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Dates | 1–23 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,241 km (2,014 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 80h 59' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Vuelta a España, the 62nd edition of the cycle race, took place from 1 September until 23 September 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of Galicia, at Vigo, home to Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage. It was also an unusual Vuelta because the first summit finish came already on the fourth day of racing, with a stage ending atop the famed Lagos de Covadonga. The race was won by Denis Menchov, who also won the Mountains competition and the combined classification, and finished second in the points competition.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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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) | ||||
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 | 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 wearers when same rider is leading more than one classification
Cyclist | Team | Time |
UCI ProTour Points | |
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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 |
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Denis Menchov | RAB | 90 |
2 | Jurgen Van Goolen | DSC | 78 |
3 | Carlos Sastre | CSC | 69 |
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Daniele Bennati | LAM | 147 |
2 | Denis Menchov | RAB | 135 |
3 | Samuel Sánchez | EUS | 127 |
Team | Country | Time | |
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1 | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain | 242h 55' 05" |
2 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | Spain | + 12' 43" |
3 | AG2R Prévoyance | France | + 30' 25" |
Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 1–23 September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 3,241 km (2,014 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 80h 59' 07" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Vuelta a España, the 62nd edition of the cycle race, took place from 1 September until 23 September 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of Galicia, at Vigo, home to Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage. It was also an unusual Vuelta because the first summit finish came already on the fourth day of racing, with a stage ending atop the famed Lagos de Covadonga. The race was won by Denis Menchov, who also won the Mountains competition and the combined classification, and finished second in the points competition.
Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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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) | ||||
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 | 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 wearers when same rider is leading more than one classification
Cyclist | Team | Time |
UCI ProTour Points | |
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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 |
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Denis Menchov | RAB | 90 |
2 | Jurgen Van Goolen | DSC | 78 |
3 | Carlos Sastre | CSC | 69 |
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Daniele Bennati | LAM | 147 |
2 | Denis Menchov | RAB | 135 |
3 | Samuel Sánchez | EUS | 127 |
Team | Country | Time | |
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1 | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain | 242h 55' 05" |
2 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | Spain | + 12' 43" |
3 | AG2R Prévoyance | France | + 30' 25" |