Etoile de Bessèges 2006
| Category: | 2.1 |
| Stages: | 5 |
| From: |  Marseille |
| To: | Bessèges |
| Distance: | 714.2 km |
| Date: | February 1 - February 5 |
| Website: | - |
| Startlist: | - |
Stages overview
| # | Date | From | To | Km | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 02/01 | Marseille | Marseille | 126.2 | |
| 2 | 02/02 | Nîmes | Saint-Ambroix | 149.0 | |
| 3 | 02/03 | Portes | Les Salles du Gardon | 140.0 | |
| 4 | 02/04 | Les Fumades | Allègre-les-Fumades | 151.0 | |
| 5 | 02/05 | Gagnières | Bessèges | 148.0 |
Results: Stage 3
Stage results
| 1 | Eric Leblacher | | FDJ | 3h31'21" |
| 2 | Sébastien Joly | | FDJ | 1'20" |
| 3 | Steven Cummings |  | LAN | s.t. |
| 4 | Sylvain Chavanel | | COF | 1'22" |
| 5 | Bert Scheirlinckx |  | JAR | s.t. |
| 6 | Pieter Mertens | | DVL | 1'26" |
| 7 | David Lelay | | BJF | 1'28" |
| 8 | Angel Castresana del Val |  | UNI | 2'04" |
| 9 | Pasquale Muto |  | MIE | s.t. |
| 10 | Anthony Charteau | | C.A | s.t. |
General classification
| 1 | Frederik Willems | | JAC | 10h47'23" |
| 2 | Preben Van Hecke | | DVL | 0'26" |
| 3 | Thomas Voeckler | | BTL | s.t. |
| 4 | Michael Blaudzun |  | CSC | 0'32" |
| 5 | Ludovic Turpin | | A2R | 0'36" |
| 6 | Mads Kaggestad |  | C.A | s.t. |
| 7 | Brian Vandborg | | CSC | 0'43" |
| 8 | Sylvain Calzati | | A2R | 1'55" |
| 9 | Maxime Mederel | | AUB | 2'30" |
| 10 | Kilian Patour | | C.A | 4'06" |