2007 Paris–Nice

2007 Paris–Nice

UCI ProTour
Race details
Dates		March 11 – March 18
Stages		7 + prologue
Distance		1,260.2 km (783.1 mi)
Winning time		29h 55' 22" (41.898 km/h/26.034 mph)
Palmarès
	Winner	Alberto Contador (ESP)	(Discovery Channel)
	Second	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	(Gerolsteiner)
	Third	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	(Caisse d'Epargne)
	Points	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	(Liquigas)
	Mountains	Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	(Bouygues Télécom)
	Youth	Alberto Contador (ESP)	(Discovery Channel)
	Team	Caisse d'Epargne
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The 2007 edition of the Paris–Nice stage race took place from March 11 until March 18 on the 2007 UCI ProTour. The race was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador riding for the Discovery Channel, who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin from Gerolsteiner. Contador broke away on the Col d'Eze, the last climb of the race, to claim both the stage victory along the Promenade des Anglais and the overall race victory.

Contents 1 Stages 1.1 Prologue - 11-03-2007: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km (ITT) 1.2 Stage 1 - 12-03-2007: Cloyes sur le Loir – Buzançais, 186 km 1.3 Stage 2 - 13-03-2007: Vatan – Limoges, 177 km 1.4 Stage 3 - 14-03-2007: Limoges – Maurs, 215.5 km 1.5 Stage 4 - 15-03-2007: Maurs – Mende, 169.5 km 1.6 Stage 5 - 16-03-2007: Sorgues – Manosque, 178 km 1.7 Stage 6 - 17-03-2007: Brignoles – Cannes, 200 km. 1.8 Stage 7 - 18-03-2007: Nice, 129.5 km circuit race 2 Final standings 2.1 General classification 2.2 Mountains classification 2.3 Points classification 2.4 Best Young Rider 2.5 Best Team 3 Jersey progress 4 References

Stages

Prologue - 11-03-2007: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km (ITT)

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	David Millar	Saunier Duval-Prodir	6' 01"	3 pts
2	Roman Kreuziger	Liquigas	+ 1"	2 pts
3	Sébastien Joly	Française des Jeux	+ 2"	1 pt

Stage 1 - 12-03-2007: Cloyes sur le Loir – Buzançais, 186 km

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Jean-Patrick Nazon	AG2R Prévoyance	4h 29' 39"	3 pts
2	Sebastian Siedler	Team Milram	s.t.	2 pts
3	Mathew Hayman	Rabobank	s.t.	1 pt

Stage 2 - 13-03-2007: Vatan – Limoges, 177 km

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Franco Pellizotti	Liquigas	3h 57' 36"	3 pts
2	Daniele Bennati	Lampre-Fondital	+ 2"	2 pts
3	Luca Paolini	Liquigas	+ 2"	1 pt

Stage 3 - 14-03-2007: Limoges – Maurs, 215.5 km

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Alexandre Kolobnev	Team CSC	4h 59' 35"	3 pts
2	Tom Boonen	Quick Step-Innergetic	+ 12"	2 pts
3	Daniele Bennati	Lampre-Fondital	+ 12"	1 pt

Stage 4 - 15-03-2007: Maurs – Mende, 169.5 km

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel	4h 07' 26"	3 pts
2	Davide Rebellin	Gerolsteiner	+ 2"	2 pts
3	David López	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 12"	1 pt

Stage 5 - 16-03-2007: Sorgues – Manosque, 178 km

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Yaroslav Popovych	Discovery Channel	4h 11' 51"	3 pts
2	Francisco Ventoso	Saunier Duval-Prodir	+ 14"	2 pts
3	Samuel Dumoulin	AG2R Prévoyance	+ 14"	1 pt

Stage 6 - 17-03-2007: Brignoles – Cannes, 200 km.

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Luis León Sánchez	Caisse d'Epargne	4h 46' 32"	3 pts
2	Mirco Lorenzetto	Team Milram	+ 28"	2 pts
3	Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Télécom	+ 28"	1 pt

Stage 7 - 18-03-2007: Nice, 129.5 km circuit race

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel	3h 15' 47"	3 pts
2	David López	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 19"	2 pts
3	Joaquin Rodríguez	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 19"	1 pt

Final standings

General classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel	29h 55' 22"	50 pts
2	Davide Rebellin	Gerolsteiner	+ 26"	40 pts
3	Luis León Sánchez	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 42"	35 pts
4	Tadej Valjavec	Lampre-Fondital	+ 49"	30 pts
5	Franco Pellizotti	Liquigas	+ 57"	25 pts
6	David López	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 00"	20 pts
7	Cadel Evans	Predictor-Lotto	+ 1' 01"	15 pts
8	Fränk Schleck	Team CSC	+ 1' 08"	10 pts
9	Samuel Sánchez	Euskaltel-Euskadi	+ 1' 12"	5 pts
10	Joaquin Rodríguez	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 22"	2 pts

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Thomas Voeckler	Bouygues Télécom	65
2	Tom Danielson	Discovery Channel	42
3	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel	36

Points classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Franco Pellizotti	Liquigas	90
2	Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Télécom	81
3	Davide Rebellin	Gerolsteiner	80

Best Young Rider

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel	29h 55' 22"
2	Luis León Sánchez	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 42"
3	Andy Schleck	Team CSC	+ 2' 20"

Best Team

	Team	Country	Time
1	Caisse d'Epargne	Spain	89h 49' 06"
2	Team CSC	Denmark	+ 3' 50"
3	Predictor-Lotto	Belgium	+ 5' 26"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Young Rider Classification	Team Classification
0Prologue (ITT) (David Millar)	David Millar	no award	David Millar	Roman Kreuziger	Saunier Duval-Prodir
0Stage 1 (Jean-Patrick Nazon)		Romain Feillu	Daniele Bennati
0Stage 2 (Franco Pellizotti)	Franco Pellizotti	Stéphane Augé			Liquigas
0Stage 3 (Alexandre Kolobnev)		Heinrich Haussler
0Stage 4 (Alberto Contador)	Davide Rebellin			Alberto Contador	Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 5 (Yaroslav Popovych)
0Stage 6 (Luis León Sánchez)		Thomas Voeckler	Franco Pellizotti
0Stage 7 (Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador

References

• Race website
• cyclingnews

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