2007 Tour de France

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2007 Tour de France

The 2007 Tour de France
Tour de France

The Tour de France is a bicycle racing over more than . It is held every year. It is held in France and visits a bordering country every year. It usually lasts 23 days....
, the 94th running of the race

Tour de France

The Tour de France is a bicycle racing over more than . It is held every year. It is held in France and visits a bordering country every year. It usually lasts 23 days....
, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium

Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
and Spain

Spain

Spain or the Kingdom of Spain , is a country located in Southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.The Spanish constitution does not establish any official denomination of the country, even though Espa?a , Estado espa?ol and Naci?n espa?ola are used interchangeably....
. It was won by Spanish rider Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...
.

The organisers of the Tour and London

London

Ken Livingstone

Kenneth Robert Livingstone, is a United Kingdom politician. He has twice held the List of heads of London government in London local government: firstly as leader of the Greater London Council from 1981 until the council was abolished in 1986 by the government of Margaret Thatcher, and secondly as the first Mayor of London, a post he held fr...
announced on 24 January 2006 that the start of the Tour would take place in London. Livingstone noted the two stages would 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."

The routes for the Prologue in London and the first full stage through Kent

Kent

Kent is a Counties of England in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the River Thames estuary....
, finishing in Canterbury

Canterbury

Canterbury lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, were announced on 9 February 2006 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre is a conference centre in the City of Westminster, London. It is located in the heart of the city, a minute's walk from the Palace of Westminster, seat of the United Kingdom's UK Parliament....
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Tour de France

London

Paris

Belgium

Spain

Alberto Contador

London

Ken Livingstone

Kent

Canterbury

Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre

England

Plymouth

Plymouth is a City status in the United Kingdom and unitary authority on the coast of Devon, England, about south west of London. It is built between the mouths of the rivers River Plym to the east and River Tamar to the west, where they join Plymouth Sound....
in (1974

1974 Tour de France

The 1974 Tour de France was the 61st Tour de France, taking place June 27 to July 21, 1974. It consisted of 22 stages over 4098 km, ridden at an average speed of 35.241 km/h....
) and two stages in Kent

Kent

Sussex

Sussex , from the Old English Su?seaxe , is a Historic counties of England in South East England England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex....
and Hampshire

Hampshire

Hampshire , sometimes historically Southamptonshire, Hamptonshire, , or the County of Southampton, is a Counties of England on the south coast of England....
in (1994

1994 Tour de France

The 1994 Tour de France was the 81st Tour de France and included two stages in England , Stage 4, Dover to Brighton and Stage 5, around Portsmouth....
).

Tour director Christian Prudhomme

Christian Prudhomme

Christian Prudhomme is a France sports journalist and general director of the Tour de France since 2005 Tour de France.Pre-Tour career...
unveiled the 2007 route in Paris

Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
on 26 October 2006. In total, the route covered 3,569.9 kilometres (2,218.2 mi).

The Tour was marked by doping controversies

Doping at the 2007 Tour de France

The 2007 Tour de France was affected by a series of scandals and speculations related to Doping . By the end of the Tour, two cyclists were dismissed for testing positive, the wearer of the yellow jersey was voluntarily retired by his team for lying about his whereabouts and missing doping tests....
, with three riders and two teams withdrawn during the race following positive doping tests, including pre-race favorite Alexandre Vinokourov and his Astana

Astana

Astana , is the capital and second largest city of Kazakhstan, with an officially estimated population of 600,200. It is located in the north-central portion of Kazakhstan, within Akmola Province, though politically separate from the rest of the province....
team. Following Stage 16, the holder of the yellow jersey

Yellow jersey

The Yellow jersey is the cycling jersey worn by the General Classification of many multi-stage bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France....
, Michael Rasmussen

Michael Rasmussen

Rabobank (cycling)

Rabobank is a professional bicycle racing team, sponsored by the Rabobank. The team consists of three sections: ProTeam , Continental , and Cyclo-cross....
team, who accused him of lying about the reasons for missing several drug tests earlier in the year.

The green jersey, given to the best sprinter, was won for the first time by Tom Boonen

Tom Boonen

Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....
, who had failed to complete the previous two Tours after leading the green jersey competition at times during each. The polka dot jersey

Polka dot jersey

The polka dot jersey is the cycling jersey awarded for the best climbing specialist during the mountain stages of the Tour de France cycle race....
, given to the best mountain climber, was won by Mauricio Soler

Mauricio Soler

Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....
in his first Tour appearance.

