2007 Vuelta a España

The 2007 Vuelta a España, the sixty-second 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.

2007 Vuelta a España
Overview of the stages
Race details
Dates1–23 September
Stages21
Distance3,241 km (2,014 mi)
Winning time80h 59' 07"
Results
Winner  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Second  Carlos Sastre (ESP) (Team CSC)
  Third  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
Points  Daniele Bennati (ITA) (Lampre–Fondital)
Mountains  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
Combination  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Team Caisse d'Epargne

Participating teams
Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Vuelta a España

Route
List of stages[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 1 September Vigo – Vigo 146.4 km (91 mi)  Daniele Bennati (ITA)
2 2 September Allariz – Santiago de Compostela 148.7 km (92 mi)  Óscar Freire (ESP)
3 3 September Viveiro – Luarca 153 km (95 mi)  Paolo Bettini (ITA)
4 4 September Langreo – Lakes of Covadonga 185.1 km (115 mi)  Vladimir Efimkin (RUS)
5 5 September Cangas de Onís – Reinosa 157.4 km (98 mi)  Óscar Freire (ESP)
6 6 September Reinosa – Logroño 184.3 km (115 mi)  Óscar Freire (ESP)
7 7 September Calahorra – Zaragoza 176.3 km (110 mi)  Erik Zabel (GER)
8 8 September Cariñena – Zaragoza 52.2 km (32 mi) Individual time trial  Bert Grabsch (GER)
9 9 September Huesca – Cerler 167.6 km (104 mi)  Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
10 10 September Benasque – Arcalis (Andorra) 214 km (133 mi)  Denis Menchov (RUS)
11 September Rest day
11 12 September Oropesa del Mar – Algemesí 191.3 km (119 mi)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
12 13 September Algemesí – Hellín 176 km (109 mi)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
13 14 September Hellín – Torre-Pacheco 176.4 km (110 mi) Andreas Klier
14 15 September Puerto Lumbreras – Villacarrillo 207 km (129 mi)  Jason McCartney (USA)
15 16 September Villacarrillo – Granada 201.4 km (125 mi)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
17 September Rest day
16 18 September Jaén – Puertollano 161.5 km (100 mi)  Leonardo Duque (COL)
17 19 September Ciudad Real – Talavera de la Reina 175 km (109 mi)  Daniele Bennati (ITA)
18 20 September Talavera de la Reina – Ávila 153.5 km (95 mi)  Luis Pérez (ESP)
19 21 September Ávila – Alto de Abantos 133 km (83 mi)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
20 22 September Collado Villalba – Collado Villalba 20 km (12 mi) Individual time trial  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
21 23 September Rivas-Vaciamadrid – Madrid 104.2 km (65 mi)  Daniele Bennati (ITA)
Total 3,241 km (2,014 mi)

Jersey progress
Stage
(Winner)		 General classification
 Points Classification
 Mountains Classification
 Combination Classification
 Team Classification
0Stage 1
(Daniele Bennati)		 Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Serafín Martínez Geoffrey Lequatre Bouygues Télécom
0Stage 2
(Óscar Freire)		 Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Manuel Vazquez
0Stage 3
(Paolo Bettini)		 David De La Fuente Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 4
(Vladimir Efimkin)		 Vladimir Efimkin Vladimir Efimkin
0Stage 5
(Óscar Freire)
0Stage 6
(Óscar Freire)
0Stage 7
(Erik Zabel)
0Stage 8 (ITT)
(Bert Grabsch)		 Stijn Devolder Stijn Devolder
0Stage 9
(Leonardo Piepoli)		 Denis Menchov Denis Menchov
0Stage 10
(Denis Menchov)		 Paolo Bettini Denis Menchov
0Stage 11
(Alessandro Petacchi)
0Stage 12
(Alessandro Petacchi)
0Stage 13
(Tom Stamsnijder)
0Stage 14
(Jason McCartney)
0Stage 15
(Samuel Sánchez)		 Jurgen Van Goolen
0Stage 16
(Leonardo Duque)
0Stage 17
(Daniele Bennati)
0Stage 18
(Luis Pérez Rodriguez)		 Daniele Bennati Denis Menchov
0Stage 19
(Samuel Sánchez)
0Stage 20
(Samuel Sánchez)		 Denis Menchov
0Stage 21
(Daniele Bennati)		 Daniele Bennati

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, Serafin Martinez 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

