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75th Critérium International - 2.HC
France, March 25-26, 2006
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The Stages
- Stage 1 - March 25: Sedan - Charleville-Mezieres, 192 km
- Stage 2 - March 26: Les Vieilles Forges (Les Mazures) - Montherme, 101 km
- Stage 3 - March 26: Charleville-Mezieres - Charleville-Mezieres, 8.3 km
Julich back to defend
The Criterium International has been based in Charleville-Mézières in the French Ardennes since 2001. Since then the race format has remained the same and the parcours has changed very little. The race gets underway on Saturday with a long, predominantly flat first stage covering 187km from Sedan to Charleville-Mézières.
The second and final day - Sunday - decides the winner. A tough 101 km morning stage over lumpy parcours through the Ardennes is followed by 8.3 km individual time trial on flat terrain in and around Charleville-Mezieres. Defending champion Bobby Julich (CSC) is one of the favourites again this year, but he can expect to be pushed all the way by a strong field that includes the likes of Denis Menchov (Rabobank), Paris-Nice and Tour of California winner Floyd Landis (Phonak) and Jörg Jaksche, who placed second at last week's Tirreno-Adriatico (Liberty Seguros).
Start list
Team CSC Rabobank
1 Bobby Julich (USA) 11 Denis Menchov (Rus)
2 Lars Bak (Den) 12 Erik Dekker (Ned)
3 Ivan Basso (Ita) 13 Theo Eltink (Ned)
4 Andrea Peron (Ita) 14 Alexandr Kolobnev (Rus)
5 Carlos Sastre (Spa) 15 Grischa Niermann (Ger)
6 Frank Schleck (Lux) 16 Mickael Rasmussen (Den)
7 Brian Vandborg (Den) 17 Pieter Weening (Ned)
8 Jens Voigt (Ger)
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21 Jorg Jaksche (Ger) 31 David Moncoutie (Fra)
22 Carlos Abellan (Spa) 32 Frédéric Bessy (Fra)
23 Giampaolo Caruso (Ita) 33 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra)
24 Alberto Contador (Spa) 34 Bingen Fernandez (Spa)
25 Andrey Kashechkin (Kaz) 35 Amaël Moinard (Fra)
26 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) 36 Ivan Ramiro Parra (Col)
27 Eladio Sanchez (Spa) 37 Christopher Sutton (Aus)
28 Ivan Santos (Spa) 38 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel)
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41 Vladimir Karpets (Rus) 51 Floyd Landis (USA)
42 Eric Berthou (Fra) 52 Aurélien Clerc (Swi)
43 Isaac Galvez (Spa) 53 Nicolas Jalabert (Fra)
44 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) 54 Axel Merckx (Bel)
45 Vladimir Ermkin (Rus) 55 Koos Moerenhout (Ned)
46 Nicolas Portal (Fra) 56 Alexandre Moos (Swi)
47 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) 57 David Vitoria (Swi)
48 Xabier Zandio (Spa) 58 Steve Zampieri (Swi)
T-Mobile Team AG2R Prevoyance
61 Kim Kirchen (Lux) 71 Francisco Mancebo (Spa)
62 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) 72 Mikel Astarloza (Spa)
63 Bas Giling (Ned) 73 Sylvain Calzati (Fra)
64 Jorg Ludewig (Ger) 74 Hubert Dupont (Fra)
65 Eddy Mazzoleni (Ita) 75 Yuriy Krivtsov (Ukr)
66 Frantisek Rabon (Cze) 76 Laurent Mangel (Fra)
68 Thomas Ziegler (Ger) 77 Christophe Moreau (Fra)
69 Bernard Kohl (Aut) 78 Jean-Patrick Nazon (Fra)
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81 Igor Astarloa (Spa) 91 Pineau Jérôme (Fra)
82 Giosuè Bonomi (Ita) 92 Giovanni Bernaudeau (Fra)
83 Diego Caccia (Ita) 93 Olivier Bonnaire (Fra)
84 Mads Christensen (Den) 94 Pierre Drancourt (Fra)
85 Enrico Degano (Ita) 95 Pierrick Fedrigo (Fra)
86 Alexander Efimkin (Rus) 96 Arnaud Labbe (Fra)
87 Hugo Sabido (Por) 97 Yoann Le Boulanger (Fra)
88 Tom Southam (GBr) 98 Thomas Voeckler (Fra)
Euskaltel-Euskadi Credit Agricole
101 Benat Albizuri (Spa) 111 Dmitriy Fofonov (Kaz)
102 Igor Anton (Spa) 112 Alexandre Botcharov (Rus)
103 Gorka Gonzalez (Spa) 113 Patrice Halgand (Fra)
104 Aitor Hernandez (Spa) 114 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra)
105 Iban Iriondo (Spa) 115 Pauriol Rémi (Fra)
106 Markel Irizar (Spa) 116 Benoit Poilvet (Fra)
107 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) 117 Saul Raisin (USA)
108 Iban Mayoz (Spa) 118 Mark Renshaw (Aus)
Team Milram Française des Jeux
121 Michele Gobbi (Ita) 131 Sandy Casar (Fra)
122 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) 132 Di Gregorio Rémy (Fra)
123 Dennis Haueisen (Ger) 133 Joly Sébastien (Fra)
124 Matej Jurco (Svk) 134 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe)
125 Daniel Musiol (Ger) 135 Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra)
