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Stages in 2007

The 2007 Tour de France was the 94th Tour de France cycling race, which took place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. The Tour began with a Prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the tour also passed through Belgium and Spain.

The tour was marked by doping controversies. The 2006 winner Floyd Landis, did not compete due to allegations of doping usage in the 2006 tour. Three riders were ejected and two teams withdrew after positive test results during the tour, including the pre-race favorite Alexandre Vinokourov and his Astana Team. Following stage 17, the yellow jersey wearer Michael Rasmussen was withdrawn from the tour and fired by his Rabobank Team who accused him of lying about his whereabouts preceding the Tour causing him to be unavailable for random drug tests. After the tour it was revealed Iban Mayo had tested positive for EPO.

The green jersey, given to the best sprinter, was won for the first time by Tom Boonen, who had failed to complete the previous two tours after leading the green jersey competition at times during each. The polka dot jersey, given to the best mountain climber, was won by Mauricio Soler in his first tour appearance.

The yellow jersey, given to the overall leader, was not decided until the final time trial on stage 19. The top three riders Alberto Contador in yellow, Cadel Evans in second, and Levi Leipheimer in third were separated by only 2:49, with both Evans and Leipheimer recognized as far superior time trialists to Contador. In the end, each rider held their place after the final time trial, but with considerably slimmer margins, as the tour ended with the smallest ever spread, 0:31, between the top three riders. Alberto Contador also won the white jersey given to the best young rider.

Overview

The organisers of the Tour and London mayor Ken Livingstone announced on January 24, 2006 that the start of the tour would be in London. Livingstone revealed the two stages would be used to commemorate the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings saying "Having the Grand Départ on the seventh of July will broadcast to the world that terrorism does not shake our city."

The route for the prologue in London and the first full stage through Kent, finishing in Canterbury was announced on February 9, 2006 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. This was the third time the tour has visited England, previously in Plymouth (1974) and two stages across Kent, Sussex and Hampshire (1994).

Tour director Christian Prudhomme unveiled the 2007 Tour de France route in Paris on October 26, 2006. In total, the route covers 3,553.9 kilometres (2,208.3 mi).[1]

German television withdrew from coverage of the race on 18 July when Patrik Sinkewitz, who had already withdrawn due to injury, was announced to have failed a blood test prior to starting the event.

Doping scandals

Main article: Doping at the 2007 Tour de France

The tour was dealt a major blow when the first-place Astana Team withdrew from the race on July 24, 2007, when team member and pre-race favorite Alexander Vinokourov from Kazakhstan tested positive for an illegal blood transfusion.[2] Vinokourov's teammates Andreas Klöden and Andrey Kashechkin were, respectively, in 5th and 7th place overall at the time.

At the start of the 16th stage on July 25, some teams made a protest against the laxness of the official attitude to doping in the race.[3] After the stage was finished, race officials announced that Cofidis team member Cristian Moreni of Italy had tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, and the Cofidis team withdrew from the race.

On the same day overall leader Michael Rasmussen was fired by his team, Rabobank, for violating internal team rules by telling the team that he was in Mexico with his wife in June, when Italian journalist Davide Cassani witnessed Rasmussen training in Italy.[4] Rasmussen disputes these claims, continuing to maintain that he was in Mexico, although Rabobank team representatives have indicated that Rasmussen told them that he was in Italy once confronted with Cassani's statements. He was the overall leader and winner of Stage 8 and Stage 16. The lead transferred to Team Discovery's Alberto Contador.[5]

Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo tested positive for EPO on the second rest day of the Tour, on July 24.[6]

Other incidents

On stage 9, German cyclist Marcus Burghardt collided with a large Labrador Retriever. His front wheel buckled on impact, sending him tumbling over the handlebars. The bike ended up crashing into the dog striking it on its backside, while Burghardt fell to the road.

