2007 Volta a Catalunya

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 Caisse d'Epargne 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 T-Mobile Team, when he took stages 2 and 6.

2007 Volta a Catalunya
Race details
Dates21–27 May 2007
Stages7
Distance884.4 km (549.5 mi)
Winning time22h 21' 05"
Results
  Winner  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  Second  Michael Rogers (AUS) (T-Mobile Team)
  Third  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Points  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Mountains  Luis Pasamontes (ESP) (Unibet.com)
  Sprints  Víctor Hugo Peña (COL) (Unibet.com)
  Team Relax–GAM

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
Stage characteristics and winners[2][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 21 May Salou to Salou 15.7 km (9.8 mi) Team time trial Caisse d'Epargne
2 22 May Salou to Perafort 170 km (105.6 mi)  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
3 23 May Perafort to Tàrrega 182.1 km (113.2 mi)  Allan Davis (AUS)
4 24 May Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal 203.1 km (126.2 mi)  Óscar Sevilla (ESP)
5 25 May Sornàs to Vallnord-Arcalís 17.1 km (10.6 mi) Individual time trial  Denis Menchov (RUS)
6 26 May Llívia to Lloret de Mar 177.1 km (110.0 mi)  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
7 27 May Lloret de Mar to Barcelona 119.3 km (74.1 mi)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

21 May 2007: Salou to Salou, 15.7 km (9.8 mi) (TTT)[4]

Stage 1 Result
Team Time
1 Caisse d'Epargne 16' 54"
2 Team CSC + 16"
3 Astana + 17"
 General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 16' 54"
2  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
3  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.

Stage 2

22 May 2007: Salou to Perafort, 170 km (110 mi)[5]

Stage 2 Result
Cyclist Team Time UCI
Points
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) T-Mobile Team 4h 01' 47" 3 pts
2  Aaron Kemps (AUS) Astana s.t. 2 pts
3  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis s.t. 1 pt
 General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1  Imanol Erviti (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 4h 18' 40"
2  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"
3  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"

Stage 3

23 May 2007: Perafort to Tàrrega, 182.1 km (113.2 mi)[6]

Stage 3 Result
Cyclist Team Time UCI
Points
1  Allan Davis (AUS) Discovery Channel 4h 29' 26" 3 pts
2  Baden Cooke (AUS) Unibet.com s.t. 2 pts
3  Daniele Bennati (ITA) Lampre–Fondital s.t. 1 pt
 General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1  Imanol Erviti (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 8h 48' 06"
2  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"
3  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"

Stage 4

24 May 2007: Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1 km (125.0 mi)[7]

Stage 4 Result
Cyclist Team Time UCI
Points
1  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Relax-GAM 6h 06' 43" N/A
2  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 33" 2 pts
3  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance + 34" 1 pt
 General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Relax-GAM 14h 55' 22"
2  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 31"
3  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 35"

Stage 5

25 May 2007: Sornas to Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1 km (10.6 mi) (ITT)[8]

Stage 5 Result
Cyclist Team Time UCI
Points
1  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank 38' 58" 3 pts
2  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 4" 2 pts
3  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française des Jeux + 24" 1 pt
 General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 15h 34' 55"
2  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 16"
3  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40"

Stage 6

26 May 2007: Llívia to Lloret de Mar, 177.1 km (110.0 mi)[9]

Stage 6 Result
Cyclist Team Time UCI
Points
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) T-Mobile Team 3h 59' 55" 3 pts
2  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis s.t. 2 pts
3  Paolo Bossoni (ITA) Lampre–Fondital s.t. 1 pt
 General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 19h 34' 50"
2  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40"
3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 44"

Stage 7

27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, 119.3 km (74.1 mi)[10]

Stage 7 Result
Cyclist Team Time UCI
Points
1  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 2h 46' 06" 3 pts
2  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana + 5" 2 pts
3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 9" 1 pt
 General Classification after Stage 7
Cyclist Team Time
1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 22h 21' 05"
2  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40"
3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 40"

Final standing

General classification
Cyclist Country Team Time UCI
Points
1 Vladimir Karpets  Russia Caisse d'Epargne 22h 21' 05" 50
2 Michael Rogers  Australia T-Mobile Team + 40" 40
3 Denis Menchov  Russia Rabobank + 40" 35
4 Christophe Moreau  France AG2R Prévoyance + 1' 34" 30
5 Óscar Sevilla  Spain Relax-GAM + 1' 34" N/A
6 Francisco Mancebo  Spain Relax-GAM + 1' 59" N/A
7 John Gadret  France AG2R Prévoyance + 2' 19" 15
8 Marcos-Antonio Serrano  Spain Karpin-Galicia + 2' 39" N/A
9 Laurens ten Dam  Netherlands Unibet.com + 2' 44" 5
10 Janez Brajkovič  Slovenia Discovery Channel + 2' 47" 2

Jersey progress
Stage
(Winner)		 General Classification
 Mountains Classification
 Points Classification
 Sprints classification
 Team Classification
0Stage 1 (TTT)
(Caisse d'Epargne)		 Vladimir Karpets no award no award no award Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 2
(Mark Cavendish)		 Imanol Erviti Francisco José Martinez Mark Cavendish Víctor Hugo Peña
0Stage 3
(Allan Davis)		 Baden Cooke
0Stage 4
(Óscar Sevilla)		 Óscar Sevilla Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Relax-GAM
0Stage 5 (ITT)
(Denis Menchov)		 Vladimir Karpets Denis Menchov
0Stage 6
(Mark Cavendish)		 Mark Cavendish Víctor Hugo Peña
0Stage 7
(Samuel Sánchez)		 Denis Menchov
0Final
 Vladimir Karpets Luis Pasamontes Denis Menchov Víctor Hugo Peña Relax-GAM

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.

Rank Previous
Rank		 Name Nationality Team Points
1 1 Davide Rebellin  Italy Gerolsteiner 157
2 2 Alejandro Valverde  Spain Caisse d'Epargne 107
3 3 Danilo Di Luca  Italy Liquigas 100
4 4 Óscar Freire  Spain Rabobank 82
5 5 Stuart O'Grady  Australia Team CSC 79
6 6 Stefan Schumacher  Germany Gerolsteiner 75
7 7 Fränk Schleck  Luxembourg Team CSC 63
8 8 Juan José Cobo  Spain Saunier Duval–Prodir 62
9 9 Alberto Contador  Spain Discovery Channel 58
10 10 Tom Boonen  Belgium Quick-Step–Innergetic 57
11 11 Thomas Dekker  Netherlands Rabobank 55
12 12 Andreas Klöden  Germany Astana 53
13 - Vladimir Karpets  Russia Caisse d'Epargne 52
14 13 Alessandro Ballan  Italy Lampre–Fondital 50
15 14 Matthias Kessler  Germany Astana 50
  • 103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.

References
  1. "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. "87th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. "87th Volta a Catalunya - PT". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Stage 1 - May 21: Salou - Salou ITT, 15.7 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  5. "Stage 2 - May 22: Salou - Perafort, 170 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  6. "Stage 3 - May 23: Perafort - Tàrrega, 182.1 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  7. "Stage 4 - May 24: Tàrrega - Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 203.1 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  8. "Stage 5 - May 25: Sornas - Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1 Km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  9. "Stage 6 - May 26: Llívia - Lloret de Mar, 177.1 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  10. "Stage 7 - May 27: Lloret de Mar - Barcelona, 119.3 km". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  11. "Updated Rankings". UCI. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
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