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Vuelta a Espana 2007

2007 Vuelta a España
Overview of the stages
Race details
Dates 1–23 September
Stages 21
Distance 3,241 km (2,014 mi)
Winning time 80h 59' 07""
Results
  Winner Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Second Carlos Sastre (ESP) (Team CSC)
  Third Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
  Points Daniele Bennati (ITA) (Lampre–Fondital)
  Mountains Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Combination Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Team Caisse d'Epargne  
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  Winner Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Second Carlos Sastre (ESP) (Team CSC)
  Third Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
  Points Daniele Bennati (ITA) (Lampre–Fondital)
  Mountains Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Combination Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Team Caisse d'Epargne  

Route

List of stages
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 1 September Vigo – Vigo 146.4 km (91 mi)     Daniele Bennati (ITA)
2 2 September Allariz – Santiago de Compostela 148.7 km (92 mi)     Óscar Freire (ESP)
3 3 September Viveiro – Luarca 153 km (95 mi)     Paolo Bettini (ITA)
4 4 September Langreo – Lakes of Covadonga 185.1 km (115 mi)     Vladimir Efimkin (RUS)
5 5 September Cangas de Onís – Reinosa 157.4 km (98 mi)     Óscar Freire (ESP)
6 6 September Reinosa – Logroño 184.3 km (115 mi)     Óscar Freire (ESP)
7 7 September Calahorra – Zaragoza 176.3 km (110 mi)     Erik Zabel (GER)
8 8 September Cariñena – Zaragoza 52.2 km (32 mi)   Individual time trial Bert Grabsch (GER)
9 9 September Huesca – Cerler 167.6 km (104 mi)     Leonardo Piepoli (ITA)
10 10 September Benasque – Arcalis (Andorra) 214 km (133 mi)     Denis Menchov (RUS)
  11 September     Rest day
11 12 September Oropesa del Mar – Algemesí 191.3 km (119 mi)     Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
12 13 September Algemesí – Hellín 176 km (109 mi)     Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
13 14 September Hellín – Torre-Pacheco 176.4 km (110 mi)     Andreas Klier
14 15 September Puerto Lumbreras – Villacarrillo 207 km (129 mi)     Jason McCartney (USA)
15 16 September Villacarrillo – Granada 201.4 km (125 mi)     Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
  17 September     Rest day
16 18 September Jaén – Puertollano 161.5 km (100 mi)     Leonardo Duque (COL)
17 19 September Ciudad Real – Talavera de la Reina 175 km (109 mi)     Daniele Bennati (ITA)
18 20 September Talavera de la Reina – Ávila 153.5 km (95 mi)     Luis Pérez (ESP)
19 21 September Ávila – Alto de Abantos [es] 133 km (83 mi)     Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
20 22 September Collado Villalba – Collado Villalba 20 km (12 mi)   Individual time trial Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
21 23 September Rivas-Vaciamadrid – Madrid 104.2 km (65 mi)     Daniele Bennati (ITA)
  Total 3,241 km (2,014 mi)

Jersey progress

Stage(Winner) General classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Combination Classification Team Classification
0Stage 1 (Daniele Bennati) Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Serafín Martínez Geoffrey Lequatre Bouygues Télécom
0Stage 2 (Óscar Freire) Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Manuel Vazquez
0Stage 3 (Paolo Bettini) David De La Fuente Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 4 (Vladimir Efimkin) Vladimir Efimkin Vladimir Efimkin
0Stage 5 (Óscar Freire)
0Stage 6 (Óscar Freire)
0Stage 7 (Erik Zabel)
0Stage 8 (ITT)(Bert Grabsch) Stijn Devolder Stijn Devolder
0Stage 9(Leonardo Piepoli) Denis Menchov Denis Menchov
0Stage 10(Denis Menchov) Paolo Bettini Denis Menchov
0Stage 11(Alessandro Petacchi)
0Stage 12(Alessandro Petacchi)
0Stage 13(Tom Stamsnijder)
0Stage 14(Jason McCartney)
0Stage 15(Samuel Sánchez) Jurgen Van Goolen
0Stage 16(Leonardo Duque)
0Stage 17(Daniele Bennati)
0Stage 18(Luis Pérez Rodriguez) Daniele Bennati Denis Menchov
0Stage 19(Samuel Sánchez)
0Stage 20(Samuel Sánchez) Denis Menchov
0Stage 21(Daniele Bennati) Daniele Bennati

