2007 Paris–Nice

2007 Paris–Nice
UCI ProTour
Race details
Dates	11–18 March 2007
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,260.2 km (783.1 mi)
Winning time	29h 55' 22"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
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The 2007 Paris–Nice was the 65th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 2007. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice. The race was part of 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.

Teams

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[3]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	11 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux	4.7 km (2.9 mi)	Individual time trial	David Millar (GBR)
1	12 March	Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais	186 km (116 mi)	Flat stage	Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA)
2	13 March	Vatan to Limoges	177 km (110 mi)	Flat stage	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
3	14 March	Limoges to Maurs	215.5 km (133.9 mi)	Hilly stage	Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)
4	15 March	Maurs to Mende	169.5 km (105.3 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Alberto Contador (ESP)
5	16 March	Sorgues to Manosque	178 km (111 mi)	Hilly stage	Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)
6	17 March	Brignoles to Cannes	200 km (120 mi)	Medium mountain stage	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
7	18 March	Nice to Nice	129.5 km (80.5 mi)	Mountain stage	Alberto Contador (ESP)

Stages

Prologue

11 March 2007 — Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) (ITT)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	David Millar (GBR)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	6' 01"
2	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	+ 1"
3	Sébastien Joly (FRA)	Française des Jeux	+ 2"

Stage 1

12 March 2007 — Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais, 186 km (116 mi)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA)	AG2R Prévoyance	4h 29' 39"
2	Sebastian Siedler (GER)	Team Milram Team Milram	s.t.
3	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Rabobank	s.t.

Stage 2

13 March 2007 — Vatan to Limoges, 177 km (110 mi)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas	3h 57' 36"
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 2"
3	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 2"

Stage 3

14 March 2007 — Limoges to Maurs, 215.5 km (133.9 mi)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS)	Team CSC	4h 59' 35"
2	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	+ 12"
3	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 12"

Stage 4

15 March 2007 — Maurs to Mende, 169.5 km (105.3 mi)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	4h 07' 26"
2	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	+ 2"
3	David López (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 12"

Stage 5

16 March 2007 — Sorgues to Manosque, 178 km (111 mi)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)	Discovery Channel	4h 11' 51"
2	Francisco Ventoso (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 14"
3	Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)	AG2R Prévoyance	+ 14"

Stage 6

17 March 2007 — Brignoles to Cannes, 200 km (120 mi)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	4h 46' 32"
2	Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)	Team Milram Team Milram	+ 28"
3	Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Télécom	+ 28"

Stage 7

18 March 2007 — Nice, 129.5 km (80.5 mi)^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	3h 15' 47"
2	David López (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 19"
3	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 19"

Final standings

General classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	29h 55' 22"
2	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	+ 26"
3	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 42"
4	Tadej Valjavec (SLO)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 49"
5	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 57"
6	David López (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 00"
7	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Predictor–Lotto	+ 1' 01"
8	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team CSC	+ 1' 08"
9	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 1' 12"
10	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 22"

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	Bouygues Télécom	65
2	Tom Danielson (USA)	Discovery Channel	42
3	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	36

Points classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas	90
2	Jérôme Pineau (FRA)	Bouygues Télécom	81
3	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	80

Best Young Rider

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	29h 55' 22"
2	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 42"
3	Andy Schleck (LUX)	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
0Prologue (ITT) (David Millar)	David Millar	no award	David Millar	Roman Kreuziger	Saunier Duval–Prodir
0Stage 1 (Jean-Patrick Nazon)	David Millar	Romain Feillu	Daniele Bennati		Saunier Duval–Prodir
0Stage 2 (Franco Pellizotti)	Franco Pellizotti	Stéphane Augé			Liquigas
0Stage 3 (Alexandre Kolobnev)	Franco Pellizotti	Heinrich Haussler			Liquigas
0Stage 4 (Alberto Contador)	Davide Rebellin			Alberto Contador	Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 5 (Yaroslav Popovych)
0Stage 6 (Luis León Sánchez)		Thomas Voeckler	Franco Pellizotti
0Stage 7 (Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador	Thomas Voeckler	Franco Pellizotti

References

^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
^ "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

External links

"Official site" (in French). Archived from the original on 23 February 2007.

[BRI-1] "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

[2] "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.

[CN-stages-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

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