The 2007 Tour of California was the second edition of the Tour of California, an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race that passed through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast. The road bicycle racing event was held on February 18, 2007. The 2007 Tour of California was 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 (; English: beyond categorization).
Stages and results
Prologue: San Francisco The Prologue was an individual time trial held Sunday, February 18, 2007, in San Francisco. Native Californian and last year's prologue champion Levi Leipheimer edged out Colorado's Jason Donald from and former NCAA Road Champion Benjamin Jacques-Maynes.
Prologue Result CyclistTeamTime1 4' 49"2 + 1"3 + 5"General Classification after Prologue CyclistTeamTime1 4' 49"2 + 1"3 + 5"
Mountain Classification after Prologue CyclistTeamTime1 4 pts2 3 pts3 2 pts
Stage 1: Sausalito to Santa Rosa
Stage 1 was held Monday, February 19, 2007. A breakaway of four riders including Adam Hansen of 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 millimeters.
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 criticized by some riders and team staff.
Stage 1 Result CyclistTeamTime1 4h 17' 19"2 + 0"3 + 0"General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime1 4h 22' 08"2 + 1"3 + 5"
Mountain Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime1 11 pts2 10 pts3 4 ptsPoints Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime1 20 pts2 15 pts3 12 pts
Stage 2: Santa Rosa to Sacramento Held Tuesday, February 20, 2007.
Stage 2 Result CyclistTeamTime1 4h 40' 39"2 + 0"3 + 0"General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime1 9h 02' 47"2 + 1"3 + 5" Mountain Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime1 16 pts2 16 pts3 13 ptsPoints Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime1 27 pts2 20 pts3 18 pts
Stage 3: Stockton to San Jose Held Wednesday, February 21, 2007.
Stage 3 Result CyclistTeamTime1 3h 43' 44"2 + 0"3 + 0"General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime1 12h 46' 31"2 + 3"3 + 15"
Mountain Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime1 16 pts2 16 pts3 13 ptsPoints Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime1 27 pts2 20 pts3 20 pts
Stage 4: Seaside to San Luis Obispo Stage 4 was held Thursday, February 22, 2007. Reigning Olympic and World Champion Paolo Bettini captured Stage 4, the event's longest stage, 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 (), Aaron Olson (), Kirk O'Bee (), Alejandro Acton (), Christophe Laurent (), Lucas Euser (), and Sean Sullivan ().
Stage 4 Result CyclistTeamTime1 5h 05' 47"2 + 0"3 + 0"General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime1 17h 52' 12"2 + 3"3 + 15" Mountain Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime1 26 pts2 16 pts3 16 ptsPoints Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime1 28 pts2 26 pts3 24 pts
Stage 5: Solvang time trial Held Friday, February 23, 2007, Stage 5 was 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 CyclistTeamTime1 29' 41"2 + 18"3 + 25"General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime1 17h 52' 12"2 + 21"3 + 54" Mountain Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime1 26 pts2 16 pts3 16 ptsPoints Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime1 28 pts2 26 pts3 24 pts
Stage 6: Santa Barbara to Santa Clarita Stage 6 Result CyclistTeamTime1 3h 56' 04"2 + 0"3 + 0"General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime1 22h 17' 56"2 + 21"3 + 54" Mountain Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime1 28 pts2 25 pts3 16 ptsPoints Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime1 43 pts2 32 pts3 31 pts
Young Rider Classification , , 22.20.46
Most Aggressive Rider ,
Team classification
, 66.56.17 , +2.19 , +3.20
Stage 7: Long Beach circuit race Held Sunday, February 25, 2007.
Stage 7 Result CyclistTeamTime1 2h 39' 28"2 + 0"3 + 0"
Final results General Classification after Stage 7 (Final results) CyclistTeamTime1 24h 57' 24"2 + 21"3 + 54"4 + 1' 06"5 + 1' 16"6 + 1' 24"7 + 1' 32"8 + 1' 38"9 + 1' 41"10 + 1' 57"
Mountain Classification after Stage 7 (Final results) CyclistTeamTime1 28 pts2 25 pts3 16 ptsPoints Classification after Stage 7(Final results) CyclistTeamTime1 44 pts2 41 pts3 36 pts
Young Rider Classification after Stage 7 (Final results) CyclistTeamTime1 25h 00' 14"2 + 41"3 + 53"Team Classification after Stage 7(Final results) TeamTime1 74h 54' 41"2 + 2' 19"3 + 3' 20"
Jersey progress Stage(Winner)General ClassificationSprint ClassificationMountains ClassificationYouth ClassificationTeam ClassificationMost Aggressive Prologue(Levi Leipheimer) Levi Leipheimer no award Brian Sheedy Taylor Tolleson no award Stage 1(Graeme Brown) Allan Davis Tom Peterson Jurgen Van de Walle Stage 2(Juan José Haedo) Christophe Laurent Stage 3(Jens Voigt) Matthew Lloyd Jens Voigt Stage 4(Paolo Bettini) Juan José Haedo Christophe Laurent Alejandro Acton Stage 5(Levi Leipheimer) Robert Gesink no award Stage 6(Juan José Haedo) Stuart O'Grady Stage 7(Ivan Dominguez) Danny Pate Final Levi Leipheimer Juan José Haedo Christophe Laurent Robert Gesink
Teams
UCI ProTour teams C.A - DSC - GST - LIQ - PRL - QSI - RAB - TMO - CSC -
UCI Professional Continental teams HNM - NIC - TSL -
UCI Continental teams BMC - TUT -
USA Cycling registered teams COL - JBC - ABB - USA - USA Cycling National Development Team
References
External links
- 2007 Tour Archive Live Coverage and Photos Cyclingfans.com