March 25, 2006 — Erik Dekker (Rabobank) has won the 192K first stage, Sedan to Charleville-Mezieres, at the Critérium International, over Ivan Basso (CSC) and Andriy Grivko (Milram).

Results

1 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 4.29.14 (42.788 km/h)
2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC
3 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 0.02
4 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.10
5 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
6 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne-Illes Balears
7 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
8 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) Française des Jeux
9 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld
10 Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Phonak Hearing Systems 1.14

44 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
49 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
76 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole

GC After Stage 1

1 Erik Dekker (Ned) Rabobank 4.29.04
2 Ivan Basso (Ita) Team CSC 0.04
3 Andriy Grivko (Ukr) Team Milram 0.08
4 Igor Astarloa (Spa) Barloworld 0.10
5 Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.16
6 José Ivan Gutierrez (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.20
7 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
8 Ronny Scholz (Ger) Gerolsteiner
9 Bradley Mc Gee (Aus) Française des Jeux
10 David Lopez Garcia (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 1.23

44 Floyd Landis (USA) Phonak Hearing Systems
49 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
76 Saul Raisin (USA) Credit Agricole