The yellow jersey

Yellow jersey

The Yellow jersey is the cycling jersey worn by the General Classification of many multi-stage bicycle races, originally and most notably the Tour de France....
, given to the overall leader, was closely contested until the final time trial

Time trial

In many racing sports an sportsperson will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual time trial or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of multi-day stage races....
on Stage 19. The top three riders, Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

Cadel Evans

Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour....
in second, and Levi Leipheimer

Levi Leipheimer

Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He previously rode for the American team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, the German cycling team Team Gerolsteiner, and the Dutch team Rabobank ....
in third, were separated by only 2:49, with both Evans and Leipheimer recognized as far superior time trialists to Contador. In the end, each rider held his place after the final time trial, but with considerably slimmer margins, as the Tour ended with the smallest-ever spread of only 31 seconds among the top three riders. Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

Teams

21 teams started the race – each had 9 riders at the start of the tour i.e., 189 started in total. The teams were:

Belgium

Denmark

France

Agritubel ^*

Crédit Agricole

Crédit Agricole (cycling team)

Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....

Germany

Gerolsteiner

Team Gerolsteiner

Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....

Italy

Netherlands

Spain

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Barloworld ^*

United States of America

^* Wild card

Wild card (sports)

The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play....
entries.

Pre-race favourites

After the retirement of seven-time winner Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong

Lance Armstrong is an United States professional Road bicycle racing who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the Tour de France a record-breaking seven consecutive years, from 1999 Tour de France to 2005 Tour de France....
and with Ivan Basso

Ivan Basso

Ivan Basso is an Italy professional road bicycle racer who is currently racing with Italian Union Cycliste Internationale pro tour team Liquigas....
and Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis

Floyd Landis is an United States road bicycle racer, from California. He is an all-around rider, with special skills in climbing and time-trialing, and is extremely good on the descent....
not entering the Tour, the bookmakers' favourite to win the 2007 Tour de France was Alexander Vinokourov

Alexander Vinokourov

Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, was a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" is an all-rounder....
, who was unable to start in 2006 due to lack of team members, but did win the 2006 Vuelta a España. The main challengers were expected to be the 2006 Tour de France

2006 Tour de France

Andreas Klöden

Andreas Kl?den is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and the second place in the 2006 Tour de France and 2004 Tour de France....
; and Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde

Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spain road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. Valverde's biggest wins have been Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge in 2006 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge, 2008 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship....
, who dropped out of the 2006 Tour de France

2006 Tour de France

The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
after a crash, but came second to Vinokourov in the 2006 Vuelta a España.

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

Rider	Notes	Decimal Odds	Final Place
Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, was a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" is an all-rounder....	Unable to start in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis.... , 5th in 2005 2005 Tour de France The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3607 km, ridden at an average speed of 41.654 km/h....	2.87	WD
Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Kl?den is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and the second place in the 2006 Tour de France and 2004 Tour de France....	2nd in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis.... , winner of 2007 Tirreno-Adriatico 2007 Tirreno-Adriatico The 2007 Tirreno-Adriatico cycle race took place from March 14 to March 20. The event was won by Germany Andreas Kl?den of the Astana Team, who combined good time-trialling and climbing skills to take the race lead on the penultimate stage....	5.00	WD
Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spain road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. Valverde's biggest wins have been Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge in 2006 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge, 2008 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship....	Crashed and withdrew in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis.... and 2005 2005 Tour de France The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3607 km, ridden at an average speed of 41.654 km/h.... , winner of 2006 UCI ProTour 2006 UCI ProTour The 2006 ProTour was the second year of the Union Cycliste Internationale UCI ProTour system, in which the ProTour teams are guaranteed, and obliged to, participate in the series of ProTour races....	5.00	6th (+ 11' 37")
Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour....	4th in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....	13.00	2nd (+ 23")
Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil is a Spain professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. He rides for UCI Professional Continental team Cerv?lo TestTeam....	3rd in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....	13.00	4th (+ 7' 08")
Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He previously rode for the American team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, the German cycling team Team Gerolsteiner, and the Dutch team Rabobank ....	12th in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....	17.00	3rd (+ 31")
Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin is a banned Kazakhstani road racing cyclist who most recently rode for the Team Astana UCI ProTour outfit.Kashechkin was born in Kyzyl-Orda, in the former Kazakh SSR....	Unable to start in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis.... , 2nd in Young Riders' Classification in 2005 2005 Tour de France The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3607 km, ridden at an average speed of 41.654 km/h....	17.00	WD
Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov is a professional Russian road bicycle racer. Menchov is considered a General Classification rider and a climbing specialist....	5th in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....	19.00	WD
Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fr?nk Schleck is a professional Road bicycle racing from Luxembourg riding for Team Saxo Bank. At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy Schleck on Team CSC, as Saxo Bank was then known, and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fr?nk winning the Bicycling terminology#open road race and Andy...	Winner of Stage 15 to Alpe D'Huez Alpe d'Huez Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort at 1860 metres / 3330 metres . It is a mountain pasture in the Central France Alps, in the commune in France of Huez, in the Is?re d?partement in France.... in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis.... , 10th overall	23.00	17th (+ 31' 48")
Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a France professional road racing cyclist who rides for the French team Agritubel. For many years Moreau was considered a great hope for French cycling; however, he has rarely lived up to expectation, only twice finishing in the top 10 of the Tour de France....	7th in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis.... , winner of 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré The 59th edition of the Crit?rium du Dauphin? Lib?r? took place from June 10 to June 17, 2007. It consists of a Prologue and seven stages, of which one is time trial, covering a total of about 1140 km, starting in Grenoble and finishing in Annecy....	23.00	37th (+ 1h 33' 06")
Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha, most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France....	Best young rider in 2004 2004 Tour de France The 2004 Tour de France was the 91st, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 2004. It consisted of 20 stages over 3429 km.Lance Armstrong became the first to win six Tours de France.... , winner of 2007 Volta a Catalunya 2007 Volta a Catalunya The 2007 Volta a Catalunya road cycling race took place from May 21 to May 27, 2007, in Catalonia. It began in Salou, Spain with a team time trial and ends in Barcelona.... and 2007 Tour de Suisse 2007 Tour de Suisse The 2007 Tour de Suisse, the 71st edition of the cycle race, took place from June 16 until June 24. As usual, the race began with a short prologue and featured a long individual time trial....	26.00	14th (+ 24' 15")
Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...	Winner of 2007 Paris-Nice 2007 Paris-Nice 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 Spain Alberto Contador riding for the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin from Team Gerolsteiner....	29.00	1st (91h 00' 26")
Michael Rogers Michael Rogers Michael Rogers is an Australian professional road bicycle racer who rides for Team Columbia-High Road. Rogers turned professional in 1999 with Mapei , which became Quick Step....	9th in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis.... ; three-time World Time-Trial Champion World Cycling Championship The UCI Road World Championships, often referred to as the World Cycling Championships, is the annual world championship for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale ....	41.00	WD
Óscar Pereiro	1st in 2006 2006 Tour de France The 2006 Tour de France was the 93rd Tour de France, taking place from July 1 to July 23, 2006. It was won by ?scar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....	51.00	10th (+ 14' 25")

