August 1, 2006 – Here are some results from the first stage of the Deutschland Tour, a 5.5km TT in Düsseldorf:

1 Vladimir Gusev (Rus) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 6.42
2 Linus Gerdemann (Ger) T-Mobile Team
3 Sebastian Lang (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.01
4 Laszlo Bodrogi (Hun) Credit Agricole 0.03
5 Alexei Markov (Rus) Caisse d’Epargne-Illes Balears 0.08
6 Frédéric Finot (Fra) Française des Jeux
7 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Quick Step-Innergetic
8 Inigo Cuesta Lopez De Castro (Spa) Team CSC
9 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) AG2R Prevoyance 0.09
10 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana Team
11 Michael Barry (Can) Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 0.10
37 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Phonak Hearing Systems, 0:22