Remarkably, the dog was unhurt by the accident and clambered to its feet shortly after. It was then grabbed by a spectator before it could cause any more damage to the cyclists. [7]

Another incident surrounding a dog occurred on stage 18 of the race. Sandy Casar and Frederik Willems were in a four man break when a dog ran across the road causing a collision. Both Casar and Willems fell as a result of the collision. Casar was able to rejoin the break with the help of Axel Merckx despite receiving road rash to his right buttock, while Willems returned to the peloton. Casar went on to win the stage.[8][9]

Stages

Stage Route Distance Type Date Stage winner GC leader
P London 7.9 km Individual time trial Saturday, July 7 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara
1 London - Canterbury 203 km Flat stage Sunday, July 8 Robbie McEwen Fabian Cancellara
2 Dunkirk - Ghent 168.5 km Flat stage Monday, July 9 Gert Steegmans Fabian Cancellara
3 Waregem - Compiègne 236 km Flat stage Tuesday, July 10 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara
4 Villers-Cotterêts - Joigny 193 km Flat stage Wednesday, July 11 Thor Hushovd Fabian Cancellara
5 Chablis - Autun 182.5 km Intermediate stage Thursday, July 12 Filippo Pozzato Fabian Cancellara
6 Semur-en-Auxois - Bourg-en-Bresse 199.5 km Flat stage Friday, July 13 Tom Boonen Fabian Cancellara
7 Bourg-en-Bresse - Le Grand-Bornand 197.5 km Mountain stage Saturday, July 14 Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann
8 Le Grand-Bornand - Tignes 165 km Mountain stage Sunday, July 15 Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen
Rest day Monday, July 16
9 Val-d'Isère - Briançon 159.5 km Mountain stage Tuesday, July 17 Mauricio Soler Michael Rasmussen
10 Tallard - Marseille 229.5 km Flat stage Wednesday, July 18 Cedric Vasseur Michael Rasmussen
11 Marseille - Montpellier 182.5 km Flat stage Thursday, July 19 Robert Hunter Michael Rasmussen
12 Montpellier - Castres 178.5 km Intermediate stage Friday, July 20 Tom Boonen Michael Rasmussen
13 Albi 54 km Individual time trial Saturday, July 21 Alexander Vinokourov Michael Rasmussen
14 Mazamet - Plateau-de-Beille 197 km Mountain stage Sunday, July 22 Alberto Contador Michael Rasmussen
15 Foix - Loudenvielle 196 km Mountain stage Monday, July 23 Alexander Vinokourov(1) Michael Rasmussen
Rest day Tuesday, July 24
16 Orthez - Gourette-Col d'Aubisque 218.5 km Mountain stage Wednesday, July 25 Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen(2)
17 Pau - Castelsarrasin 188.5 km Intermediate stage Thursday, July 26 Daniele Bennati Alberto Contador
18 Cahors - Angoulême 211 km Flat stage Friday, July 27 Sandy Casar Alberto Contador
19 Cognac - Angoulême 55.5 km Individual time trial Saturday, July 28 Levi Leipheimer Alberto Contador
20 Marcoussis - Paris Champs-Élysées 146 km Flat stage Sunday, July 29 Daniele Bennati Alberto Contador
Total 3,553.9 km

Notes

  • (1) = Vinokurov was taken out of the race after the classification was made.[10]
  • (2) = Rasmussen was taken out of the race after the classification was made.

