2007 Liège–Bastogne–Liège
The 2007 Liège–Bastogne–Liège road bicycle race monument was held on April 29. The race was run in the Belgian region of Wallonia. The race is organised by Amaury Sport Organisation and the Royal Pesant Club Liégeois according to the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the Royal Belgian Cycling League
General classification
[edit]| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
|
Liquigas | 6h 37' 24" | 50 |
| 2 |  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
|
Caisse d'Epargne | + 3" | 40 |
| 3 |  Fränk Schleck (LUX)
|
Team CSC | + 3" | 35 |
| 4 | Paolo Bettini (ITA)
|
Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 6" | 30 |
| 5 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
|
Gerolsteiner | + 6" | 25 |
| 6 |  Michael Boogerd (NED)
|
Rabobank | + 7" | 20 |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA)
|
Lampre–Fondital | + 9" | 15 |
| 8 |  Matthias Kessler (GER)
|
Astana | + 9" | 10 |
| 9 | Juan José Cobo (ESP)
|
Saunier Duval–Prodir | + 9" | 5 |
| 10 | Kim Kirchen (LUX)
|
T-Mobile Team | + 9" | 2 |
Climbs classification
[edit]In addition to the overall title for general classification, the race includes 12 uphill sections. Points awarded for these uphill sections are 4, 2 and 1 points for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed riders, respectively. The rider must finish the race for the points to be awarded. If a points tie exists between riders, then the best rider in the general classification is awarded the higher placing.
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA)
|
Française des Jeux | 24 pts. |
| 2 |  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)
|
Tinkoff Credit Systems | 20 pts. |
| 3 |  Unai Etxebarria (VEN)
|
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 14 pts. |
Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race
[edit]As of April 29, 2007, after the Liège-Bastogne-Liège [1]
Race winner, Danilo Di Luca, moved up from 11th place to 3rd place, while podium finishers, Alejandro Valverde, moved into second place behind UCI ProTour jersey wearer, Davide Rebellin. The 3rd place podium finisher, Fränk Schleck, jumped from 29th place to 7th in the overall standings.
| Rank | Previous Rank |
Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Davide Rebellin (ITA)
|
Gerolsteiner | 157 |
| 2 | 5 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
|
Caisse d'Epargne | 107 |
| 3 | 11 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA)
|
Liquigas | 100 |
| 4 | 2 | Óscar Freire (ESP)
|
Rabobank | 82 |
| 5 | 3 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)
|
Team CSC | 79 |
| 6 | 4 | Stefan Schumacher (GER)
|
Gerolsteiner | 75 |
| 7 | 29 | Fränk Schleck (LUX)
|
Team CSC | 63 |
| 8 | 7 | Juan José Cobo (ESP)
|
Saunier Duval–Prodir | 62 |
| 9 | 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
|
Discovery Channel | 58 |
| 10 | 8 |  Tom Boonen (BEL)
|
Quick-Step–Innergetic | 57 |
| 11 | 9 | Andreas Klöden (GER)
|
Astana | 53 |
| 12 | 10 | Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
|
Lampre–Fondital | 50 |
| 13 | 21 | Matthias Kessler (GER)
|
Astana | 50 |
| 14 | 12 |  Tadej Valjavec (SLO)
|
Lampre–Fondital | 46 |
| 15 | 13 |  Roger Hammond (GBR)
|
T-Mobile Team | 45 |
- 82 riders have scored at least one point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.
References
[edit]- ^ Updated Rankings Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine 2007-04-29; UCI; Accessed 2007-04-29
External links
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