group of eleven in all top nations (Italy, Spain, Germany, France, USA and Belgium) were represented. This group drove about 15 minutes ahead of the field in the meantime. At the beginning of the fourth last round of lead had fallen to less than three minutes. Three laps to go, the group had grown to 25 riders, because other drivers were moved out of the main field. 42 kilometers from the finish of the escape attempt was then terminated.
On the penultimate lap, then broke Moisés Aldape, David Loosli and Kanstanzin Siuzou, but were overtaken soon after the duo Fabian Wegmann and Paolo Bettini. Behind a group with another title favorites that caught the duo before the last round was formed.
The final round was to be a real thriller. Time and again, individual drivers or groups trying to solve. Only on the final climb, the Gschaiderberg, it was again Bettini, who ran these first and with a slight edge went to the last nine kilometers. Six kilometers from the finish but was provided by the underlying chase group. After another unsuccessful attacks by Davide Rebellin, Fabian Cancellara and David Millar, it initially looked for a sprint win a 50 rider strong peloton. However, 500 meters from the finish could be another four drivers - two Spaniards, one of them, Alejandro Valverde, Erik Zabel and Paolo Bettini - easily solved by the peloton. So it was on the home straight to sprint win this top group decided Bettini before Zabel and Valverde for themselves and the world title secured after 50 meters was in the lead before the finish Zabel.
The field came just two seconds behind the winner to the finish, which reached 126 of the 198 registered riders.
ITT
Length: 50.83 km Start: Thursday, September 21, 13:30 CEST clock
The longest individual time trial in World Cup history, which took 52 of the 53 reported driver in attack, the Swiss time trial specialist Fabian Cancellara secured in a superior manner the title in the fight against the clock. With a time of 1:00:11 h ( 50.664 km / h ) he was at the end of 1:30 minutes in front of silver medalist David Zabriskie of the USA and 1:50 minutes in front of the freshly baked Vuelta winner Alexander Vinokourov of Kazakhstan.
The first reference time in the finish and at all intermediate timing points had surprisingly the Danish national time trial champion Brian Vandborg set, which was rewarded in the end with the fourth place. Only the favorites for the title were to be able to offer the time of the Danes, with Cancellara seemed to go in a different league and already 18 seconds ahead passed the first time measurement on the hitherto lying in the lead. Also the winner of the last three years Michael Rogers could not stop the Swiss and finished the race at the end of eighth.
The German competitors, Sebastian Lang and Andreas Klöden, could not drive up to the medal ranks. Long came with 2:09 minutes behind in fifth place and missed the bronze medal by 19 seconds Kloden disappointed as 27 with 4:42 minutes behind.
Women
Road race
Length: 132.6 km (6 laps of 22.1 km ) Start: Saturday, September 23, 14:30 CEST clock
The 132.6 km long the women's race started early on some attacks, but only the Russian Natalya Bojarskaja and the Canadian Anne Samplonius that the were able to settle second of six rounds shortly before the end of getting a slight edge went out on the field. Shortly before the end of the fourth round, but they were found.
On the fifth lap, the race went into its decisive phase. On Gschaiderberg, five kilometers before the end of the round, then a well-known 15 - man lead group was allowed to settle. In it were among other things, Trixi Worrack, Judith Arndt, Nicole Brändli, Christiane Soeder, Nicole Cooke, Oenone Wood and Amber Neben. Through several attacks the Germans and Swiss, who were both represented with three riders were trying to wear down the favorite Cooke. At the last crossing of the Gschaiderberg remained only three riders at the top. Nicole Cooke Nicole Brändli and Marianne Vos but were again caught on the descent of their adversaries. In the exciting final sprint of the group, the only 19 -year-old Marianne Vos prevailed before Trixi Worrack and Nicole Cooke.
The peloton came with a gap of 2:07 minutes into the goal that 94 out of the 136 registered riders. Defending champion Regina Schleicher rose after the second round of wheel and abandoned the race.
ITT
Length: 26.12 km Start: Wednesday, September 20th 12 clock CEST
The race was dominated by the time trial specialists. So two of the medalists of the previous year were at the end of the day on the podium. Total reported 39 riders for the race, which came 37 to the finish.
The American Kristin Armstrong, in the previous year bronze medalist, won in 35:04 minutes ( 44.638 km / h ) before defending champion Karin Thürig that reached the target of 26 seconds behind and actually preparing for the Ironman Hawaii. Third place went to Armstrong's compatriot Christine Thorburn at 29 seconds back.
The German Starter Judith Arndt and Trixi Worrack occupied by 1:04 or 1:19 minutes behind the seats 7 and 9 The native German and Austria -starting Christiane Soeder crossed the finish line in 16th. The Czech Lada Kozlíková which had lain at the first split time measurement by 10.1 kilometers still seven seconds ahead of Armstrong in the lead, broke on the second part of the track and eventually came in eighth place finish.
Men U23
Road race
Length: 177.2 km (8 laps of 22.15 km ) Start: Saturday, September 23, 09:00 CEST clock
As expected, the race course of the 177.2 km long Rennes U23 Men designed very nervous. After just six kilometers of the silver medal winner of the time trial Mikhail Ignatiev had launched the first attack and was up in the third round in alone in the lead.
After the lead changed hands several times. On the fourth of eight rounds, a group of six was in the lead, the most minimal increase to three drivers to Gschaiderberg. The fifth round crossed the field to the finish line closed. After the sixth round, then was an eleven-member group forward, but also could not settle decisively to.
Eight of the eleven riders went then with about 30 seconds ahead of the final round. Shortly before the final climb but they were caught. At the top of the mountain then Alexander Chatunzew had slightly separated. He was followed by a quintet, which also houses the German Gerald Ciolek and Dutchman Robert Gesink were. They brought a Chatunzew on the following departure and drove to sixth at the finish line in Salzburg. There, Gerald Ciolek proved the strongest sprinter and secured the world title ahead of Frenchman Romain Feillu and Alexander Chatunzew.
The peloton finished five seconds behind the finish line, which reached 144 of the 178 registered riders.
ITT
Length: 39.54 km Start: Wednesday, September 20th 14 clock CEST
Had reported the 39.54 km long race for the 61 starters, of which 59 reached the finish line, was coined by the Belgian Dominique Cornu, who was eliminated in impressive fashion the world title. He came with a time of 49:28 minutes ( 47.904 km / h ) to the finish. The second place went to last year's winner Mikhail Ignatiev of Russia, who was 37 seconds behind. Third was the highly touted Jérôme Coppel.
Already on the first timing point of the Belgians was in the lead. Only the Slovenian Kristjan Koren could keep up with him until then, but later had his high initial pace to pay tribute and only came in tenth.
The two German competitors, Stefan Schaefer and Tony Martin, occupied knocked off the seats 6 and 18
Medal Tally
Doping
On September 20, the opening day of the competitions, the two Argentine Martín Garrido and Matías Médici " Elite Men " and the Brazilian Youngster Magno Nazaret in the class were in the class " U23 Men " excluded from the competitions. When the blood controls the UCI these three drivers had increased hematocrit, suggesting a doping with the banned substance EPO. Because of the increased value can also be of natural origin, but the drivers were covered with a 15-day protective barrier that will be imposed in such a case.
The Austrian U23 rider Marco Oreggia was tested in the A- sample positive for EPO and is therefore not eligible to start for the U23 Road Race. Previously, the Styrian Markus Eibegger and the Lower Austrian Christian Ebner were excluded from the World Cup squad as they illegally took off after the announcement of a doping test from the team camp.