2007 Volta a Catalunya
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | May 21, 2007–27 May 2007 | ||
| Stages | 7 | ||
| Distance | 884.4 km (549.5 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 22h 21' 05" (39.57 km/h or 24.59 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) |
(Caisse d'Epargne) | |
| Second |  Michael Rogers (AUS) |
(T-Mobile) | |
| Third | Denis Menchov (RUS) |
(Rabobank) | |
| Points | Denis Menchov (RUS) |
(Rabobank) | |
| Mountains |  Luis Pasamontes (ESP) |
(Unibet.com) | |
| Sprints |  Víctor Hugo Peña (COL) |
(Unibet.com) | |
| Team | Relax-GAM | ||
The 2007 Volta a Catalunya road cycling race took place from May 21 to May 27, 2007, in Catalonia. It began in Salou with a team time trial and ends 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.
25 teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin-Galicia, Relax-GAM, Andalucía-Cajasur, Fuerteventura-Canarias and Slipstream Chipotle.
Stages
Stage 1–21 May 2007: Salou > Salou, 15.7km (TTT)
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2–22 May 2007: Salou > Perafort, 170km
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3–23 May 2007: Perafort > Tàrrega, 182.1km
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4–24 May 2007: Tàrrega > Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1km
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5–25 May 2007: Sornas > Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1km (ITT)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6–26 May 2007: Llívia > Lloret de Mar, 177.1km
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7–27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar > Barcelona, 119.3km
Stage 7 Result
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Final standing
General classification
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | UCI Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vladimir Karpets | Russia |
Caisse d'Epargne | 22h 21' 05" | 50 |
| 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia |
Rabobank | + 40" | 40 |
| 3 | Michael Rogers | Australia |
T-Mobile Team | + 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
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Points classification
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Sprints classification
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Team classification
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Jersey progress
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Sprints classification |
Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (TTT) (Caisse d'Epargne) |
Vladimir Karpets | no award | no award | no award | Caisse d'Epargne |
| Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish) |
Imanol Erviti | Francisco José Martinez | 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 May 27, 2007, after the Volta a Catalunya [1]
While the top 10 places remain the same, race winner Vladimir Karpets moves into 13th position.
| Rank | Previous Rank |
Name | Nationality | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 |
- 103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.
References
- ↑ Updated Rankings 2007-05-28; UCI; Accessed 2007-05-28