2007 Vuelta al Táchira

The 2007 Vuelta al Táchira was held from 7 to 21 January 2007 in Venezuela. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over seven stages with a total of over 1600 kilometres.

Colombian Hernán Buenahora edged his Gobernación del Zulia - Alcaldía de Cabimas teammate and defending champion Manuel Medina. Medina won the mountains classification and Venezuelan Jackson Rodríguez of Loteria Del Tachira-Banfoandes captured the points classification.

Men's stage summary

Stage Date Start Finish Distance Stage Top 3
1 7 January Barquisimeto Barquisimeto 121.6 km Italy Alberto Loddo
Venezuela Artur Garcia Rincon
Venezuela Jackson Rodriguez
2 8 January Guanare Santuario de la Virgen de Coromoto 48.6 km Lotería Tàchira-Banfoandes
Gobernación del Zulia - Alcaldía de Cabimas
Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia
3 9 January Barinas Barinas 141 km Venezuela Juan Murillo
Venezuela Anthony Brea
Colombia José Contreras
4 10 January Ejido La Azulita 112.5 km Colombia Hernán Buenahora
Venezuela Manuel Medina
Venezuela Jackson Rodriguez
5 11 January La Azulita Bailadores 120.3 km Colombia José Serpa
Venezuela Manuel Medina
Colombia Hernán Buenahora
6 12 January El Vigia La Grita 184.6 km Venezuela Manuel Medina
Colombia Hernán Buenahora
Colombia José Serpa
7 13 January Seboruco Cerro de El Cristo Rey 128.8 km Venezuela Freddy Vargas
Venezuela Ronald Gonzalez
Venezuela Luis Diaz
8 14 January San Cristóbal San Cristóbal Venezuela Manuel Medina
Venezuela Jackson Rodriguez
Venezuela Juan Murillo
9 16 January Tariba Pregonero 188 km Colombia Francisco Colorado
Venezuela Jackson Rodriguez
Venezuela Manuel Medina
10 17 January Pregonero San Antonio del Tachira 229.4 km Colombia Walter Pedraza
Venezuela Jackson Rodriguez
Venezuela Freddy Vargas
11 18 January Cordero El Cobre 145 km Colombia César Salazar
Venezuela Manuel Medina
Venezuela Carlos Maya
12 19 January San Jose Bolivar Queniquea 12.3 km Colombia Hernán Buenahora
Venezuela José Chacón Díaz
Venezuela Manuel Medina
13 20 January Rubio Cordero 156.7 km Cuba Arnold Alcolea
Colombia Elder Herrera
Venezuela José Chacón Díaz
14 21 January El Pinal San Cristóbal Colombia César Salazar
Venezuela Jackson Rodriguez
Venezuela Manuel Medina

Men's top 10 overall

Pos Rider Time
1 Colombia Hernán Buenahora 46:43.33
2 Venezuela Manuel Medina + 1.13
3 Venezuela Jackson Rodriguez + 2.49
4 Venezuela Carlos Maya + 3.39
5 Colombia Carlos Becerra + 5.09
6 Venezuela Yeison Delgado + 7.21
7 Venezuela César Salazar + 8.25
8 Colombia José Castelblanco + 9.38
9 Venezuela José Chacón Díaz + 12.39
10 Colombia Francisco Colorado + 16.07

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