2007 Tour of California

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The Amgen Tour of California 2007 is the second edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race that races through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17 through 25, 2007. The 2007 Tour of California is part of the 2006-2007 UCI America Tour and the inaugural 2007 USA Cycling Professional Tour.

On November 28, 2006, the UCI upgraded the multi-day event from 2.1 (category 1) to 2.HC (French: Hors Categorie; English: beyond categorization).

[edit] Stages and results

[edit] Prologue: San Francisco

Held Sunday, February 18, 2007, the prologue is an individual time trial held in San Francisco. Native Californian and last year's prologue champion Levi Leipheimer edged out Colorado's Jason Donald from Team Slipstream and former NCAA Road Champion Benjamin Jacques-Maynes.

Prologue Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	4"49"
2	Jason Donald	TSL	+0.01
3	Benjamin Jacques-Maynes	ABB	+0.05

General Classification after Prologue

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	4'49"
2	Jason Donald	TSL	+ 0'01"
3	Benjamin Jacques-Maynes	ABB	+ 0'05"

Mountain Classification after Prologue

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Brian Sheedy	PRI	4 pts
2	Thomas Peterson	TSL	3 pts
3	Michael Jones	JBC	2 pts

Prologue Photos and Videos

[edit] Stage 1: Sausalito to Santa Rosa

Held Monday, February 19, 2007. A breakaway of four riders including Adam Hansen of T-Mobile was reeled in shortly before the finish in Santa Rosa. During the second of the three finishing laps in Santa Rosa, a crash took down most of the peloton, including leader Levi Leipheimer. Those not involved in the crash fought for the stage victory, taken by Graeme Brown by mere millimetres.

Riders involved in the crash lost several minutes, but the race officials decided to credit most of them with the winner's time, meaning that Leipheimer retained the leader's jersey. This decision, which meant extending the "safety zone" to 6 miles (10 km) before the end, was criticised by some riders and team staff.

Stage 1 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Graeme Brown	RAB	4h 17"19"
2	Greg Henderson	TMO	s.t.
3	Allan Davis	DSC	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	4h 22'08"
2	Jason Donald	TLS	+ 0'01"
3	Benjamin Jacques-Maynes	ABB	+ 0'05"

Mountain Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Thomas Peterson	TSL	11 pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle	QSI	10 pts
3	Theo Eltink	RAB	4 pts

Points Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Allan Davis	DSC	20 pts
2	Graeme Brown	RAB	15 pts
3	Greg Henderson	TMO	12 pts

Stage 1 Photos and Videos

[edit] Stage 2: Santa Rosa to Sacramento

Held Tuesday, February 20, 2007.

Stage 2 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Haedo	CSC	?h ??"??"
2	Luca Paolini	LIQ	s.t.
3	Thor Hushovd	C.A	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	?h ??'??"
2	Jason Donald	TLS	+ 0'01"
3	Benjamin Jacques-Maynes	ABB	+ 0'05"

Mountain Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Thomas Peterson	TSL	16 pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle	QSI	16 pts
3	Christophe Laurent	C.A	13 pts

Points Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Allan Davis	DSC	27 pts
2	Graeme Brown	RAB	20 pts
3	Juan José Haedo	CSC	18 pts

Stage 2 Photos and Videos

[edit] Stage 3: Stockton to San Jose

Held Wednesday, February 21, 2007.

Stage 3 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jens Voigt	CSC	?h ??"??"
2	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	s.t.
3	Chris Horner	PRL	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	12h 46'25"
2	Jens Voigt	CSC	+ 0'03"
3	Rory Sutherland	HNM	+ 0'15"

Mountain Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Thomas Peterson	TSL	16 pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle	QSI	16 pts
3	Christophe Laurent	C.A	13 pts

Points Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Allan Davis	DSC	27 pts
2	Jens Voigt	CSC	20 pts
3	Graeme Brown	RAB	20 pts

Stage 3 Photos and Videos

[edit] Stage 4: Seaside to San Luis Obispo

Held Thursday, February 22, 2007, reigning Olympic and World Champion Paolo Bettini captured Stage 4, the event's longest stage, by just edging Gerald Ciolek, Juan José Haedo and Thor Hushovd in a sprint finish after the peloton reeled in a seven-man breakaway consisting of Hilton Clarke (Navigators Insurance), Aaron Olson (T-Mobile Team), Kirk O'Bee (Health Net), Alejandro Acton (Colavita Sutter Home), Christophe Laurent (Credit Agricole), Lucas Euser (Team Slipstream), and Sean Sullivan (Toyota-United Pro).

