2007 Paris–Nice

2007 Paris–Nice

UCI ProTour
Race details
Dates	11–18 March 2007
Stages	7 + Prologue
Distance	1,260.2 km (783.1 mi)
Winning time	29h 55' 22"
Results
Winner Alberto Contador (ESP) (Discovery Channel)   Second Davide Rebellin (ITA) (Gerolsteiner)   Third Luis León Sánchez (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) Points Franco Pellizotti (ITA) (Liquigas) Mountains Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Bouygues Télécom) Young rider Alberto Contador (ESP) (Discovery Channel)   Team Caisse d'Epargne

The 2007 Paris–Nice was the 65th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 2007. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice. The race was part of the 2007 UCI ProTour. The race was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador riding for the Discovery Channel, who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin from Gerolsteiner. Contador broke away on the Col d'Eze, the last climb of the race, to claim both the stage victory along the Promenade des Anglais and the overall race victory.

Teams

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:

• Lampre–Fondital
• Caisse d'Epargne
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Team CSC
• Discovery Channel
• Rabobank
• Crédit Agricole
• Predictor–Lotto
• Française des Jeux
• T-Mobile Team
• Cofidis
• Quick-Step–Innergetic
• AG2R Prévoyance
• Gerolsteiner
• Bouygues Télécom
• Liquigas
• Saunier Duval–Prodir
• Agritubel
• Team Milram
• Astana

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	11 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux	4.7 km (2.9 mi)		Individual time trial	David Millar (GBR)
1	12 March	Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais	186 km (116 mi)		Flat stage	Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA)
2	13 March	Vatan to Limoges	177 km (110 mi)		Flat stage	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)
3	14 March	Limoges to Maurs	215.5 km (133.9 mi)		Hilly stage	Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)
4	15 March	Maurs to Mende	169.5 km (105.3 mi)		Medium mountain stage	Alberto Contador (ESP)
5	16 March	Sorgues to Manosque	178 km (111 mi)		Hilly stage	Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)
6	17 March	Brignoles to Cannes	200 km (120 mi)		Medium mountain stage	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
7	18 March	Nice to Nice	129.5 km (80.5 mi)		Mountain stage	Alberto Contador (ESP)

Stages

Prologue

11 March 2007 — Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km (2.9 mi) (ITT)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	David Millar (GBR)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	6' 01"
2	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	+ 1"
3	Sébastien Joly (FRA)	Française des Jeux	+ 2"

Stage 1

12 March 2007 — Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais, 186 km (116 mi)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jean-Patrick Nazon (FRA)	AG2R Prévoyance	4h 29' 39"
2	Sebastian Siedler (GER)	Team MilramTeam Milram	s.t.
3	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Rabobank	s.t.

Stage 2

13 March 2007 — Vatan to Limoges, 177 km (110 mi)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas	3h 57' 36"
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 2"
3	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 2"

Stage 3

14 March 2007 — Limoges to Maurs, 215.5 km (133.9 mi)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexandre Kolobnev (RUS)	Team CSC	4h 59' 35"
2	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step–Innergetic	+ 12"
3	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 12"

Stage 4

15 March 2007 — Maurs to Mende, 169.5 km (105.3 mi)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	4h 07' 26"
2	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	+ 2"
3	David López (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 12"

Stage 5

16 March 2007 — Sorgues to Manosque, 178 km (111 mi)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Yaroslav Popovych (UKR)	Discovery Channel	4h 11' 51"
2	Francisco Ventoso (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Prodir	+ 14"
3	Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)	AG2R Prévoyance	+ 14"

Stage 6

17 March 2007 — Brignoles to Cannes, 200 km (120 mi)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	4h 46' 32"
2	Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)	Team MilramTeam Milram	+ 28"
3	Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Télécom	+ 28"

Stage 7

18 March 2007 — Nice, 129.5 km (80.5 mi)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	3h 15' 47"
2	David López (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 19"
3	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 19"

Final standings

General classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	29h 55' 22"
2	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	+ 26"
3	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 42"
4	Tadej Valjavec (SLO)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 49"
5	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 57"
6	David López (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 00"
7	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Predictor–Lotto	+ 1' 01"
8	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team CSC	+ 1' 08"
9	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 1' 12"
10	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 22"

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	Bouygues Télécom	65
2	Tom Danielson (USA)	Discovery Channel	42
3	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	36

Points classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Franco Pellizotti (ITA)	Liquigas	90
2	Jérôme Pineau (FRA)	Bouygues Télécom	81
3	Davide Rebellin (ITA)	Gerolsteiner	80

Best Young Rider

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	29h 55' 22"
2	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 42"
3	Andy Schleck (LUX)	Team CSC	+ 2' 20"

Best Team

	Team	Country	Time
1	Caisse d'Epargne	Spain	89h 49' 06"
2	Team CSC	Denmark	+ 3' 50"
3	Predictor–Lotto	Belgium	+ 5' 26"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Young Rider Classification	Team Classification
0Prologue (ITT) (David Millar)	David Millar	no award	David Millar	Roman Kreuziger	Saunier Duval–Prodir
0Stage 1 (Jean-Patrick Nazon)		Romain Feillu	Daniele Bennati
0Stage 2 (Franco Pellizotti)	Franco Pellizotti	Stéphane Augé			Liquigas
0Stage 3 (Alexandre Kolobnev)		Heinrich Haussler
0Stage 4 (Alberto Contador)	Davide Rebellin			Alberto Contador	Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 5 (Yaroslav Popovych)
0Stage 6 (Luis León Sánchez)		Thomas Voeckler	Franco Pellizotti
0Stage 7 (Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador

Further reading

• "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
• "65th Paris-Nice - ProTour, France, March 11-18, 2007". Cycling News.
• "Prologue - March 11: Issy-les-Moulineaux - Issy-les-Moulineaux, 4.7 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 1 - March 12: Cloyes-sur-le-Loir - Buzançais, 186 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 2 - March 13: Vatan - Limoges, 177 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 3 - March 14: Limoges - Maurs, 215.5 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 4 - March 15: Maurs - Mende, 169.5 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 5 - March 16: Sorgues - Manosque, 178 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 6 - March 17: Brignoles - Cannes, 200 km". Cycling News.
• "Stage 7 - March 18: Nice - Nice, 129.5 km". Cycling News.
• "El 'nuevo' Millar relanza su carrera" [The 'new' Millar relaunches his career] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 2007. p. 51.
• "Saunier Duval sigue líder con David Millar" [Saunier Duval remains in the lead with David Millar] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 2007. p. 41.
• "Pellizotti desplaza a Millar del liderato ganando la etapa" [Pellizotti displaces Millar from the lead by winning the stage] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 2007. p. 52.
• "La ascensión a Mende coloca 2º a Contador en París-Niza" [The climb to Mende puts Contador 2nd in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 2007. p. 56.
• "Contador-Rebellin, París-Niza en juego" [Contador-Rebellin, Paris-Nice at stake] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 March 2007. p. 54.
• "Contador pone la emoción en París-Niza" [Contador puts the excitement in Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 March 2007. p. 51.
• "Contador le roba la París-Niza a Rebellin" [Contador steals Paris-Nice from Rebellin] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 March 2007. p. 51.

External links

• "Official site" (in French). Archived from the original on 23 February 2007.