Stage recaps

Jersey progress

Freddy BichotSandy CasarJens VoigtMauricio SolerAntonio ColomAmets TxurrukaBenoît VaugrenardPatrice HalgandYaroslav PopovychMichael RasmussenLinus GerdemannBradley WigginsSylvain ChavanelMatthieu SprickMathieu LadagnousMarcel SiebergStéphane AugéDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling TeamDiscovery Channel Pro Cycling TeamAstana TeamTeam CSCCaisse d'EpargneRabobank (cycling)T-Mobile TeamTeam CSCAstana TeamVladimir GusevMauricio SolerSylvain ChavanelStéphane AugéDavid MillarErik ZabelTom BoonenRobbie McEwenAlberto ContadorLinus GerdemannFabian CancellaraDaniele BennatiLevi LeipheimerSandy CasarDaniele BennatiAlberto ContadorAlexander VinokourovTom BoonenRobert Hunter (cyclist)Cédric VasseurMauricio SolerMichael RasmussenLinus GerdemannTom BoonenFilippo PozzatoThor HushovdFabian CancellaraGert SteegmansRobbie McEwenFabian Cancellara
Notes[11]
  • (1) = In Stage 1, Fabian Cancellara - the winner of the Prologue - wore the yellow jersey, and Andreas Klöden wore the green jersey.
  • (2) = In Stage 8, Linus Gerdemann - the overall leader - wore the yellow jersey, and Mauricio Soler wore the white jersey.
  • (3) = In Stages 9 - 16, Michael Rasmussen - the overall leader - wore the yellow jersey; Sylvain Chavanel wore the polka-dot jersey in Stage 9, and in Stages 10 - 16, Mauricio Soler wore it.
  • (4) = On July 24 2007, the Astana team withdrew after Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for an illegal blood transfusion.
  • (5) = On July 25, 2007, shortly after Rasmussen won Stage 16, his Rabobank team removed him from the Tour for violation of team rules.
  • (6) = In Stage 17, nobody wore the yellow jersey as Rasmussen left the Tour.
  • (7) = In Stages 18 - 20, Alberto Contador - the overall leader - wore the yellow jersey, and Mauricio Soler - second in the youth classification - wore the polka-dot jersey as the King of the Mountains; therefore, Amets Txurruka wore the white jersey
  • (8) = After the final time trial, the combativity award was given to Amets Txurruka.

Overall standings

General classification

[12]

