- Stages Stage 1–21 May 2007: Salou > Salou, 15.7km (TTT) Stage 2–22 May 2007: Salou > Perafort, 170km Stage 3–23 May 2007: Perafort > Tàrrega, 182.1km Stage 4–24 May 2007: Tàrrega > Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1km Stage 5–25 May 2007: Sornas > Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1km (ITT) Stage 6–26 May 2007: Llívia > Lloret de Mar, 177.1km Stage 7–27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar > Barcelona, 119.3km
- Final standing General classification Mountains classification Points classification Sprints classification Team classification
- Jersey progress
- Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race
- References
- External links
{{Infobox cycling race report | name = | image = | image_caption = | date = {{Start date|2007|05|21}}–27 May 2007 | stages = 7 | distance = 884.4 | unit = km | time = 22h 21' 05" | speed = 39.57 | first = Vladimir Karpets | first_nat = RUS | first_natvar = | first_team = Caisse d'Epargne | second = Michael Rogers | second_nat = AUS | second_natvar = | second_team = T-Mobile | third = Denis Menchov | third_nat = RUS | third_natvar = | third_team = Rabobank | points = Denis Menchov | points_nat = RUS | points_natvar = | points_team = Rabobank | mountains = Luis Pasamontes | mountains_nat = ESP | mountains_natvar = | mountains_team = Unibet.com | sprints = Víctor Hugo Peña | sprints_nat = COL | sprints_natvar = | sprints_team = Unibet.com | team = Relax-GAM | team_nat = ESP | team_natvar = | previous = 2006 | next = 2008 }}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 {{ct|MOV|2007}} 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 {{ct|THR|2007a}}, 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. StagesStage 1–21 May 2007: Salou > Salou, 15.7km (TTT)Stage 1 ResultTeam | Time |
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1 | ESP}} {{ct|MOV|2007}} | 16' 54" | 2 | DEN}} {{ct|SAX|2007}} | + 16" | 3 | SUI}} {{ct|AST|2007}} | + 17" |
| | General Classification after Stage 1Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | 16' 54" | 2 | Óscar Pereiro|ESP}} | MOV|2007}} | s.t. | 3 | Iván Gutiérrez|ESP}} | MOV|2007}} | s.t. |
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Stage 2–22 May 2007: Salou > Perafort, 170kmStage 2 ResultCyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | THR|2007a}} | 4h 01' 47" | 3 pts | 2 | Aaron Kemps|AUS}} | AST|2007}} | s.t. | 2 pts | 3 | Leonardo Duque|COL}} | COF|2007}} | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | General Classification after Stage 2Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Imanol Erviti|ESP}} | MOV|2007}} | 4h 18' 40" | 2 | Iván Gutiérrez|ESP}} | MOV|2007}} | + 1" | 3 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | + 1" |
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Stage 3–23 May 2007: Perafort > Tàrrega, 182.1kmStage 3 ResultCyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | Allan Davis|AUS}} | DSC|2007}} | 4h 29' 26" | 3 pts | 2 | Baden Cooke|AUS}} | Unibet.com | s.t. | 2 pts | 3 | Daniele Bennati|ITA}} | LAM|2007}} | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | General Classification after Stage 3Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Imanol Erviti|ESP}} | MOV|2007}} | 8h 48' 06" | 2 | Iván Gutiérrez|ESP}} | MOV|2007}} | + 1" | 3 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | + 1" |
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Stage 4–24 May 2007: Tàrrega > Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1kmStage 4 ResultCyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | Óscar Sevilla|ESP}} | Relax-GAM | 6h 06' 43" | N/A | 2 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2007a}} | + 33" | 2 pts | 3 | Christophe Moreau|FRA}} | A2R|2007}} | + 34" | 1 pt |
| | General Classification after Stage 4Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Óscar Sevilla|ESP}} | Relax-GAM | 14h 55' 22" | 2 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | + 31" | 3 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2007a}} | + 35" |
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Stage 5–25 May 2007: Sornas > Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1km (ITT)Stage 5 ResultCyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | 38' 58" | 3 pts | 2 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | + 4" | 2 pts | 3 | Rémy Di Gregorio|FRA}} | FDJ|2007}} | + 24" | 1 pt |
| | General Classification after Stage 5Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | 15h 34' 55" | 2 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | + 16" | 3 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2007a}} | + 40" |
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Stage 6–26 May 2007: Llívia > Lloret de Mar, 177.1kmStage 6 ResultCyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | Mark Cavendish|GBR}} | THR|2007a}} | 3h 59' 55" | 3 pts | 2 | Leonardo Duque|COL}} | COF|2007}} | s.t. | 2 pts | 3 | Paolo Bossoni|ITA}} | LAM|2007}} | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | General Classification after Stage 6Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | 19h 34' 50" | 2 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2007a}} | + 40" | 3 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | + 44" |
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Stage 7–27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar > Barcelona, 119.3kmStage 7 ResultCyclist | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | Samuel Sánchez|ESP}} | EUS|2007}} | 2h 46' 06" | 3 pts | 2 | Alexander Vinokourov|KAZ}} | AST|2007}} | + 5" | 2 pts | 3 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | + 9" | 1 pt |
| | General Classification after Stage 7Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | Vladimir Karpets|RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | 22h 21' 05" | 2 | Michael Rogers|AUS}} | THR|2007a}} | + 40" | 3 | Denis Menchov|RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | + 40" |
