2007 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11

Stage results and recaps of the 2007 Vuelta a España from Stage 1 to Stage 11.

Stages

Stage 1 - September 1, 2007: Vigo > Vigo, 145 km.

Stage 1 result & General classification after stage 1

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Daniele Bennati	Italy	LAM	3h 43' 09"	8
2	Óscar Freire	Spain	RAB	s.t.	4
3	Alessandro Petacchi	Italy	MRM	s.t.	2
4	Allan Davis	Australia	DSC	s.t.
5	Tom Boonen	Belgium	QSI	s.t.

Stage 2 - September 2, 2007: Allariz > Santiago de Compostela, 150 km.

Stage 2 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Óscar Freire	Spain	RAB	3h 31' 03"	8
2	Paolo Bettini	Italy	QSI	s.t.	4
3	Leonardo Duque	Colombia	COF	s.t.	2
4	Erik Zabel	Germany	MRM	s.t.
5	Davide Rebellin	Italy	GST	s.t.

General classification after stage 2

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Óscar Freire	Spain	RAB	7h 14' 12"
2	Erik Zabel	Germany	MRM	s.t.
3	Leonardo Duque	Colombia	COF	s.t.
4	Aurélien Clerc	Switzerland	BTL	s.t.
5	Alessandro Petacchi	Italy	MRM	s.t.

Stage 3 - September 3, 2007: Viveiro > Luarca, 155 km.

Stage 3 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Paolo Bettini	Italy	QSI	4h 08' 42"	8
2	Óscar Freire	Spain	RAB	s.t.	4
3	Allan Davis	Australia	DSC	s.t.	2
4	Davide Rebellin	Italy	GST	s.t.
5	Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	FDJ	s.t.

General classification after stage 3

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Óscar Freire	Spain	RAB	11h 22' 54"
2	Leonardo Duque	Colombia	COF	s.t.
3	Erik Zabel	Germany	MRM	s.t.
4	Rene Mandri	Estonia	A2R	s.t.
5	David López	Spain	GCE	s.t.

Stage 4 - September 4, 2007: Langreo > Lagos de Covadonga, 182 km.

Stage 4 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	4h 39' 56"	8
2	Leonardo Piepoli	Italy	SDV	+ 1' 06"	4
3	Stijn Devolder	Belgium	DSC	+ 1' 06"	2
4	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	+ 1' 06"
5	Maxime Monfort	Belgium	COF	+ 1' 06"

General classification after stage 4

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	16h 02' 50"
2	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	+ 1' 06"
3	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 1' 06"
4	Maxime Monfort	Belgium	COF	+ 1' 06"
5	Stijn Devolder	Belgium	DSC	+ 1' 06"

Stage 5 - September 5, 2007: Cangas de Onís > Reinosa, 155 km.

Stage 5 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Óscar Freire	Spain	RAB	4h 07' 51"	8
2	Daniele Bennati	Italy	LAM	s.t.	4
3	Paolo Bettini	Italy	QSI	s.t.	2
4	Philippe Gilbert	Belgium	FDJ	s.t.
5	Erik Zabel	Germany	MRM	s.t.

General classification after stage 5

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	20h 10' 41"
2	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	+ 1' 06"
3	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 1' 06"
4	Maxime Monfort	Belgium	COF	+ 1' 06"
5	Stijn Devolder	Belgium	DSC	+ 1' 06"

Stage 6 - September 6, 2007: Reinosa > Logroño, 195 km.

Stage 6 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Óscar Freire	Spain	RAB	4h 24' 10"	8
2	Koldo Fernández	Spain	EUS	s.t.	4
3	Angelo Furlan	Italy	CA	s.t.	2
4	Tom Boonen	Belgium	QSI	s.t.
5	Andre Korff	Germany	TMO	s.t.

General classification after stage 6

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	24h 34' 51"
2	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	+ 1' 06"
3	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 1' 06"
4	Maxime Monfort	Belgium	COF	+ 1' 06"
5	Stijn Devolder	Belgium	DSC	+ 1' 06"

Stage 7 - September 7, 2007: Calahorra > Zaragoza, 140 km.

