2007 Volta a Catalunya explained
The 2007 Volta a Catalunya was the 87th edition of the Volta a Catalunya road cycling race, which took place from 21 May to 27 May 2007, in Catalonia. The race began in Salou with a team time trial and ended in Barcelona. The race was won by Russian Vladimir Karpets of the 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, when he took stages 2 and 6.
Twenty-five teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin–Galicia, Relax–GAM, Andalucía–CajaSur, Fuerteventura–Canarias and Slipstream–Chipotle.
Teams
Twenty-five teams of up to eight riders started the race:[1]
Route
Stages
Stage 1
21 May 2007: Salou to Salou, 15.7km (09.8miles) (TTT)[4]
Stage 1 result | Team | Time |
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1 | | 16' 54" | 2 | | + 16" | 3 | | + 17" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 1 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 16' 54" | 2 | | | s.t. | 3 | | | s.t. | |
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Stage 2
22 May 2007: Salou to Perafort, 170km (110miles)[5]
Stage 2 result | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | | | 4h 01' 47" | 3 pts | 2 | | | s.t. | 2 pts | 3 | | | s.t. | 1 pt | |
| | General Classification after Stage 2 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 4h 18' 40" | 2 | | | + 1" | 3 | | | + 1" | |
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Stage 3
23 May 2007: Perafort to Tàrrega, 182.1km (113.2miles)[6]
Stage 3 result | | General Classification after Stage 3 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 8h 48' 06" | 2 | | | + 1" | 3 | | | + 1" | |
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Stage 4
24 May 2007: Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1km (125miles)[7]
Stage 4 result | | General Classification after Stage 4 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | Relax–GAM | 14h 55' 22" | 2 | | | + 31" | 3 | | | + 35" | |
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Stage 5
25 May 2007: Sornas to Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1km (10.6miles) (ITT)[8]
Stage 5 result | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | | | 38' 58" | 3 pts | 2 | | | + 4" | 2 pts | 3 | | | + 24" | 1 pt | |
| | General Classification after Stage 5 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 15h 34' 55" | 2 | | | + 16" | 3 | | | + 40" | |
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Stage 6
26 May 2007: Llívia to Lloret de Mar, 177.1km (110miles)[9]
Stage 6 result | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | | | 3h 59' 55" | 3 pts | 2 | | | s.t. | 2 pts | 3 | | | s.t. | 1 pt | |
| | General Classification after Stage 6 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 19h 34' 50" | 2 | | | + 40" | 3 | | | + 44" | |
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Stage 7
27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, 119.3km (74.1miles)[10]
Stage 7 result | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | | | 2h 46' 06" | 3 pts | 2 | | | + 5" | 2 pts | 3 | | | + 9" | 1 pt | |
| | General Classification after Stage 7 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 22h 21' 05" | 2 | | | + 40" | 3 | | | + 40" | |
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Final standing
General classification
Mountains classification
Points classification
Sprints classification
Team classification
Jersey progress
Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race
As of 27 May 2007, after the Volta a Catalunya [11]
While the top 10 places remain the same, race winner Vladimir Karpets moves into 13th position.
- 103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.
External links
Notes and References
- News: Start list. Cycling News. 18 February 2020.
- News: 87th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain. BikeRaceInfo. 13 February 2020.
- News: 87th Volta a Catalunya – PT. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- News: Stage 1 – May 21: Salou – Salou ITT, 15.7 Km. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- News: Stage 2 – May 22: Salou – Perafort, 170 Km. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- News: Stage 3 – May 23: Perafort – Tàrrega, 182.1 Km. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- News: Stage 4 – May 24: Tàrrega – Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 203.1 Km. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- News: Stage 5 – May 25: Sornas – Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1 Km. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- News: Stage 6 – May 26: Llívia – Lloret de Mar, 177.1 km. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- News: Stage 7 – May 27: Lloret de Mar – Barcelona, 119.3 km. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
- Web site: Updated Rankings. 28 May 2007. UCI. 28 May 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20120208014423/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/RACES/RaceRanking.asp?MenuId=MjE5OA&RaceId=MTQ0&RankId=OTk&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMjE5OA. 8 February 2012. dead.