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Final standingGeneral classificationCyclist | Country | Team | Time | UCI Points |
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1 | Vladimir Karpets | {{RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | 22h 21' 05" | 50 |
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2 | Denis Menchov | {{RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | + 40" | 40 |
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3 | Michael Rogers | {{AUS}} | THR|2007a}} | + 40" | 35 |
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4 | Christophe Moreau | {{FRA}} | A2R|2007}} | + 1' 34" | 30 |
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5 | Óscar Sevilla | {{ESP}} | Relax-GAM | + 1' 34" | N/A |
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6 | Francisco Mancebo | {{ESP}} | Relax-GAM | + 1' 59" | N/A |
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7 | John Gadret | {{FRA}} | A2R|2007}} | + 2' 19" | 15 |
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8 | Marcos-Antonio Serrano | {{ESP}} | Karpin-Galicia | + 2' 39" | N/A |
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9 | Laurens ten Dam | {{NED}} | Unibet.com | + 2' 44" | 5 |
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10 | Janez Brajkovič | {{SLO}} | DSC|2007}} | + 2' 47" | 2 |
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{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}Mountains classificationCyclist | Country | Team | Points |
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1 | Luis Pasamontes | {{ESP}} | Unibet.com | 86 |
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2 | Denis Menchov | {{RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | 51 |
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3 | Eladio Jiménez | {{ESP}} | Karpin-Galicia | 43 |
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{{col-2}}Points classificationCyclist | Country | Team | Points |
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1 | Denis Menchov | {{RUS}} | RAB|2007}} | 55 |
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2 | Mark Cavendish | {{GBR2}} | THR|2007a}} | 50 |
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3 | Michael Rogers | {{AUS}} | THR|2007a}} | 41 |
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{{col-end}}{{col-begin}}{{col-break|width=60%}}Sprints classificationCyclist | Country | Team | Points |
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1 | Víctor Hugo Peña | {{COL}} | Unibet.com | 9 |
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2 | Francisco José Martinez | {{ESP}} | Andalucía-Cajasur | 7 |
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3 | José Ruiz | {{ESP}} | Andalucía-Cajasur | 6 |
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{{col-break}}Team classificationTeam | Country | Time |
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1 | Relax-GAM | {{ESP}} | 67h 10' 29" |
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2 | A2R|2007}} | {{FRA}} | + 1' 13" |
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3 | Unibet.com | {{SWE}} | + 3' 07" |
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{{col-end}}Jersey progressStage (Winner) | General Classification
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({{ct>MOV|2007}}) | Vladimir Karpets | no award | no award | no award | {{ct|MOV|2007}} | {{0}}Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish) | Imanol Erviti | Francisco José Martinez | Mark Cavendish | Víctor Hugo Peña | {{0}}Stage 3 (Allan Davis) | Baden Cooke | {{0}}Stage 4 (Óscar Sevilla) | Óscar Sevilla | Luis Pasamontes | Luis Pasamontes | Relax-GAM | {{0}}Stage 5 (ITT) (Denis Menchov) | Vladimir Karpets | Denis Menchov | {{0}}Stage 6 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | Víctor Hugo Peña | {{0}}Stage 7 (Samuel Sánchez) | Denis Menchov | {{0}}Final
| Vladimir Karpets | Luis Pasamontes | Denis Menchov | Víctor Hugo Peña | Relax-GAM |
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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 |
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1 | 1 | Davide Rebellin | {{ITA}} | GST|2007}} | 157 |
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2 | 2 | Alejandro Valverde | {{ESP}} | MOV|2007}} | 107 |
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3 | 3 | Danilo Di Luca | {{ITA}} | LIQ|2007}} | 100 |
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4 | 4 | Óscar Freire | {{ESP}} | RAB|2007}} | 82 |
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5 | 5 | Stuart O'Grady | {{AUS}} | SAX|2007}} | 79 |
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6 | 6 | Stefan Schumacher | {{GER}} | GST|2007}} | 75 |
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7 | 7 | Fränk Schleck | {{LUX}} | SAX|2007}} | 63 |
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8 | 8 | Juan José Cobo | {{ESP}} | GEO|2007}} | 62 |
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9 | 9 | Alberto Contador | {{ESP}} | {{ct|DSC|2007}} | 58 |
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10 | 10 | Tom Boonen | {{BEL}} | QST|2007}} | 57 |
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11 | 11 | Thomas Dekker | {{NED}} | RAB|2007}} | 55 |
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12 | 12 | Andreas Klöden | {{GER}} | AST|2007}} | 53 |
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13 | - | Vladimir Karpets | {{RUS}} | MOV|2007}} | 52 |
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14 | 13 | Alessandro Ballan | {{ITA}} | LAM|2007}} | 50 |
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15 | 14 | Matthias Kessler | {{GER}} | AST|2007}} | 50 |
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- 103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.
References1. ^Updated Rankings 2007-05-28; UCI; Accessed 2007-05-28
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