2007 Paris–Nice

2007 Paris–Nice
UCI ProTour
Race details
Dates March 11 March 18
Stages 7 + prologue
Distance 1,260.2 km (783.1 mi)
Winning time 29h 55' 22"
Results
Winner  Alberto Contador (ESP) (Discovery Channel)
Second  Davide Rebellin (ITA) (Gerolsteiner)
Third  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne)

Points  Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas)
Mountains  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Bouygues Télécom)
Youth  Alberto Contador (ESP) (Discovery Channel)
Team Caisse d'Epargne

The 2007 edition of the Paris–Nice stage race took place from March 11 until March 18 on the 2007 UCI ProTour. The race was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador riding for the Discovery Channel, who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin from Gerolsteiner. Contador broke away on the Col d'Eze, the last climb of the race, to claim both the stage victory along the Promenade des Anglais and the overall race victory.

Stages

Prologue - 11-03-2007: Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km (ITT)

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 United Kingdom David Millar Saunier Duval–Prodir 6' 01" 3 pts
2 Czech Republic Roman Kreuziger Liquigas + 1" 2 pts
3 France Sébastien Joly Française des Jeux + 2" 1 pt

Stage 1 - 12-03-2007: Cloyes sur le Loir Buzançais, 186 km

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 France Jean-Patrick Nazon AG2R Prévoyance 4h 29' 39" 3 pts
2 Germany Sebastian Siedler Team Milram s.t. 2 pts
3 Australia Mathew Hayman Rabobank s.t. 1 pt

Stage 2 - 13-03-2007: Vatan Limoges, 177 km

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 3h 57' 36" 3 pts
2 Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre–Fondital + 2" 2 pts
3 Italy Luca Paolini Liquigas + 2" 1 pt

Stage 3 - 14-03-2007: Limoges Maurs, 215.5 km

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Russia Alexandre Kolobnev Team CSC 4h 59' 35" 3 pts
2 Belgium Tom Boonen Quick-Step–Innergetic + 12" 2 pts
3 Italy Daniele Bennati Lampre–Fondital + 12" 1 pt

Stage 4 - 15-03-2007: Maurs Mende, 169.5 km

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel 4h 07' 26" 3 pts
2 Italy Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner + 2" 2 pts
3 Spain David López Caisse d'Epargne + 12" 1 pt

Stage 5 - 16-03-2007: Sorgues Manosque, 178 km

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Ukraine Yaroslav Popovych Discovery Channel 4h 11' 51" 3 pts
2 Spain Francisco Ventoso Saunier Duval–Prodir + 14" 2 pts
3 France Samuel Dumoulin AG2R Prévoyance + 14" 1 pt

Stage 6 - 17-03-2007: Brignoles Cannes, 200 km.

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Spain Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne 4h 46' 32" 3 pts
2 Italy Mirco Lorenzetto Team Milram + 28" 2 pts
3 France Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom + 28" 1 pt

Stage 7 - 18-03-2007: Nice, 129.5 km circuit race

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel 3h 15' 47" 3 pts
2 Spain David López Caisse d'Epargne + 19" 2 pts
3 Spain Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 19" 1 pt

Final standings

General classification

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel 29h 55' 22" 50 pts
2 Italy Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner + 26" 40 pts
3 Spain Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne + 42" 35 pts
4 Slovenia Tadej Valjavec Lampre–Fondital + 49" 30 pts
5 Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 57" 25 pts
6 Spain David López Caisse d'Epargne + 1' 00" 20 pts
7 Australia Cadel Evans Predictor–Lotto + 1' 01" 15 pts
8 Luxembourg Fränk Schleck Team CSC + 1' 08" 10 pts
9 Spain Samuel Sánchez Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 12" 5 pts
10 Spain Joaquim Rodríguez Caisse d'Epargne + 1' 22" 2 pts

Mountains classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 France Thomas Voeckler Bouygues Télécom 65
2 United States Tom Danielson Discovery Channel 42
3 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel 36

Points classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 90
2 France Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom 81
3 Italy Davide Rebellin Gerolsteiner 80

Best Young Rider

Cyclist Team Time
1 Spain Alberto Contador Discovery Channel 29h 55' 22"
2 Spain Luis León Sánchez Caisse d'Epargne + 42"
3 Luxembourg Andy Schleck Team CSC + 2' 20"

Best Team

Team Country Time
1 Caisse d'Epargne  Spain 89h 49' 06"
2 Team CSC  Denmark + 3' 50"
3 Predictor–Lotto  Belgium + 5' 26"

Jersey progress

Stage
(Winner)
General Classification
Mountains Classification
Points Classification
Young Rider Classification
Team Classification
Prologue (ITT)
(David Millar)
David Millar no award David Millar Roman Kreuziger Saunier Duval–Prodir
Stage 1
(Jean-Patrick Nazon)
Romain Feillu Daniele Bennati
Stage 2
(Franco Pellizotti)
Franco Pellizotti Stéphane Augé Liquigas
Stage 3
(Alexandre Kolobnev)
Heinrich Haussler
Stage 4
(Alberto Contador)
Davide Rebellin Alberto Contador Caisse d'Epargne
Stage 5
(Yaroslav Popovych)
Stage 6
(Luis León Sánchez)
Thomas Voeckler Franco Pellizotti
Stage 7
(Alberto Contador)
Alberto Contador

References

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