2007 Paris-Nice
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The 2007 edition
of the Paris–Nice stage race took place from March 11 until March 18 on the 2007 UCI ProTour
. The race was won by Spaniard
Alberto Contador
riding for the , who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin
from . 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.
Prologue - 11-03-2007: Issy-les-Moulineaux
Stage 1 - 12-03-2007: Cloyes sur le Loir
Stage 2 - 13-03-2007: Vatan
Stage 3 - 14-03-2007: Limoges
Stage 4 - 15-03-2007: Maurs – Mende
Stage 5 - 16-03-2007: Sorgues
Stage 6 - 17-03-2007: Brignoles
Stage 7 - 18-03-2007: Nice
General classification
Mountains classification
Points classification
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...
of the Paris–Nice stage race took place from March 11 until March 18 on the 2007 UCI ProTour
2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...
. The race was won by Spaniard
Spain
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Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
riding for the , who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games...
from . 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
Promenade des Anglais
The Promenade des Anglais is a celebrated promenade along the Mediterranean at Nice, France.-History:Before Nice was urbanized, the coast at Nice was just bordered by a deserted band of beach...
and the overall race victory.
Prologue - 11-03-2007: Issy-les-MoulineauxIssy-les-MoulineauxIssy-les-Moulineaux is a commune in the southwestern suburban area of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. On 1 January 2003, Issy-les-Moulineaux became part of the Communauté d'agglomération Arc de Seine along with the other communes of Chaville, Meudon, Vanves and Ville-d'Avray...
, 4.7 km (ITT)
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour UCI ProTour The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series... Points |
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| 1 |  David MillarDavid Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007... |
6' 01" | 3 pts | |
| 2 |  Roman KreuzigerRoman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races... |
+ 1" | 2 pts | |
| 3 |  Sébastien JolySébastien Joly Sébastien Joly is a French professional road racing cyclist. Since 2001, Joly has been a professional rider. In 2006, he joined the on the UCI ProTour. He was diagnosed with testicular cancer on June 25, 2007, the day of his 28th birthday. He underwent an operation and then completed radiotherapy... |
+ 2" | 1 pt |
Stage 1 - 12-03-2007: Cloyes sur le LoirArrondissement of ChâteaudunThe arrondissement of Châteaudun is an arrondissement of France, located in the Eure-et-Loir département, in the Centre région. It has 5 cantons and 80 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Châteaudun are:# Bonneval# Brou...
– BuzançaisArrondissement of ChâteaurouxThe arrondissement of Châteauroux is an arrondissement of France, located in the Indre département, in the Centre région. It has 11 cantons and 82 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Châteauroux are:# Ardentes...
, 186 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Patrick Nazon Jean-Patrick Nazon Jean-Patrick Nazon is a French professional road bicycle racer who turned professional in 1997.1998 - Française des Jeux* 2 stages, Circuit des Mines2000 - Française des Jeux* 2 stages, Étoile de Bessèges... |
4h 29' 39" | 3 pts | |
| 2 |  Sebastian SiedlerSebastian Siedler Sebastian Siedler is a racing cyclist from Germany, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Vorarlberg-Corratec. He had a successful track career prior to turning to road bicycle racing, winning Team Pursuit at the 2000 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Manchester... |
Team Milram Team MILRAM Team Milram was a German pro cycling team, participating at the UCI ProTour.The pro cycling team was founded in the beginning of 2006, taking over the UCI ProTeam license of Team Domina Vacanze. The main sponsor is the Milram brand of the Bremen based Nordmilch company... |
s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 |  Mathew HaymanMathew Hayman Mathew Hayman is an Australian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Hayman is an experienced and respected domestique, as he typically takes on a supporting role within his team.-Palmares:1996... |
s.t. | 1 pt |
Stage 2 - 13-03-2007: VatanArrondissement of IssoudunThe arrondissement of Issoudun is an arrondissement of France, located in the Indre département, in the Centre région. It has 4 cantons and 51 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Issoudun are:# Issoudun-Nord# Issoudun-Sud...
– LimogesLimogesLimoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
, 177 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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| 1 |  Franco PellizottiFranco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
3h 57' 36" | 3 pts | |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italian road racing cyclist specializing in fast sprint finishes. He currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini’s leadout train... |
+ 2" | 2 pts | |
| 3 | Luca Paolini Luca Paolini Luca Paolini is an Italian road bicycle racer who rides for UCI ProTeam . Paolini's home was searched in a doping investigation which was called Operazione Athena - however it appears that no evidence was found that led to any conviction of involvement in doping.- Major achievements... |
+ 2" | 1 pt |
Stage 3 - 14-03-2007: LimogesLimogesLimoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
– MaursArrondissement of AurillacThe arrondissement of Aurillac is an arrondissement of France, located in the Cantal département, in the Auvergne région. It has 12 cantons and 96 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Aurillac are:# Arpajon-sur-Cère...
, 215.5 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alexandre Kolobnev |
4h 59' 35" | 3 pts | |
| 2 |  Tom BoonenTom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint... |
+ 12" | 2 pts | |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italian road racing cyclist specializing in fast sprint finishes. He currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini’s leadout train... |
+ 12" | 1 pt |
Stage 4 - 15-03-2007: Maurs – MendeMende, LozèreMende is a commune of France in the Lozère department of which it is the capital.It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mende.-Sights:* Mende Cathedral -External links:* * ,...
