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| Dates | 22 March 2006 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Distance | 204[1] km (126.8 mi) | |||||||||
| Winning time | 5h 13' 20" | |||||||||
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The2006 Dwars door Vlaanderen was the 61st edition of theDwars door Vlaanderen cycle race and was held on 22 March 2006. The race started inKortrijk and finished inWaregem.[2] The race was won byFrederik Veuchelen.
The race was characterized by Tom Boonen who was training himself for the big (Flemish) monuments to come (RVV, E3, P-R, ...); according to many this was one of his best performances in a single-day race ever, even though he did not win. When asked afterwards why he was showing off his magnificent shape he replied: "T'is Lente Schat" [spring has begun], two weeks later he won RVV in his rainbow jersey.
Final general classification[3][4][5]
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