2007 Volta a Catalunya

The 2007 Volta a Catalunya was the 87th edition of the Volta a Catalunya road cycling race, which took place from 21 May to 27 May 2007, in Catalonia. The race began in Salou with a team time trial and ended in Barcelona. The race was won by Russian Vladimir Karpets of the Caisse d'Epargne team, who won the race thanks to winning the team time trial, and second placings on the toughest mountain stage (stage 4) and the mountain time trial (stage 5). The race also saw the first UCI ProTour victories for young British sprinter Mark Cavendish of the T-Mobile Team, when he took stages 2 and 6.

2007 Volta a Catalunya

Race details
Dates	21–27 May 2007
Stages	7
Distance	884.4 km (549.5 mi)
Winning time	22h 21' 05"
Results
Winner  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) (Caisse d'Epargne)   Second  Michael Rogers (AUS) (T-Mobile Team)   Third  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)   Points  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)   Mountains  Luis Pasamontes (ESP) (Unibet.com)   Sprints  Víctor Hugo Peña (COL) (Unibet.com)   Team Relax–GAM
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Twenty-five teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin–Galicia, Relax–GAM, Andalucía–CajaSur, Fuerteventura–Canarias and Slipstream–Chipotle.

Teams

Twenty-five teams of up to eight riders started the race:^[1]

• Saunier Duval–Prodir
• Caisse d'Epargne
• Astana
• Discovery Channel
• Rabobank
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• AG2R Prévoyance
• Bouygues Télécom
• Cofidis
• Quick-Step–Innergetic
• Française des Jeux
• Lampre–Fondital
• Liquigas
• Unibet.com
• T-Mobile Team
• Team CSC
• Team Milram
• Crédit Agricole
• Predictor–Lotto
• Gerolsteiner
• Relax–GAM
• Karpin–Galicia
• Andalucía–Cajasur
• Fuerteventura–Canarias
• Slipstream–Chipotle

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2][3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	21 May	Salou to Salou	15.7 km (9.8 mi)		Team time trial	Caisse d'Epargne
2	22 May	Salou to Perafort	170 km (105.6 mi)			Mark Cavendish (GBR)
3	23 May	Perafort to Tàrrega	182.1 km (113.2 mi)			Allan Davis (AUS)
4	24 May	Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal	203.1 km (126.2 mi)			Óscar Sevilla (ESP)
5	25 May	Sornàs to Vallnord-Arcalís	17.1 km (10.6 mi)		Individual time trial	Denis Menchov (RUS)
6	26 May	Llívia to Lloret de Mar	177.1 km (110.0 mi)			Mark Cavendish (GBR)
7	27 May	Lloret de Mar to Barcelona	119.3 km (74.1 mi)			Samuel Sánchez (ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

21 May 2007: Salou to Salou, 15.7 km (9.8 mi) (TTT)^[4]

Stage 1 result Team Time 1 Caisse d'Epargne 16' 54" 2 Team CSC + 16" 3 Astana + 17"

General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Team Time 1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 16' 54" 2  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t. 3  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.

Stage 2

22 May 2007: Salou to Perafort, 170 km (110 mi)^[5]

Stage 2 result Cyclist Team Time UCI Points 1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) T-Mobile Team 4h 01' 47" 3 pts 2  Aaron Kemps (AUS) Astana s.t. 2 pts 3  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis s.t. 1 pt

General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Team Time 1  Imanol Erviti (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 4h 18' 40" 2  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1" 3  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"

Stage 3

23 May 2007: Perafort to Tàrrega, 182.1 km (113.2 mi)^[6]

Stage 3 result Cyclist Team Time UCI Points 1  Allan Davis (AUS) Discovery Channel 4h 29' 26" 3 pts 2  Baden Cooke (AUS) Unibet.com s.t. 2 pts 3  Daniele Bennati (ITA) Lampre–Fondital s.t. 1 pt

General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Team Time 1  Imanol Erviti (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 8h 48' 06" 2  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1" 3  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 1"

Stage 4

24 May 2007: Tàrrega to Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1 km (125.0 mi)^[7]

Stage 4 result Cyclist Team Time UCI Points 1  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Relax–GAM 6h 06' 43" N/A 2  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 33" 2 pts 3  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance + 34" 1 pt

General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Team Time 1  Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Relax–GAM 14h 55' 22" 2  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 31" 3  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 35"

Stage 5

25 May 2007: Sornas to Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1 km (10.6 mi) (ITT)^[8]

Stage 5 result Cyclist Team Time UCI Points 1  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank 38' 58" 3 pts 2  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne + 4" 2 pts 3  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française des Jeux + 24" 1 pt

General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Team Time 1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 15h 34' 55" 2  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 16" 3  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40"

