2006 Tour Down Under
| UCI Oceania Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 17—22 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 685 km (426 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 36' 54" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2006 Tour Down Under was held from 18 to 22 January 2006 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The eighth edition of the Tour Down Under was a stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 685 kilometres (426 mi), and was part of the 2005–06 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2006 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event.
The race was won by Australian rider Simon Gerrans of AG2R Prévoyance. The event was awarded the Australian Sport Tourism Award of the year at the Australian Sport Awards in February 2006, having attracted 495,000 spectators and more than 11,670 visitors to South Australia.