2006 UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race
| 2006 UCI Road World Championships | |||||||||||||
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| Race details | |||||||||||||
| Dates | September 24, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 265.2 km (164.8 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 06h 15' 32" | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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| Events at the 2006 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Under-23 events | ||
| Under-23 road race | men | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | |
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The 2006 edition of the men's UCI Road World Championships Road Race took place on September 24, 2006, in the Austrian city of Salzburg. Reigning Olympic champion and Italian Paolo Bettini captured the gold medal and the rainbow jersey as the 2006 World Cycling Champion. The 36-year-old German sprinter Erik Zabel took the silver medal and UCI ProTour winner Alejandro Valverde of Spain captured third place for the bronze medal. A total of 136 cyclists actually finished the race, with Slovakia's Roman Broniš in last place (+ 13'38").