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The 2007 Tour Down Under
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under is a cycling race in Adelaide, South Australia and surrounding area. The race starts on the third Tuesday of January each year and attracts riders from across Australia and the world. In 2005, the Tour Down Under was promoted by the Union Cycliste Internationale to the...

was held from 16 to 21 January 2007 in Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 667 kilometres and is part of the 2006-2007 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2007 Down Under Classic

2007 Down Under Classic

The 2007 Down Under Classic was the second consecutive edition of the cycling race held in Adelaide, Australia since its foundation in 2006. The race was the official warm-up for the 2007 Tour Down Under....

was the official warm-up race for the event.

Men's stage summary

Stage	Date	Start	Finish	Distance	Stage Top 3	Leading Top 3	Time
1	17 January	Mawson Lakes	Tanunda	152 km	Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis... Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006... Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...	Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis... Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006... Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...	3:50.45 + 0.01 + 0.07
2	18 January	Mannum	Hahndorf	150 km	Steven Caethoven Steven Caethoven Steven Caethoven is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- External links :... Belgium Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:... Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady OAM , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI ProTeam , who started as a track cyclist. He and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in Men's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics...	Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis... Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006... Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...	7:44.33 + 0.01 + 0.07
3	19 January	Stirling Stirling Stirling is a city and former ancient burgh in Scotland, and is at the heart of the wider Stirling council area. The city is clustered around a large fortress and medieval old-town beside the River Forth...	Victor Harbor	128 km	Baden Cooke Baden Cooke Baden Cooke is an Australian professional racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team .Cooke began competitive cycling at 11. He completed secondary school at Galen College in Wangaratta, Victoria.... Australia Chris Jongewaard Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...	Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis... Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006... Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...	10:36.38 + 0.01 + 0.07
4	20 January	Willunga	Willunga	147 km	Belgium Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:... Sergey Lagutin Sergey Lagutin Sergey Lagutin is a professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for UCI Professional Continental team Vacansoleil. In 2003, Lagutin became world champion—capturing the Under-23 men's road race. He represented Uzbekistan in the men's road race at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games... Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006...	Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006... Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis... Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...	14:02.15 + 0.01 + 0.08
5	21 January	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...	90 km	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes... Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw is an Australian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam , who is considered one of the best lead-out men in the world.- Early career :... Allan Davis Allan Davis Allan Howard Davis is an Australian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . Born in Ipswich, Queensland, Davis resides in Bundaberg, Queensland and in Spain. Known for his sprinting ability, he started competitive cycling at the age of 10, and turned professional in 2002...	Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006... Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis... Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...	15:46.38 + 0.03 + 0.11

Other leading top threes

Stage	Mountains	Pts	Sprint	Pts	Under 23	Pts	Teams	Time
1	Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .- Cycling career:Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005... Gustav Larsson Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini is an Italian professional road bicycle racer.In the 2011 season, Palo will ride for the UCI ProTeam .He formerly rode for , and ....	16 12 8	Gene Bates Gene Bates Gene Bates is an Australian cyclist, currently riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.Bates began is professional career in 2006 with the Italian team LPR Brakes. In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire... Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis...	10 10 8	Simon Clarke Simon Clarke (cyclist) Simon Clarke is a professional Australian road and former track cyclist, currently riding for Astana. On the 23rd August 2011, Clarke announced he was signing for new Australian team GreenEDGE for 2012... Clinton Avery Michael Ford	3:51.49 + 23.37 + 25.17	SouthAustralia.com-AIS	11:59.36 + 0.55 + 2.13
2	Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .- Cycling career:Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005... 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... Gustav Larsson	16 16 12	Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... Gene Bates Gene Bates Gene Bates is an Australian cyclist, currently riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.Bates began is professional career in 2006 with the Italian team LPR Brakes. In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire... Wesley Sulzberger Wesley Sulzberger Wesley Sulzberger is an Australian cyclist. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania Australia and started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club.He began his career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com-AIS cycling Team and later joined the FDJ. His older brother Bernard Sulzberger...	10 10 10	Simon Clarke Simon Clarke (cyclist) Simon Clarke is a professional Australian road and former track cyclist, currently riding for Astana. On the 23rd August 2011, Clarke announced he was signing for new Australian team GreenEDGE for 2012... Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He turned professional in 2007 with .- Palmares :2002200420072008- External links :... Wesley Sulzberger Wesley Sulzberger Wesley Sulzberger is an Australian cyclist. He was born in Launceston, Tasmania Australia and started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club.He began his career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com-AIS cycling Team and later joined the FDJ. His older brother Bernard Sulzberger...	7:45.37 + 8.58 + 15.09	SouthAustralia.com-AIS Chocolade Jacques Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen Topsport Vlaanderen-Mercator is a professional cycling team based in Belgium that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and when selected as a wildcard to UCI ProTour events...	23:14.41 + 2.49 + 7.52
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... Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .- Cycling career:Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005... Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- External links :*...	28 16 16	Viktor Rapinski Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing.... Gene Bates Gene Bates Gene Bates is an Australian cyclist, currently riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.Bates began is professional career in 2006 with the Italian team LPR Brakes. In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire...	12 10 10	Simon Clarke Simon Clarke (cyclist) Simon Clarke is a professional Australian road and former track cyclist, currently riding for Astana. On the 23rd August 2011, Clarke announced he was signing for new Australian team GreenEDGE for 2012... Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He turned professional in 2007 with .- Palmares :2002200420072008- External links :... Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...	10:37.42 + 9.14 + 11.22	SouthAustralia.com-AIS Unibet.com Cycling Team Unibet.com Cycling Team Cycle Collstrop was a Swedish UCI Professional Continental cycling team. It was the successor to Unibet.com, which was mainly sponsored by the online gambling website Unibet.com and as a continuation of the MrBookmaker.com cycling team...	31:29.02 + 3.35 + 14.46
4	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... Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .- Cycling career:Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005... Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- External links :*...	28 16 16	Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain.... Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:... Viktor Rapinski	20 14 12	Simon Clarke Simon Clarke (cyclist) Simon Clarke is a professional Australian road and former track cyclist, currently riding for Astana. On the 23rd August 2011, Clarke announced he was signing for new Australian team GreenEDGE for 2012... Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He turned professional in 2007 with .- Palmares :2002200420072008- External links :... Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...	14:03.20 + 9.25 + 11.58	SouthAustralia.com-AIS Unibet.com Cycling Team Unibet.com Cycling Team Cycle Collstrop was a Swedish UCI Professional Continental cycling team. It was the successor to Unibet.com, which was mainly sponsored by the online gambling website Unibet.com and as a continuation of the MrBookmaker.com cycling team...	41:45.56 + 3.35 + 15.04
5	Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels Serge Pauwels is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour .- Cycling career:Serge Pauwels' career kicked off in 2004 in the youth team of the Netherlands ProTour Team Rabobank. He also rode for their Continental team in 2004 and 2005... 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... Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- External links :*...	32 28 24	Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard Laurent Brochard is a retired professional road racing cyclist from France. In 1997 he won a stage of the Tour de France and became world road champion in San Sebastián, Spain.... Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006... Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert Pieter Ghyllebert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team An Post–Sean Kelly.-External links:...	26 18 14	Simon Clarke Simon Clarke (cyclist) Simon Clarke is a professional Australian road and former track cyclist, currently riding for Astana. On the 23rd August 2011, Clarke announced he was signing for new Australian team GreenEDGE for 2012... Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs Pieter Jacobs is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He turned professional in 2007 with .- Palmares :2002200420072008- External links :... Matthew Goss Matthew Goss Matthew Harley Goss is an Australian professional road and track racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI ProTour outfit .-Career:Goss started in the business with track cycling...	15:48.21 + 9.02 + 12.17	SouthAustralia.com-AIS Unibet.com Cycling Team Unibet.com Cycling Team Cycle Collstrop was a Swedish UCI Professional Continental cycling team. It was the successor to Unibet.com, which was mainly sponsored by the online gambling website Unibet.com and as a continuation of the MrBookmaker.com cycling team...	46:59.14 + 3.35 + 15.04

