2007 Volta a Catalunya

Infobox Cycling race report
name =


image_caption =
date = 21 May–27 May
stages = 7
distance = 884.4
unit = km
time = 22h 21' 05"
speed = 39.57
first = Vladimir Karpets
first_nat = RUS
first_natvar =
first_team = Caisse d'Epargne
second = Michael Rogers
second_nat = AUS
second_natvar =
second_team = T-Mobile
third = Denis Menchov
third_nat = RUS
third_natvar =
third_team = Rabobank
points = Denis Menchov
points_nat = RUS
points_natvar =
points_team = Rabobank
mountains = Luis Pasamontes
mountains_nat = ESP
mountains_natvar =
mountains_team = Unibet.com
sprints = Víctor Hugo Peña
sprints_nat = COL
sprints_natvar =
sprints_team = Unibet.com
team = Relax-GAM
team_nat = ESP
team_natvar = The 2007 Volta a Catalunya road cycling race took place from May 21 to May 27, 2007, in Catalonia. It began in Salou with a team time trial and ends 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.

25 teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin-Galicia, Relax-GAM, Andalucía-Cajasur, Fuerteventura-Canarias and Slipstream Chipotle.

tages

=Stage 1 - 21 May 2007: Salou > Salou, 15.7km (TTT)=

Stage 2 - 22 May 2007: Salou > Perafort, 170km

tage 3 - 23 May 2007: Perafort > Tàrrega, 182.1km

=Stage 4 - 24 May 2007: Tàrrega > Vallnord-Arinsal (Andorra), 201.1km=

=Stage 5 - 25 May 2007: Sornas > Vallnord-Arcalís (Andorra), 17.1km (ITT)=

tage 6 - 26 May 2007: Llívia > Lloret de Mar, 177.1km

tage 7 - 27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar > Barcelona, 119.3km

Final standing

General classification

prints classification

Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of May 27, 2007, after the Volta a Catalunya [http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/RACES/RaceRanking.asp?MenuId=MjE5OA&RaceId=MTQ0&RankId=OTk&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMjE5OA Updated Rankings] 2007-05-28; UCI; Accessed 2007-05-28]

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

* 103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.

References

External links

* [http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/ Race website]