Tom Boonen and the Quickstep team put together a text-book lead-out and sprint win in London at the final stage of the 2006 Tour of Britain. Having had a relatively easy day in the saddle, with CSC and T-Mobile doing the majority of the chasing which had to be done, QuickStep formed up with a couple of laps to go and gave Boonen a wonderfully orchestrated lead-out through the last mile or so.

Report & Results (+ Photo Gallery Just Added)  >>>>

Interviews (Martin Pederson, Russell Downing & Tom Boonen): >>>>

Mark Cavendish Interview: >>>>

Larry Hickmott talks about the final stage >>>>

Images and Captions form the stage >>>>

Final General Classification & Other Competitions >>>>

Go-Slow As Stage goes off-course: The 5th stage of the Tour of Britain saw riders stage a go-slow, following an incident at the very start of the stage when the whole race went the wrong way. A long delay resulted and the riders responded by riding the whole stage at a slow tempo. A bunch sprint did take place and was won by Francesco Chicchi of Quickstep. More details soon! Report, Images & Results >>>>

General Classification >>>>

Kristian House Interview >>>>

News: Cavendish signs for T-Mobile >>>>

Chocolade Jacques rider Frederik Willems won the 4th stage from T-Mobile's Mark Cavendish. Paul Manning was third. The first eight over the line were part of a long break which finished 5 minutes clear of the main bunch in Birmingham. However, with no overall contenders in the break, there is no change on General Classification, with Martin Pederson of CSC still leading the race: Results, Images & Report >>>>

General Classification >>>>

Pre-Stage Interviews: Mark Cavendish, Ian Stannard, Kristian House, Matt Goss >>>>

Post-Stage Interviews: Paul Manning, Roger Hammond and Geraint Thomas >>>>

Stage 3 into Sheffield is won by former Milan-San Remo winner  Filippo Pozzato who was part of a break of about 25 who got clear of the main field in the later stages and stayed away - the main field straggled in some 20 minutes down. The retirement of race leader, Matt Goss, following a crash means that Stage 1 winner Pederson, who was 4th on the stage, is now back in yellow. Heavy driving rain made the stage very difficult, with several crashes reported. We've got a report of the key action, plus full results and general classification: Report, Images & Results >>>> 

General Classification >>>>

Interviews inc. Michael Rogers, Mark Cavendish and Russell Downing >>>>

Popular Win For Hammond: GB's Roger Hammond gave the home crowds something to cheer on the second stage of the Tour of Britain with a fine sprint victory in the centre of Liverpool. In fact, the crowds were a feature of the day, with big throngs on all the many climbs through the Lancashire hills and a big crowd at the stage finish: Report, Images & Results >>>> 

General Classification >>>> 

Interviews >>>>

Break Stays Away on Stage 1: Dane Martin Pederson of the CSC team won the opening stage of the 2006 Tour of Britain. Part of a three man break which managed to stay away to the finish, Pederson won a tight sprint to claim the win and a useful two and a half minute cushion over the rest of the field going into stage two:

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