2007 Ronde van Vlaanderen
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The 2007 Tour of Flanders
cycle race was the 91st edition of this monumental classic
and took place on April 8.
The day's break formed at kilometer 29 and included José Vicente García
(Caisse d'Epargne), Laurent Mangel
(AG2R), Enrico Franzoi
(Lampre), Maarten Tjallingii
(Skil-Shimano), Aleksandr Kuschynski
(Liquigas), Evert Verbist
(Chocolade Jacques) and David Boucher
(Landbouwkrediet). Shortly after the Berendries climb Fabian Cancellara
made a successful move to bridge up to the break and was followed by Gert Steegmans
.
The break was caught on the run-in to the Muur van Geraardsbergen
and on the Muur the decisive attack came from Alessandro Ballan
, who was followed by Leif Hoste
. Pre-race favourite Tom Boonen
could not respond to the attack, perhaps due to his fall earlier in the race that hurt his knees and wrist. Karsten Kroon and Tomas Vaitkus
attempted to pursuit the two leaders but could not make it.
The lead duo worked together during the run-in to the finale. Ballan opened the sprint and was overtaken by Hoste, who looked to have won it, but Ballan managed to catch onto his wheel and pass him just before the line. Luca Paolini
took 3rd, ahead of Kroon and Gusev. There was no Quick Step-Innergetic
rider in the top ten.
Alberto Contador
remains the ProTour leader after the race.
· at km 96, WANNEGEMDORP - 400m cobbles
· at km 99, LEDE - 200m cobbles
· at km 100, EINE DOORN - 1700m cobbles
· around km 108, 300m cobbles
· at km 122, LIPPENHOVESTRAAT - 1200m cobbles
· at km 126, PADDESTRAAT – 2400m cobbles
· at km 128 , ROBORST - 200m cobbles
· at km 134, (1) Molenberg
w/300m cobbles
· at km 137, KERKGATE - 3000m cobbles
· at km 142, VOLKEGEM - 200m cobbles
· at km 143, (2) Wolvenberg
· at km 145, KATTENBERG - 1200m cobbles
· at km 165, (3) Kluisberg
· at km 173, (4) Knokteberg
· at km 180, (5) Oude Kwaremont w/1500m cobbles
· at km 183, (6) Paterberg w/400m cobbles
· at km 188, (7) Kortekeer
· at km 190, MARIABARRESTRAAT - 2100m cobbles
· at km 192, (8) Steenbeekdries w/800m cobbles
· at km 194, (9) Taaienberg w/800m cobbles
· at km 196, ONDERBOSSENAARSTR - 200m & 300m cobbles
· at km 199, (10) Eikenberg w/1200m cobbles
· at km 203, (11) Boigneberg
· at km 208, HAAGHOEK - 2000m cobbles
· at km 211, (12) Leberg
· at km 215, (13) Berendries
· at km 220, (14) Valkenberg
· at km 226, (15) Tenbosse
· at km 232, (16) Eikenmolen
· at km 241, VESTEN – 700m cobbles
· at km 243, (17) Muur – Kapelmuur w/700m cobbles
· at km 247, (18) Bosberg w/400m cobbles
Tour of Flanders
The Tour of Flanders is a Flanders Classics road cycling race held in Belgium every spring, a week before the Paris–Roubaix road race. It is part of the UCI World Tour and one of the so-called monuments of the European professional calendar. It is the most important cycling race in Flanders...
cycle race was the 91st edition of this monumental classic
Classic cycle races
The classic cycle races are one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. Most of the events, all run in western Europe, have been fixtures on the professional calendar for decades and the oldest ones date back to the 19th Century. They are normally held at roughly the same...
and took place on April 8.
The day's break formed at kilometer 29 and included José Vicente García
José Vicente García
José Vicente García Acosta is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He rode his entire career for the team last known as . In his career, he has won a stage of the Tour de France, two stages in the Vuelta a España and the GP Eddy Merckx with Abraham Olano...
(Caisse d'Epargne), Laurent Mangel
Laurent Mangel
Laurent Mangel is a French racing cyclist who rides for Saur-Sojasun. From 2005-2008 he was with UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :* Tour de Langkawi - 1 stage * Boucles de la Mayenne - 1 stage...
(AG2R), Enrico Franzoi
Enrico Franzoi
Enrico Franzoi is an Italian professional cyclo-cross and road bicycle racer, who rides for Powerplus BKCP, but was previously a member of UCI ProTeams Lampre and Liquigas. Franzoi has won the Italian Cyclo-cross Championships on four occasions – in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009.- Palmares...
(Lampre), Maarten Tjallingii
Maarten Tjallingii
Maarten Tjallingii is a Dutch professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. His biggest win was the 2006 Tour of Belgium.-Palmares:2001...
(Skil-Shimano), Aleksandr Kuschynski
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Aleksandr Kuschynski is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He turned pro in 2004.Kuschynski is the current Belarusian National Road Race Champion.-Victories:2004*...
(Liquigas), Evert Verbist
Evert Verbist
Evert Verbist is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. He was born at Duffel.- External links :...