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 91h 00'26"
2 Australia Cadel Evans Predictor-Lotto 23"
3 United States Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 31"
4 Spain Carlos Sastre Team CSC 7'08"
5 Spain Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel-Euskadi 8'17"
6 Spain Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 11'37"
7 Luxembourg Kim Kirchen T-Mobile Team 12'18"
8 Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 12'25"
9 Spain Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel-Euskadi 14'14"
10 Spain Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne 14'25"
11 Colombia Mauricio Soler Barloworld 16'51"
12 Netherlands Michael Boogerd Rabobank 21'15"
13 Spain David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne 21'49"
14 Russia Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne 24'15"
15 United States Chris Horner Predictor-Lotto 25'19"
16 Spain Iban Mayo* Saunier Duval-Prodir 27'09"
17 Luxembourg Frank Schleck Team CSC 31'48"
18 Spain Manuel Beltran Liquigas 34'14"
19 Slovenia Tadej Valjavec Lampre-Fondital 37'08"
20 Spain Juan Jose Cobo Saunier Duval-Prodir 37'14"
21 Spain Juan Manuel Garate Quick Step-Innergetic 38'16"
22 Spain Jose Ivan Gutierrez Caisse d'Epargne 45'42"
23 Spain Amets Txurruka Euskaltel-Euskadi 49'34"
24 United States George Hincapie Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 54'50"
25 United States Christian Vandevelde Team CSC 55'50"
26 Kazakhstan Dmitriy Fofonov Crédit Agricole 56'23"
27 France Stephane Goubert AG2R Prévoyance 1h 06'30"
28 Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC 1h 08'22"
29 Spain Patxi Vila Lampre-Fondital 1h 09'37"
30 France Patrice Halgand Crédit Agricole 1h 12'45"
31 Austria Bernhard Kohl Team Gerolsteiner 1h 13'27"
32 Belarus Kanstantsin Siutsou Barloworld 1h 15'16"
33 Russia Alexander Botcharov Crédit Agricole 1h 22'25"
34 Germany Markus Fothen Team Gerolsteiner 1h 30'12"
35 Netherlands Thomas Dekker Rabobank 1h 30'34"
36 Germany Linus Gerdemann T-Mobile Team 1h 30'47"
37 France Christophe Moreau AG2R Prévoyance 1h 33'06"
38 Russia Vladimir Gusev Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1h 33'50"
39 Spain Moises Duenas Nevado Agritubel 1h 36'33"
40 Netherlands Bram Tankink Quick Step-Innergetic 1h 36'44"
41 Italy Marzio Bruseghin Lampre-Fondital 1h 36'44"
42 Spain Carlos Barredo Quick Step-Innergetic 1h 36'46"
43 Spain Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel-Euskadi 1h 36'50"
44 France Ludovic Turpin AG2R Prévoyance 1h 44'54"
45 United Kingdom Charles Wegelius Liquigas 1h 46'25"
46 Spain Xavier Florencio Bouygues Télécom 1h 52'19"
47 Germany Christian Knees Team Milram 1h 53'23"
48 Spain Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel-Euskadi 1h 53'32"
49 Spain David de la Fuente Saunier Duval-Prodir 1h 54'50"
50 Spain Ruben Perez Euskaltel-Euskadi 1h 56'15"
51 Spain Inigo Cuesta Team CSC 1h 58'45"
52 Spain Jose Luis Arrieta AG2R Prévoyance 2h 00'07"
53 Spain Iker Camaño Saunier Duval-Prodir 2h 05'17"
54 France John Gadret AG2R Prévoyance 2h 06'50"
55 France Cédric Vasseur Quick Step-Innergetic 2h 08'14"
56 Italy Dario Cioni Predictor-Lotto 2h 10'42"
57 France Nicolas Portal Caisse d'Epargne 2h 15'14"
58 France Laurent Lefevre Bouygues Télécom 2h 15'17"
59 Switzerland Michael Albasini Liquigas 2h 18'35"
60 Germany Fabian Wegmann Team Gerolsteiner 2h 19'36"
61 Spain Egoi Martinez Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 20'16"
62 Belgium Axel Merckx T-Mobile Team 2h 21'00"
63 Belgium Johan Van Summeren Predictor-Lotto 2h 21'57"
64 Sweden Thomas Lövkvist Française des Jeux 2h 22'50"
65 Portugal Sergio Paulinho Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 2h 23'21"
66 France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 2h 24'34"
67 Norway Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC 2h 24'36"
68 France Jerome Pineau Bouygues Télécom 2h 24'59"
