The 2007 Vuelta a Peru was a road cycling race held from 2 to 11 February 2007 in Peru. It was a multiple stage race over a prologue and eight stages with a total of 775.9 kilometres (482.1 miles).
Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance | Stage Top 3 |
P | 2 February | Cusco | Cusco | 2.9 km | Paolo Di Vaio Jorge Giacinti Óscar Soliz |
1 | 3 February | Cusco | Cusco | 90 km | Jorge Giacinti Francisco Cabrera Tiago Fiorilli |
2 | 4 February | Cusco | Pisac | 96 km | Jorge Rios Jorge Giacinti |
3 | 5 February | Pisac | Ollantaytambo | 127 km | Jorge Rios Jorge Giacinti Tiago Fiorilli |
4 | 6 February | Cusco | Sicuani | 138 km | Jorge Rios Jorge Giacinti Pablo Ortega |
5 | 7 February | Juliaca | Puno | 41 km | Paolo Di Vaio |
6 | 8 February | Arequipa | Arequipa | 75 km | Paolo Di Vaio |
7 | 9 February | Arequipa | Arequipa | 136 km | Jorge Rios Tiago Fiorilli Jorge Giacinti |
8 | 11 February | Lima | Lima | 70 km | Jorge Giacinti Jorge Rios Paolo Di Vaio |
Pos | Rider | Time |
1 | ||
2 | Jorge Rios | |
3 | Paolo Di Vaio | |
4 | Tiago Fiorilli | |
5 | Óscar Soliz | |
6 | Jorge Reynoso | |
7 | Alberto Vizcarra | |
8 | Omar Humala | |
9 | Javier Velásquez | |
10 | Francisco Cabrera |
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