withdrawn

Finished in Top 5

Janez Brajkovic

Janez Brajkovic is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for Astana Team on the UCI ProTour....
, Damiano Cunego

Damiano Cunego

Damiano Cunego is an Italy professional road racing cyclist who rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam Lampre. His biggest wins are theGiro d'Italia in 2004, the Amstel Gold Race in 2008 and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007, 2008....
, Tom Danielson

Tom Danielson

Tom Danielson is a professional road bicycle racer. Previously riding for the Saturn Team on the U.S. Pro Circuit, and for Fassa Bortolo in Europe, Danielson is currently a member of Team Garmin-Chipotle, but rode for the Discovery Channel team between 2005 and 2007....
and Koldo Gil

Koldo Gil

Koldo Gil P?rez is a Spain professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI Continental team Liberty Seguros Continental. His career highlights include winning a stage of the Giro d'Italia and leading the overall classification at the Tour de Suisse....
were all offered at odds within the range of this table, but withdrew before the race field was finalised.

Stages

Stage	Route	Distance	Type	Date
P 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	London London London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....	7.9 km	Individual time trial	Saturday, 7 July
1 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	London - Canterbury Canterbury Canterbury lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a local government district of Kent, in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....	203 km	Flat stage	Sunday, 8 July
2 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Dunkirk Dunkirk Dunkirk is a Communes of France in the Nord Departments of France in northern France.It lies 10 kilometres from the Belgium border. Population of the city at the 1999 census was 70,850 inhabitants .... - Ghent Ghent Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region, Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys River and became in the Middle Ages one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe....	168.5 km	Flat stage	Monday, 9 July
3 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Waregem Waregem Waregem is a Municipalities in Belgium located in the Belgium Provinces of Belgium of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the Leie River, between Kortrijk and Ghent.... - Compiègne Compiègne Compi?gne is a Communes of France in the Oise Departments of France in northern France.The city is located along the Oise River. Its inhabitants are called Compi?gnois....	236.5 km	Flat stage	Tuesday, 10 July
4 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Villers-Cotterêts Villers-Cotterêts Villers-Cotter?ts is a Communes of the Aisne department in the Aisne Departments of France in Picardie in northern France.The inhabitants are called Cottereziens.... - Joigny Joigny Joigny is a town and Communes of France of the Yonne Departments of France in France. It is located on the banks of the Yonne River....	193 km	Flat stage	Wednesday, 11 July
5 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Chablis Chablis Chablis is a town and commune in France of the Yonne d?partement in France in France. Chablis is located at the north of the Burgundy region.... - Autun Autun Autun is a Communes of France in the Sa?ne-et-Loire Departments of France in Bourgogne in eastern France.The history of Autun dates back to Ancient Rome times....	182.5 km	Intermediate stage	Thursday, 12 July
6 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Semur-en-Auxois Semur-en-Auxois Semur-en-Auxois is a Communes of France of the C?te-d'Or Departments of France in eastern France.Semur-en-Auxois has a medieval core, built on a pink granite bluff more than half-encircled by the River Arman?on.... - Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse Bourg-en-Bresse is a Communes of France in eastern France, capital of the Ain d?partement in France, and was capital of the former Provinces of France of Bresse ....	199.5 km	Flat stage	Friday, 13 July
7 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Bourg-en-Bresse - Le Grand-Bornand Le Grand-Bornand Le Grand-Bornand is a Communes of France in France, located in the d?partement of Haute-Savoie and the region of Rhone-Alps. The commune is a ski resort and owes its name to the river which runs through it....	197.5 km	Mountain stage	Saturday, 14 July
8 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Le Grand-Bornand - Tignes Tignes Tignes is a commune in France of the Savoie d?partement in France, in France.It is also a ski resort near Val d'Is?re, they are linked together as the "Espace Killy" region....	165 km	Mountain stage	Sunday, 15 July
Rest day				Monday, 16 July
9 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Val-d'Isère - Briançon Briançon Brian?on is a communes of France in the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France in the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur region in southeastern France. It is the Subprefectures in France of the department....	159.5 km	Mountain stage	Tuesday, 17 July