69 United Kingdom David Millar Saunier Duval-Prodir 2h 32'07"
70 Belgium Mario Aerts Predictor-Lotto 2h 32'58"
71 France Sandy Casar Française des Jeux 2h 33'46"
72 Spain Francisco Perez Sanchez Caisse d'Epargne 2h 37'25"
73 Belgium Frederik Willems Liquigas 2h 37'41"
74 Switzerland Martin Elmiger AG2R Prévoyance 2h 37'41"
75 Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre-Fondital 2h 38'30"
76 Finland Kjell Carlström Liquigas 2h 39'34"
77 France Christophe Rinero Saunier Duval-Prodir 2h 40'59"
78 Ukraine Andriy Hryvko Team Milram 2h 41'41"
79 Germany Erik Zabel Team Milram 2h 42'28"
80 Spain Juan Miguel Mercado Agritubel 2h 44'27"
81 Germany Ronny Scholz Team Gerolsteiner 2h 44'39"
82 Spain Jorge Azanza Euskaltel-Euskadi 2h 50'30"
83 France Benoit Vaugrenard Française des Jeux 2h 50'54"
84 France Pierrick Fédrigo Bouygues Télécom 2h 53'42"
85 Spain Juan Antonio Flecha Rabobank 2h 55'58"
86 Germany Grischa Niermann Rabobank 2h 56'09"
87 Germany Stefan Schumacher Team Gerolsteiner 2h 56'30"
88 Italy Alessandro Ballan Lampre-Fondital 2h 57'05"
89 Belarus Aleksandr Kuschynski Liquigas 2h 58'46"
90 Spain Iñaki Isasi Euskaltel-Euskadi 2h 59'37"
91 Spain José Vicente García Caisse d'Epargne 3h 00'38"
92 France Nicolas Vogondy Agritubel 3h 00'50"
93 Switzerland Johann Tschopp Bouygues Télécom 3h 07'19"
94 Australia Simon Gerrans AG2R Prévoyance 3h 09'19"
95 Italy Paolo Bossoni Lampre-Fondital 3h 09'56"
96 Italy Daniele Righi Lampre-Fondital 3h 10'35"
97 France Lilian Jegou Française des Jeux 3h 14'11"
98 France Anthony Geslin Bouygues Télécom 3h 14'15"
99 Russia Alexander Efimkin Barloworld 3h 14'19"
100 Switzerland Fabian Cancellara Team CSC 3h 15'48"
101 Brazil Murilo Fischer Liquigas 3h 16'08"
102 France Freddy Bichot Agritubel 3h 16'58"
103 Spain David Cañada Saunier Duval-Prodir 3h 17'19"
104 Belgium Sébastien Rosseler Quick Step-Innergetic 3h 18'25"
105 Germany Bert Grabsch T-Mobile Team 3h 19'58"
106 Colombia Félix Cardenas Barloworld 3h 19'58"
107 New Zealand Julian Dean Crédit Agricole 3h 21'57"
108 Italy Matteo Tosatto Quick Step-Innergetic 3h 22'14"
109 France William Bonnet Crédit Agricole 3h 22'59"
110 Belgium Leif Hoste Predictor-Lotto 3h 23'02"
111 Italy Giampaolo Cheula Barloworld 3h 23'11"
112 France Mathieu Ladagnous Française des Jeux 3h 23'17"
113 Italy Manuel Quinziato Liquigas 3h 23'42"
114 France Nicolas Jalabert Agritubel 3h 24'02"
115 Spain Benjamin Noval Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3h 24'13"
116 Germany Ralf Grabsch Team Milram 3h 24'35"
117 France Mickael Delage Française des Jeux 3h 24'46"
118 South Africa Robert Hunter Barloworld 3h 26'12"
119 Belgium Tom Boonen Quick Step-Innergetic 3h 26'19"
120 Germany Marcel Sieberg Team Milram 3h 26'48"
121 Austria Bernhard Eisel T-Mobile Team 3h 26'57"
122 Italy Alessandro Cortinovis Team Milram 3h 27'04"
123 Netherlands Steven de Jongh Quick Step-Innergetic 3h 27'45"
124 Italy Paolo Longo Borghini Barloworld 3h 27'48"
125 France Benoit Salmon Agritubel 3h 28'59"
126 Italy Claudio Corioni Lampre-Fondital 3h 29'26"
127 Germany Marcus Burghardt T-Mobile Team 3h 29'37"
128 Netherlands Pieter Weening Rabobank 3h 31'49"
129 Germany Heinrich Haussler Team Gerolsteiner 3h 32'30"
130 France Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux 3h 35'25"
131 Germany Enrico Poitschke Team Milram 3h 35'28"
132 France Sébastien Hinault Crédit Agricole 3h 35'37"
133 Austria Peter Wrolich Team Gerolsteiner 3h 36'05"
134 Netherlands Bram de Groot Rabobank 3h 37'46"
135 Germany Robert Förster Team Gerolsteiner 3h 40'10"
136 France Anthony Charteau Crédit Agricole 3h 40'44"
137 Germany Sven Krauss Team Gerolsteiner 3h 40'51"
138 Belgium Gert Steegmans Quick Step-Innergetic 3h 41'38"
139 Norway Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 3h 41'57"
140 United Kingdom Geraint Thomas Barloworld 3h 46'51"
141 Belgium Wim Vansevenant Predictor-Lotto 3h 52'54"

