Züri Metzgete

Samuel Sanchez became the first Euskaltel-Euskadi rider to win a one day classic. At the end of what was a wet edition of the Züri Metzgete, Sanchez attacked a leading group of six to solo into Zurich with half a minute to spare over CSC's stuart O'Grady and Gerolsteiner's Davide Rebellin. Team CSC put 3 riders in the top seven. Impressive riding by the top team in pro cycling from Denmark. Alejandro Valverde locked up the Pro Tour, as cycling heads into its final races of 2006.