10 2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10 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....	Tallard Tallard Tallard is a commune in France in the Hautes-Alpes Departments of France in the Provence-Alpes-C?te d'Azur region in southeastern France, close to Gap, Hautes-Alpes.... - Marseille Marseille "Marseille" is the second-largest city of France and forms the third-largest aire urbaine, after those of Paris and Lyon, with a population recorded to be 1,516,340 at the 1999 census and estimated to be 1,605,000 in 2007....	229.5 km	Flat stage	Wednesday, 18 July
11 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Marseille - Montpellier Montpellier Montpellier is a city in the south of France. It is the capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon Regions of France, as well as the H?rault Departments of France....	182.5 km	Flat stage	Thursday, 19 July
12 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Montpellier - Castres Castres Castres is a town and Communes of France of Languedoc in south-western France. It is the capital of an Arrondissements of France in the Departments of France of Tarn , itself in the Regions of France of Midi-Pyr?n?es....	178.5 km	Intermediate stage	Friday, 20 July
13 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Albi Albi Albi is a commune in France in southern France. It is the capital of the Tarn Departments of France. It is located on the Tarn River 50 miles northeast of Toulouse....	54 km	Individual time trial	Saturday, 21 July
14 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Mazamet Mazamet Mazamet is a town and commune in France of southwestern France, in the Tarn d?partement in France, 41 m. S.S.E. of Albi by rail. Population 10,544.... - Plateau-de-Beille	197 km	Mountain stage	Sunday, 22 July
15 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Foix Foix Foix is a commune in France, the capital of the Ari?ge D?partement in France in France. It is the least populous administrative center of a d?partement in all of France , although it is only very slightly smaller than Privas.... - Loudenvielle Loudenvielle Loudenvielle is a Communes of France of the Hautes-Pyr?n?es Departments of France in the arrondissement of Bagn?res-de-Bigorre in southwestern France....	196 km	Mountain stage	Monday, 23 July
Rest day				Tuesday, 24 July
16 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Orthez Orthez Orthez is a commune in France and the chief town of Canton of Orthez of south-western France, in the Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques d?partements of France and in the region of Aquitaine, 40km NW of Pau, Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques on the Southern railway to Bayonne.... - Gourette Gourette Gourette is a winter sports resort in the French Pyrenees. It is located in the commune of Eaux-Bonnes in the Departments of France of Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques, on the D918 road which passes through the Col d'Aubisque mountain pass.... -Col d'Aubisque Col d'Aubisque The Col d'Aubisque is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees 30km south of Tarbes and Pau, Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques in the department of the Pyr?n?es-Atlantiques , in the Aquitaine region of France....	218.5 km	Mountain stage	Wednesday, 25 July
17 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Pau - Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin Castelsarrasin is a communes of France in the departments of France of Tarn-et-Garonne in Midi-Pyr?n?es. The inhabitants are called Castelsarrasinois....	188.5 km	Intermediate stage	Thursday, 26 July
18 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Cahors Cahors Cahors is the capital of the Lot Departments of France in southwestern France.Its site is dramatic being contained on three sides within an udder shaped twist in the river Lot River known as a 'presqu'?le' or peninsula.... - Angoulême Angoulême Angoul?me is a communes of France in western France and capital of the Charente Departments of France....	211 km	Flat stage	Friday, 27 July
19 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Cognac Cognac Cognac is a commune in France in the France d?partement in France of Charente, of which it is a sous-pr?fecture. The inhabitants of the town are known as Cogna?ais.... - Angoulême	55.5 km	Individual time trial	Saturday, 28 July
20 2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20 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....	Marcoussis Marcoussis Marcoussis is a commune in France in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located . from the Kilometre Zero.Marcoussis is famous as the location of the CNR where the France national rugby union team prepare for international competitions.... - Paris Paris Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France .... Champs-Élysées Champs-Élysées The Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is the most prestigious Avenue in Paris. With its movie theaters, caf?s, and luxury specialty shops, the Avenue des Champs-?lys?es is one of the most famous streets in the world, and with rents as high as $1.50 million 1000 square feet of space, it remains the most expensive strip of real estate in Europe....	146 km	Flat stage	Sunday, 29 July
Total		3,569.9 km

