2007 Tirreno–Adriatico

2007 Tirreno–Adriatico
2007 UCI ProTour, race 2 of 26
Race details
Dates14–20 March 2007
Stages7
Distance1,112.5 km (691.3 mi)
Winning time28h 31' 26"
Results
Winner  Andreas Klöden (GER) (Astana)
  Second  Kim Kirchen (LUX) (T-Mobile Team)
  Third  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana)
Points  Riccardo Riccò (ITA) (Saunier Duval–Prodir)
Mountains  Salvatore Commesso (ITA) (Tinkoff Credit Systems)
  Team Russia Tinkoff Credit Systems

The 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race took place from 14 March to 20 March 2007. The event was won by German Andreas Klöden of the Astana, who combined good time-trialling and climbing skills to take the race lead on the penultimate stage.

Teams

Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, were invited to participate in the race:[1]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 14 March Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia 175 km (109 mi) Flat stage  Robbie McEwen (AUS)
2 15 March Civitavecchia to Marsciano 205 km (127 mi) Hilly stage  Alexander Arekeev (RUS)
3 16 March Marsciano to Macerata 213 km (132 mi) Hilly stage  Riccardo Riccò (ITA)
4 17 March Pievebovigliana to Offagna 161 km (100 mi) Hilly stage  Riccardo Riccò (ITA)
5 18 March Civitanova Marche to Civitanova Alta 20.5 km (12.7 mi) Individual time trial  Stefan Schumacher (GER)
6 19 March San Benedetto del Tronto to San Giacomo 164 km (102 mi) Medium mountain stage  Matteo Bono (ITA)
7 20 March Civitella del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto 177 km (110 mi) Flat stage  Koldo Fernández (ESP)

Stages

Stage 1

14 March 2007 — Civitavecchia, 175 km (109 mi)
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Australia Robbie McEwen Predictor–Lotto 4h 38' 24" 3 pts
2 Spain Óscar Freire Rabobank s.t. 2 pts
3 Norway Thor Hushovd Crédit Agricole s.t. 1 pt

Stage 2

15 March 2007 — Civitavecchia to Marsciano, 205 km (127 mi)
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Russia Alexander Arekeev Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo 4h 51' 41" N/A
2 Italy Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems + 29" N/A
3 Germany Sven Krauss Gerolsteiner + 29" 1 pt

Stage 3

16 March 2007 — Marsciano to Macerata, 213 km (132 mi)
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Italy Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval–Prodir 5h 41' 22" 3 pts
2 Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Astana + 2" 2 pts
3 Germany Andreas Klöden Astana + 2" 1 pt

Stage 4

17 March 2007 — Pievebovigliana to Offagna, 161 km (100 mi)
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Italy Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval–Prodir 3h 50' 22" 3 pts
2 Germany Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 4" 2 pts
3 Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Astana + 4" 1 pt

Stage 5

18 March 2007 — Civitanova Marche to Civitanova Alta, 20.5 km (12.7 mi) (ITT)
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Germany Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner 27' 08" 3 pts
2 Germany Andreas Klöden Astana + 1" 2 pts
3 Luxembourg Kim Kirchen T-Mobile Team + 6" 1 pt

Stage 6

19 March 2007 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Giacomo, 164 km (102 mi)
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Italy Matteo Bono Lampre–Fondital 4h 25' 07" 3 pts
2 Italy Enrico Gasparotto Liquigas + 32" 2 pts
3 Italy Giovanni Visconti Quick-Step–Innergetic + 41" 1 pt

Stage 7

20 March 2007 — Civitella del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 177 km (110 mi)
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Spain Koldo Fernández Euskaltel–Euskadi 4h 38' 43" 3 pts
2 Australia Stuart O'Grady Team CSC s.t. 2 pts
3 Italy Gabriele Balducci Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo s.t. N/A

Final standings

General classification

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1 Germany Andreas Klöden Astana 28h 31' 26" 50
2 Luxembourg Kim Kirchen T-Mobile Team + 4" 40
3 Kazakhstan Alexander Vinokourov Astana + 13" 35
4 Germany Stefan Schumacher Gerolsteiner + 23" 30
5 Slovenia Janez Brajkovič Discovery Channel + 31" 25
6 Germany Jens Voigt Team CSC + 34" 20
7 Belarus Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems + 55" N/A
8 Russia Evgeni Petrov Tinkoff Credit Systems + 59" N/A
9 Italy Michele Scarponi Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo + 1' 00" N/A
10 Netherlands Michael Boogerd Rabobank + 1' 12" 2
NOTE: UCI ProTour points are not awarded to riders from UCI Professional Continental teams (e.g., Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo and Tinkoff Credit Systems).

Mountains classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 Italy Salvatore Commesso Tinkoff Credit Systems 15
2 Italy Fortunato Baliani Ceramica Panaria–Navigare 11
3 Belarus Vasil Kiryienka Tinkoff Credit Systems 6

Points classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 Italy Riccardo Riccò Saunier Duval–Prodir 32
2 Italy Daniele Contrini Tinkoff Credit Systems 31
3 Germany Andreas Klöden Astana 30

Team classification

Team Country Time
1 Tinkoff Credit Systems  Italy 85h 37' 54"
2 Astana   Switzerland + 1' 07"
3 Caisse d'Epargne  Spain + 2' 58"

The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico:

Nation UCI
Code 		Team Name
Italy ASA Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
France A2R AG2R Prévoyance
Switzerland AST Astana
France BTL Bouygues Télécom
Spain GCE Caisse d'Epargne
Republic of Ireland PAN Ceramica Panaria–Navigare
France COF Cofidis
France C.A Crédit Agricole
United States DSC Discovery Channel
Spain EUS Euskaltel–Euskadi
France FDJ Française des Jeux
Germany GST Gerolsteiner
Italy LAM Lampre–Fondital
Italy LIQ Liquigas
Belgium PRL Predictor–Lotto
Belgium QSI Quick-Step–Innergetic
Netherlands RAB Rabobank
Spain SDV Saunier Duval–Prodir
Denmark CSC Team CSC
Italy MRM Team Milram
Italy TCS Tinkoff Credit Systems
Germany TMO T-Mobile Team

Jersey progress

Stage
(Winner) 		General Classification
 Mountains Classification
 Points Classification
 Team Classification
Stage 1
(Robbie McEwen) 		Robbie McEwen Salvatore Commesso Robbie McEwen Team CSC
Stage 2
(Alexandr Arekeev) 		Alexandr Arekeev Fortunato Baliani Alexandr Arekeev Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
Stage 3
(Riccardo Riccò) 		Salvatore Commesso Daniele Contrini Gerolsteiner
Stage 4
(Riccardo Riccò) 		Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò Tinkoff Credit Systems
Stage 5
(Stefan Schumacher) 		Stefan Schumacher Andreas Klöden Astana
Stage 6
(Matteo Bono) 		Andreas Klöden Riccardo Riccò Tinkoff Credit Systems
Stage 7
(Koldo Fernández)
Final
 Andreas Klöden Salvatore Commesso Riccardo Riccò Tinkoff Credit Systems

References

  1. ^ "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 September 2024.

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