The 2007 Vuelta a España, the 62nd edition of the cycle race, took place from 1 September until 23 September 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of Galicia, at Vigo, home to Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage. It was also an unusual Vuelta because the first summit finish came already on the fourth day of racing, with a stage ending atop the famed Lagos de Covadonga. The race was won by Denis Menchov, who also won the Mountains competition and the combined classification, and finished second in the points competition.
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| Dates | 1–23 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 3,241 km (2,014 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 80h 59' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Participating teams edit
Astana[1]
AG2R Prévoyance- Bouygues Télécom
Caisse d'Epargne- Cofidis
- Crédit Agricole
Discovery Channel- Euskaltel–Euskadi
- Française des Jeux
Gerolsteiner
Lampre–Fondital- Liquigas
Predictor–Lotto- Quick-Step–Innergetic
Rabobank- Saunier Duval–Prodir
- T-Mobile Team
Team CSC- Team Milram
- Andalucía–CajaSur
- Karpin–Galicia
- Relax–GAM
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 1 September | Vigo – Vigo | 146.4 km (91 mi) |  Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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| 2 | 2 September | Allariz – Santiago de Compostela | 148.7 km (92 mi) |  Óscar Freire (ESP)
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| 3 | 3 September | Viveiro – Luarca | 153 km (95 mi) | Paolo Bettini (ITA)
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| 4 | 4 September | Langreo – Lakes of Covadonga | 185.1 km (115 mi) |  Vladimir Efimkin (RUS)
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| 5 | 5 September | Cangas de Onís – Reinosa | 157.4 km (98 mi) | Óscar Freire (ESP)
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| 6 | 6 September | Reinosa – Logroño | 184.3 km (115 mi) | Óscar Freire (ESP)
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| 7 | 7 September | Calahorra – Zaragoza | 176.3 km (110 mi) |  Erik Zabel (GER)
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| 8 | 8 September | Cariñena – Zaragoza | 52.2 km (32 mi) | 
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Individual time trial | Bert Grabsch (GER)
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| 9 | 9 September | Huesca – Cerler | 167.6 km (104 mi) | Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
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| 10 | 10 September | Benasque – Arcalis (Andorra) | 214 km (133 mi) | Denis Menchov (RUS)
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| 11 September | Rest day | ||||||
| 11 | 12 September | Oropesa del Mar – Algemesí | 191.3 km (119 mi) | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
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| 12 | 13 September | Algemesí – Hellín | 176 km (109 mi) | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
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| 13 | 14 September | Hellín – Torre-Pacheco | 176.4 km (110 mi) | ||||
| 14 | 15 September | Puerto Lumbreras – Villacarrillo | 207 km (129 mi) |  Jason McCartney (USA)
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| 15 | 16 September | Villacarrillo – Granada | 201.4 km (125 mi) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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| 17 September | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 18 September | Jaén – Puertollano | 161.5 km (100 mi) |  Leonardo Duque (COL)
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| 17 | 19 September | Ciudad Real – Talavera de la Reina | 175 km (109 mi) | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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| 18 | 20 September | Talavera de la Reina – Ávila | 153.5 km (95 mi) | Luis Pérez (ESP)
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| 19 | 21 September | Ávila – Alto de Abantos | 133 km (83 mi) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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| 20 | 22 September | Collado Villalba – Collado Villalba | 20 km (12 mi) |
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Individual time trial | Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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| 21 | 23 September | Rivas-Vaciamadrid – Madrid | 104.2 km (65 mi) | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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| Total | 3,241 km (2,014 mi) | ||||||
Jersey progress edit
Jersey wearers when same rider is leading more than one classification
- Óscar Freire wore granate jersey on stage 2
- Daniele Bennati wore granate jersey on stage 3
- On stage 4, granate jersey should have been worn by Paolo Bettini, because he was 2nd in classification after Freire, who was also overall leader. However, world champion Bettini was allowed to ride in his usual rainbow jersey.
- Leonardo Piepoli wore white jersey on stages 5–8 and stage 11
- Vladimir Efimkin wore white jersey on stages 9–10, 12–13, 16-18
- Leonardo Piepoli led the KoM classification after stage 11 and should have worn the appropriate jersey on stage 12, but withdrew before its start; therefore, Serafín Martínez wore the mountains jersey on stages 12–14
- Cadel Evans wore white jersey on stages 14–15
- Jurgen Van Goolen wore the mountains jersey on stage 15 and on stages 19–21
Final standings edit
General classification edit
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points | |
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| 1 | Denis Menchov
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RAB | 80h 59' 07" | 85 |
| 2 | Carlos Sastre
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CSC | + 3' 31" | 65 |
| 3 | Samuel Sánchez
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EUS | + 3' 46" | 50 |
| 4 |  Cadel Evans
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PRL | + 3' 56" | 45 |
| 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera
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KGZ | + 6' 34" | N/A |
| 6 | Vladimir Efimkin
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GCE | + 7' 07" | 35 |
| 7 | Vladimir Karpets
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GCE | + 8' 09" | 30 |
| 8 | Igor Antón
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EUS | + 8' 44" | 26 |
| 9 | Manuel Beltrán
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LIQ | + 9' 38" | 22 |
| 10 | Carlos Barredo
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QSI | + 10' 12" | 19 |
| 11 |  Maxime Monfort
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COF | + 10' 37" | 16 |
| 12 | Daniel Moreno
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REG | + 13' 07" | N/A |
| 13 |  Stéphane Goubert
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A2R | + 14' 13" | 11 |
| 14 | David López
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GCE | + 17' 36" | 9 |
| 15 |  Oliver Zaugg
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GST | + 19' 00" | 7 |
| 16 | Sylvain Chavanel
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COF | + 22' 19" | 5 |
| 17 | Hubert Dupont
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A2R | + 29' 33" | 4 |
| 18 | Luis Pérez Rodriguez
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ACA | + 31' 41" | N/A |
| 19 |  Chris Anker Sørensen
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CSC | + 32' 24" | 2 |
| 20 | Ludovic Turpin
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A2R | + 32' 39" | 1 |
KOM Classification edit
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Denis Menchov
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RAB | 90 |
| 2 | Jurgen Van Goolen
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DSC | 78 |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre
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CSC | 69 |
Points Classification edit
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Daniele Bennati
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LAM | 147 |
| 2 | Denis Menchov
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RAB | 135 |
| 3 | Samuel Sánchez
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EUS | 127 |
Team classification edit
| Team | Country | Time | |
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| 1 | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain
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242h 55' 05" |
| 2 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | Spain
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+ 12' 43" |
| 3 | AG2R Prévoyance | France
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+ 30' 25" |
Withdrawals edit
References edit
- ^ "Astana Cycling Team not invited to the Vuelta". Astana Team page. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
- ^ "62nd Vuelta a España – GT". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Vuelta a España (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 July 2018.