2007 Volta a Catalunya

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2007 Volta a Catalunya
Race details
Dates21–27 May 2007
Stages7
Distance884.4 km (549.5 mi)
Winning time22h 21' 05"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  SecondFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) (T-Mobile Team)
  ThirdFlag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS) (Rabobank)

  PointsFlag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS) (Rabobank)
  MountainsFlag of Spain.svg  Luis Pasamontes  (ESP) (Unibet.com)
  SprintsFlag of Colombia.svg  Víctor Hugo Peña  (COL) (Unibet.com)
  Team Flag of Spain.svg Relax–GAM
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The 2007 Volta a Catalunya was the 87th edition of the Volta a Catalunya road cycling race, which took place from 21 May to 27 May 2007, in Catalonia. The race began in Salou with a team time trial and ended in Barcelona. The race was won by Russian Vladimir Karpets of the Caisse d'Epargne team, who won the race thanks to winning the team time trial, and second placings on the toughest mountain stage (stage 4) and the mountain time trial (stage 5). The race also saw the first UCI ProTour victories for young British sprinter Mark Cavendish of the T-Mobile Team, when he took stages 2 and 6.

Contents

Twenty-five teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin–Galicia, Relax–GAM, Andalucía–CajaSur, Fuerteventura–Canarias and Slipstream–Chipotle.

Teams

Twenty-five teams of up to eight riders started the race: [1]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners [2] [3]
StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
121 May Salou to Salou15.7 km (9.8 mi)Team Time Trial Stage.svg Team time trial Caisse d'Epargne
222 MaySalou to Perafort 170 km (105.6 mi)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR)
323 MayPerafort to Tàrrega 182.1 km (113.2 mi)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Allan Davis  (AUS)
424 MayTàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal 203.1 km (126.2 mi)Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Sevilla  (ESP)
525 May Sornàs to Vallnord-Arcalís 17.1 km (10.6 mi)Time Trial.svg Individual time trial Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS)
626 May Llívia to Lloret de Mar 177.1 km (110.0 mi)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR)
727 MayLloret de Mar to Barcelona 119.3 km (74.1 mi)Flag of Spain.svg  Samuel Sánchez  (ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

21 May 2007: Salou to Salou, 15.7 km (9.8 mi) (TTT) [4]

Stage 1 result
TeamTime
1 Flag of Spain.svg Caisse d'Epargne 16' 54"
2 Flag of Denmark.svg Team CSC + 16"
3 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Astana + 17"
General Classification after Stage 1
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 16' 54"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Pereiro  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
3Flag of Spain.svg  Iván Gutiérrez  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.

Stage 2

22 May 2007: Salou to Perafort, 170 km (110 mi) [5]

Stage 2 result
CyclistTeamTime UCI
Points
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) T-Mobile Team 4h 01' 47"3 pts
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Aaron Kemps  (AUS) Astana s.t.2 pts
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (COL) Cofidis s.t.1 pt
General Classification after Stage 2
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Imanol Erviti  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 4h 18' 40"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Iván Gutiérrez  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"
3Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"

Stage 3

23 May 2007: Perafort to Tàrrega, 182.1 km (113.2 mi) [6]

Stage 3 result
CyclistTeamTime UCI
Points
1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Allan Davis  (AUS) Discovery Channel 4h 29' 26"3 pts
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Baden Cooke  (AUS) Unibet.com s.t.2 pts
3Flag of Italy.svg  Daniele Bennati  (ITA) Lampre–Fondital s.t.1 pt
General Classification after Stage 3
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Imanol Erviti  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 8h 48' 06"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Iván Gutiérrez  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"
3Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"

Stage 4

24 May 2007: Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1 km (125.0 mi) [7]

Stage 4 result
CyclistTeamTime UCI
Points
1Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Sevilla  (ESP) Relax–GAM 6h 06' 43"N/A
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 33"2 pts
3Flag of France.svg  Christophe Moreau  (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance + 34"1 pt
General Classification after Stage 4
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Sevilla  (ESP) Relax–GAM 14h 55' 22"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 31"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 35"

Stage 5

25 May 2007: Sornas to Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1 km (10.6 mi) (ITT) [8]

Stage 5 result
CyclistTeamTime UCI
Points
1Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS) Rabobank 38' 58"3 pts
2Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 4"2 pts
3Flag of France.svg  Rémy Di Gregorio  (FRA) Française des Jeux + 24"1 pt
General Classification after Stage 5
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 15h 34' 55"
2Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS) Rabobank + 16"
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40"

