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Stages in 2007

The 2007 Tour de France is the 94th Tour de France, taking place from July 7 to July 29, 2007. The organisers of the Tour and London mayor Ken Livingstone announced on January 24, 2006 that the start of the tour would be in London. Livingstone revealed the two stages would be used to commemorate the victims of the 7 July 2005 London bombings saying "Having the Grand Départ on the seventh of July will broadcast to the world that terrorism does not shake our city." Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 583 × 599 pixels Full resolution (975 × 1002 pixel, file size: 398 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 2007 Tour de France ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 583 × 599 pixels Full resolution (975 × 1002 pixel, file size: 398 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): 2007 Tour de France ... For a list of Tour de France winners, see Detailed list of Tour de France winners. ... is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... July 29 is the 210th day of the year (211th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Kenneth Robert Livingstone (born June 17, 1945) is an English politician who became Mayor of London on the creation of the post in 2000. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ...

The route for the prologue in London and the first full stage through Kent, finishing in Canterbury was announced on February 9, 2006 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre. This was the third time the tour has visited England, previously in Plymouth (1974) and two stages across Kent, Sussex and Hampshire (1994). coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Canterbury is a cathedral city in east Kent in South East England and is the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Primate of All England, head of the Church of England and of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... The front entrance to the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre from the Sanctuary outside Westminster Abbey. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... Plymouth is a city of 243,795 inhabitants (2001 census) in the south-west of England, or alternatively the West Country, and is situated within the traditional and ceremonial county of Devon at the mouths of the rivers Plym and Tamar and at the head of one of the world... The 1974 Tour de France was the 61st Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1974. ... coat of Arms of Kent For other uses, see Kent (disambiguation). ... Sussex is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England (twenty years after the tour first visited), Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth. ...

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The tour was dealt a major blow when first-place team Astana Team withdrew from the race on July 24, 2007, when team member and pre-race favorite Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for an illegal blood transfusion.^[2] Vinokourov's teammates Andreas Klöden and Andrey Kashechkin were in 5th and 7th place overall at the time. The Astana-Würth Team logo The Astana Team (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-Würth Team, Würth Team and Astana-Würth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... is the 205th day of the year (206th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 16 September 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. ... Andreas Klöden, (born 22 June 1975 in Mittweida, Germany), is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour T-Mobile Team. ... Andrey Kaschechkin in a promotional photo Andrey Kashechkin is a Kazakh cyclist currently riding for the Team Astana UCI ProTour outfit. ...

Stages

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Stage recaps

• 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10
• 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20

Stages in 2007 These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2007 Tour de France, with the Prologue on 7 July, Stage 1 on 8 July, and Stage 10 on 18 July. ... Stages in 2007 These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2007 Tour de France, with Stage 11 on 19 July, and Stage 20 on 29 July. ...

Jersey progress^[3]

Notes

• (1) = In Stage 1, Fabian Cancellara - the winner of the Prologue - wore the yellow jersey, and Andreas Klöden wore the green jersey.
• (2) = In Stage 8, Linus Gerdemann - the overall leader - wore the yellow jersey, and Mauricio Soler wore the white jersey.
• (3) = In Stages 9 through 16, Michael Rasmussen - the overall leader - wore the yellow jersey; Sylvain Chavanel wore the polka-dot jersey in Stage 9, and in Stages 10 through 16, Mauricio Soler wore it.
• (4) = On July 24, 2007, the Astana team withdrew after Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for an illegal blood transfusion.

Overall standings

General Classification^[4]

After Stage 15 Commercial version of maillot jaune, 2004 Maillot jaune (French for yellow jersey, pronounced my-oh zhohn) is the jersey worn by the current overall leader of many bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France. ...