Stage 4 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Paolo Bettini	QSI	5h 05"47"
2	Gerald Ciolek	TMO	s.t.
3	Juan José Haedo	CSC	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	17h 52'12"
2	Jens Voigt	CSC	+ 0'03"
3	Rory Sutherland	HNM	+ 0'15"

Mountain Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laurent	C.A	26 pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle	QSI	16 pts
3	Thomas Peterson	TSL	16 pts

Points Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Haedo	CSC	28 pts
2	Graeme Brown	RAB	26 pts
3	Thor Hushovd	C.A	24 pts

Stage 4 Photos and Videos

[edit] Stage 5: Solvang time trial

Held Friday, February 23, 2007, Stage 5 is an individual time trial. Yellow jersey holder Levi Leipheimer extended his lead over second place Jens Voigt and the rest of the field.

Stage 5 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	29"41"
2	Jens Voigt	CSC	+ 0'18"
3	Jason McCartney	DSC	+ 0'25"

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	17h 52'12"
2	Jens Voigt	CSC	+ 0'21"
3	Jason McCartney	DSC	+ 0'54"

Mountain Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laurent	C.A	26 pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle	QSI	16 pts
3	Thomas Peterson	TSL	16 pts

Points Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Haedo	CSC	28 pts
2	Graeme Brown	RAB	26 pts
3	Thor Hushovd	C.A	24 pts

Stage 5 Photos and Videos

[edit] Stage 6: Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita

Stage 6 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Haedo	CSC	3h56"04"
2	Greg Henderson	TMO	s.t.
3	Paolo Bettini	QSI	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	22h 17'56"
2	Jens Voigt	CSC	+ 0'21"
3	Jason McCartney	DSC	+ 0'54"

Mountain Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laurent	C.A	28 pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle	QSI	25 pts
3	Thomas Peterson	TSL	16 pts

Points Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Haedo	CSC	43 pts
2	Paolo Bettini	QSI	32 pts
3	Thor Hushovd	C.A	31 pts

Young Rider Classification: 1 Robert Gesink, RAB, 22.20.46

Most Aggressive Rider

Stuart O'Grady, CSC

Team classification

1 CSC - Team CSC, 66.56.17

2 DSC - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, +2.19

3 TMO - T-Mobile Team, +3.20

[edit] Stage 7: Long Beach circuit race

Held Sunday, February 25, 2007.

Stage 7 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Ivan Dominguez	TUT	2h39"28"
2	Graeme Brown	RAB	s.t.
3	Gerald Ciolek	TMO	s.t.

[edit] Final results

General Classification after Stage 7 (Final results)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer	DSC	24h 57'24"
2	Jens Voigt	CSC	+ 0'21"
3	Jason McCartney	DSC	+ 0'54"
4	Bobby Julich	CSC	+ 1'06"
5	Stuart O'Grady	CSC	+ 1'16"
6	Christian Vandevelde	CSC	+ 1'24"
7	Michael Rogers	TMO	+ 1'32"
8	Ben Day	NAV	+ 1'38"
9	Franco Pellizotti	LIQ	+ 1'41"
10	Ryder Hesjedal	HNM	+ 1'57"

Mountain Classification after Stage 7
(Final results)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christophe Laurent	C.A	28 pts
2	Jurgen Van De Walle	QSI	25 pts
3	Thomas Peterson	TSL	16 pts

Points Classification after Stage 7
(Final results)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Haedo	CSC	44 pts
2	Graeme Brown	RAB	41 pts
3	Thor Hushovd	C.A	36 pts

Young Rider Classification after Stage 7
(Final results)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink	RAB	25h00'14"
2	Matthew Lloyd	PRL	+ 0'41"
3	Thomas Peterson	TSL	+ 0'53"

Team Classification after Stage 7
(Final results)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Team CSC	CSC	74h54'41"
2	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	DSC	+ 2'19"
3	T-Mobile Team	TMO	+ 3'20"

[edit] Rider's Jersey Progress Chart

After Stage results:

[edit] Participating teams

UCI ProTour Teams

C.A - Crédit Agricole, France
DSC - Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, United States
GST - Gerolsteiner, Germany
LIQ - Liquigas, Italy
PRL - Predictor-Lotto, Belgium
QSI - Quick Step-Innergetic, Belgium
RAB - Rabobank Cycling Team, Netherlands
TMO - T-Mobile Team, Germany
CSC - Team CSC, Denmark

UCI Professional Continental Teams

HNM - Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis, United States
NIC - Navigators Insurance Cycling Team, United States
TLS - Team Slipstream Powered by Chipotle, United States

UCI Continental Teams

BMC - BMC Racing Team, United States
TUT - Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team, United States

USA Cycling Registered Teams

[edit] External links

Official website
Live Coverage and Photos Cyclingfans.com

2007 Tour of California

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Contents

[edit] Stages and results

[edit] Prologue: San Francisco

[edit] Stage 1: Sausalito to Santa Rosa

[edit] Stage 2: Santa Rosa to Sacramento

[edit] Stage 3: Stockton to San Jose

[edit] Stage 4: Seaside to San Luis Obispo

[edit] Stage 5: Solvang time trial

[edit] Stage 6: Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita

[edit] Stage 7: Long Beach circuit race

[edit] Final results

[edit] Rider's Jersey Progress Chart

[edit] Participating teams

[edit] External links

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