, 169.5 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alberto ContadorAlberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
4h 07' 26" | 3 pts | |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games... |
+ 2" | 2 pts | |
| 3 | David López David López (cyclist) David López García is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He currently rides for the . He joined the team in 2007 after turning professional for Euskaltel-Euskadi.- Major achievements :2007... |
+ 12" | 1 pt |
Stage 5 - 16-03-2007: SorguesArrondissement of AvignonThe arrondissement of Avignon is an arrondissement of France, located in the Vaucluse department, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It has 10 cantons and 37 communes.-Cantons:The cantons of the arrondissement of Avignon are:# Avignon-Est...
– ManosqueManosqueManosque is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the préfecture of the département, which resides in the smaller town of Digne-les-Bains...
, 178 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yaroslav PopovychYaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003... |
4h 11' 51" | 3 pts | |
| 2 | Francisco Ventoso Francisco Ventoso Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi is a Spanish road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . Ventoso turned professional with in 2004 before moving to in 2008. He won the 2010 Paris-Bruxelles in a bunch sprint... |
+ 14" | 2 pts | |
| 3 | Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cofidis.-Amateur career:Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the TCCT . He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir Paris–Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 for Jean Delatour... |
+ 14" | 1 pt |
Stage 6 - 17-03-2007: BrignolesBrignolesBrignoles is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence...
– CannesCannesCannes is one of the best-known cities of the French Riviera, a busy tourist destination and host of the annual Cannes Film Festival. It is a Commune of France in the Alpes-Maritimes department....
, 200 km.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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| 1 | Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... |
4h 46' 32" | 3 pts | |
| 2 | Mirco Lorenzetto Mirco Lorenzetto Mirco Lorenzetto is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . He has won victories in the Tour Méditerranéen 2007, the Tour of Sardegna and Giro del Friuli in 2009.Lorenzetto became a professional cyclist in 2004... |
Team Milram Team MILRAM Team Milram was a German pro cycling team, participating at the UCI ProTour.The pro cycling team was founded in the beginning of 2006, taking over the UCI ProTeam license of Team Domina Vacanze. The main sponsor is the Milram brand of the Bremen based Nordmilch company... |
+ 28" | 2 pts |
| 3 | Jérôme Pineau Jérôme Pineau Jérôme Pineau is a French professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he rides on the UCI ProTour for .- Major achievements :20022003-External links:*... |
+ 28" | 1 pt |
Stage 7 - 18-03-2007: NiceNiceNice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
, 129.5 km circuit race
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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| 1 | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
3h 15' 47" | 3 pts | |
| 2 | David López David López (cyclist) David López García is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He currently rides for the . He joined the team in 2007 after turning professional for Euskaltel-Euskadi.- Major achievements :2007... |
+ 19" | 2 pts | |
| 3 | Joaquin Rodríguez |
+ 19" | 1 pt |
General classificationGeneral ClassificationThe general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
29h 55' 22" | 50 pts | |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games... |
+ 26" | 40 pts | |
| 3 | Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... |
+ 42" | 35 pts | |
| 4 |  Tadej ValjavecTadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Continental team Zheroquadro Radenska. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia... |
+ 49" | 30 pts | |
| 5 | Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
+ 57" | 25 pts | |
| 6 | David López David López (cyclist) David López García is a Spanish road racing cyclist. He currently rides for the . He joined the team in 2007 after turning professional for Euskaltel-Euskadi.- Major achievements :2007... |
+ 1' 00" | 20 pts | |
| 7 | Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... |
+ 1' 01" | 15 pts | |
| 8 |  Fränk SchleckFränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial... |
+ 1' 08" | 10 pts | |
| 9 | Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton... |
+ 1' 12" | 5 pts | |
| 10 | Joaquin Rodríguez |
+ 1' 22" | 2 pts |
Mountains classificationKing of the MountainsThe King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for the cycling team.- Biography :Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He rides for , formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Télécom, Brioches la Boulangère, and Bonjour... |
65 | |
| 2 |  Tom DanielsonTom Danielson Tom Danielson is a professional road racing cyclist. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of , but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007.Danielson currently holds the record for the... |
42 | |
| 3 | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
36 |
Points classificationPoints classificationThe points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
90 | |
| 2 | Jérôme Pineau Jérôme Pineau Jérôme Pineau is a French professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he rides on the UCI ProTour for .- Major achievements :20022003-External links:*... |
81 | |
| 3 | Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games... |
80 |
Best Young Rider
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
29h 55' 22" | |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... |
+ 42" | |
| 3 | Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974... |
+ 2' 20" |
Best Team
| Team | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 89h 49' 06" | ||
| 2 | + 3' 50" | ||
| 3 | + 5' 26" |
Jersey progress
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Young Rider Classification |
Team Classification |
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| Prologue (ITT) (David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007... ) |
David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007... |
no award | David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007... |
Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races... |
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| Stage 1 (Jean-Patrick Nazon Jean-Patrick Nazon Jean-Patrick Nazon is a French professional road bicycle racer who turned professional in 1997.1998 - Française des Jeux* 2 stages, Circuit des Mines2000 - Française des Jeux* 2 stages, Étoile de Bessèges... ) |
Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist.... |
Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italian road racing cyclist specializing in fast sprint finishes. He currently rides for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini’s leadout train... |
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| Stage 2 (Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... ) |
Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé is a French former road racing cyclist. He is currently a sporting director for UCI Professional Continental team... |
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| Stage 3 (Alexandre Kolobnev) |
Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:... |
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| Stage 4 (Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... ) |
Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games... |
Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
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| Stage 5 (Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukrainian cyclist with the UCI ProTour team . He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union. Under-23 road race champion in 2001, Popovych turned professional in 2002 with , where he performed particularly strongly in the Giro d'Italia, finishing third in 2003... ) |
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| Stage 6 (Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... ) |
Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for the cycling team.- Biography :Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He rides for , formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Télécom, Brioches la Boulangère, and Bonjour... |
Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
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| Stage 7 (Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... ) |
Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |