The 2007

2007 in sports

2007 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.-American football:* February 4 – Indianapolis Colts beat the Chicago Bears 29-17 to win Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. The win was the Colts' first Super Bowl Championship since their 1970-71 team, when...

 Vuelta al Táchira

Vuelta al Táchira

The Vuelta ciclista al Táchira is a multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually each January in the state of Táchira, Venezuela...

was held from 7 to 21 January 2007 in Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over seven stages with a total of over 1600 kilometres.

Colombian Hernán Buenahora

Hernan Buenahora

Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...

 edged his Gobernación del Zulia - Alcaldía de Cabimas teammate and defending champion Manuel Medina

Manuel Medina (cyclist)

Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...

. Medina won the mountains classification and Venezuelan Jackson Rodríguez of Loteria Del Tachira-Banfoandes captured the points classification.

Men's stage summary

Stage	Date	Start	Finish	Distance	Stage Top 3
1	7 January	Barquisimeto Barquisimeto Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:...	Barquisimeto Barquisimeto Barquisimeto is the capital city of the State of Lara located in west central Venezuela, halfway between Caracas and Maracaibo on the Turbio River.-Overview:...	121.6 km	Alberto Loddo Alberto Loddo Alberto Loddo is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:20022003Alberto Loddo is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer.-Palmares:2002...   Artur Garcia Rincon Artur Garcia Rincon Artur Albeiro García Rincón is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist.-Career:2004...   Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...
2	8 January	Guanare Guanare Guanare is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production...	Santuario de la Virgen de Coromoto	48.6 km	Lotería Tàchira-Banfoandes Gobernación del Zulia - Alcaldía de Cabimas Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia
3	9 January	Barinas Barinas, Barinas Barinas is a city in west central Venezuela. According to an estimate in 2009, its population is 251,535. It is the capital of the Barinas Municipality and the State of Barinas...	Barinas Barinas, Barinas Barinas is a city in west central Venezuela. According to an estimate in 2009, its population is 251,535. It is the capital of the Barinas Municipality and the State of Barinas...	141 km	Juan Murillo Juan Murillo Juan Engelberth Murillo Ortíz is a male professional road racing cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:20022004Juan Engelberth Murillo Ortíz is a male professional road racing cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:...   Anthony Brea Anthony Brea Anthony José Brea Salazar is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist.-Career:2007...   José Contreras
4	10 January	Ejido Ejido The ejido system is a process whereby the government promotes the use of communal land shared by the people of the community. This use of community land was a common practice during the time of Aztec rule in Mexico...	La Azulita	112.5 km	Hernán Buenahora Hernan Buenahora Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...   Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...   Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...
5	11 January	La Azulita	Bailadores Bailadores Bailadores is a town in the western part of the Mérida State of Venezuela and is the capital of the Rivas Dávila Municipality.-History:It was founded by Captain Luis Martín Martín, September 14, 1601, by appointment of founder Peter Sandes Court, from the Real Audiencia de Santa Fe de...	120.3 km	José Serpa José Serpa José Rodolfo Serpa Pérez is a professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. In 2006, Serpa won the individual points championship to wear 2005-2006 UCI America Tour leader's jersey and won the road race at the Pan American Cycling Championships.He rides for UCI Professional Continental cycling...   Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...   Hernán Buenahora Hernan Buenahora Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...
6	12 January	El Vigia	La Grita La Grita La Grita is a town in Táchira state, Venezuela. It has a population of 80.000. It is located in the North West of Tachira State. Founded by the Spanish Captain Francisco de Cáceres, in 1573, also known as ciudad de Atenas or ciudad del Espíritu Santo, it was the capital of the Province of La Grita...	184.6 km	Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...   Hernán Buenahora Hernan Buenahora Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...   José Serpa José Serpa José Rodolfo Serpa Pérez is a professional road racing cyclist from Colombia. In 2006, Serpa won the individual points championship to wear 2005-2006 UCI America Tour leader's jersey and won the road race at the Pan American Cycling Championships.He rides for UCI Professional Continental cycling...
7	13 January	Seboruco	Cerro de El Cristo Rey	128.8 km	Freddy Vargas Freddy Vargas Freddy Vargas Castellanos is a male professional road cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:2002Freddy Vargas Castellanos is a male professional road cyclist from Venezuela....   Ronald Gonzalez Rónald González (cyclist) Rónald Javier González Escalante is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist.-Career highlights:20032005...   Luis Diaz
8	14 January	San Cristóbal	San Cristóbal		Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...   Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...   Juan Murillo Juan Murillo Juan Engelberth Murillo Ortíz is a male professional road racing cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:20022004Juan Engelberth Murillo Ortíz is a male professional road racing cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:...
9	16 January	Tariba Táriba Tariba is a town in Táchira, Venezuela, and is the capital of the Cárdenas Municipality. It was founded in 1602 by Alfonso Pérez de Tolosa. Tariba has a population of approximately 105,000.*Source: Wikipedia in Spanish...	Pregonero Pregonero Pregonero is a town in Táchira State, Venezuela. It is the administrative centre for Uribante Municipality. Pregonero is located high in the Andes Mountains at an elevation of 1,327 m...	188 km	Francisco Colorado Francisco Colorado Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernández is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002...   Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...   Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...
10	17 January	Pregonero Pregonero Pregonero is a town in Táchira State, Venezuela. It is the administrative centre for Uribante Municipality. Pregonero is located high in the Andes Mountains at an elevation of 1,327 m...	San Antonio del Tachira San Antonio del Tachira San Antonio del Táchira is a city in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. The busy highway linking the cities of Cúcuta, Colombia, and San Cristóbal, Venezuela, passes through San Antonio del Táchira, making it an important gateway between the two nations...	229.4 km	Walter Pedraza Walter Pedraza Walter Fernando Pedraza Morales is a male professional road racing cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20002001...   Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...   Freddy Vargas Freddy Vargas Freddy Vargas Castellanos is a male professional road cyclist from Venezuela.-Career:2002Freddy Vargas Castellanos is a male professional road cyclist from Venezuela....
11	18 January	Cordero	El Cobre	145 km	César Salazar César Salazar César Augusto Salazar Herrera is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who also holds Venezuelan nationality.-Career:1997...   Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...   Carlos Maya Carlos Maya Carlos Alberto Maya Lizcano is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Venezuela. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-Career:1992...
12	19 January	San Jose Bolivar	Queniquea Queniquea Queniquea is a town in Táchira, Venezuela. It is the capital of Sucre Municipality. It has a population of 20.000.Former president Eleazar López Contreras was born there.*Source: Wikipedia in Spanish.-See also:*Municipalities of Venezuela...	12.3 km	Hernán Buenahora Hernan Buenahora Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...   José Chacón Díaz   Manuel Medina
13	20 January	Rubio Rubio, Venezuela Rubio is a town in the Venezuelan Andean state of Táchira. Founded in 1794 by Gervasio Rubio, this town is the shire town of the Junín Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 68,869....	Cordero	156.7 km	Arnold Alcolea   Elder Herrera Elder Herrera Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:19921995Élder Herrera Cortes is a retired male road cyclist from Colombia....   José Chacón Díaz
14	21 January	El Pinal	San Cristóbal		César Salazar César Salazar César Augusto Salazar Herrera is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who also holds Venezuelan nationality.-Career:1997...   Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...   Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...