Stage recaps

2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10
2007 Tour de France, Prologue to Stage 10

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....
2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20
2007 Tour de France, Stage 11 to Stage 20

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

Stage	Winner	General classification General Classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest time when all the stage results are added together.... Maillot jaune	Mountains classification King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climbing specialist in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification.... Maillot à pois rouges	Points classification Points classification The points classification is an award category in road bicycle racing that recognizes the most consistent finisher in a stage race. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification; however, some stage races these classifications are based on different crite... Maillot vert	Young rider classification Young rider classification Young rider classification is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia, Vuelta a Espa?a and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for riders below the age of twenty-five years old depending on the race rules.... Maillot blanc	Combativity award Combativity award The Combativity award is a prize given in the Tour de France. It favours constant attackers and since 1981 the winner of the award has not won the whole Tour.... Prix de combativité
P	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. A time trial specialist, he has been two time UCI Road World Championships, Men and is the current Gold medalist....	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. A time trial specialist, he has been two time UCI Road World Championships, Men and is the current Gold medalist....	no award	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. A time trial specialist, he has been two time UCI Road World Championships, Men and is the current Gold medalist....	Vladimir Gusev Vladimir Gusev Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev is a Russian professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam Astana Team. Gusev has been a professional since 2004, spending two years each at Team CSC and Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team before moving to Astana in 2008....	no award
1	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for the Team Katusha team on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes. As a triple winner of the Tour de France's green jersey, at his peak , he was considered one of the fastest Cycling sprinter in the world....		David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist. He has won three stages of the Tour de France and two of the Vuelta a Espa?a. He was the British National Road Race Championships and the national time trial champion, both in 2007....	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for the Team Katusha team on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes. As a triple winner of the Tour de France's green jersey, at his peak , he was considered one of the fastest Cycling sprinter in the world....		Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé St?phane Aug? is a France road bicycle racing who rides for the Cofidis team in the UCI ProTour....
2	Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Katusha. He has a strong finishing sprint and can compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen....			Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....		Marcel Sieberg Marcel Sieberg Marcel Sieberg is a Germany road racing cyclist who rides for Team Columbia....
3	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. A time trial specialist, he has been two time UCI Road World Championships, Men and is the current Gold medalist....		Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé St?phane Aug? is a France road bicycle racing who rides for the Cofidis team in the UCI ProTour....			Mathieu Ladagnous Mathieu Ladagnous Mathieu Ladagnous is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Fran?aise des Jeux. He also competes as a track cyclist....
4	Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norway professional road bicycle racer, riding for Cerv?lo TestTeam. Hushovd is known for Cycling sprinter and time trialing....					Matthieu Sprick Matthieu Sprick Matthieu Sprick is a France cyclist who rides for the Bbox Bouygues Telecom team in the UCI ProTour....
5	Filippo Pozzato Filippo Pozzato Filippo Pozzato is an Italy road racing cyclist with UCI ProTour Team Katusha....		Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother S?bastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-Ren? Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulang?re in 2003....	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former Germany professional road bicycle racer who last raced for UCI ProTour Team Milram. With over 200 professional career wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of cycling history....		Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother S?bastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-Ren? Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulang?re in 2003....
6	Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....			Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....		Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, Order of the British Empire is a Belgium British professional track cycling and road bicycle racer currently riding for Team Garmin-Slipstream....
7	Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Milram....	Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Milram....			Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Milram....	Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Milram....
8	Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....	Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....	Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....			Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....
9	Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....				Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...	Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukraine cyclist with the UCI ProTour Astana Team. He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union....
10	Cédric Vasseur Cédric Vasseur C?dric Vasseur is a France former professional road racing cyclist. He was born in Hazebrouck, France and currently resides in Lille with his wife and young son....					Patrice Halgand Patrice Halgand Patrice Halgand is a France professional road racing cyclist, who is not currently signed to any team. He was one of only three Festina team riders who were named as clean during the Festina doping scandal during the 1998 Tour de France....
11	Robert Hunter Robert Hunter Robert Hunter or Bob Hunter may refer to:...					Benoît Vaugrenard Benoît Vaugrenard Beno?t Vaugrenard is a France road racing cyclist who races for Fran?aise des Jeux in the UCI ProTour....
12	Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....					Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Ansola is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.He has not yet won any races, but made his Tour de France debut in 2007, memorably participating in a breakaway during Stage 12 that was caught just 1 km from the finish line....
13	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour.... *					no award
14	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...					Antonio Colom Antonio Colom Antonio Colom Mas is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha from Bunyola. He is a specialist in short stage races, having won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2006, the Vuelta a Mallorca in 2004 and the Vuelta a Andaluc?a in 2002....
15	Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen is a Luxembourg road racing cyclist currently with Team Columbia-High Road. Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and later with Fassa Bortolo .... *					Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, was a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" is an all-rounder....
16	Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....		Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....			Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....
17	Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italy road racing cyclist specializing in fast Cycling sprinter. He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team Acqua & Sapone and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini?s leadout train....	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...				Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI Pro Tour Team Saxo Bank. Voigt is known as affable with a propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude....
18	Sandy Casar Sandy Casar Sandy Casar is a France professional racing cyclist.Casar rides for the Fran?aise des Jeux team which he has done so for his whole career to date....					Sandy Casar Sandy Casar Sandy Casar is a France professional racing cyclist.Casar rides for the Fran?aise des Jeux team which he has done so for his whole career to date....
19	Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He previously rode for the American team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, the German cycling team Team Gerolsteiner, and the Dutch team Rabobank ....					no award
20	Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italy road racing cyclist specializing in fast Cycling sprinter. He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team Acqua & Sapone and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini?s leadout train....					Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel.Bichot participated in the 2004 Giro d'Italia, when he withdrew after stage 9....
Final		Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...	Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....	Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...	Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Ansola is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.He has not yet won any races, but made his Tour de France debut in 2007, memorably participating in a breakaway during Stage 12 that was caught just 1 km from the finish line....