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Rasmussen	Rabobank	69h 52' 14"
2	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	+2' 23"
3	Cadel Evans	Predictor-Lotto	+4' 00"
4	Levi Leipheimer	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	+5' 25"
5	Carlos Sastre	Team CSC	+6' 46"
6	Haimar Zubeldia	Euskaltel-Euskadi	+7' 27"
7	Kim Kirchen	T-Mobile Team	+8' 24"
8	Mikel Astarloza	Euskaltel-Euskadi	+9' 21"
9	Alejandro Valverde	Caisse d'Epargne	+10' 41"
10	Yaroslav Popovych	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	+12' 29"

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Points Classification^[4]

After Stage 15 The maillot vert (French for green jersey) is the jersey worn by the leader of the Tour de Frances points classification. ...

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Tom Boonen	Quick Step-Innergetic	195
2	Robert Hunter	Barloworld	175
3	Erik Zabel	Team Milram	174
4	Thor Hushovd	Crédit Agricole	132
5	Sébastien Chavanel	Française des Jeux	127
6	Robert Förster	Gerolsteiner	95
7	Fabian Cancellara	Team CSC	93
8	Daniele Bennati	Lampre-Fondital	84
9	Murilo Fischer	Liquigas	73
10	Marcus Burghardt	T-Mobile Team	72

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King of the Mountains Classification^[4]

After Stage 15 The polka dot jersey (French: maillot à pois rouge) is awarded for the best climber during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race. ...

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Michael Rasmussen	Rabobank	142
2	Mauricio Soler	Barloworld	140
3	Yaroslav Popovych	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	104
4	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	85
5	Laurent Lefevre	Bouygues Télécom	78
6	Juan Manuel Garate	Quick Step-Innergetic	77
7	Cadel Evans	Predictor-Lotto	64
8	David de la Fuente	Saunier Duval-Prodir	54
9	David Arroyo	Caisse d'Epargne	52
10	Juan José Cobo	Saunier Duval-Prodir	52

Image File history File links Flag_of_Denmark. ... Michael Rasmussen (born June 1, 1974 in Tølløse) is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who rides for Dutch team Rabobank. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Juan Mauricio Soler Rodríguez (born January 14, 1983 in Ramiriqui) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. ... Barloworld (UCI Team Code: BAR) is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in the United Kingdom and participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Yaroslav Popovych is a cyclist with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, and considered by many as a possible successor to Lance Armstrong as team leader. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982 is a professional road racing cyclist. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Laurent Lefèvre (born July 2, 1976 in Maubeuge) is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bouygues Télécom. ... Bouygues Télécom (UCI Team Code: BTL) is a professional road bicycle racing team that competes on the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Juan Manual Gárate Cepa (born April 24, 1976 in Irun, Spain) is a professional road racing cyclist currently riding for the Quick Step-Innergetic team. ... Quick Step-Innergetic is a Belgian UCI ProTour team led by team manager Patrick Lefevre. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is a professional cyclist. ... Predictor-Lotto (formerly Davitamon-Lotto for 2005-2006) (UCI Team Code: DVL) is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Predictor, previously Davitamon (both products of pharmaceutical company Omega Pharma). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... David de la Fuente Rasilla (born 4 May 1981 in Reinosa, Cantabria) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. ... Saunier Duval-Prodir Team is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, which participate in the 2005 UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... David Arroyo is a Spanish rider on the Caisse dEpargne - Illes Balears professional cycling team. ... The Illes Balears team car, with Pinarello Opera bikes on top, with Campagnolo parts. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Juan José Cobo (born February 11, 1981 in Spain) is a Spanish racing cyclist who races for Saunier Duval-Prodir. ... Saunier Duval-Prodir Team is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, which participate in the 2005 UCI ProTour. ...

Young Riders' Classification^[4]

After Stage 15 The Maillot blanc (French for white jersey) is the jersey given to the best young rider in the Tour de France as determined by the best overall time. ...

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	69h 54' 37"
2	Mauricio Soler	Barloworld	+12' 37"
3	Kanstantin Siutsou	Barloworld	+30' 35"
4	Amets Txurruka	Euskaltel-Euskadi	+35' 54"
5	Thomas Dekker	Rabobank	+59' 17"
6	Linus Gerdemann	T-Mobile Team	+59' 58"
7	Bernhard Kohl	Team Gerolsteiner	+1h 03' 14"
8	Vladimir Gusev	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	+1h 07' 01"
9	Andriy Grivko	Team Milram	+1h 57' 43"
10	Thomas Lövkvist	Française des Jeux	+1h 58' 45"

Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Alberto Contador Velasco (born 6 December 1982 is a professional road racing cyclist. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Colombia. ... Juan Mauricio Soler Rodríguez (born January 14, 1983 in Ramiriqui) is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. ... Barloworld (UCI Team Code: BAR) is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in the United Kingdom and participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belarus. ... Kanstantsin Siutsou (Belarusian: Канстанцін Сіўцоў; born August 9, 1982 in Gomel) is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. ... Barloworld (UCI Team Code: BAR) is a UCI Professional Continental cycling team based in the United Kingdom and participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Amets Txurruka Ansola (born November 10, 1982 in Etxebarria, Basque Country) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi. ... Euskaltel-Euskadi is a professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_Netherlands. ... Thomas Dekker in TT (U-23 TT-World Championships) Thomas Dekker (born in Dirkshorn, 6 September 1984) is a Dutch professional cyclist. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Linus Gerdemann is a German professional road bicycle racer born 16 September 1982. ... Presentation of the 2006 team in Mallorca. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Austria. ... Bernhard Kohl (born 4 January 1982 in Vienna) is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist. ... Rund um den Henninger-Turm (2005) Team Gerolsteiner is a german road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Russia. ... Vladimir Gusev (born 4 July 1982) is a Russian professional road racing cyclist since 2004. ... Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team (UCI Team Code: DSC) is a US-based professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Ukraine. ... Andriy Grivko (Ukrainian: ; born August 7, 1983 in Simferopol) is a Ukrainian cyclist who rides for Team Milram. ... Team Milram is a professional cycling team participating in the 2006 edition of the UCI ProTour race series, taking over the ProTour licens of the Domina Vacanze team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Sweden. ... Thomas Gotland Lövkvist (born 4 april 1984) is a Swedish professional racing cyclist. ... La Française des Jeux is a French cycling team, sponsored by a French company that sells gambling games. ...

Teams Classification^[4]

After Stage 15

Rank	Team	Time
1	Astana Team	209h 52' 24"
2	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	+2' 53"
3	Team CSC	+15' 01"
4	Caisse d'Epargne	+15' 22"
5	Rabobank	+18' 03"
6	Euskaltel-Euskadi	+26' 52"
7	Predictor-Lotto	+1h 16' 18"
8	AG2R Prévoyance	+1h 28' 47"
9	Saunier Duval-Prodir	+1h 29' 01"
10	Crédit Agricole	+1h 33' 40"

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2007 UCI ProTour points awarded

Cyclist in the UCI ProTour can get UCI ProTour points for victories in the Tour de France. The winner of a stage receives 10 points, number two receives 5 points and number three 3 points. Also for high places in the final classification UCI ProTour points are awarded, with 100 points for the overall winner.^[5] After Stage 13 The UCI ProTour logo The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union (UCI). ...

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Tom Boonen	Quick Step-Innergetic	28
2	Fabian Cancellara	Team CSC	25
3	Thor Hushovd	Crédit Agricole	15
4	Óscar Freire	Rabobank	13
4	Filippo Pozzato	Liquigas	13
4	Erik Zabel	Team Milram	13
7	Linus Gerdemann	T-Mobile Team	10
7	Robbie McEwen	Predictor-Lotto	10
7	Michael Rasmussen	Rabobank	10
7	Gert Steegmans	Quick Step-Innergetic	10
7	Cedric Vasseur	Quick Step-Innergetic	10
7	Alexander Vinokourov	Astana	10
13	Cadel Evans	Predictor-Lotto	8
13	Andreas Klöden	Astana	8
13	Alejandro Valverde	Caisse d'Epargne	8
16	Sandy Casar	Française des Jeux	5
16	Iñigo Landaluze	Euskaltel-Euskadi	5
16	Iban Mayo	Saunier Duval-Prodir	5
19	Michael Albasini	Liquigas	3
19	Daniele Bennati	Lampre-Fondital	3
19	David de la Fuente	Saunier Duval-Prodir	3
19	Murilo Fisher	Liquigas	3
19	George Hincapie	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	3
19	Danilo Napolitano	Lampre-Fondital	3

