2006 Vuelta a Venezuela

2006 Vuelta a Venezuela
2005–2006 UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates	August 28 – September 10
Stages	14
Distance	2,137 km (1,328 mi)
Winning time	48h 52' 05"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Sprints
	Team
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The 43rd edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela was held from August 28 to September 10, 2006. The stage race started in Guasdualito, and ended in Maturín.

Stages

2006-08-28: Circuito Guasdualito (114 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:26.18	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:26.05
2.	Angelo Furlan (ITA)	—	Angelo Furlan (ITA)	+0.07
3.	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.09

2006-08-29: Abejales — Barinas (202.2 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Juan Murillo (VEN)	04:46.53	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	07:12.57
2.	César Suárez (VEN)	—	Juan Murillo (VEN)	+0.04
3.	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	—	César Suárez (VEN)	+0.08

2006-08-30: Barinas — Acarigua (189.4 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	04:25.36	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	11:38.33
2.	Angelo Furlan (ITA)	—	Juan Murillo (VEN)	+0.04
3.	Miguel Chacón (VEN)	—	César Suárez (VEN)	+0.08

2006-08-31: Turén — Turén (47.5 km)

Place	Stage 4 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	José Serpa (COL)	00:59.01	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	12:38.27
2.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	+0.49	José Serpa (COL)	+0.43
3.	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.52	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	+1.31

2006-09-01: Acarigua — Sanare (143.5 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jackson Rodríguez (VEN)	03:31.31	José Serpa (COL)	16:11.15
2.	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	+0.34	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.29
3.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-02: Chivacoa — Maracay (200.4 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	04:38.32	José Serpa (COL)	20:49.47
2.	Anthony Brea (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.29
3.	Wilmer Bravo (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-03: Caracas Circuito (111.6 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:32.07	José Serpa (COL)	23:21.54
2.	Anthony Brea (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.28
3.	Jesús Pérez (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-04: Los Teques — San Juan de los Morros (146 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Manuel Medina (VEN)	03:01.13	José Serpa (COL)	26:24.41
2.	Daniel Medina (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.28
3.	César Salazar (COL)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-05: Ortiz — Valle de la Pascua (163 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	03:40.13	José Serpa (COL)	30:04.54
2.	Anthony Brea (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.27
3.	Jesús Pérez (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-06: Valle de la Pascua — El Tigre (223 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	John Nava (VEN)	05:08.59	José Serpa (COL)	35:14.49
2.	Disson Carmona (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.27
3.	Antonio Ortíz (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-07: El Tigre — Puerto la Cruz (171.3 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	03:48.24	José Serpa (COL)	39:03.13
2.	Jesús Pérez (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.24
3.	Edgardo Simón (ARG)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-08: Puerto la Cruz — Cumaná (132.2 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Frederick Segura (VEN)	03:23.34	José Serpa (COL)	42:26.47
2.	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	—	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	+0.18
3.	Anthony Brea (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.00

2006-09-09: Cumaná — Punta de Mata (173.3 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Anthony Brea (VEN)	04:11.26	José Serpa (COL)	46:38.12
2.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.01
3.	José Alirio Contreras (VEN)	—	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	+2.13

2006-09-10: Maturín Circuito, (112 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Gil Cordovés (CUB)	02:13.53	José Serpa (COL)	48:52.05
2.	Bernardo Díaz (VEN)	—	José Castelblanco (COL)	+1.01
3.	Víctor Moreno (VEN)	—	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	+2.13

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	José Serpa (COL)	Selle Italia	48:52:05
2.	José Castelblanco (COL)	Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 1.01
3.	José Chacón Díaz (VEN)	Loteria del Táchira	+ 2.13
4.	César Salazar (COL)	Kino Táchira	+ 2.14
5.	Manuel Medina (VEN)	Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 2.32
6.	Franklin Chacón (VEN)	Loteria del Táchira	+ 2.42
7.	Alexander Giraldo (COL)	Selle Italia	+ 3.30
8.	Carlos Escalona (VEN)	Triple Gordo Gob Lara	+ 4.51
9.	Jackson Rodríguez (VEN)	Loteria del Táchira	+ 5.00
10.	Rodolfo Camacho (VEN)	Loteria del Táchira	+ 5.19

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