September 18 2006 — Taiji Nishitani (Jpn-Ais) won the final overall at the 2006 Tour of Hokkaido while Jacob Erker (Symmetrics) was the top Canadian finishing 4th in the final GC.

Stage 5 — Sapporo Criterium — 30 kms

1. Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol-*El.2) 38.39
2. Taiji Nishitani (Jpn-Ais)
3. Takehiro Mizutani (Jpn-Van)
4. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus-Sai)
5. Cheol Soo KIM (Kor)

14. Jacob Erker (Can-Sym)
20. Eric Wohlberg (Can-Sym)
51. Marsh Cooper (Can-Sym)
62. Andrew Randell (Can-Sym) 0:33

Final GC

1. Taiji Nishitani (Jpn-Ais) 17.53.29
2. Shinri Suzuki (Jpn-Myt) 0.16
3. Daniel McConnell (Aus-Sai) 0.25
4. Jacob Erker (Can-Sym) 0.28
5. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn-Sks) 0.30
6. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus-Sai) 0.32
7. Eric Wohlberg (Can-Sym) 0.42
8. Miyataka Shimizu (Jpn-Van) 0.52
9. Yoshimasa Hirose (Jpn-Sks) 1.01
10. Kazuyuki Manabe (Jpn-*El.2) 1.03

24. Andrew Randell (Can-Sym) 5:39
36. Marsh Cooper (Can-Sym) 12:06

Climber’s Jersey

1. Yukihiro Doi (Jpn-Sks)
2. Yoshimitsu Tsuji (Jpn-Rit)
3. Marsh Cooper (Can-Sym)

6. Eric Wohlberg (Can-Sym)
13 Jacob Erker (Can-Sym)

Points Jersey

1. Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol-*El.2) 94
2. Wesley Sulzberger (Aus-Sai) 81
3. Taiji Nishitani (Jpn-Ais) 77

6. Jacob Erker (Can-Sym) 40
11. Eric Wohlberg (Can-Sym) 27
17. Andrew Randell (Can-Sym) 17
38. Marsh Cooper (Can-Sym) 1

Team GC

1. Skil Shimano 53:43:08
2. Symmetrics 3:47
3. Miyata-Subaru 5:57