2006 UCI ProTour
The 2006 UCI ProTour was the second year of the UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races.
The prelude to the 2006 ProTour was dominated by a dispute between the managers of the Grand Tours and UCI, which meant that the Grand Tours were initially not to be a part of the 2006 ProTour. On April 7, 2006, an agreement to the dispute between the Grand Tours organisers and the Union Cycliste Internationale was reached , guaranteeing the future of the ProTour.
2006 ProTour races
| Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team |
| March 5–12 | Paris–Nice | |||
| March 8–14 | Tirreno–Adriatico | |||
| March 18 | Milan – San Remo | |||
| April 2 | Tour of Flanders | |||
| April 3–8 | Vuelta al País Vasco | |||
| April 5 | Gent–Wevelgem | |||
| April 9 | Paris–Roubaix | |||
| April 16 | Amstel Gold Race | |||
| April 19 | La Flèche Wallonne | |||
| April 23 | Liège–Bastogne–Liège | |||
| April 25–30 | Tour de Romandie | |||
| May 6–28 | Giro d'Italia | |||
| May 15–21 | Volta a Catalunya | |||
| June 4–11 | Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré | |||
| June 10–18 | Tour de Suisse | |||
| June 18 | Eindhoven Team Time Trial | team event | ||
| July 1–23 | Tour de France | |||
| July 30 | Vattenfall Cyclassics | |||
| August 1–9 | Deutschland Tour | |||
| August 12 | Clásica de San Sebastián | |||
| August 16–23 | Eneco Tour of Benelux | |||
| August 27 | GP Ouest-France | |||
| August 28 – September 19 | Vuelta a España | |||
| September 4–10 | Tour de Pologne | |||
| October 1 | Züri-Metzgete | |||
| October 8 | Paris–Tours | |||
| October 14 | Giro di Lombardia |
Final individual standings
| Name | Team | Points | |
| 1 | 285 | ||
| 2 | 213 | ||
| 3 | 165 | ||
| 4 | 162 | ||
| 5 | 156 | ||
| 6 | 155 | ||
| 7 | 154 | ||
| 8 | 144 | ||
| 9 | 138 | ||
| 10 | 133 |
- A total of 209 riders were classified
- Floyd Landis had 175 points before the UCI removed his name from the standings following his removal from the Phonak team.
Final team standings
| Team | Nationality | Points | |
| 1 | 388 | ||
| 2 | 350 | ||
| 3 | 346 | ||
| 4 | United States | 327 | |
| 5 | 327 | ||
| 6 | 294 | ||
| 7 | 270 | ||
| 8 | 269 | ||
| 9 | 268 | ||
| 10 | 258 | ||
| 11 | 253 | ||
| 12 | 249 | ||
| 13 | 248 | ||
| 14 | 247 | ||
| 15 | 219 | ||
| 16 | 214 | ||
| 17 | 208 | ||
| 18 | 185 | ||
| 19 | 184 | ||
| 20 | 173 |
Final nation standings
| Nation | Points | |
| 1 | 808 | |
| 2 | 651 | |
| 3 | 475 | |
| 4 | 340 | |
| 5 | United States | 316 |
| 6 | 292 | |
| 7 | 286 | |
| 8 | 271 | |
| 8 | 269 | |
| 10 | 234 | |
| 11 | 190 | |
| 12 | 165 |
- Riders from 29 nations scored at least one UCI ProTour point.
2006 ProTour Points System
- If a rider is not part of UCI ProTour, no points are given. The points corresponding to the place are not awarded
- Top 20 teams get points in scale 20-19-18...-1.
- Team time trial doesn't give points for riders.
- In country ranking, top 5 riders of each country count towards the ranking.