The 2007 Paris–Nice was the 65th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 2007. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice. The race was part of the 2007 UCI ProTour. The race was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador riding for the Discovery Channel, who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin from Gerolsteiner. Contador broke away on the Col d'Eze, the last climb of the race, to claim both the stage victory along the Promenade des Anglais and the overall race victory.
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| Dates | 11–18 March 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 + Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,260.2[1] km (783.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 55' 22" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editTwenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:[2]
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 11 March | Issy-les-Moulineaux | 4.7 km (2.9 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  David Millar (GBR)
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| 1 | 12 March | Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais | 186 km (116 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA)
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| 2 | 13 March | Vatan to Limoges | 177 km (110 mi) |
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Flat stage |  Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
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| 3 | 14 March | Limoges to Maurs | 215.5 km (133.9 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)
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| 4 | 15 March | Maurs to Mende | 169.5 km (105.3 mi) | 
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Medium mountain stage |  Alberto Contador (ESP)
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| 5 | 16 March | Sorgues to Manosque | 178 km (111 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)
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| 6 | 17 March | Brignoles to Cannes | 200 km (120 mi) |
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Medium mountain stage | Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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| 7 | 18 March | Nice to Nice | 129.5 km (80.5 mi) | 
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Mountain stage | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Stages
editPrologue
edit- 11 March 2007 — Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) (ITT)[3]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Millar (GBR)
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Saunier Duval–Prodir | 6' 01" |
| 2 |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
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Liquigas | + 1" |
| 3 | Sébastien Joly (FRA)
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Française des Jeux | + 2" |
Stage 1
edit- 12 March 2007 — Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais, 186 km (116 mi)[3]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA)
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AG2R Prévoyance | 4h 29' 39" |
| 2 |  Sebastian Siedler (GER)
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Team MilramTeam Milram | s.t. |
| 3 |  Mathew Hayman (AUS)
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Rabobank | s.t. |
Stage 2
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
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Liquigas | 3h 57' 36" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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Lampre–Fondital | + 2" |
| 3 | Luca Paolini (ITA)
|
Liquigas | + 2" |
Stage 3
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS)
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Team CSC | 4h 59' 35" |
| 2 |  Tom Boonen (BEL)
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Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 12" |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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Lampre–Fondital | + 12" |
Stage 4
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Discovery Channel | 4h 07' 26" |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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Gerolsteiner | + 2" |
| 3 | David López (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 12" |
Stage 5
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)
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Discovery Channel | 4h 11' 51" |
| 2 | Francisco Ventoso (ESP)
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Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 14" |
| 3 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)
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AG2R Prévoyance | + 14" |
Stage 6
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | 4h 46' 32" |
| 2 | Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
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Team MilramTeam Milram | + 28" |
| 3 | Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Jérôme Pineau
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Bouygues Télécom | + 28" |
Stage 7
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Discovery Channel | 3h 15' 47" |
| 2 | David López (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 19" |
| 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 19" |
Final standings
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Discovery Channel | 29h 55' 22" |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
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Gerolsteiner | + 26" |
| 3 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 42" |
| 4 |  Tadej Valjavec (SLO)
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Lampre–Fondital | + 49" |
| 5 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
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Liquigas | + 57" |
| 6 | David López (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 1' 00" |
| 7 | Cadel Evans (AUS)
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Predictor–Lotto | + 1' 01" |
| 8 |  Fränk Schleck (LUX)
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Team CSC | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 12" |
| 10 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 1' 22" |
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
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Bouygues Télécom | 65 |
| 2 |  Tom Danielson (USA)
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Discovery Channel | 42 |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Discovery Channel | 36 |
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
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Liquigas | 90 |
| 2 | Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
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Bouygues Télécom | 81 |
| 3 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
|
Gerolsteiner | 80 |
Best Young Rider
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Discovery Channel | 29h 55' 22" |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | + 42" |
| 3 | Andy Schleck (LUX)
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Team CSC | + 2' 20" |
Best Team
edit| Team | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain
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89h 49' 06" |
| 2 | Team CSC |  Denmark
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+ 3' 50" |
| 3 | Predictor–Lotto | Belgium
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+ 5' 26" |
Jersey progress
edit| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Young Rider Classification |
Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue (ITT) (David Millar) |
David Millar | no award | David Millar | Roman Kreuziger | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| Stage 1 (Jean-Patrick Nazon) |
Romain Feillu | Daniele Bennati | |||
| Stage 2 (Franco Pellizotti) |
Franco Pellizotti | Stéphane Augé | Liquigas | ||
| Stage 3 (Alexandre Kolobnev) |
Heinrich Haussler | ||||
| Stage 4 (Alberto Contador) |
Davide Rebellin | Alberto Contador | Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| Stage 5 (Yaroslav Popovych) | |||||
| Stage 6 (Luis León Sánchez) |
Thomas Voeckler | Franco Pellizotti | |||
| Stage 7 (Alberto Contador) |
Alberto Contador |
References
edit- ^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
Further reading
edit- "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
- "65th Paris-Nice - ProTour, France, March 11-18, 2007". Cycling News.
- "Prologue - March 11: Issy-les-Moulineaux - Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 1 - March 12: Cloyes-sur-le-Loir - Buzançais, 186 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 2 - March 13: Vatan - Limoges, 177 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 3 - March 14: Limoges - Maurs, 215.5 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 4 - March 15: Maurs - Mende, 169.5 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 5 - March 16: Sorgues - Manosque, 178 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 6 - March 17: Brignoles - Cannes, 200 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 7 - March 18: Nice - Nice, 129.5 km". Cycling News.
- "El 'nuevo' Millar relanza su carrera" [The 'new' Millar relaunches his career] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 2007. p. 51.
- "Saunier Duval sigue líder con David Millar" [Saunier Duval remains in the lead with David Millar] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 2007. p. 41.
- "Pellizotti desplaza a Millar del liderato ganando la etapa" [Pellizotti displaces Millar from the lead by winning the stage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 2007. p. 52.
- "La ascensión a Mende coloca 2º a Contador en París-Niza" [The climb to Mende puts Contador 2nd in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 2007. p. 56.
- "Contador-Rebellin, París-Niza en juego" [Contador-Rebellin, Paris-Nice at stake] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 2007. p. 54.
- "Contador pone la emoción en París-Niza" [Contador puts the excitement in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 March 2007. p. 51.
- "Contador le roba la París-Niza a Rebellin" [Contador steals Paris-Nice from Rebellin] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 March 2007. p. 51.
External links
edit- "Official site" (in French). Archived from the original on 23 February 2007.