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Dates | 21–27 May 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 884.4 km (549.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 22h 21' 05" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Twenty-five teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin–Galicia, Relax–GAM, Andalucía–CajaSur, Fuerteventura–Canarias and Slipstream–Chipotle.
Twenty-five teams of up to eight riders started the race: [1]
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 21 May | Salou to Salou | 15.7 km (9.8 mi) | Team time trial | Caisse d'Epargne | |
2 | 22 May | Salou to Perafort | 170 km (105.6 mi) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | ||
3 | 23 May | Perafort to Tàrrega | 182.1 km (113.2 mi) | Allan Davis (AUS) | ||
4 | 24 May | Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal | 203.1 km (126.2 mi) | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | ||
5 | 25 May | Sornàs to Vallnord-Arcalís | 17.1 km (10.6 mi) | Individual time trial | Denis Menchov (RUS) | |
6 | 26 May | Llívia to Lloret de Mar | 177.1 km (110.0 mi) | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | ||
7 | 27 May | Lloret de Mar to Barcelona | 119.3 km (74.1 mi) | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) |
21 May 2007: Salou to Salou, 15.7 km (9.8 mi) (TTT) [4]
Stage 1 result
| General Classification after Stage 1
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22 May 2007: Salou to Perafort, 170 km (110 mi) [5]
Stage 2 result
| General Classification after Stage 2
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23 May 2007: Perafort to Tàrrega, 182.1 km (113.2 mi) [6]
Stage 3 result
| General Classification after Stage 3
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24 May 2007: Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1 km (125.0 mi) [7]
Stage 4 result
| General Classification after Stage 4
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25 May 2007: Sornas to Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1 km (10.6 mi) (ITT) [8]
Stage 5 result
| General Classification after Stage 5
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26 May 2007: Llívia to Lloret de Mar, 177.1 km (110.0 mi) [9]
Stage 6 result
| General Classification after Stage 6
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27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, 119.3 km (74.1 mi) [10]
Stage 7 result
| General Classification after Stage 7
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Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | UCI Points | |
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1 | Vladimir Karpets | Russia | Caisse d'Epargne | 22h 21' 05" | 50 |
2 | Michael Rogers | Australia | T-Mobile Team | + 40" | 40 |
3 | Denis Menchov | Russia | Rabobank | + 40" | 35 |
4 | Christophe Moreau | France | AG2R Prévoyance | + 1' 34" | 30 |
5 | Óscar Sevilla | Spain | Relax–GAM | + 1' 34" | N/A |
6 | Francisco Mancebo | Spain | Relax–GAM | + 1' 59" | N/A |
7 | John Gadret | France | AG2R Prévoyance | + 2' 19" | 15 |
8 | Marcos-Antonio Serrano | Spain | Karpin–Galicia | + 2' 39" | N/A |
9 | Laurens ten Dam | Netherlands | Unibet.com | + 2' 44" | 5 |
10 | Janez Brajkovič | Slovenia | Discovery Channel | + 2' 47" | 2 |
Mountains classification
| Points classification
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Sprints classification
| Team classification
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Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Mountains Classification | Points Classification | Sprints classification | Team Classification |
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TTT) (Caisse d'Epargne) | Stage 1 (Vladimir Karpets | no award | no award | no award | Caisse d'Epargne |
(Mark Cavendish) | Stage 2Imanol Erviti | Francisco José Martínez | Mark Cavendish | Víctor Hugo Peña | |
(Allan Davis) | Stage 3Baden Cooke | ||||
(Óscar Sevilla) | Stage 4Óscar Sevilla | Luis Pasamontes | Luis Pasamontes | Relax–GAM | |
ITT) (Denis Menchov) | Stage 5 (Vladimir Karpets | Denis Menchov | |||
(Mark Cavendish) | Stage 6Mark Cavendish | Víctor Hugo Peña | |||
(Samuel Sánchez) | Stage 7Denis Menchov | ||||
Vladimir Karpets | Luis Pasamontes | Denis Menchov | Víctor Hugo Peña | Relax–GAM |
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.
Rank | Previous Rank | Name | Nationality | Team | Points |
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1 | 1 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | Gerolsteiner | 157 |
2 | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 107 |
3 | 3 | Danilo Di Luca | Italy | Liquigas | 100 |
4 | 4 | Óscar Freire | Spain | Rabobank | 82 |
5 | 5 | Stuart O'Grady | Australia | Team CSC | 79 |
6 | 6 | Stefan Schumacher | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 75 |
7 | 7 | Fränk Schleck | Luxembourg | Team CSC | 63 |
8 | 8 | Juan José Cobo | Spain | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 62 |
9 | 9 | Alberto Contador | Spain | Discovery Channel | 58 |
10 | 10 | Tom Boonen | Belgium | Quick-Step–Innergetic | 57 |
11 | 11 | Thomas Dekker | Netherlands | Rabobank | 55 |
12 | 12 | Andreas Klöden | Germany | Astana | 53 |
13 | - | Vladimir Karpets | Russia | Caisse d'Epargne | 52 |
14 | 13 | Alessandro Ballan | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 50 |
15 | 14 | Matthias Kessler | Germany | Astana | 50 |
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