List of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Tour de France

The list of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Tour de France contains the professional road bicycle racers who competed at the 2007 Tour de France from July 7 to July 29, 2007.[1] Of the 20 UCI ProTour teams, Unibet.Com was not allowed to participate because their gambling sponsor conflicts with the law in France. Of the non-ProTour teams, the organisation invited Agritubel and Barloworld.[2]

Participating riders from various nations, Green: fewer than 10 riders; blue: 10+; orange: 20+; red: 40+.

Selection information

In the weeks before the start, many rumours and speculations were heard about which riders would or would not be selected for the race.

Teams

Caisse d'Epargne (GCE)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
11Óscar Pereiro2910th
12David Arroyo2713th
13Vicente García Acosta3491st
14Iván Gutiérrez2822nd
15Vladimir Karpets2614th
16Francisco Pérez Sanchez2372nd
17Nicolas Portal2857th
18Alejandro Valverde276th
19Xabier Zandio30DNF-4
Team manager: José Miguel Echavarri Garcia
T-Mobile Team (TMO)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
21Michael Rogers27DNF-8
22Marcus Burghardt24127th
23Mark Cavendish22DNF-8
24Bernhard Eisel26121st
25Linus Gerdemann2436th
26Bert Grabsch32105th
27Kim Kirchen297th
28Axel Merckx3462nd
29Patrik Sinkewitz26DNS-9
Team manager: Bob Stapleton
Team CSC (CSC)[16]
Nr.AgePos.
31Carlos Sastre324th
32Kurt Asle Arvesen3267th
33Fabian Cancellara26100th
34Íñigo Cuesta3851st
35Stuart O'Grady33DNF-8
36Fränk Schleck2717th
37Christian Vande Velde3125th
38Jens Voigt3528th
39David Zabriskie28DSQ-11
Team manager: Kim Andersen
Predictor-Lotto (PRL)
Nr.AgePos.
41Cadel Evans302nd
42Mario Aerts3270th
43Dario Cioni3256th
44Chris Horner3515th
45Leif Hoste29110th
46Robbie McEwen35DSQ-8
47Fred Rodriguez33DNF-15
48Johan Vansummeren2663rd
49Wim Vansevenant35141st
Team manager: Marc Sergeant
Rabobank (RAB)
Nr.AgePos.
51Denis Menchov29DNF-17
52Michael Boogerd3512th
53Bram de Groot32134th
54Thomas Dekker2235th
55Juan Antonio Flecha2985th
56Óscar Freire31DNS-7
57Grischa Niermann3286th
58Michael Rasmussen33DNS-17
59Pieter Weening26128th
Team manager: Erik Breukink
AG2R Prévoyance (A2R)
Nr.AgePos.
61Christophe Moreau3637th
62José Luis Arrieta3652nd
63Sylvain Calzati28DNF-11
64Cyril Dessel32DNF-15
65Martin Elmiger2874th
66John Gadret2854th
67Simon Gerrans2794th
68Stéphane Goubert3727th
69Ludovic Turpin3244th
Team manager: Vincent Lavenu
Euskaltel–Euskadi (EUS)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
71Haimar Zubeldia285th
72Igor Antón24DNF-11
73Mikel Astarloza279th
74Jorge Azanza2582nd
75Iñaki Isasi3090th
76Iñigo Landaluze3043rd
77Rubén Pérez2550th
78Amets Txurruka2423rd
79Gorka Verdugo2848th
Team manager: Julián Gorospe
Lampre-Fondital (LAM)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
81Alessandro Ballan2788th
82Daniele Bennati2675th
83Paolo Bossoni3195th
84Marzio Bruseghin3341st
85Claudio Corioni24126th
86Danilo Napolitano26DSQ-8
87Daniele Righi3196th
88Tadej Valjavec3019th
89Patxi Vila3129th
Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni
Team Gerolsteiner (GST)[20]
Nr.AgePos.
91Stefan Schumacher2587th
92Robert Förster29135th
93Markus Fothen2534th
94Heinrich Haussler23129th
95Bernhard Kohl2531st
96Sven Krauss24137th
97Ronny Scholz2981st
98Fabian Wegmann2760th
99Peter Wrolich33133rd
Team manager: Hans-Michael Holczer
Crédit Agricole (C.A)
Nr.AgePos.
101Thor Hushovd29139th
102William Bonnet25109th
103Alexander Bocharov3233rd
104Anthony Charteau27136th
105Julian Dean32107th