Men's top 10 overall

Pos	Rider	Time
1	Hernán Buenahora Hernan Buenahora Hernán Buenahora Gutíerrez is a Colombian road racing cyclist, who was nicknamed El Cabrito de Barichara during his career...	46:43.33
2	Manuel Medina Manuel Medina (cyclist) Manuel Eduardo Medina Mariño is a Venezuelan professional bicycle road racing cyclist and former Venezuelan national cycling champion...	+ 1.13
3	Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Rodriguez Jackson Jesús Rodríguez Ortíz is a Venezuelan professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :2005...	+ 2.49
4	Carlos Maya Carlos Maya Carlos Alberto Maya Lizcano is a male professional track and road racing cyclist from Venezuela. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country: 1992, 1996 and 2000.-Career:1992...	+ 3.39
5	Carlos Becerra	+ 5.09
6	Yeison Delgado Yeison Delgado Yeison Rogelio Delgado Ortega is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist. He was caught on using doping in the Vuelta a Guatemala, alongside Abel Jochola, Nery Velázquez, David Calanche, Noel Velázquez , Carlos López , Reynaldo Murillo and Federico Muñoz.-Career:20012003: 1º in Stage 9 Vuelta al...	+ 7.21
7	César Salazar César Salazar César Augusto Salazar Herrera is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who also holds Venezuelan nationality.-Career:1997...	+ 8.25
8	José Castelblanco José Castelblanco José Joaquim Castelblanco Romero is a professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He was nicknamed "Don José" during his career.-Career:1992199419961997...	+ 9.38
9	José Chacón Díaz	+ 12.39
10	Francisco Colorado Francisco Colorado Francisco Jarley Colorado Hernández is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002...	+ 16.07