Notes:

  • As well as winning the maillot jaune for winning the overall general classification, Alberto Contador also won the maillot blanc for being the best rider under 25 years of age.
  • After the conclusion of the race, Iban Mayo was announced to have failed a drugs test on July 24, 2007. He could yet be disqualified from 16th position.

Points classification

[12]

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Belgium Tom Boonen Quick Step-Innergetic 256
2 South Africa Robert Hunter Barloworld 234
3 Germany Erik Zabel Team Milram 232
4 Norway Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 186
5 France Sébastien Chavanel Française des Jeux 181
6 Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre-Fondital 160
7 Germany Robert Förster Team Gerolsteiner 140
8 Switzerland Fabian Cancellara Team CSC 112
9 Australia Cadel Evans Predictor-Lotto 109
10 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 88

King of the Mountains classification

[12]

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Colombia Mauricio Soler Barloworld 206
2 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 128
3 Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 105
4 Australia Cadel Evans Predictor-Lotto 92
5 France Laurent Lefevre Bouygues Télécom 85
6 Spain Juan Manuel Garate Quick Step-Innergetic 77
7 Spain Carlos Sastre Team CSC 74
8 Spain Juan José Cobo Saunier Duval-Prodir 68
9 United States Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 64
10 Spain Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel-Euskadi 64

Young riders' classification

[12]

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 91h 00'26"
2 Colombia Mauricio Soler Barloworld 16'51"
3 Spain Amets Txurruka Euskaltel-Euskadi 49'34"
4 Austria Bernhard Kohl Team Gerolsteiner 1h 13'27"
5 Belarus Kanstantin Siutsou Barloworld 1h 15'16"
6 Netherlands Thomas Dekker Rabobank 1h 30'34"
7 Germany Linus Gerdemann T-Mobile Team 1h 30'47"
8 Russia Vladimir Gusev Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 1h 33'50"
9 Sweden Thomas Lövkvist Française des Jeux 2h 22'50"
10 Ukraine Andriy Grivko Team Milram 2h 41'41"

Teams classification

[12]

Rank Team Time
1 United States Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 273h 12'52"
2 Spain Caisse d'Epargne 19'36"
3 Denmark Team CSC 22'10"
4 Netherlands Rabobank 36'24"
5 Spain Euskaltel-Euskadi 46'46"
6 Spain Saunier Duval-Prodir 1h 44'33"
7 Belgium Predictor-Lotto 1h 50'21"
8 Italy Lampre-Fondital 2h 19'41"
9 France Crédit Agricole 2h 25'44"
10 France AG2R Prévoyance 2h 26'08"

2007 UCI ProTour points awarded

Cyclists in the UCI ProTour (therefore not members of the wildcard entries Barloworld or Agritubel) are awarded UCI ProTour points for their performance in the Tour de France. The winner of a stage receives 10 points, second receives 5 points and third 3 points. UCI ProTour points are also awarded for high places in the final classification, with 100 points for the overall winner, down to 2 points for 20th.[13]

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 113
2 Australia Cadel Evans Predictor-Lotto 88
3 United States Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 75
4 Spain Carlos Sastre Team CSC 55
5 Spain Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne 53
5 Spain Haimar Zubeldia Euskaltel-Euskadi 53
7 Luxembourg Kim Kirchen T-Mobile Team 45
8 Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 35
9 Spain Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel-Euskadi 30
10 Belgium Tom Boonen Quick Step-Innergetic 28
11 Switzerland Fabian Cancellara Team CSC 25
11 Spain Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne 25
11 Denmark Michael Rasmussen Rabobank 25
14 Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre-Fondital 23
15 Norway Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole 20
15 Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Astana 20
17 Germany Erik Zabel Team Milram 16
18 France Sandy Casar Française des Jeux 15
18 Netherlands Michael Boogerd Rabobank 15
20 Spain Óscar Freire Rabobank 13
20 Russia Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne 13
20 Italy Filippo Pozzato Liquigas 13
23 Spain David Arroyo Caisse d'Epargne 12
24 Spain Iban Mayo Saunier Duval-Prodir 11
25 Germany Linus Gerdemann T-Mobile Team 10
25 Australia Robbie McEwen Predictor-Lotto 10
25 Belgium Gert Steegmans Quick Step-Innergetic 10
25 France Cedric Vasseur Quick Step-Innergetic 10
29 United States Chris Horner Predictor-Lotto 8
29 Germany Andreas Klöden Astana 8
31 Germany Markus Fothen Team Gerolsteiner 5
31 Spain Iñigo Landaluze Euskaltel-Euskadi 5
31 Belgium Axel Merckx T-Mobile Team 5
31 Luxembourg Frank Schleck Team CSC 5
35 Spain Manuel Beltran Liquigas 4
36 Switzerland Michael Albasini Liquigas 3
36 Switzerland Martin Elmiger AG2R Prévoyance 3
36 Brazil Murilo Fisher Liquigas 3
36 Spain David de la Fuente Saunier Duval-Prodir 3
36 United States George Hincapie Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 3
36 France Laurent Lefevre AG2R Prévoyance 3
36 Italy Danilo Napolitano Lampre-Fondital 3
36 Slovenia Tadej Valjavec Lampre-Fondital 3
44 Spain Juan Jose Cobo Saunier Duval-Prodir 2