Final standings

General classification

  Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTourPoints
1 Denis Menchov RAB 80h 59' 07"" 85
2 Carlos Sastre CSC + 3' 31"" 65
3 Samuel Sánchez EUS + 3' 46"" 50
4 Cadel Evans PRL + 3' 56"" 45
5 Ezequiel Mosquera KGZ + 6' 34"" N/A
6 Vladimir Efimkin GCE + 7' 07"" 35
7 Vladimir Karpets GCE + 8' 09"" 30
8 Igor Antón EUS + 8' 44"" 26
9 Manuel Beltrán LIQ + 9' 38"" 22
10 Carlos Barredo QSI + 10' 12"" 19
11 Maxime Monfort COF + 10' 37"" 16
12 Daniel Moreno REG + 13' 07"" N/A
13 Stéphane Goubert A2R + 14' 13"" 11
14 David López GCE + 17' 36"" 9
15 Oliver Zaugg GST + 19' 00"" 7
16 Sylvain Chavanel COF + 22' 19"" 5
17 Hubert Dupont A2R + 29' 33"" 4
18 Luis Pérez Rodriguez ACA + 31' 41"" N/A
19 Chris Anker Sørensen CSC + 32' 24"" 2
20 Ludovic Turpin A2R + 32' 39"" 1

KOM Classification

  Cyclist Team Points
1 Denis Menchov RAB 90
2 Jurgen Van Goolen DSC 78
3 Carlos Sastre CSC 69

Points Classification

  Cyclist Team Points
1 Daniele Bennati LAM 147
2 Denis Menchov RAB 135
3 Samuel Sánchez EUS 127

Team classification

  Team Country Time
1 Caisse d'Epargne Spain 242h 55' 05""
2 Euskaltel–Euskadi Spain + 12' 43""
3 AG2R Prévoyance France + 30' 25""

Withdrawals

Type Stage Rider Team Reason
DNF 1 Tom Danielson Discovery Channel Injury due to crash
DNF 3 Mathieu Claude Bouygues Télécom Fractured collarbone
DNS 4 Lorenzo Bernucci T-Mobile Team Positive doping test in 2007 Deutschland Tour
DNS 5 Sérgio Paulinho Discovery Channel  
DNF 5 Remi Pauriol Crédit Agricole  
DNF 5 Giovanni Bernaudeau Bouygues Télécom Influenza
DNF 7 Alberto Fernández Saunier Duval–Prodir Knee pain
DNF 7 Bert Roesems Predictor–Lotto Crashed
DNF 9 Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne Gastroenteritis
DNF 9 Francesco Chicchi Liquigas  
DNF 9 Bradley McGee Française des Jeux  
DNF 9 Arkaitz Durán Saunier Duval–Prodir Hip pain
DNS 10 Óscar Freire Rabobank Concentrating on World Championships
DNF 10 Janez Brajkovic Discovery Channel  
DNF 10 Ian McLeod Française des Jeux  
DNF 10 Paolo Tiralongo Lampre–Fondital  
DNS 12 Leonardo Piepoli Saunier Duval–Prodir Family reasons
DNS 13 Tom Boonen Quickstep  
DNS 13 Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner Concentrating on World Championships
DNS 13 Xavier Florencio Bouygues Télécom Concentrating on World Championships
DNS 14 Carlos Castaño Karpin-Galicia  
DNS 14 Michael Blaudzun Team CSC  
DNF 14 Pietro Caucchioli Crédit Agricole  
DNF 14 Angelo Furlan Crédit Agricole  
DNF 14 Serafin Martinez Karpin-Galicia  
DNF 14 Josep Jufré Predictor–Lotto Injury due to crash
DNF 14 Dimitri Champion Bouygues Télécom Gastric problems
DNF 14 Jesús Hernández Relax-GAM  
DNS 15 Mickaël Delage Française des Jeux  
DNF 15 Aurélien Clerc Bouygues Télécom Gastric problems
DNF 15 Andreas Klier T-Mobile Team  
DNS 16 Damiano Cunego Lampre–Fondital  
DNS 17 Giuseppe Guerini T-Mobile Team Illness
DNS 17 Bert Grabsch T-Mobile Team  
DNS 18 László Bodrogi Crédit Agricole  
DNS 18 Allan Davis Discovery Channel  
DNS 18 Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner  
DNS 18 Paolo Bettini Quick-Step–Innergetic Concentrating on World Championships
DNS 19 Stijn Devolder Discovery Channel  
DNS 19 Andrea Tonti Quick Step - Innergetic  

General classification(la roja)

Points classification(jersey verde)

Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules)

Young rider classification(jersey blanco)

Team classification(clasificación por equipos)

Combativity award
Kevin McNamara