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:

In stage 1, Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden

Andreas Kl?den is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and the second place in the 2006 Tour de France and 2004 Tour de France....
wore the green jersey.
In stage 8, Mauricio Soler
Mauricio Soler

Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....
wore the white jersey.
In stage 9, Sylvain Chavanel
Sylvain Chavanel

Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother S?bastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-Ren? Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulang?re in 2003....
wore the polka-dot jersey.
In stages 10–16, Mauricio Soler
Mauricio Soler

Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....
wore the polka-dot jersey.
In stages 18–20, Amets Txurruka
Amets Txurruka

Amets Txurruka Ansola is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.He has not yet won any races, but made his Tour de France debut in 2007, memorably participating in a breakaway during Stage 12 that was caught just 1 km from the finish line....
wore the white jersey (Txurruka was third in the youth classification - the second, Mauricio Soler
Mauricio Soler

Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....
, was also wearing a more prestigious jersey)

Other notes:

Alexander Vinokourov
Alexander Vinokourov

Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, was a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" is an all-rounder....
tested positive for an illegal blood transfusion after stage 15, and Kim Kirchen
Kim Kirchen

Kim Kirchen is a Luxembourg road racing cyclist currently with Team Columbia-High Road. Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and later with Fassa Bortolo ....
was declared the winner of the stage on 29 April 2008. His time trial win of stage 13, was given to Cadel Evans
Cadel Evans

Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour....
.
Shortly after Michael Rasmussen
Michael Rasmussen

Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....
won stage 16, his team removed him from the Tour for violation of team rules; therefore in stage 17, no one wore the yellow jersey.