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Quick Step-Innergetic is a Belgian UCI ProTour team led by team manager Patrick Lefevre. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cédric Vasseur is a French professional cyclist. ... Quick Step-Innergetic is a Belgian UCI ProTour team led by team manager Patrick Lefevre. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Kazakhstan. ... Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 16 September 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. ... The Astana-Würth Team logo The Astana Team (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-Würth Team, Würth Team and Astana-Würth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Cadel Evans (born 14 February 1977 in Katherine, Northern Territory, Australia) is a professional cyclist. ... Predictor-Lotto (formerly Davitamon-Lotto for 2005-2006) (UCI Team Code: DVL) is a Belgian professional cycling team sponsored by the Belgian lottery and Predictor, previously Davitamon (both products of pharmaceutical company Omega Pharma). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Germany. ... Andreas Klöden, (born 22 June 1975 in Mittweida, Germany), is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour T-Mobile Team. ... The Astana-Würth Team logo The Astana Team (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-Würth Team, Würth Team and Astana-Würth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia) is a Spanish cyclist. ... The Illes Balears team car, with Pinarello Opera bikes on top, with Campagnolo parts. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Sandy Casar (born February 2, 1979 in Yvelines, France) is a professional cyclist from France. ... La Française des Jeux is a French cycling team, sponsored by a French company that sells gambling games. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Iñigo Landaluze Intxaurraga (born May 9, 1977, in Getxo in the Bizkaia region) is a professional road bicycle racer. ... Euskaltel-Euskadi is a professional road bicycle racing team. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Spain. ... Iban Mayo Diez (born August 19, 1977, in Igorre, Basque Country, Spain) is a professional road bicycle racer. ... Saunier Duval-Prodir Team is a Spanish road bicycle racing team, which participate in the 2005 UCI ProTour. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... 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Individual UCI ProTour standings before race

As of June 24, 2007, after the 2007 Tour de Suisse.^[6] June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The 2007 Tour de Suisse (71th Edition) cycle race takes place from June 16 until June 24. ...

Rank	Previous Rank	Name	Nationality	Team	Points
1	1	Danilo Di Luca	Italy	Liquigas	207
2	2	Davide Rebellin	Italy	Gerolsteiner	157
3	3	Alejandro Valverde	Spain	Caisse d'Epargne	112
4	5	Damiano Cunego	Italy	Lampre-Fondital	112
5	25	Vladimir Karpets	Russia	Caisse d'Epargne	102
6	4	Christophe Moreau	France	AG2R Prévoyance	88
7	6	Cadel Evans	Australia	Predictor-Lotto	86
8	34	Kim Kirchen	Luxembourg	T-Mobile Team	84
9	7	Óscar Freire	Spain	Rabobank	82
10	8	Andy Schleck	Luxembourg	Team CSC	81

• 196 riders have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.