Stage 6

26 May 2007: Llívia to Lloret de Mar, 177.1 km (110.0 mi) [9]

Stage 6 result
CyclistTeamTime UCI
Points
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Mark Cavendish  (GBR) T-Mobile Team 3h 59' 55"3 pts
2Flag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (COL) Cofidis s.t.2 pts
3Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bossoni  (ITA) Lampre–Fondital s.t.1 pt
General Classification after Stage 6
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 19h 34' 50"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40"
3Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS) Rabobank + 44"

Stage 7

27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, 119.3 km (74.1 mi) [10]

Stage 7 result
CyclistTeamTime UCI
Points
1Flag of Spain.svg  Samuel Sánchez  (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 2h 46' 06"3 pts
2Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexander Vinokourov  (KAZ) Astana + 5"2 pts
3Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS) Rabobank + 9"1 pt
General Classification after Stage 7
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Russia.svg  Vladimir Karpets  (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 22h 21' 05"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Michael Rogers  (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40"
3Flag of Russia.svg  Denis Menchov  (RUS) Rabobank + 40"

Final standing

General classification

CyclistCountryTeamTime UCI
Points
1 Vladimir Karpets Flag of Russia.svg Russia Caisse d'Epargne 22h 21' 05"50
2 Michael Rogers Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia T-Mobile Team + 40"40
3 Denis Menchov Flag of Russia.svg Russia Rabobank + 40"35
4 Christophe Moreau Flag of France.svg France AG2R Prévoyance + 1' 34"30
5 Óscar Sevilla Flag of Spain.svg Spain Relax–GAM + 1' 34"N/A
6 Francisco Mancebo Flag of Spain.svg Spain Relax–GAM + 1' 59"N/A
7 John Gadret Flag of France.svg France AG2R Prévoyance + 2' 19"15
8 Marcos-Antonio Serrano Flag of Spain.svg Spain Karpin–Galicia + 2' 39"N/A
9 Laurens ten Dam Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Unibet.com + 2' 44"5
10 Janez Brajkovič Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia Discovery Channel + 2' 47"2

Jersey progress

Stage
(Winner)
General Classification
Mountains Classification
Points Classification
Sprints classification
Team Classification
Stage 1 (TTT)
(Caisse d'Epargne)
Vladimir Karpets no awardno awardno award Caisse d'Epargne
Stage 2
(Mark Cavendish)
Imanol Erviti Francisco José Martínez Mark Cavendish Víctor Hugo Peña
Stage 3
(Allan Davis)
Baden Cooke
Stage 4
(Óscar Sevilla)
Óscar Sevilla Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Relax–GAM
Stage 5 (ITT)
(Denis Menchov)
Vladimir Karpets Denis Menchov
Stage 6
(Mark Cavendish)
Mark Cavendish Víctor Hugo Peña
Stage 7
(Samuel Sánchez)
Denis Menchov
Final
Vladimir Karpets Luis Pasamontes Denis Menchov Víctor Hugo Peña Relax–GAM

Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 27 May 2007, after the Volta a Catalunya [11]

While the top 10 places remain the same, race winner Vladimir Karpets moves into 13th position.

RankPrevious
Rank
NameNationalityTeamPoints
11 Davide Rebellin Flag of Italy.svg Italy Gerolsteiner 157
22 Alejandro Valverde Flag of Spain.svg Spain Caisse d'Epargne 107
33 Danilo Di Luca Flag of Italy.svg Italy Liquigas 100
44 Óscar Freire Flag of Spain.svg Spain Rabobank 82
55 Stuart O'Grady Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Team CSC 79
66 Stefan Schumacher Flag of Germany.svg Germany Gerolsteiner 75
77 Fränk Schleck Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg Team CSC 63
88 Juan José Cobo Flag of Spain.svg Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 62
99 Alberto Contador Flag of Spain.svg Spain Discovery Channel 58
1010 Tom Boonen Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic 57
1111 Thomas Dekker Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Rabobank 55
1212 Andreas Klöden Flag of Germany.svg Germany Astana 53
13- Vladimir Karpets Flag of Russia.svg Russia Caisse d'Epargne 52
1413 Alessandro Ballan Flag of Italy.svg Italy Lampre–Fondital 50
1514 Matthias Kessler Flag of Germany.svg Germany Astana 50

References

  1. "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. "87th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. "87th Volta a Catalunya – PT". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Stage 1 – May 21: Salou – Salou ITT, 15.7 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "Stage 2 – May 22: Salou – Perafort, 170 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. "Stage 3 – May 23: Perafort – Tàrrega, 182.1 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. "Stage 4 – May 24: Tàrrega – Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 203.1 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. "Stage 5 – May 25: Sornas – Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. "Stage 6 – May 26: Llívia – Lloret de Mar, 177.1 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. "Stage 7 – May 27: Lloret de Mar – Barcelona, 119.3 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. "Updated Rankings". UCI. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2007.