(Chocolade Jacques) and David Boucher
David Boucher
David Boucher is a professional French road cyclist, currently riding for Omega Pharma-Lotto.-Palmarès:2004200520092010-References:* at Omega Pharma-Lotto...
(Landbouwkrediet). Shortly after the Berendries climb Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...
made a successful move to bridge up to the break and was followed by Gert Steegmans
Gert Steegmans
Gert Steegmans is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam . He has a strong finishing sprint and can compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen.-Career overview:...
.
The break was caught on the run-in to the Muur van Geraardsbergen
Muur van Geraardsbergen
The Muur van Geraardsbergen is a steep narrow road with cobblestones located in Geraardsbergen, Belgium. It is also known as Kapelmuur, Muur-Kapelmuur or simply Muur. The hill starts near the river Dender at 18 m and reaches the top of the Oudenberg at 110 m...
and on the Muur the decisive attack came from Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team , and is a former world champion. Although he possesses a frame that is usually more associated with climbing, Ballan has established himself as a leading spring classics contender in recent years...
, who was followed by Leif Hoste
Leif Hoste
Leif Hoste is a Belgian professional road racing cyclist since 1998. He rides on the UCI ProTour for . His career highlights include winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001 and 2006 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second place finish...
. Pre-race favourite Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen
Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint...
could not respond to the attack, perhaps due to his fall earlier in the race that hurt his knees and wrist. Karsten Kroon and Tomas Vaitkus
Tomas Vaitkus
Tomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 edition but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two. announced that he would be joining the team in 2010....
attempted to pursuit the two leaders but could not make it.
The lead duo worked together during the run-in to the finale. Ballan opened the sprint and was overtaken by Hoste, who looked to have won it, but Ballan managed to catch onto his wheel and pass him just before the line. Luca Paolini
Luca Paolini
Luca Paolini is an Italian road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam . Paolini's home was searched in a doping investigation which was called Operazione Athena - however it appears that no evidence was found that led to any conviction of involvement in doping.- Major achievements...
took 3rd, ahead of Kroon and Gusev. There was no Quick Step-Innergetic
Quick Step-Innergetic
Quick Step is a Belgian UCI ProTour cycling team led by team manager Patrick Lefévère. The directors are Rik Verbrugghe, Davide Bramati, Wilfried Peeters, Rik Van Slycke and Luca Guercilena. The mechanics are Jeanick Verstraete and Kurt Roose...
rider in the top ten.
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
remains the ProTour leader after the race.
Course
The course includes 18 listed climbs and 22 sections of cobblestones:· at km 96, WANNEGEMDORP - 400m cobbles
· at km 99, LEDE - 200m cobbles
· at km 100, EINE DOORN - 1700m cobbles
· around km 108, 300m cobbles
· at km 122, LIPPENHOVESTRAAT - 1200m cobbles
· at km 126, PADDESTRAAT – 2400m cobbles
· at km 128 , ROBORST - 200m cobbles
· at km 134, (1) Molenberg
Molenberg
Molenberg is a former mining colony in the south-western part of Heerlen, southeastern Netherlands.When work started in 1913 it was called Molenbergpark ....
w/300m cobbles
· at km 137, KERKGATE - 3000m cobbles
· at km 142, VOLKEGEM - 200m cobbles
· at km 143, (2) Wolvenberg
· at km 145, KATTENBERG - 1200m cobbles
· at km 165, (3) Kluisberg
· at km 173, (4) Knokteberg
· at km 180, (5) Oude Kwaremont w/1500m cobbles
· at km 183, (6) Paterberg w/400m cobbles
· at km 188, (7) Kortekeer
· at km 190, MARIABARRESTRAAT - 2100m cobbles
· at km 192, (8) Steenbeekdries w/800m cobbles
· at km 194, (9) Taaienberg w/800m cobbles
· at km 196, ONDERBOSSENAARSTR - 200m & 300m cobbles
· at km 199, (10) Eikenberg w/1200m cobbles
· at km 203, (11) Boigneberg
· at km 208, HAAGHOEK - 2000m cobbles
· at km 211, (12) Leberg
· at km 215, (13) Berendries
· at km 220, (14) Valkenberg
· at km 226, (15) Tenbosse
· at km 232, (16) Eikenmolen
· at km 241, VESTEN – 700m cobbles
· at km 243, (17) Muur – Kapelmuur w/700m cobbles
· at km 247, (18) Bosberg w/400m cobbles
2007-04-08: Brugge-Meerbeke, 255 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour 2007 UCI ProTour The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences... Points |
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| 1 | 6h 10' 15" | 50 | ||
| 2 | s.t. | 40 | ||
| 3 | + 5" | 35 | ||
| 4 | + 5" | 30 | ||
| 5 | + 5" | 25 | ||
| 6 | + 13" | 20 | ||
| 7 | + 13" | 15 | ||
| 8 | + 13" | 10 | ||
| 9 | + 13" | 5 | ||
| 10 | + 35" | 2 |