Overall standings

General classification

Rank	Rider	Time
1	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...	91h 00' 26"
2	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour....	+ 23"
3	Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He previously rode for the American team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, the German cycling team Team Gerolsteiner, and the Dutch team Rabobank ....	+ 31"
4	Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil is a Spain professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. He rides for UCI Professional Continental team Cerv?lo TestTeam....	+ 7' 08"
5	Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Agirre is a Spain professional road racing cyclist who rides for astana Team team on the UCI ProTour.Zubeldia turned professional in 1998....	+ 8' 17"
6	Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spain road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. Valverde's biggest wins have been Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge in 2006 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge, 2008 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship....	+ 11' 37"
7	Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen is a Luxembourg road racing cyclist currently with Team Columbia-High Road. Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and later with Fassa Bortolo ....	+ 12' 18"
8	Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukraine cyclist with the UCI ProTour Astana Team. He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union....	+ 12' 25"
9	Mikel Astarloza Mikel Astarloza Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.In 2003 he won his first and still only race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under....	+ 14' 14"
10		+ 14' 25"

General Classification (11–141)
11	Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....	Barloworld	+ 16' 51"
12	Michael Boogerd Michael Boogerd Michael Boogerd is a Netherlands former professional road bicycle racer.He began his professional career in , joining WordPerfect. In the team changed name to Novell, before Rabobank in became main sponsor and name for the team....		+ 21' 15"
13	David Arroyo David Arroyo David Arroyo Dur?n is a Spain professional road bicycle racer, riding on the UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. He is one of the best climbers on his team along with team leader Alejandro Valverde and ?scar Pereiro....		+ 21' 49"
14	Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha, most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France....		+ 24' 15"
15	Chris Horner Chris Horner Christopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana Team. Originally from Bend, Oregon, Horner has been a dominating figure in the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar....		+ 25' 19"
16			+ 27' 09"
16	Mayo was announced to have failed a drugs test on 24 July
17	Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fr?nk Schleck is a professional Road bicycle racing from Luxembourg riding for Team Saxo Bank. At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy Schleck on Team CSC, as Saxo Bank was then known, and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fr?nk winning the Bicycling terminology#open road race and Andy...		+ 31' 48"
18	Manuel Beltran Manuel Beltrán Manuel Beltr?n Martinez is a professional road bicycle racer from Spain. Beltr?n won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19....		+ 34' 14"
19	Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia where he consistently performs well and is able to stick with the leaders....		+ 37' 08"
20	Juan Jose Cobo Juan José Cobo Juan Jos? Cobo Acebo is a Spain road racing cyclist who races for Fuji-Servetto. He turned professional in 2004. He won two stages , as well as the overall classification, in the 2007 Vuelta al Pa?s Vasco....		+ 37' 14"
21	Juan Manuel Garate Juan Manuel Gárate Juan Manual G?rate Cepa is a Spain professional road racing cyclist currently riding for the Rabobank team. He is perceived to be a climbing specialist, and to date his greatest achievements have been in the Giro d'Italia, where he placed fourth overall in 2002 Giro d'Italia, fifth overall in 2005 Giro d'Italia and won the King of the Mount...		+ 38' 16"
22	Iván Gutiérrez Iván Gutiérrez Jos? Iv?n Guti?rrez Palacios is a Spain professional road bicycle racer. He was Spanish Road national champion, three time Spanish time trial champion and won a silver medal in the 2005 TT World Championships....		+ 45' 42"
23	Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Ansola is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.He has not yet won any races, but made his Tour de France debut in 2007, memorably participating in a breakaway during Stage 12 that was caught just 1 km from the finish line....		+ 49' 34"
24	George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapi? Garc?s is an United States professional road bicycle racer residing in Greenville, South Carolina.Hincapi? is most widely known as a key Cycling domestique of Lance Armstrong, having been the only rider to assist Armstrong in all seven of his Tour de France victories....		+ 54' 50"
25	Christian Vandevelde Christian Vandevelde Christian Vande Velde is an American professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Garmin-Slipstream. Son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee, John Vande Velde, Christian became professional in 1998 for US Postal Service cycling team....		+ 55' 50"
26		Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 56' 23"
27	Stephane Goubert Stéphane Goubert St?phane Goubert is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale....		+ 1h 06' 30"
28	Jens Voigt Jens Voigt Jens Voigt is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI Pro Tour Team Saxo Bank. Voigt is known as affable with a propensity to attack, and for his positive racing attitude....		+ 1h 08' 22"
