The 30th edition of the Deutschland Tour road bicycle race took place in Germany from 1 to 9 August 2006. It consisted of a Prologue and eight stages covering a total of , starting in Düsseldorf and finishing in Karlsruhe. Jens Voigt claimed the victory ahead of defending champion Levi Leipheimer. Classification tables General classification King of the Mountains Classification Points Classification Young Rider Classification Best Team Stages Prologue - Tuesday 1 August: Düsseldorf, 5.5 km. (ITT) Stage 1 - Wednesday 2 August: Düsseldorf-Bielefeld, 198 km. Stage 2 - Thursday 3 August: Minden-Goslar, 181.5 km. Stage 3 - Friday 4 August: Witzenhausen-Schweinfurt, 203.3 km. Stage 4 - Saturday 5 August: Heidenheim-Bad Tölz, 203 km. Stage 5 - Sunday 6 August: Bad Tölz-Seefeld, 192.1 km. Because of bad weather on top of Mount Kühtai (Top of the Deutschland Tour 2006 at 2017 meters), the riders asked the organisation before the start to remove it from the Stage, which they did. As a result, the stage was only 160 kilometres long. Stage 6 - Monday 7 August: Seefeld-St Anton am Arlberg, 196.6 km. Stage 7 - Tuesday 8 August: Bad Säckingen, 38.2 km. (ITT) Stage 8 - Wednesday 9 August: Bad Krozingen-Karlsruhe, 172.1 km. Jersey progress External links Race website 2006 2006 UCI ProTour Deutschland Tour