2007 Danmark Rundt

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2007 Danmark Rundt
2006–2007 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates1–5 August 2007
Stages6
Distance842 km (523.2 mi)
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Norway.svg  Kurt Asle Arvesen  (Norway) (CSC)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Enrico Gasparotto  (Italy)
  ThirdFlag of Denmark.svg  Matti Breschel  (Denmark)

  PointsFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (Great Britain)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of Denmark.svg  Jacob Moe Rasmussen  (Denmark)
  YouthFlag of Italy.svg  Enrico Gasparotto  (Italy)
  Team Flag of Denmark.svg CSC
  2006
2008  

The 2007 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 1 August to 5 August 2008. It was the 17th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was won by Norwegian rider Kurt Asle Arvesen of Team CSC. Italian rider Enrico Gasparotto of Team Liquigas finished second by 14 seconds with Dane Matti Breschel of Team CSC third. [1]

Contents

The race was made up of six stages covering a total of 842 kilometres (523 mi) and included an individual time trial of 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi). [2]

Schedule

StageRouteDistanceDateWinner
1 Thisted > Aalborg 175 km1 August Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Chicchi
2 Aars > Aarhus 195 km2 August Flag of Denmark.svg Matti Breschel
3 Aarhus > Vejle 190 km3 August Flag of Norway.svg Kurt Asle Arvesen
4 Skælskør > Ringsted 95 km4 August Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Chicchi
5 (ITT) Næstved > Næstved12.4 km4 August Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rick Flens
6 Præstø > Frederiksberg 175 km5 August Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Cavendish

Teams

Fifteen teams took part in the 2007 race.

Final classifications

Norwegian rider Kurt Asle Arvesen won the race by 14 seconds from Enrico Gasparotto after he won stage 3 on the Kiddesvej climb in Vejle. [3] Dane Matti Breschel came third after having led the race after stages 2, 3 and 4. [2] The victory meant that Arvesen became the first rider to win the Danmark Rundt twice. [4]

The points winner was Mark Cavendish with Jacob Moe Rasmussen the winner of the mountains classification for best climber. Rasmussen was also awarded the fighters award for the race and Gasparotto won the young riders jersey. Team CSC won the overall team competition from Liquigas with Team T-Mobile in third place.

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