106Dmitry Fofonov3026th
107Patrice Halgand3330th
108Sebastien Hinault33132nd
109Christophe Le Mével26DNF-15
Team manager: Roger Legeay
Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (DSC)
Nr.AgePos.
111Levi Leipheimer333rd
112Alberto Contador241st
113Vladimir Gusev2538th
114George Hincapie3424th
115Egoi Martínez2961st
116Benjamín Noval26115th
117Sérgio Paulinho2765th
118Yaroslav Popovych278th
119Tomas Vaitkus25DNS-3
Team manager: Johan Bruyneel
Bouygues Télécom (BTL)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
121Pierrick Fédrigo2884th
122Stef Clement24DSQ-12
123Xavier Florencio2746th
124Anthony Geslin2798th
125Laurent Lefevre3158th
126Jérôme Pineau2768th
127Matthieu Sprick25DNF-16
128Johann Tschopp2593rd
129Thomas Voeckler2866th
Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau
Agritubel (AGR)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
131Juan Miguel Mercado2880th
132Freddy Bichot27102nd
133Moisés Dueñas2639th
134Romain Feillu23DNF-8
135Eduardo Gonzalo23DNF-1
136Cédric Herve27DSQ-8
137Nicolas Jalabert34114th
138Benoît Salmon33125th
139Nicolas Vogondy2992nd
Team manager: David Fornes
Cofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone (COF)
Nr.AgePos.
141Sylvain Chavanel28DNS-17
142Stéphane Augé32DNS-17
143Geoffroy Lequatre26DNS-6
144Cristian Moreni34DNS-17
145Nick Nuyens27DNS-17
146Iván Parra31DNF-8
147Staf Scheirlinckx28DNS-17
148Rik Verbrugghe32DNS-17
149Bradley Wiggins27DNS-17
Team manager: Eric Boyer
Liquigas (LIQ)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
151Filippo Pozzato25DNS-15
152Michael Albasini2659th
153Manuel Beltrán3618th
154Kjell Carlström3076th
155Murilo Fischer28101st
156Aleksandr Kuschynski2789th
157Manuel Quinziato27113th
158Charlie Wegelius2945th
159Frederik Willems2773rd
Team manager: Roberto Amadio
Française des Jeux (FDJ)[19]
Nr.AgePos.
161Sandy Casar2871st
162Sébastien Chavanel26130th
163Mickael Delage21117th
164Rémy Di Gregorio21DNS-5
165Philippe Gilbert25DNS-15
166Lilian Jegou3197th
167Mathieu Ladagnous22112th
168Thomas Lövkvist2364th
169Benoît Vaugrenard2583rd
Team manager: Marc Madiot
Quick Step-Innergetic (QSI)[21]
Nr.AgePos.
171Tom Boonen26119th
172Carlos Barredo2642nd
173Steven de Jongh33123rd
174Juan Manuel Gárate3121st
175Sebastien Rosseler25104th
176Gert Steegmans26138th
177Bram Tankink2840th
178Matteo Tosatto33108th
179Cedric Vasseur3655th
Team manager: Patrick Lefevere
Team Milram (MRM)[16][17]
Nr.AgePos.
181Erik Zabel3779th
182Alessandro Cortinovis29122nd
183Ralf Grabsch34116th
184Andriy Hryvko2378th
185Christian Knees2647th
186Brett Lancaster27DNF-5
187Alberto Ongarato31DNF-12
188Enrico Poitschke37131st
189Marcel Sieberg25120th
Team manager: Gianluigi Stanga
Astana Team (AST)[16]
Nr.AgePos.
191Alexander Vinokourov33DNS-16
192Antonio Colom29DNS-16
193Maxim Iglinsky26DNS-16
194Sergei Ivanov32DNS-16
195Andrey Kashechkin27DNS-16
196Andreas Klöden32DNS-16
197Daniel Navarro Garcia23DNS-16
198Gregory Rast27DNS-16
199Paolo Savoldelli34DNS-16
Team manager: Mario Kummer
Saunier Duval-Prodir (SDV)[16]
Nr.AgePos.
201David Millar3069th
202Iker Camaño2853rd
203David Canada32103rd
204Juan José Cobo2620th
205David de la Fuente2649th
206Rubén Lobato28DNS-7
207Iban Mayo2916th
208Christophe Rinero3377th
209Francisco Ventoso25DNS-14
Team manager: Mauro Gianetti
Barloworld (BAR)[22]
Nr.AgePos.
211Alexander Efimkin2599th
212Félix Cárdenas34106th
213Giampaolo Cheula28111th
214Enrico Degano31DNF-7
215Geraint Thomas21140th
216Robert Hunter30118th
217Paolo Longo Borghini26124th
218Kanstantsin Sivtsov2432nd
219Mauricio Soler2411th
Team manager: Claudio Corti

