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
editAstana[1]AG2R Prévoyance
Caisse d'Epargne
Discovery Channel
Gerolsteiner
Lampre–Fondital
Predictor–Lotto
Rabobank
Team CSC
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 September | Vigo – Vigo | 146.4 km (91 mi) | ||||
| 2 | 2 September | Allariz – Santiago de Compostela | 148.7 km (92 mi) | ||||
| 3 | 3 September | Viveiro – Luarca | 153 km (95 mi) | ||||
| 4 | 4 September | Langreo – Lakes of Covadonga | 185.1 km (115 mi) | ||||
| 5 | 5 September | Cangas de Onís – Reinosa | 157.4 km (98 mi) | ||||
| 6 | 6 September | Reinosa – Logroño | 184.3 km (115 mi) | ||||
| 7 | 7 September | Calahorra – Zaragoza | 176.3 km (110 mi) | ||||
| 8 | 8 September | Cariñena – Zaragoza | 52.2 km (32 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
| 9 | 9 September | Huesca – Cerler | 167.6 km (104 mi) | ||||
| 10 | 10 September | Benasque – Arcalis (Andorra) | 214 km (133 mi) | ||||
| 11 September | Rest day | ||||||
| 11 | 12 September | Oropesa del Mar – Algemesí | 191.3 km (119 mi) | ||||
| 12 | 13 September | Algemesí – Hellín | 176 km (109 mi) | ||||
| 13 | 14 September | Hellín – Torre-Pacheco | 176.4 km (110 mi) | ||||
| 14 | 15 September | Puerto Lumbreras – Villacarrillo | 207 km (129 mi) | ||||
| 15 | 16 September | Villacarrillo – Granada | 201.4 km (125 mi) | ||||
| 17 September | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 18 September | Jaén – Puertollano | 161.5 km (100 mi) | ||||
| 17 | 19 September | Ciudad Real – Talavera de la Reina | 175 km (109 mi) | ||||
| 18 | 20 September | Talavera de la Reina – Ávila | 153.5 km (95 mi) | ||||
| 19 | 21 September | Ávila – Alto de Abantos | 133 km (83 mi) | ||||
| 20 | 22 September | Collado Villalba – Collado Villalba | 20 km (12 mi) | Individual time trial | |||
| 21 | 23 September | Rivas-Vaciamadrid – Madrid | 104.2 km (65 mi) | ||||
| Total | 3,241 km (2,014 mi) | ||||||
Jersey progress
editJersey 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
editGeneral classification
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAB | 80h 59' 07" | 85 | |
| 2 | CSC | + 3' 31" | 65 | |
| 3 | EUS | + 3' 46" | 50 | |
| 4 | PRL | + 3' 56" | 45 | |
| 5 | KGZ | + 6' 34" | N/A | |
| 6 | GCE | + 7' 07" | 35 | |
| 7 | GCE | + 8' 09" | 30 | |
| 8 | EUS | + 8' 44" | 26 | |
| 9 | LIQ | + 9' 38" | 22 | |
| 10 | QSI | + 10' 12" | 19 | |
| 11 | COF | + 10' 37" | 16 | |
| 12 | REG | + 13' 07" | N/A | |
| 13 | A2R | + 14' 13" | 11 | |
| 14 | GCE | + 17' 36" | 9 | |
| 15 | GST | + 19' 00" | 7 | |
| 16 | COF | + 22' 19" | 5 | |
| 17 | A2R | + 29' 33" | 4 | |
| 18 | ACA | + 31' 41" | N/A | |
| 19 | CSC | + 32' 24" | 2 | |
| 20 | A2R | + 32' 39" | 1 |
KOM Classification
edit| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAB | 90 | |
| 2 | DSC | 78 | |
| 3 | CSC | 69 |
Points Classification
edit| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAM | 147 | |
| 2 | RAB | 135 | |
| 3 | EUS | 127 |
Team classification
edit| Team | Country | Time | |
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| 1 | Caisse d'Epargne | 242h 55' 05" | |
| 2 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 12' 43" | |
| 3 | AG2R Prévoyance | + 30' 25" |
Withdrawals
editReferences
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.