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Withdrawals

Type	Stage	Rider	Team	Reason
DNF	1	Eduardo Gonzalo	Agritubel	Injury due to crash
DNS	3	Tomas Vaitkus	Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team	Fractured thumb
DNF	4	Xabier Zandio	Caisse d'Epargne	Injury due to crash
DNS	5	Rémy Di Gregorio	Française des Jeux	Broken elbow
DNF	5	Brett Lancaster	Team Milram	Stomach bug
DNS	6	Geoffroy Lequatre	Cofidis	Finger contusions
DNS	7	Óscar Freire	Rabobank	Saddle sore
DNS	7	Rubén Lobato	Saunier Duval-Prodir	Relative passed away
DNF	7	Enrico Degano	Barloworld	Injury due to crash
DNF	8	Mark Cavendish	T-Mobile Team	Planned withdrawal
DNF	8	Iván Parra	Cofidis	Stomach problems
DNF	8	Stuart O'Grady	Team CSC	Injury due to crash: five broken ribs, three broken vertebrae, broken scapula, both clavicles, collapsed lung
DNF	8	Michael Rogers	T-Mobile Team	Dislocated right shoulder
DNF	8	Romain Feillu	Agritubel	Unknown
DSQ	8	Cédric Hervé	Agritubel	Finished outside time limit
DSQ	8	Robbie McEwen	Predictor-Lotto	Finished outside time limit
DSQ	8	Danilo Napolitano	Lampre-Fondital	Finished outside time limit
DNS	9	Patrik Sinkewitz	T-Mobile Team	Injury (broken nose) due to crash with a spectator
DNF	11	Sylvain Calzati	AG2R Prévoyance	Tendonitis
DNF	11	Igor Antón	Euskaltel-Euskadi	Unknown
DSQ	11	David Zabriskie	Team CSC	Finished outside time limit
DNF	12	Alberto Ongarato	Team Milram	Injury due to crash
DSQ	12	Stef Clement	Bouygues Télécom	Finished outside time limit
DNS	14	Francisco Ventoso	Saunier Duval-Prodir	Injured hand
DNS	15	Philippe Gilbert	Française des Jeux	Fever and stomach problems
DNS	15	Filippo Pozzato	Liquigas	Fever
DNF	15	Cyril Dessel	AG2R Prévoyance	Unknown
DNF	15	Christophe Le Mével	Crédit Agricole	Injury sustained from a crash
DNF	15	Fred Rodriguez	Predictor-Lotto	Unknown
DSQ	16	Alexandre Vinokourov	Astana	Positive A-test for blood doping.[7]
DNS	16	Antonio Colom	Astana	Team withdrew from the event
DNS	16	Maxim Iglinsky	Astana	Team withdrew from the event
DNS	16	Sergei Ivanov	Astana	Team withdrew from the event
DNS	16	Andrey Kashechkin	Astana	Team withdrew from the event
DNS	16	Andreas Klöden	Astana	Team withdrew from the event
DNS	16	Daniel Navarro	Astana	Team withdrew from the event
DNS	16	Gregory Rast	Astana	Team withdrew from the event
DNS	16	Paolo Savoldelli	Astana	Team withdrew from the event

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Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Tour de France

There are 21 teams competing in the race - each had 9 riders at the start of the tour i.e. 189 started in total. The teams^[8] are: Participating riders from various nations, Green: fewer than 10 riders; blue: 10+; orange: 20+; red: 40+. The list of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Tour de France contains the professional road bicycle racers who are competing at the 2007 Tour de France from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ...

Belgium Predictor-Lotto Quick Step-Innergetic Denmark Team CSC France AG2R Prévoyance Agritubel * Bouygues Télécom Cofidis, le Crédit par téléphone Crédit Agricole Française des Jeux Germany Gerolsteiner T-Mobile Team

Italy Lampre-Fondital Liquigas Team Milram Netherlands Rabobank Spain Caisse d'Epargne Euskaltel-Euskadi Saunier Duval-Prodir Switzerland Astana United Kingdom Barloworld * United States of America Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team

Geraint Thomas of Team Barloworld at the teams presentation

^* Wild card entries.

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Pre-race favourites

After the retirement of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong and with Floyd Landis not entering the Tour, the bookmakers' favourite to win the 2007 Tour de France is Alexander Vinokourov, who was unable to start in 2006 due to lack of team members, but did win the 2006 Vuelta a España. The main challengers are expected to be the 2006 Tour de France third place finisher Andreas Klöden; and Alejandro Valverde, who dropped out of the 2006 Tour de France after a crash, but came second to Vinokourov in the 2006 Vuelta a España. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson on September 18, 1971) is an American former professional road racing cyclist. ... Floyd Landis (born October 14, 1975) is an American cyclist. ... Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 16 September 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. ... The 61st Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain), a long-distance bicycle stage race and one of the 3 grand tours, was held from August 26 to September 17, 2006. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... Andreas Klöden, (born 22 June 1975 in Mittweida, Germany), is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour T-Mobile Team. ... Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born April 25, 1980 in Las Lumbreras, Murcia) is a Spanish cyclist. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ...

