Cycling race
2007 Tour de Suisse 2007 UCI ProTour , race 15 of 26Dates 16–24 June 2007 Stages 9 Distance 1,252.4[ 1] Winning time 30h 07' 23"
The 2007 Tour de Suisse , the 71st edition of the cycle race , took place from 16 June until 24 June. As usual, the race began with a short prologue and featured a long individual time trial. Besides, riders also had to face several mountain stages in the Swiss Alps , including the Grimselpass , a 12.1 kilometres long climb with an average gradient of 6.6% and slopes at 10%. The race also visited the neighbouring countries of Liechtenstein and Austria.
The four top finishers of the 2006 edition , Jan Ullrich , Koldo Gil , Jörg Jaksche and Ángel Vicioso did not take part in 2007, as in one way or another they were all affected by the Operación Puerto Koldo Gil was the only one of these riders who was not left without a team, after Ullrich was fired by his T-Mobile Team and Vicioso and Jaksche's team Liberty Seguros–Würth folded.
Teams
Twenty-one teams of eight riders started the race:[ 2]
Route
Stages
Stage 1
16 June 2007 – Olten , 3.8 km (2.4 mi) (ITT )
Stage 1 Result & General Classification after Stage 1 [ 4] [ 6]
Stage 2
17 June 2007 – Olten to Luzern , 158.6 km (98.5 mi)
Stage 2 result [ 4] [ 7] General Classification after Stage 2 [ 4] [ 7]
Stage 3
18 June 2007 – Brunnen to Nauders , 228.7 km (142.1 mi)
Stage 3 result [ 4] [ 8] General Classification after Stage 3 [ 4] [ 8]
Stage 4
19 June 2007 – Nauders to Triesenberg –Malbun , 167.2 km (103.9 mi)
Stage 4 result [ 4] [ 9] General Classification after Stage 4 [ 4] [ 9]
Stage 5
20 June 2007 – Vaduz to Giubiasco , 192.8 km (119.8 mi)
Stage 6
21 June 2007 – Giubiasco to Crans-Montana , 190.5 km (118.4 mi)
Due to a hailstorm , race officials once abandoned the stage. The stage was later restarted in Ulrichen and was shortened to 95 kilometers. The hors catégorie climb of Nufenenpass was cancelled as well.[ 5]
Stage 7
22 June 2007 – Ulrichen to Grimselpass , 125.7 km (78.1 mi)
Stage 8
23 June 2007 – Innertkirchen to Schwarzsee , 152.5 km (94.8 mi)
Stage 9
24 June 2007 – Bern , 34.2 km (21.3 mi) (ITT )
Final standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Sprint classification
Team classification
Notes
^ The stage was originally planned to be 190.8 km (118.6 mi), but was shortened due to a hailstorm.[ 5]
References
^ "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour)" . BikeRaceInfo . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ "Start list" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ "71st Tour de Suisse – PT" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) Pro Tour, June 16 - June 24, 2007" . BikeRaceInfo . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 6 – June 21: Giubiasco – Crans-Montana, 190.8km Complete live report" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ "Stage 1 – June 16: Olten – Olten TT, 3.8km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 2 – June 17: Olten – Luzern, 157.2km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 3 – June 18: Brunnen – Nauders, 228.7km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 4 – June 19: Nauders – Triesenberg-Malbun, 167.2km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 5 – June 20: Vaduz – Giubiasco, 192.8km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 6 – June 21: Giubiasco – Crans-Montana, 95 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 7 – June 22: Ulrichen – Grimselpass, 125.7km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 8 – June 23: Innertkirchen – Schwarzsee, 152.5km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .^ a b "Stage 9 – June 24: Bern – Bern TT, 33.7 km" . Cycling News . Retrieved 14 February 2020 .
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