2007 Volta a Catalunya
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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 Russia
n Vladimir Karpets
of the 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 , 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.
Stage 1–21 May 2007: Salou > Salou, 15.7km (TTT
Stage 2–22 May 2007: Salou > Perafort
Stage 3–23 May 2007: Perafort
Stage 4–24 May 2007: Tàrrega
Stage 5–25 May 2007: Sornas > Vallnord-Arcalís
Stage 6–26 May 2007: Llívia
Stage 7–27 May 2007: Lloret de Mar
While the top 10 places remain the same, race winner Vladimir Karpets moves into 13th position.
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
. It began in Salou with a team time trial
Team time trial
A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
and ends in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
. The race was won by Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Vladimir Karpets
Vladimir Karpets
Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam , most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. Karpets is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Karpets competed in the men's team pursuit and...
of the 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
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
victories for young British
United Kingdom
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sprinter Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
of the , when he took stages 2 and 6.
25 teams took part. The five wildcards have were awarded to Karpin-Galicia
Karpin-Galicia
Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wildcard, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006 as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine...
, Relax-GAM
Relax-Gam
Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was a professional cycling team based in Spain and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events....
, Andalucía-Cajasur, Fuerteventura-Canarias
Fuerteventura-Canarias
Fuerteventura-Canarias was a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in Spain. The team was founded in late 2006 ready to compete in the 2007 season, as a follow-up of the Comunidad Valenciana cycling team. The team was managed by Jorge Sastre with Oscar Guerrero and Rufino Murguia assisting...
and Slipstream Chipotle.
Stage 1–21 May 2007: Salou > Salou, 15.7km (TTTTeam time trialA team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
)
Stage 1 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2–22 May 2007: Salou > PerafortPerafortPerafort is a municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain....
, 170km
Stage 2 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3–23 May 2007: PerafortPerafortPerafort is a municipality in the province of Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain....
> TàrregaTàrregaTàrrega is a village and municipality located in the Urgell comarca, province of Lleida, Catalonia. According to the 2009 census , the village has a population of 16.539 inhabitants....
, 182.1km
Stage 3 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4–24 May 2007: TàrregaTàrregaTàrrega is a village and municipality located in the Urgell comarca, province of Lleida, Catalonia. According to the 2009 census , the village has a population of 16.539 inhabitants....
> Vallnord-ArinsalArinsalArinsal is a village in Andorra, set at an altitude of between 1550 and 2560 metres, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars. In the summer Arinsal is home to walkers and bikers, as well as those who just want to relax in the mountain scenery...
(AndorraAndorraAndorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
), 201.1km
Stage 4 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5–25 May 2007: Sornas > Vallnord-ArcalísVallnordVallnord is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal and the Ordino-Arcalis sector some kilometres away.All the separate sectors within Vallnord contain...
(AndorraAndorraAndorra , officially the Principality of Andorra , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra, , is a small landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. It is the sixth smallest nation in Europe having an area of...
), 17.1km (ITTIndividual time trialAn individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
)
Stage 5 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6–26 May 2007: LlíviaLlíviaLlívia is a town of Cerdanya, province of Girona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a Spanish exclave within the French département of Pyrénées-Orientales...
> Lloret de MarLloret de MarLloret de Mar is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia and one of the most popular holiday resorts on the Costa Brava. It is 40 kilometres from Girona and 75 kilometres from Barcelona and therefore easily accessible...
, 177.1km
Stage 6 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7–27 May 2007: Lloret de MarLloret de MarLloret de Mar is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia and one of the most popular holiday resorts on the Costa Brava. It is 40 kilometres from Girona and 75 kilometres from Barcelona and therefore easily accessible...
> BarcelonaBarcelonaBarcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, 119.3km
Stage 7 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 7
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General classification
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | UCI Points 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... |
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| 1 | Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam , most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. Karpets is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Karpets competed in the men's team pursuit and... |
22h 21' 05" | 50 | ||
| 2 | Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007... |
+ 40" | 40 | ||
| 3 | Michael Rogers | + 40" | 35 | ||
| 4 | Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a French former professional road racing cyclist. For many years Moreau was the primary French contender for the general classification in the Tour de France: he finished in the top 12 in the GC five times and finished the race as best Frenchman in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2005... |
+ 1' 34" | 30 | ||
| 5 | Óscar Sevilla Oscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times... |
Relax-GAM Relax-Gam Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was a professional cycling team based in Spain and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.... |
+ 1' 34" | N/A | |
| 6 | Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Francisco Mancebo Pérez is a Spanish pro cyclist. He initially rode for team Illes Balears, but moved to AG2R Prévoyance in 2006.... |
Relax-GAM Relax-Gam Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was a professional cycling team based in Spain and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.... |
+ 1' 59" | N/A | |
| 7 | John Gadret John Gadret John Gadret is a French professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and road racing disciplines for UCI ProTour team . He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the team in 2004.... |
+ 2' 19" | 15 | ||
| 8 | Marcos-Antonio Serrano Marcos-Antonio Serrano Marcos Antonio Serrano Rodríguez is a professional cyclist from Pontevedra, Spain. Turning professional in 1993, he joined the Kelme team and then in 1999 the lottery-sponsored Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles... |
Karpin-Galicia Karpin-Galicia Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wildcard, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006 as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine... |
+ 2' 39" | N/A | |
| 9 | Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam Laurens ten Dam is a Dutch road racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam Rabobank.A native of the village of Zuidwolde in Groningen, Laurens ten Dam has been racing since 2002 and, by the end of 2005, has risen to world-class ranking among professional racing cyclists.- Palmarès :2006***... |
Unibet.com | + 2' 44" | 5 | |
| 10 | Janez Brajkovič Janez Brajkovic Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:... |
+ 2' 47" | 2 |
Mountains classification
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez is a Spanish racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :* Tour de Wallonie - 1 stage, Mountains Classification & Sprints Classification... |
Unibet.com | 86 | |
| 2 | Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007... |
51 | ||
| 3 | Eladio Jiménez Eladio Jiménez Eladio Jiménez Sánchez is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer. On December 7, 2009 the Union Cycliste Internationale announced that Jiménez had tested positive for erythropoietin after winning stage 6 of the 2009 Volta a Portugal. Three days later he announced his retirement... |
Karpin-Galicia Karpin-Galicia Xacobeo Galicia was a professional continental cycling team from Spain. It competed in the UCI Europe Tour and, when selected as a wildcard, in UCI ProTour events. The creation of the team was announced on July 11, 2006 as Fundación Ciclismo Galego following the withdrawal of four of the nine... |
43 |
Points classification
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007... |
55 | ||
| 2 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
50 | ||
| 3 | Michael Rogers | 41 |
Sprints classification
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Grisales is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. He is named after both his father Hugo and the more famous author Victor Hugo. He rides for the Rock Racing professional cycling team... |
Unibet.com | 9 | |
| 2 | Francisco José Martinez | Andalucía-Cajasur | 7 | |
| 3 | José Ruiz | Andalucía-Cajasur | 6 |
Team classification
| Team | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relax-GAM Relax-Gam Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was a professional cycling team based in Spain and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.... |
67h 10' 29" | |
| 2 | + 1' 13" | ||
| 3 | Unibet.com | + 3' 07" |
Jersey progress
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Sprints classification |
Team Classification |
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| Stage 1 (TTT Team time trial A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart... ) |
Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam , most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. Karpets is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Karpets competed in the men's team pursuit and... |
no award | no award | no award | |
| Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... ) |
Imanol Erviti Imanol Erviti Imanol Erviti Ollo is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :20042007- External links :... |
Francisco José Martinez | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Victor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Grisales is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. He is named after both his father Hugo and the more famous author Victor Hugo. He rides for the Rock Racing professional cycling team... |
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| Stage 3 (Allan Davis Allan Davis Allan Howard Davis is an Australian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Davis resides in Bundaberg, Queensland and in Spain. Known for his sprinting ability, he started competitive cycling at the age of 10, and turned professional in 2002... ) |
Baden Cooke Baden Cooke Baden Cooke is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria.... |
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| Stage 4 (Óscar Sevilla Oscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times... ) |
Óscar Sevilla Oscar Sevilla Óscar Miguel Sevilla Ribera , nicknamed El Niño, is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He is a climber with a pedigree in stage races, having finished in the top ten of the Tour de France and Vuelta a España several times... |
Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez is a Spanish racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :* Tour de Wallonie - 1 stage, Mountains Classification & Sprints Classification... |
Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez is a Spanish racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :* Tour de Wallonie - 1 stage, Mountains Classification & Sprints Classification... |
Relax-GAM Relax-Gam Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was a professional cycling team based in Spain and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.... |
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| Stage 5 (ITT Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... ) (Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007... ) |
Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam , most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. Karpets is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Karpets competed in the men's team pursuit and... |
Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007... |
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| Stage 6 (Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... ) |
Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Victor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Grisales is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. He is named after both his father Hugo and the more famous author Victor Hugo. He rides for the Rock Racing professional cycling team... |
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| Stage 7 (Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton... ) |
Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007... |
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| Final |
Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam , most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. Karpets is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Karpets competed in the men's team pursuit and... |
Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Luis Pasamontes Rodriguez is a Spanish racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam .- Palmares :* Tour de Wallonie - 1 stage, Mountains Classification & Sprints Classification... |
Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007... |
Victor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Víctor Hugo Peña Grisales is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. He is named after both his father Hugo and the more famous author Victor Hugo. He rides for the Rock Racing professional cycling team... |
Relax-GAM Relax-Gam Relax-GAM Fuenlabrada was a professional cycling team based in Spain and participated in UCI Europe Tour and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events.... |
Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race
As of May 27, 2007, after the Volta a CatalunyaWhile the top 10 places remain the same, race winner Vladimir Karpets moves into 13th position.
| Rank | Previous Rank |
Name | Nationality | Team | Points |
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| 1 | 1 | Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games... |
157 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship... |
107 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca Danilo Di Luca is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rode for numerous UCI Professional Continental teams throughout his career including Liquigas-Bianchi and . He holds victories in the Giro di Lombardia in 2001, the 2005 UCI ProTour and won both the Giro d'Italia and the spring... |
100 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... |
82 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Stuart O’Grady | 79 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher is a German professional road racing cyclist.-Career:First professionally employed with Team Telekom in 2002, he was released the following year... |
75 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial... |
63 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Acebo is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist who currently races for . He won the 2011 Vuelta a España, his first major title.He is considered a climber who also is able to time trial.... |
62 | ||
| 9 | 9 | 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... |
58 | ||
| 10 | 10 | 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... |
57 | ||
| 11 | 11 | Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker (cyclist) Thomas Dekker is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for Garmin-Cervélo’s development team, Chipotle Development Team. His career highlights include winning Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006 and Tour de Romandie in 2007... |
55 | ||
| 12 | 12 | Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France... |
53 | ||
| 13 | - | Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam , most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. Karpets is a two-time Olympian. At the 2000 Summer Olympics, Karpets competed in the men's team pursuit and... |
52 | ||
| 14 | 13 | 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... |
50 | ||
| 15 | 14 | Matthias Kessler Matthias Kessler Matthias Kessler , is a German professional road racing cyclist who rode for .Kessler debuted as a pro during the 2000 season after becoming German under 23 champion in 1999, a year in which he also took the bronze medal in the under 23 cycling world championships... |
50 | ||
- 103 riders (up from 93 riders) have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.