126 Alberto Ongarato (Ita) 136 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus)
127 Enrico Poitschke (Ger) 137 Roy Jérémy (Fra)
128 Björn Schröder (Ger) 138 Benoît Vaugrenard (Fra)
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141 José Alberto Martinez (Spa) 151 Robert Förster (Ger)
142 Christophe Agnolutto (Fra) 152 Rene Haselbacher (Aut)
143 Stéphane Berges (Fra) 153 Torsten Hiekmann (Ger)
144 Manuel Calvente (Spa) 154 Volker Ordowski (Ger)
145 Moises Duenas Nevado (Spa) 155 Ronny Scholz (Ger)
146 Christophe Laurent (Fra) 156 Marcel Strauss (Swi)
147 Juan Miguel Mercado (Spa)
148 Lenaïc Olivier (Fra)
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161 Filip Meirhaeghe (Bel) 171 José Luis Martinez Jimenez (Spa)
163 Sjef De Wilde (Bel) 172 Vicente Ballester (Spa)
164 Gregory Habeaux (Bel) 173 David Bernabeu (Spa)
165 Jean-Claude Lebeau (Bel) 174 David Blanco (Spa)
166 Kevin Neyrinck (Bel) 175 Manuel Lloret (Spa)
167 Sven Renders (Bel) 176 David Munoz (Spa)
169 David Verheyen (Bel) 177 Antonio Olmo Menacho (Spa)
178 Vicente Peiro Marqueno (Spa)
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181 Maurizio Bellin (Ita) 191 Carlos Garcia Quesada (Spa)
182 Cristian Bonfanti (Ita) 192 David Boucher (Fra)
183 Oleksandr Kvachuk (Ukr) 193 Camille Bouquet (Fra)
184 Marco Osella (Ita) 194 Juan Carlos Dominguez (Spa)
185 Nicola Scattolin (Ita) 195 Frédéric Gabriel (Fra)
186 Luca Solari (Ita) 196 Jonas Ljungblad (Swe)
197 Petter Renang (Swe)
198 Kurt Van De Wouwer (Bel)
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201 Jose Almagro (Spa)
202 Nacor Burgos (Spa)
203 Mario De Sarraga (Spa)
204 Jorge Garcia Marin (Spa)
205 Jesus Hernandez (Spa)
208 Francisco José Terciado Sacedo (Spa)
Past winners
2005 Bobby Julich (USA) CSC 2004 Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC 2003 Laurent Brochard (Fra) AG2r Prévoyance 2002 Alberto Martinez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 2001 Rik Verbrugghe (Bel) Lotto-Adecco 2000 Abraham Olano (Spa) ONCE 1999 Jens Voigt (Ger) Credit Agricole 1998 Bobby Julich (USA) Cofidis 1997 Marcelino Garcia (Spa) 1996 Chris Boardman (GB) 1995 Laurent Jalabert (Fra) 1994 Giorgio Furlan (Ita) 1993 Erik Breukink (Ned) 1992 Jean-Francois Bernard (Fra) 1991 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1990 Laurent Fignon (Fra) 1989 Miguel Indurain (Spa) 1988 Erik Breukink (Ned) 1987 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1986 Urs Zimmermann (Swi) 1985 Stephen Roche (Ire) 1984 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1983 Sean Kelly (Ire) 1982 Laurent Fignon (Fra) 1981 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1980 Michel Laurent (Fra) 1979 Joop Zoetemelk (Ned) 1978 Bernard Hinault (Fra) 1977 Jean Chassang (Fra) 1976 Patrick Beon (Fra) 1975 Jacques Esclassan (Fra) 1974 Bernard Thevenet (Fra) 1973 Jean-Pierre Danguilaume (Fra) 1972 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1971 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1970 Georges Chappe (Fra) 1969 Gilbert Bellone (Fra) 1968 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1967 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1966 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1965 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1964 Raymond Poulidor (Fra) 1963 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1962 Joseph Groussard (Fra) 1961 Jacques Anquetil (Fra) 1960 Jean Graczyk (Fra) 1959 André Darrigade (Fra) 1958 Roger Hassenforder (Fra) 1957 Jean Forestier (Fra) 1956 Roger Hassenforder (Fra) 1955 René Privat (Fra) 1954 Roger Hassenforder (Fra) 1953 Robert Desbats (Fra) 1952 Louison Bobet (Fra) 1951 Louison Bobet (Fra) 1950 Pierre Barbotin (Fra) 1949 Emile Idee (Fra) 1948 Camille Danguilaume (Fra) 1947 Emile Idee (Fra) 1946 Kleber Piot (Fra), Camille Danguilaume (Fra) 1945 Joseph Goutorbe (Fra) 1944 Roger Piel (Fra) 1943 Louis Gauthier (Fra), Emile Idee (Fra) 1942 Aldo Bertocco (Fra), Emile Idee (Fra) 1941 Yvon Marie (Fra), Benoit Faure (Fra) 1940 Emile Idee (Fra) 1939 André Deforge (Fra) 1938 Pierre Jaminet (Fra) 1937 Roger Lapbie, René Le Greves (Fra) 1936 Paul Chocque (Fra) 1935 René Le Greves (Fra) 1934 Roger Lapbie (Fra) 1933 André Leducq (Fra) 1932 Leon Le Calvez (Fra) 1930 Robert Brugere (Fra) 1929 Paul Le Drogo (Fra) 1928 André Leducq (Fra) 1927 Julien Moineu (Fra) Past winners by Mario Stiehl, www.world-of-cycling.com
