2007 Tour of Ireland

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2007 Tour of Ireland
Thirty-third edition of the Tour of Ireland
Details
Dates22 - 26 August, 2007
Location Kilkenny to Dublin
Races5
Champions
Individual champion Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stijn Vandenbergh
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The 2007 Tour of Ireland took place between the 22 and the 26 of August. It was the first Tour of Ireland race to take place in fifteen years. [1] The overall classification was won by Stijn Vandenbergh, who finished 20 seconds ahead of Marcus Ljungqvist. [2] [3]

Contents

Stages

StageRouteDistanceDateWinnerTeam
1 Kilkenny - Cork 174 km (108 mi)Wednesday, 22 August Stijn Vandenbergh
2 Clonakilty - Killarney 166 km (103 mi)Thursday, 23 August Matti Breschel
3 Tralee - Ennis 194 km (121 mi)Friday, 24 August Borut Božič
4 Galway 232.5 km (144.5 mi)Saturday, 25 August Edvald Boasson Hagen
5 Athlone - Dublin 147.7 km (91.8 mi)Sunday, 26 August Marco Marcato
Stage
(Winner, team)
General ClassificationPoints ClassificationMountains ClassificationYoung Rider ClassificationTeam Classification
Stage 1
(Stijn Vandenbergh, Unibet.com)
Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Roger Beuchat Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Unibet.com
Stage 2
(Matti Breschel, Team CSC)
Matti Breschel (Team CSC) Luis Pasamontes (Unibet)
Stage 3
(Borut Božič, Team LPR)
Stage 4
(Edvald Boasson Hagen, Maxbo-Bianchi)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Maxbo-Bianchi) Roger Beuchat
Stage 5
(Marco Marcato, Team LPR)
Matti Breschel (Team CSC)
Final
Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Matti Breschel (Team CSC) Roger Beuchat Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Unibet.com

References

  1. "Tour of Ireland is back". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. "Marcato wins stage; Vandenbergh takes overall". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. "Vandenbergh wins Irish tour". Velonews.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.