Men's top 10 overall

Pos	Rider	Time
1	Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Swiss professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam . He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team. Elmiger was a member of from 2002–2006...	15:46.38
2	Karl Menzies Karl Menzies Karl Menzies is a professional road bicycle racer riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis. He finished second in the 2006 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar to Floyd Landis...	+ 0.03
3	Lars Bak Lars Bak Lars Ytting Bak is a Danish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He became a professional in 2002 for Team Fakta where he rode with fellow Dane Allan Johansen...	+ 0.11
4	Matthew Lloyd Matthew Lloyd (cyclist) Matthew Lloyd is an Australian professional road bicycle racer currently without a team, having last ridden for UCI ProTour team . Lloyd is the first Australian cyclist to win a King of the Mountains competition in a grand tour...	+ 0.13
5	Gustav Larsson	+ 0.21
6	Luke Roberts Luke Roberts Luke Roberts is an Australian racing cyclist specialising in both track cycling and road bicycle racing, on for road racing....	+ 0.50
7	Gene Bates Gene Bates Gene Bates is an Australian cyclist, currently riding for the Drapac Porsche Cycling.Bates began is professional career in 2006 with the Italian team LPR Brakes. In 2003 Bates won the Australian Under 23 road championship, and he joined Crédit Agricole for a period as a stagiaire...	+ 0.50
8	Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini is an Italian professional road bicycle racer.In the 2011 season, Palo will ride for the UCI ProTeam .He formerly rode for , and ....	+ 0.55
9	Yannick Talabardon Yannick Talabardon Yannick Talabardon is a French professional road bicycle racer for Saur-Sojasun. He won the Most Combative rider award for Stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de France for his role in the early breakaway.- Palmares :...	+ 0.55
10	Simon Clarke Simon Clarke (cyclist) Simon Clarke is a professional Australian road and former track cyclist, currently riding for Astana. On the 23rd August 2011, Clarke announced he was signing for new Australian team GreenEDGE for 2012...	+ 1.43

Women's stage summary

Stage	Date	Start	Finish	Distance	Stage Top 3	Leading Top 3	Points
1	16 January	East end Adelaide Adelaide Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million... street race		30 mins + 1 lap	Jenny MacPherson Emma Mackie Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...	Jenny MacPherson Emma Mackie Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :...	40 38 36
2	17 January	Tanunda Street Circuit		30 mins + 1 lap	Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :... Petra Mullens Australia Bridgette Evans	Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :... Jenny MacPherson Petra Mullens	76 74 70
3	20 January	Snapper Point (Aldinga Beach) Criterium		30 mins + 1 lap	Jenny MacPherson Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :... Petra Mullens	Jenny MacPherson Belinda Goss Belinda Goss Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :200220032004Belinda Goss is an Australian professional racing cyclist.- Palmarès :... Petra Mullens	114 114 106

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