General classification
Denis Menchov in the Golden Jersey.
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Denis Menchov RAB 80h 59' 07" 85
2 Carlos Sastre CSC + 3' 31" 65
3 Samuel Sánchez EUS + 3' 46" 50
4 Cadel Evans PRL + 3' 56" 45
5 Ezequiel Mosquera KGZ + 6' 34" N/A
6 Vladimir Efimkin GCE + 7' 07" 35
7 Vladimir Karpets GCE + 8' 09" 30
8 Igor Antón EUS + 8' 44" 26
9 Manuel Beltrán LIQ + 9' 38" 22
10 Carlos Barredo QSI + 10' 12" 19
11 Maxime Monfort COF + 10' 37" 16
12 Daniel Moreno REG + 13' 07" N/A
13 Stéphane Goubert A2R + 14' 13" 11
14 David López GCE + 17' 36" 9
15 Oliver Zaugg GST + 19' 00" 7
16 Sylvain Chavanel COF + 22' 19" 5
17 Hubert Dupont A2R + 29' 33" 4
18 Luis Pérez Rodriguez ACA + 31' 41" N/A
19 Chris Anker Sørensen CSC + 32' 24" 2
20 Ludovic Turpin A2R + 32' 39" 1

KOM Classification
Cyclist Team Points
1 Denis Menchov RAB 90
2 Jurgen Van Goolen DSC 78
3 Carlos Sastre CSC 69

Points Classification
Cyclist Team Points
1 Daniele Bennati LAM 147
2 Denis Menchov RAB 135
3 Samuel Sánchez EUS 127

Team classification
Team Country Time
1 Caisse d'Epargne  Spain 242h 55' 05"
2 Euskaltel–Euskadi  Spain + 12' 43"
3 AG2R Prévoyance  France + 30' 25"

Withdrawals
Type Stage Rider Team Reason
DNF 1 Tom Danielson Discovery Channel Injury due to crash
DNF 3 Mathieu Claude Bouygues Télécom Fractured collarbone
DNS 4 Lorenzo Bernucci T-Mobile Team Positive doping test in 2007 Deutschland Tour
DNS 5 Sérgio Paulinho Discovery Channel
DNF 5 Remi Pauriol Crédit Agricole
DNF 5 Giovanni Bernaudeau Bouygues Télécom Influenza
DNF 7 Alberto Fernández Saunier Duval–Prodir Knee pain
DNF 7 Bert Roesems Predictor–Lotto Crashed
DNF 9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne Gastroenteritis
DNF 9 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas
DNF 9 Bradley McGee Française des Jeux
DNF 9 Arkaitz Durán Saunier Duval–Prodir Hip pain
DNS 10 Óscar Freire Rabobank Concentrating on World Championships
DNF 10 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel
DNF 10 Ian McLeod Française des Jeux
DNF 10 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre–Fondital
DNS 12 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval–Prodir Family reasons
DNS 13 Tom Boonen Quickstep
DNS 13 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner Concentrating on World Championships
DNS 13 Xavier Florencio Bouygues Télécom Concentrating on World Championships
DNS 14 Carlos Castaño Karpin-Galicia
DNS 14 Michael Blaudzun Team CSC
DNF 14 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole
DNF 14 Angelo Furlan Crédit Agricole
DNF 14 Serafin Martinez Karpin-Galicia
DNF 14 Josep Jufré Predictor–Lotto Injury due to crash
DNF 14 Dimitri Champion Bouygues Télécom Gastric problems
DNF 14 Jesús Hernández Relax-GAM
DNS 15 Mickaël Delage Française des Jeux
DNF 15 Aurélien Clerc Bouygues Télécom Gastric problems
DNF 15 Andreas Klier T-Mobile Team
DNS 16 Damiano Cunego Lampre–Fondital
DNS 17 Giuseppe Guerini T-Mobile Team Illness
DNS 17 Bert Grabsch T-Mobile Team
DNS 18 László Bodrogi Crédit Agricole
DNS 18 Allan Davis Discovery Channel
DNS 18 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner
DNS 18 Paolo Bettini Quick-Step–Innergetic Concentrating on World Championships
DNS 19 Stijn Devolder Discovery Channel
DNS 19 Andrea Tonti Quick Step - Innergetic

References
  1. "Astana Cycling Team not invited to the Vuelta". Astana Team page. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2007.
  2. "62nd Vuelta a España - GT". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. "Vuelta a España (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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