Shown in the table below are the riders that, according to the bookmakers^[9] on 7 July 2007, the start day of the 2007 Tour de France, had the best chances of winning the 2007 Tour.

Team Astana withdrew from the race on July 24, 2007, after it was reported that Alexander Vinokourov tested positive for an illegal blood transfusion.^[10]

Janez Brajkovič, Damiano Cunego, Tom Danielson^{[citation needed]} and Koldo Gil were all offered at odds within the range of this table, but withdrew before the race field was finalised. Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, (born 16 September 1973 in Petropavlovsk, Soviet Union, now Petropavl, Kazakhstan) is a Kazakhstani professional road bicycle racer. ... The Astana-Würth Team logo The Astana Team (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-Würth Team, Würth Team and Astana-Würth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... Andreas Klöden, (born 22 June 1975 in Mittweida, Germany), is a professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour T-Mobile Team. ... 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The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... Andrey Kaschechkin in a promotional photo Andrey Kashechkin is a Kazakh cyclist currently riding for the Team Astana UCI ProTour outfit. ... The Astana-Würth Team logo The Astana Team (UCI Team Code: AWT), formerly named Liberty Seguros-Würth Team, Würth Team and Astana-Würth Team, is a professional cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of companies from Kazakhstan, named after its capital. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... The 92nd Tour de France was held from July 2 to July 24, 2005. ... Denis Nikolayevich Menchov (Russian: Денис Меньшов) (born 25 January 1978 in Orel, Russia, part of the Soviet Union at that time) is a professional Russian road bicycle racer. ... The Rabobank team during the 2005 Rund um den Henninger Turm race. ... 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AG2R Prévoyance (UCI Team Code: A2R) are a French cycling team which did not take part in the inaugural UCI ProTour 2005, having to make do with being invited to compete in French races, such as Paris-Nice, Paris-Roubaix or the Tour de France. ... The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. ... The 59th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré will take place from June 10 to June 17, 2007. ... Vladimir Karpets (born September 20, 1980 in Saint Petersburg) is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam Caisse dEpargne, most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France. ... The Illes Balears team car, with Pinarello Opera bikes on top, with Campagnolo parts. ... The 2007 Volta a Catalunya road cycling race took place from May 21 to May 27, 2007, in Catalonia. ... The 2007 Tour de Suisse (71th Edition) cycle race takes place from June 16 until June 24. ... 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See also

• List of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Tour de France
• Tour de France

Participating riders from various nations, Green: fewer than 10 riders; blue: 10+; orange: 20+; red: 40+. The list of teams and cyclists in the 2007 Tour de France contains the professional road bicycle racers who are competing at the 2007 Tour de France from July 7 to July 29, 2007. ... For a list of Tour de France winners, see Detailed list of Tour de France winners. ...

References

1. ^ The Route
2. ^ "Astana quits race after Vinokourov tests positive for banned blood transfusion" [1]
3. ^ Jersey progress (German)
4. ^ ^{a b c d e} Official Tour de France standing
5. ^ UCI Points scale for the individual rankingPDF
6. ^ Rankings as of 24.06.2007 updated after Tour de Suisse. UCI (2007-06-24). Retrieved on 2007-06-25.
7. ^ "Astana quits race after Vinokourov tests positive for banned blood transfusion"[2]
8. ^ 21 teams in the Tour de France 2007 30 June 2007 press release (PDF)
9. ^ All odds taken from skybet.com at 10am (BST) on 7th July
10. ^ "Astana quits race after Vinokourov tests positive for banned blood transfusion" [3]

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External links

• Official website (English)
• Website on the first two stages
• Tour de France news, results, and analysis