2007 Volta a Catalunya

2007 Volta a Catalunya
Race details
Dates May 21, 2007 (2007-05-21)–27 May 2007
Stages 7
Distance 884.4 km (549.5 mi)
Winning time 22h 21' 05"
Results
Winner  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) (Caisse d'Epargne)
Second  Michael Rogers (AUS) (T-Mobile)
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

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 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.

25 teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin-Galicia, Relax-GAM, Andalucía-Cajasur, Fuerteventura-Canarias and Slipstream Chipotle.

Stages

Stage 1–21 May 2007: Salou > Salou, 15.7km (TTT)

Stage 1 Result
Team Time
1 Spain Caisse d'Epargne 16' 54"
2 Denmark Team CSC + 16"
3 Switzerland 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 > Perafort, 170km

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 > Tàrrega, 182.1km

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 > Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1km

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 > Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1km (ITT)

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 > Lloret de Mar, 177.1km

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 > Barcelona, 119.3km

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 Denis Menchov  Russia Rabobank + 40" 40
3 Michael Rogers  Australia T-Mobile Team + 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

Mountains classification

Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Luis Pasamontes  Spain Unibet.com 86
2 Denis Menchov  Russia Rabobank 51
3 Eladio Jiménez  Spain Karpin-Galicia 43

Points classification

Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Denis Menchov  Russia Rabobank 55
2 Mark Cavendish  Great Britain T-Mobile Team 50
3 Michael Rogers  Australia T-Mobile Team 41

Sprints classification

Cyclist Country Team Points
1 Víctor Hugo Peña  Colombia Unibet.com 9
2 Francisco José Martinez  Spain Andalucía-Cajasur 7
3 José Ruiz  Spain Andalucía-Cajasur 6

Team classification

Team Country Time
1 Relax-GAM  Spain 67h 10' 29"
2 AG2R Prévoyance  France + 1' 13"
3 Unibet.com  Sweden + 3' 07"

Jersey progress

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

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
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

References

  1. Updated Rankings 2007-05-28; UCI; Accessed 2007-05-28

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