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 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 , when he took stages 2 and 6.
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:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 21 May Salou to Salou Team time trial 2 22 May Salou to Perafort 3 23 May Perafort to Tàrrega 4 24 May Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal 5 25 May Sornàs to Vallnord-Arcalís Individual time trial 6 26 May Llívia to Lloret de Mar 7 27 May Lloret de Mar to Barcelona
Stages
Stage 1 21 May 2007: Salou to Salou, (TTT) Stage 1 result TeamTime1 16' 54"2 + 16"3 + 17"General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime1 16' 54"2 s.t.3 s.t.
Stage 2 22 May 2007: Salou to Perafort, Stage 2 result CyclistTeamTimeUCIPoints1 4h 01' 47" 3 pts2 s.t. 2 pts3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime1 4h 18' 40"2 + 1"3 + 1"
Stage 3 23 May 2007: Perafort to Tàrrega, Stage 3 result CyclistTeamTimeUCIPoints1 4h 29' 26" 3 pts2Unibet.com s.t. 2 pts3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime1 8h 48' 06"2 + 1"3 + 1"
Stage 4 24 May 2007: Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), Stage 4 result CyclistTeamTimeUCIPoints1Relax–GAM 6h 06' 43" N/A2 + 33" 2 pts3 + 34" 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime1Relax–GAM 14h 55' 22"2 + 31"3 + 35"
Stage 5 25 May 2007: Sornas to Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), (ITT) Stage 5 result CyclistTeamTimeUCIPoints1 38' 58" 3 pts2 + 4" 2 pts3 + 24" 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime1 15h 34' 55"2 + 16"3 + 40"
Stage 6 26 May 2007: Llívia to Lloret de Mar, Stage 6 result CyclistTeamTimeUCIPoints1 3h 59' 55" 3 pts2 s.t. 2 pts3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime1 19h 34' 50"2 + 40"3 + 44"
Stage 7 27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, Stage 7 result CyclistTeamTimeUCIPoints1 2h 46' 06" 3 pts2 + 5" 2 pts3 + 9" 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 7 CyclistTeamTime1 22h 21' 05"2 + 40"3 + 40"
Final standing
General classification CyclistCountryTeamTimeUCIPoints1Vladimir Karpets 22h 21' 05" 502Michael Rogers + 40" 403Denis Menchov + 40" 354Christophe Moreau + 1' 34" 305Óscar SevillaRelax–GAM + 1' 34" N/A6Francisco ManceboRelax–GAM + 1' 59" N/A7John Gadret + 2' 19" 158Marcos-Antonio SerranoKarpin–Galicia + 2' 39" N/A9Laurens ten DamUnibet.com + 2' 44" 510Janez Brajkovič + 2' 47" 2
Mountains classification CyclistCountryTeamPoints1Luis PasamontesUnibet.com 862Denis Menchov 513Eladio JiménezKarpin–Galicia 43
Points classification CyclistCountryTeamPoints1Denis Menchov 552Mark Cavendish 503Michael Rogers 41
Sprints classification CyclistCountryTeamPoints1Víctor Hugo PeñaUnibet.com 92Francisco José MartínezAndalucía–CajaSur 73José RuizAndalucía–CajaSur 6
Team classification TeamCountryTime1Relax–GAM 67h 10' 29"2 + 1' 13"3Unibet.com + 3' 07"
Jersey progress Stage(Winner)General ClassificationMountains ClassificationPoints ClassificationSprints classificationTeam Classification Stage 1 (TTT)() Vladimir Karpets no award no award no award Stage 2(Mark Cavendish)Imanol ErvitiFrancisco José MartínezMark CavendishVíctor Hugo Peña Stage 3(Allan Davis) Baden Cooke Stage 4(Óscar Sevilla)Óscar SevillaLuis PasamontesLuis PasamontesRelax–GAM Stage 5 (ITT)(Denis Menchov)Vladimir KarpetsDenis Menchov Stage 6 (Mark Cavendish)Mark CavendishVíctor Hugo Peña Stage 7 (Samuel Sánchez)Denis Menchov FinalVladimir KarpetsLuis PasamontesDenis MenchovVíctor Hugo PeñaRelax–GAM
Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race As of 27 May 2007, after the Volta a Catalunya
While the top 10 places remain the same, race winner Vladimir Karpets moves into 13th position.
RankPreviousRankNameNationalityTeamPoints1 1Davide Rebellin15722Alejandro Valverde10733Danilo Di Luca10044Óscar Freire8255Stuart O'Grady7966Stefan Schumacher7577 Fränk Schleck 6388Juan José Cobo6299 Alberto Contador 581010Tom Boonen5711 11 Thomas Dekker551212Andreas Klöden5313 -Vladimir Karpets521413Alessandro Ballan5015 14 Matthias Kessler 50
103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.
References
External links Race website