2007 Tour of Ireland

2007 Tour of Ireland
Thirty-third edition of the Tour of Ireland
Details
Dates22 - 26 August, 2007
LocationKilkenny to Dublin
Races5
Champions
Individual championBelgium Stijn Vandenbergh
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The 2007 Tour of Ireland took place between the 22 and the 26 of August. It was the first Tour of Ireland race to take place in fifteen years.[1] The overall classification was won by Stijn Vandenbergh, who finished 20 seconds ahead of Marcus Ljungqvist.[2][3]

Stages

Stage Route Distance Date Winner Team
1 Kilkenny - Cork 174 km (108 mi) Wednesday, 22 August Stijn Vandenbergh
2 Clonakilty - Killarney 166 km (103 mi) Thursday, 23 August Matti Breschel
3 Tralee - Ennis 194 km (121 mi) Friday, 24 August Borut Božič
4 Galway 232.5 km (144.5 mi) Saturday, 25 August Edvald Boasson Hagen
5 Athlone - Dublin 147.7 km (91.8 mi) Sunday, 26 August Marco Marcato
Stage
(Winner, team) 		General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Young Rider Classification Team Classification
Stage 1
(Stijn Vandenbergh, Unibet.com) 		Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Roger Beuchat Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Unibet.com
Stage 2
(Matti Breschel, Team CSC) 		Matti Breschel (Team CSC) Luis Pasamontes (Unibet)
Stage 3
(Borut Božič, Team LPR)
Stage 4
(Edvald Boasson Hagen, Maxbo-Bianchi) 		Edvald Boasson Hagen (Maxbo-Bianchi) Roger Beuchat
Stage 5
(Marco Marcato, Team LPR) 		Matti Breschel (Team CSC)
Final
 Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Matti Breschel (Team CSC) Roger Beuchat Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com) Unibet.com

References

  1. ^ "Tour of Ireland is back". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  2. ^ "Marcato wins stage; Vandenbergh takes overall". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Vandenbergh wins Irish tour". Velonews.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.