Withdrawals

48 riders withdrew, were disqualified, or injured

Type Stage Rider Team Reason
DNF 1 Spain Eduardo Gonzalo Agritubel Injury due to crash
DNS 3 Lithuania Tomas Vaitkus Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Fractured thumb
DNF 4 Spain Xabier Zandio Caisse d'Epargne Injury due to crash
DNS 5 France Rémy Di Gregorio Française des Jeux Broken elbow
DNF 5 Australia Brett Lancaster Team Milram Stomach bug
DNS 6 France Geoffroy Lequatre Cofidis Finger contusions
DNS 7 Spain Óscar Freire Rabobank Saddle sore
DNS 7 Spain Rubén Lobato Saunier Duval-Prodir Death of a relative
DNF 7 Italy Enrico Degano Barloworld Injury due to crash
DNF 8 United Kingdom Mark Cavendish T-Mobile Team Planned withdrawal
DNF 8 Colombia Iván Parra Cofidis Stomach problems
DNF 8 Australia Stuart O'Grady Team CSC Injury due to crash: five broken ribs, three broken vertebrae, broken scapula, both clavicles, collapsed lung
DNF 8 Australia Michael Rogers T-Mobile Team Dislocated right shoulder
DNF 8 France Romain Feillu Agritubel Unknown
DSQ 8 France Cédric Hervé Agritubel Finished outside time limit
DSQ 8 Australia Robbie McEwen Predictor-Lotto Finished outside time limit
DSQ 8 Italy Danilo Napolitano Lampre-Fondital Finished outside time limit
DNS 9 Germany Patrik Sinkewitz T-Mobile Team Injury (broken nose) due to crash with a spectator
DNF 11 France Sylvain Calzati AG2R Prévoyance Tendonitis
DNF 11 Spain Igor Antón Euskaltel-Euskadi Unknown
DSQ 11 United States David Zabriskie Team CSC Finished outside time limit
DNF 12 Italy Alberto Ongarato Team Milram Injury due to crash
DSQ 12 Netherlands Stef Clement Bouygues Télécom Finished outside time limit
DNS 14 Spain Francisco Ventoso Saunier Duval-Prodir Injured hand
DNS 15 Belgium Philippe Gilbert Française des Jeux Fever and stomach problems
DNS 15 Italy Filippo Pozzato Liquigas Fever
DNF 15 France Cyril Dessel AG2R Prévoyance Unknown
DNF 15 France Christophe Le Mével Crédit Agricole Injury sustained from a crash
DNF 15 United States Fred Rodriguez Predictor-Lotto Stomach problems
DSQ 16 Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Astana Team withdrew from race after his positive A-test for blood doping.[2]
DNS 16 Spain Antonio Colom Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS 16 Kazakhstan Maxim Iglinsky Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS 16 Russia Sergei Ivanov Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS 16 Kazakhstan Andrey Kashechkin Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS 16 Germany Andreas Klöden Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS 16 Spain Daniel Navarro Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS 16 Switzerland Gregory Rast Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS 16 Italy Paolo Savoldelli Astana Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNF 16 France Matthieu Sprick Bouygues Télécom Stomach problems
DNS 17 Italy Cristian Moreni Cofidis Arrested by French police after his positive test for testosterone because doping is a crime in France
DNS 17 France Sylvain Chavanel Cofidis Team withdrew from the event after teammate Christian Moreni was arrested for doping
DNS 17 Belgium Staf Scheirlinckx Cofidis Team withdrew from the event after teammate Christian Moreni was arrested for doping
DNS 17 United Kingdom Bradley Wiggins Cofidis Team withdrew from the event after teammate Christian Moreni was arrested for doping
DNS 17 Belgium Rik Verbrugghe Cofidis Team withdrew from the event after teammate Christian Moreni was arrested for doping
DNS 17 France Stéphane Augé Cofidis Team withdrew from the event after teammate Christian Moreni was arrested for doping
DNS 17 Belgium Nick Nuyens Cofidis Team withdrew from the event after teammate Christian Moreni was arrested for doping
DNS 17 Denmark Michael Rasmussen Rabobank Withdrawn by team for violating internal team rules[14]
DNF 17 Russia Denis Menchov Rabobank Personal decision.

Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Tour de France

21 teams started the race - each had 9 riders at the start of the tour i.e. 189 started in total. The teams[15] were:

* Wild card entries.

Pre-race favourites

After the retirement of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong and with Floyd Landis not entering the Tour, the bookmakers' favourite to win the 2007 Tour de France was Alexander Vinokourov, who was unable to start in 2006 due to lack of team members, but did win the 2006 Vuelta a España. The main challengers were expected to be the 2006 Tour de France third place finisher Andreas Klöden; and Alejandro Valverde, who dropped out of the 2006 Tour de France after a crash, but came second to Vinokourov in the 2006 Vuelta a España.

Shown in the table below are the riders that, according to the bookmakers[16] on 7 July 2007, the start day of the 2007 Tour de France, had the best chances of winning the 2007 Tour.

Rider Team Notes Fractional Odds Decimal Odds Final Place
Alexander Vinokourov Astana Unable to start in 2006, 5th in 2005 15/8 2.87 WD
Andreas Klöden Astana 3rd in 2006, winner of 2007 Tirreno-Adriatico 4/1 5.00 WD
Alejandro Valverde Caisse d'Epargne Crashed and withdrew in 2006 and 2005, winner of 2006 UCI ProTour 4/1 5.00 6th (11'37")
Cadel Evans Predictor-Lotto 5th in 2006 12/1 13.00 2nd (23")
Carlos Sastre Team CSC 4th in 2006 12/1 13.00 4th (7'08")
Levi Leipheimer Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team 13th in 2006 16/1 17.00 3rd (31")
Andrey Kashechkin Astana Unable to start in 2006, 2nd in Young Riders' Classification in 2005 16/1 17.00 WD
Denis Menchov Rabobank 6th in 2006 18/1 19.00 WD
Fränk Schleck Team CSC Winner of Stage 15 to Alpe D'Huez in 2006, 11th overall 22/1 23.00 17th (31'48")
Christophe Moreau AG2R Prévoyance 8th in 2006, winner of 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 22/1 23.00 37th (1h 33'06")
Vladimir Karpets Caisse d'Epargne Best young rider in 2004 Tour, winner of 2007 Volta a Catalunya and 2007 Tour de Suisse 25/1 26.00 14th (24'15")
Alberto Contador Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team Winner of 2007 Paris-Nice 28/1 29.00 1st (91h 00'26")
Michael Rogers T-Mobile Team 10th in 2006; three-time World Time-Trial Champion 40/1 41.00 WD
Óscar Pereiro Caisse d'Epargne 2nd in 2006 50/1 51.00 10th (14'25")
withdrawn
Finished in Top 5

Janez Brajkovič, Damiano Cunego, Tom Danielson and Koldo Gil were all offered at odds within the range of this table, but withdrew before the race field was finalised.

See also

References

  1. ^ The Route
  2. ^ a b Tour de France press release: "Le Tour de France obtains the withdrawal of the Astana team" (25/07/07)
  3. ^ http://www.abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory?id=3412099
  4. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/news/?id=/news/2007/jul07/jul26news2
  5. ^ http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news;_ylt=Al08HqTE2q4Lygrrlu3_mRw5nYcB?slug=ap-tourdefrance&prov=ap&type=lgns
  6. ^ "Mayo positif et suspendu" (in French). l'Equipe. 2007-07-30. Retrieved 2007-07-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=469049&in_page_id=1811
  8. ^ http://www.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/tour07/news/?id=/news/2007/jul07/jul28news
  9. ^ http://versus.com/?artID=40192&catID=566&playerID=1
  10. ^ Alexander Vinokourov - 2007 Tour de France
  11. ^ Jersey progress Template:De icon
  12. ^ a b c d e Official Tour de France standing
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  14. ^ "Rabobank haalt Rasmussen uit Tour". RTL Nieuws. 2007-07-25. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ 21 teams in the Tour de France 2007 30 June 2007 press release (PDF)
  16. ^ All odds taken from skybet.com at 10am (BST) on 7th July
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