Summary of the field

  • Spain has most riders with 41. France has 36.
  • 26 nations are represented.
  • Euskaltel is the only team that has all its riders from the same country.
  • There are six current road race national champions: Dean, Hincapie, Iglinsky, Moreau, Valjavec and Wegmann, and seven current time trial national champions: Zabriskie, Cancellara, Clement, B. Grabsch, Gusev, Gutierrez and Vaugrenard.
  • There is no earlier Tour de France general classification winner in the Tour. (Pereiro was awarded 2006 win in September 2007)
  • Three riders have won a Grand Tour: Savoldelli (Giro 2002&2005), Menchov (Vuelta 2005) and Vinokourov (Vuelta 2006).
  • Three riders have won points competition in Tour de France: Zabel (1996–2001), McEwen (2002, 2004, 2006) and Hushovd (2005).
  • Two riders have won the King of the Mountains competition in Tour de France: Rinero (1998) and Rasmussen (2005–06).
  • Four riders have won the U25 competition in Tour de France: Salmon (1999), Menchov (2003), Karpets (2004) and Popovych (2005).
  • 36 riders have won a stage in Tour de France earlier: Boogerd, Boonen, Calzati, Cancellara, Cardenas, Fedrigo, Flecha, Freire, García Acosta, Halgand, Hincapie, Hushovd, Ivanov, Mayo, McEwen, Menchov, Mercado, Millar, Moreau, O'Grady, Pereiro, Popovych, Pozzato, Rasmussen, Sastre, Savoldelli, Schleck, Tosatto, Valverde, Vasseur, Verbrugghe, Vinokourov, Voigt, Weening, Zabel and Zabriskie.
  • Riders who won their first Tour de France stage in 2007: Bennati, Casar, Contador, Gerdemann, Hunter, Leipheimer, Soler, Steegmans. Evans and Kirchen were awarded stage wins in 2008, after Alexander Vinokourov was removed from the stage results.
  • 15 riders who have worn the yellow jersey: Boonen, Cancellara, Dessel, Hincapie, Hushovd, McEwen, Millar, Moreau, O'Grady, Pereiro, Vasseur, Voeckler, Voigt, Zabel and Zabriskie.
  • Riders who wore yellow jersey for the first time in 2007: Contador, Gerdemann, Rasmussen.
  • 21 riders who finished Giro d'Italia earlier this year: Aerts, Arroyo, Arvesen, Bruseghin, Cañada, Cioni, Cortinovis, Dean, Förster, Jegou, Knees, Krauss, Lancaster, Mayo, Merckx, Parra, Rasmussen, Savoldelli, Tosatto, Vila, Zabriskie.
  • 10 riders who started Giro but abandoned: Cancellara, Halgand, Hincapie, Hushovd, McEwen, Napolitano, Ongarato, Popovych, Voeckler, Wegelius.

See also

References

  1. (in French) http://www.letour.fr/2007/TDF/COURSE/us/equipes_et_coureurs.html Archived 2007-06-20 at the Wayback Machine
  2. 21 teams in the Tour de France 2007 Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine Tour de France press release 30 June 2007 (PDF)
  3. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/4630567.stm Fatigued Simoni pulls out of Tour
  4. (in Dutch) http://www.wielernieuws.be/nieuws/voorselectie_tour_de_france_saunier_duval_zonder_ricco,_piepoli_en_simoni.html Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Saunier Duval Tour de France preselection without Ricco, Piepoli and Simoni.
  5. "Archived copy" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Predictor-Lotto announces preselection for Tour de France.
  6. (in Dutch) Rabobank announces preselection for Tour de France. Archived 2007-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Experienced team for Rabobank in Tour
  8. Caisse d'Epargne first to reveal Tour line-up.
  9. (in French) http://www.ag2r-cyclisme.com/actualites-comm-detail.asp?id=384
  10. (in Dutch) http://www.wielernieuws.be/nieuws/astana,_csc_en_t-mobile_maken_voorselectie_tour_de_france.html Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Astana, CSC and T-Mobile announce selection for Tour de France.
  11. http://sport.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6708636,00.html Cunego opts out of Tour de France challenge
  12. Tour de France - Cunego confirms absence - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
  13. http://www.cyclingpost.com/tour/article_004941.shtml Cofidis reveal Tour de France line-up
  14. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-06-29. Retrieved 2007-06-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Discovery unveils Tour squad
  15. "Team CSC Announces Line-Up for Tour de France 2007". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  16. Friday's EuroFile: Tour rosters shaping up Archived 2007-07-01 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Petacchi out of Tour, says Milram team
  18. "Tour de France 2007 Riders' list". Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2007-07-07.
  19. Velonews - Latest team rosters Archived 2007-07-13 at the Wayback Machine www.velonews.com; July 3, 2007; Accessed July 4, 2007
  20. (in German) Team Gerolsteiner mit sieben Deutschen und zwei Österreichern bei der Tour de France Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine www.gerolsteiner.de; June 30, 2007; Accessed July 3, 2007
  21. Quick.Step Innergetic Ready For Tour! Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine www.qsi-cycling.com; July 2, 2007; Accessed July 3, 2007
  22. Barloworld reveal Tour de France line-up Cyclingpost.com; June 30, 2007; Accessed July 2, 2007


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