Vuelta a España 2007
The 62nd Vuelta a España took place from September 1st to 23rd, 2007 . The three-week stage race consisted of 21 stages, including two individual time trials . There were also four mountain arrivals, including already on the 4th stage on the way to the legendary Lagos de Covadonga . The route length was 3,241 kilometers.
The tour started in Vigo, Spain and traditionally ended in Madrid .
Stages
| Final score | ||
|---|---|---|
| First | Denis Menshov | 80:59:07 h (40.020 km / h) |
| Second | Carlos Sastre | + 3:31 min |
| Third | Samuel Sánchez | + 3:46 min |
| Fourth | Cadel Evans | + 3:56 min |
| fifth | Ezequiel Mosquera | + 6:34 min |
| Sixth | Vladimir Yefimkin | + 7:07 min |
| seventh | Vladimir Karpez | + 8:09 min |
| Eighth | Igor Antón | + 8:44 min |
| Ninth | Manuel Beltran | + 9:38 min |
| Tenth | Carlos Barredo | + 10:12 min |
| Scoring | Daniele Bennati | 147 P. |
| Second | Denis Menshov | 135 P. |
| Third | Samuel Sánchez | 127 P. |
| Mountain scoring | Denis Menshov | 90 p. |
| Second | Jurgen Van Goolen | 78 P. |
| Third | Carlos Sastre | 69 P. |
| Combination scoring | Denis Menshov | 4 p. |
| Second | Samuel Sánchez | 11 p. |
| Third | Carlos Sastre | 15 p. |
| Team evaluation | Caisse d'Epargne | 242: 55: 05 h |
| Second | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 12:43 min |
| Third | AG2R prevoyance | + 30:25 min |
| Stages | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Golden jersey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | September 1 | Vigo - Vigo | 145 | Daniele Bennati | Daniele Bennati |
| 2nd stage | September 2nd | Allariz - Santiago de Compostela | 150 | Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire |
| 3rd stage | September 3 | Vivero - Luarca | 155 | Paolo Bettini | Óscar Freire |
| 4th stage | September 4th | Langreo - Lagos de Covadonga | 182 | Vladimir Yefimkin | Vladimir Yefimkin |
| 5th stage | 5th September | Cangas de Onís - Reinosa | 155 | Óscar Freire | Vladimir Yefimkin |
| 6th stage | September 6th | Reinosa - Logroño | 195 | Óscar Freire | Vladimir Yefimkin |
| 7th stage | 7th of September | Calahorra - Zaragoza | 140 | Erik Zabel | Vladimir Yefimkin |
| 8th stage | September 8th | Cariñena - Zaragoza | 49 ( EZF ) | Bert Grabsch | Stijn Devolder |
| 9th stage | the 9th of September | Huesca - Cerler | 174 | Leonardo Piepoli | Denis Menshov |
| 10th stage | September 10 | Benasque - Ordino-Arcalis ( AND ) | 220 | Denis Menshov | Denis Menshov |
| Rest day | |||||
| 11th stage | 12th September | Oropesa del Mar - Algemesi | 190 | Alessandro Petacchi | Denis Menshov |
| 12th stage | 13.september | Algemesi - Hellín | 167 | Alessandro Petacchi | Denis Menshov |
| 13th stage | September 14th | Hellin - Torre-Pacheco | 150 |
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Denis Menshov |
| 14th stage | September 15th | Puerto Lumbreras - Villacarrillo | 205 | Jason McCartney | Denis Menshov |
| 15th stage | 16th September | Villacarrillo - Granada | 205 | Samuel Sánchez | Denis Menshov |
| Rest day | |||||
| 16th stage | September 18 | Jaén - Puertollano | 165 | Leonardo Duque | Denis Menshov |
| 17th stage | September 19th | Ciudad Real - Talavera de la Reina | 180 | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menshov |
| 18th stage | September 20th | Talavera de la Reina - Avila | 154 | Luis Pérez Rodríguez | Denis Menshov |
| 19th stage | 21st September | Ávila - Alto de Abantos | 135 | Samuel Sánchez | Denis Menshov |
| 20th stage | September 22 | Collado Villalba | 25 ( EZF ) | Samuel Sánchez | Denis Menshov |
| 21st stage | September 23rd | Rivas-Vaciamadrid - Madrid | 100 | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menshov |
Jerseys in the course of the tour
The table shows the wearer of the respective jersey during the individual stage or the leaders of the respective overall ranking on the evening of the previous day.
| stage | Golden jersey | Red jersey | Orange jersey | White jersey | Team evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd stage | Daniele Bennati | Daniele Bennati | Serafín Martínez | Geoffroy Lequatre | Bouygues Telecom |
| 3rd stage | Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire | Manuel Vázquez | ||
| 4th stage | David de la Fuente | Caisse d'Epargne | |||
| 5th stage | Vladimir Yefimkin | Vladimir Yefimkin | |||
| 6th stage | |||||
| 7th stage | |||||
| 8th stage | |||||
| 9th stage | Stijn Devolder | Stijn Devolder | |||
| 10th stage | Denis Menshov | (Paolo Bettini) 1 | Denis Menshov | ||
| 11th stage | Paolo Bettini | Denis Menshov | |||
| 12th stage | Leonardo Piepoli | ||||
| 13th stage | Denis Menshov | ||||
| 14th stage | |||||
| 15th stage | |||||
| 16th stage | Jurgen Van Goolen | ||||
| 17th stage | |||||
| 18th stage | (Daniele Bennati) 2 | ||||
| 19th stage | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menshov | |||
| 20th stage | |||||
| 21st stage | Denis Menshov | ||||
| winner | Denis Menshov | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menshov | Denis Menshov | Caisse d'Epargne |
1 After Óscar Freire left, no rider wore the red jersey during the 10th stage.
2 During the 18th stage, after Paolo Bettini left, none of the riders wore the red jersey.
Web links
Commons : Vuelta a España 2007 - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Vuelta a España 2007 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Klier admits taking EPO and hormones - results revoked live-radsport.ch (accessed on August 16, 2013)