Stage 7 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Erik Zabel	Germany	MRM	3h 52' 05"	8
2	Allan Davis	Australia	DSC	s.t.	4
3	Paolo Bettini	Italy	QSI	s.t.	2
4	Koldo Fernández	Spain	EUS	s.t.
5	Andre Korff	Germany	TMO	s.t.

General classification after stage 7

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	28h 26' 56"
2	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	+ 1' 06"
3	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 1' 06"
4	Maxime Monfort	Belgium	COF	+ 1' 06"
5	Stijn Devolder	Belgium	DSC	+ 1' 06"

Stage 8 - September 8, 2007: Cariñena > Zaragoza, 49 km. (ITT)

Stage 8 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Bert Grabsch	Germany	TMO	57' 05"	8
2	László Bodrogi	Hungary	C.A	+ 34"	4
3	Stijn Devolder	Belgium	DSC	+ 48"	2
4	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	+ 1' 18"
5	Magnus Bäckstedt	Sweden	LIQ	+ 1' 37"

General classification after stage 8

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Stijn Devolder	Belgium	DSC	29h 25' 25"
2	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	+ 30"
3	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	+ 1' 28"
4	Cadel Evans	Australia	PRL	+ 1' 54"
5	Maxime Monfort	Belgium	COF	+ 2' 12"

Stage 9 - September 9, 2007: Huesca > Aramón Cerler, 174 km.

Stage 9 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Leonardo Piepoli	Italy	SDV	4h 28' 21"	8
2	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	s.t.	4
3	Ezequiel Mosquera	Spain	KGZ	+ 17"	N/A
4	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 17"
5	Oliver Zaugg	Switzerland	GST	+ 51"

General classification after stage 9

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	33h 54' 46"
2	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	+ 2' 01"
3	Cadel Evans	Australia	PRL	+ 2' 27"
4	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 3' 02"
5	Ezequiel Mosquera	Spain	KGZ	+ 4' 02"

Stage 10 - September 10, 2007: Benasque > Ordino Arcalís Andorra, 220 km.

Stage 10 result^[1]

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	5h 47' 05"	8
2	Cadel Evans	Australia	PRL	s.t.	4
3	Samuel Sánchez	Spain	EUS	s.t.	2
4	Manuel Beltrán	Spain	LIQ	s.t.
5	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	s.t.

General classification after stage 10^[1]

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	39h 41' 51"
2	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	+ 2' 01"
3	Cadel Evans	Australia	PRL	+ 2' 27"
4	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 3' 02"
5	Ezequiel Mosquera	Spain	KGZ	+ 4' 35"

Stage 11 (after Rest Day 1) September 12, 2007: Oropesa del Mar > Algemesí, 190 km.

Stage 11 result

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Alessandro Petacchi	Italy	MRM	4h 45' 34"	8
2	Paolo Bettini	Italy	QSI	s.t.	4
3	Erik Zabel	Germany	MRM	s.t.	2
4	André Greipel	Germany	TMO	s.t.
5	Carlos da Cruz	France	FDJ	s.t.

General classification after stage 11

	Cyclist	Nation	Team	Time
1	Denis Menchov	Russia	RAB	44h 27' 25"
2	Vladimir Efimkin	Russia	GCE	+ 2' 01"
3	Cadel Evans	Australia	PRL	+ 2' 27"
4	Carlos Sastre	Spain	CSC	+ 3' 02"
5	Ezequiel Mosquera	Spain	KGZ	+ 4' 35"

References

^ ^a ^b "Menchov outsprints rivals to claim stage 10"^{[permanent dead link]} September 10, 2007 VeloNews Retrieved on September 10, 2007

External links

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[stage10-1] "Menchov outsprints rivals to claim stage 10"^{[permanent dead link]} September 10, 2007 VeloNews Retrieved on September 10, 2007

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