Stage 6

26 May 2007: Llívia to Lloret de Mar, 177.1 km (110.0 mi)^[9]

Stage 6 result Cyclist Team Time UCI Points 1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) T-Mobile Team 3h 59' 55" 3 pts 2  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis s.t. 2 pts 3  Paolo Bossoni (ITA) Lampre–Fondital s.t. 1 pt

General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Team Time 1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 19h 34' 50" 2  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40" 3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 44"

Stage 7

27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar to Barcelona, 119.3 km (74.1 mi)^[10]

Stage 7 result Cyclist Team Time UCI Points 1  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 2h 46' 06" 3 pts 2  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana + 5" 2 pts 3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 9" 1 pt

General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist Team Time 1  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) Caisse d'Epargne 22h 21' 05" 2  Michael Rogers (AUS) T-Mobile Team + 40" 3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 40"

Final standing

General classification

	Cyclist	Country	Team	Time	UCI Points
1	Vladimir Karpets	Russia	Caisse d'Epargne	22h 21' 05"	50
2	Michael Rogers	Australia	T-Mobile Team	+ 40"	40
3	Denis Menchov	Russia	Rabobank	+ 40"	35
4	Christophe Moreau	France	AG2R Prévoyance	+ 1' 34"	30
5	Óscar Sevilla	Spain	Relax–GAM	+ 1' 34"	N/A
6	Francisco Mancebo	Spain	Relax–GAM	+ 1' 59"	N/A
7	John Gadret	France	AG2R Prévoyance	+ 2' 19"	15
8	Marcos-Antonio Serrano	Spain	Karpin–Galicia	+ 2' 39"	N/A
9	Laurens ten Dam	Netherlands	Unibet.com	+ 2' 44"	5
10	Janez Brajkovič	Slovenia	Discovery Channel	+ 2' 47"	2

Mountains classification Cyclist Country Team Points 1 Luis Pasamontes  Spain Unibet.com 86 2 Denis Menchov  Russia Rabobank 51 3 Eladio Jiménez  Spain Karpin–Galicia 43

Points classification Cyclist Country Team Points 1 Denis Menchov  Russia Rabobank 55 2 Mark Cavendish  Great Britain T-Mobile Team 50 3 Michael Rogers  Australia T-Mobile Team 41

Sprints classification Cyclist Country Team Points 1 Víctor Hugo Peña  Colombia Unibet.com 9 2 Francisco José Martínez  Spain Andalucía–CajaSur 7 3 José Ruiz  Spain Andalucía–CajaSur 6

Team classification Team Country Time 1 Relax–GAM  Spain 67h 10' 29" 2 AG2R Prévoyance  France + 1' 13" 3 Unibet.com  Sweden + 3' 07"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Sprints classification	Team Classification
0Stage 1 (TTT) (Caisse d'Epargne)	Vladimir Karpets	no award	no award	no award	Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish)	Imanol Erviti	Francisco José Martínez	Mark Cavendish	Víctor Hugo Peña
0Stage 3 (Allan Davis)			Baden Cooke
0Stage 4 (Óscar Sevilla)	Óscar Sevilla	Luis Pasamontes		Luis Pasamontes	Relax–GAM
0Stage 5 (ITT) (Denis Menchov)	Vladimir Karpets		Denis Menchov
0Stage 6 (Mark Cavendish)			Mark Cavendish	Víctor Hugo Peña
0Stage 7 (Samuel Sánchez)			Denis Menchov
0Final	Vladimir Karpets	Luis Pasamontes	Denis Menchov	Víctor Hugo Peña	Relax–GAM

Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 27 May 2007, after the Volta a Catalunya ^[11]

While the top 10 places remain the same, race winner Vladimir Karpets moves into 13th position.

Rank	Previous Rank	Name	Nationality	Team	Points
1	1	Davide Rebellin	Italy	Gerolsteiner	157
2	2	Alejandro Valverde	Spain	Caisse d'Epargne	107
3	3	Danilo Di Luca	Italy	Liquigas	100
4	4	Óscar Freire	Spain	Rabobank	82
5	5	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	Team CSC	79
6	6	Stefan Schumacher	Germany	Gerolsteiner	75
7	7	Fränk Schleck	Luxembourg	Team CSC	63
8	8	Juan José Cobo	Spain	Saunier Duval–Prodir	62
9	9	Alberto Contador	Spain	Discovery Channel	58
10	10	Tom Boonen	Belgium	Quick-Step–Innergetic	57
11	11	Thomas Dekker	Netherlands	Rabobank	55
12	12	Andreas Klöden	Germany	Astana	53
13	-	Vladimir Karpets	Russia	Caisse d'Epargne	52
14	13	Alessandro Ballan	Italy	Lampre–Fondital	50
15	14	Matthias Kessler	Germany	Astana	50

• 103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.