29	Patxi Vila Patxi Vila Francisco Javier "Patxi" Vila Errandonea is a Spain professional road bicycle racer formerly with UCI ProTeam Lampre-Fondital.Vila's most notable victory came in stage 3 of the 2006 Paris-Nice where he snatched onto the wheel of Floyd Landis as he escaped on the Col de Croix de Chaubouret....		+ 1h 09' 37"
30	Patrice Halgand Patrice Halgand Patrice Halgand is a France professional road racing cyclist, who is not currently signed to any team. He was one of only three Festina team riders who were named as clean during the Festina doping scandal during the 1998 Tour de France....	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 1h 12' 45"
31	Bernhard Kohl Bernhard Kohl Bernhard Kohl is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist. After the Gerolsteiner team announced they would not be in existence for the 2009 season, Kohl signed with the UCI team Silence-Lotto for three years....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 1h 13' 27"
32	Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Siutsou is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam team Team Columbia.Palmares2002...	Barloworld	+ 1h 15' 16"
33		Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 1h 22' 25"
34	Markus Fothen Markus Fothen Markus Fothen is a Germany road racing cyclist who races for Team Milram in the UCI ProTour.2003 saw Fothen win the under-23 World Championship time trial in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 1h 30' 12"
35	Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker (cyclist) Thomas Dekker is a Netherlands professional road racing cyclist. It has been said that he is one of the most talented riders of his generation....		+ 1h 30' 34"
36	Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Milram....		+ 1h 30' 47"
37	Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau Christophe Moreau is a France professional road racing cyclist who rides for the French team Agritubel. For many years Moreau was considered a great hope for French cycling; however, he has rarely lived up to expectation, only twice finishing in the top 10 of the Tour de France....		+ 1h 33' 06"
38	Vladimir Gusev Vladimir Gusev Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev is a Russian professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam Astana Team. Gusev has been a professional since 2004, spending two years each at Team CSC and Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team before moving to Astana in 2008....		+ 1h 33' 50"
39	Moisés Dueñas Nevado Moisés Dueñas Nevado Mois?s Due?as Nevado is a Spain road racing cyclist who rode for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He was thrown out of the 2008 Tour de France of Tour de France....	Agritubel	+ 1h 36' 33"
40	Bram Tankink Bram Tankink Bram Tankink is a Netherlands professional road bicycle racer. He started his career as a mountainbiker, but in 1999, he became a road rider....		+ 1h 36' 44"
41	Marzio Bruseghin Marzio Bruseghin Marzio Bruseghin is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-N.G.C. His best achievement is winning the 2006 Italian time-trial championship, as well as winning two time trial in the Giro d'Italia....		+ 1h 36' 44"
42	Carlos Barredo Carlos Barredo Carlos Barredo Llamazales is an Spain road racing cyclist with the Belgian Quick Step professional cycling team....		+ 1h 36' 46"
43	Iñigo Landaluze Iñigo Landaluze I?igo Landaluze Intxaurraga is a professional road bicycle racer.Landaluze turned professional in 2001 with Euskaltel-Euskadi, his present team....		+ 1h 36' 50"
44	Ludovic Turpin Ludovic Turpin Ludovic Turpin is a France professional road racing cyclist. In 2006, he rides for Ag2r-La Mondiale on the UCI ProTour....		+ 1h 44' 54"
45			+ 1h 46' 25"
46	Xavier Florencio Xavier Florencio Xavier Florencio Cabre is a Spain professional road bicycle racer. In 2006, Florencio won the Cl?sica de San Sebasti?n.In 2009, he rides for UCI Professional Continental team Cerv?lo TestTeam after spending the previous three seasons with ProTeam Bouygues T?l?com ....		+ 1h 52' 19"
47	Christian Knees Christian Knees Christian Knees is a Germany cyclist who rides for Team Milram in the UCI ProTour.Palmares20062008External links...		+ 1h 53' 23"
48	Gorka Verdugo Gorka Verdugo Gorka Verdugo Markotegui is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.He has not yet won any races, but made his Giro d'Italia debut in 2005 and his Tour de France debut in 2006 ....		+ 1h 53' 32"
49	David de la Fuente David De La Fuente David de la Fuente Rasilla is a Spain professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the Fuji-Servetto cycling team on the UCI ProTour. De la Fuente led the mountains classification of the 2006 Tour de France for a number of stages, donning the Polka Dot jersey after stage 2, and then again after stage 11 until Michael Rasmussen took a comman...		+ 1h 54' 50"
50	Ruben Perez Rubén Pérez Rub?n P?rez Moreno is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.He has not won any races, but made his Vuelta a Espa?a debut in 2006 and his Tour de France debut in 2007....		+ 1h 56' 15"
51	Íñigo Cuesta Íñigo Cuesta ??igo Cuesta L?pez de Castro is a Spain professional road bicycle racer. Cuesta turned professional in 1994 for the Basque Country Euskaltel-Euskadi team....		+ 1h 58' 45"
52	Jose Luis Arrieta José Luis Arrieta Jos? Luis Arrieta Lujambio is a Spain professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He has been a professional since 1993....		+ 2h 00' 07"
53	Iker Camaño Iker Camaño Iker Cama?o Ortuzar is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Fuji-Servetto. Cama?o turned professional in 2002 with Phonak and moved to Euskaltel-Euskadi in 2004, but has yet to record any professional victories....		+ 2h 05' 17"
54	John Gadret John Gadret John Gadret is a France professional racing cyclist in cyclo-cross and Road bicycle racing disciplines for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He became a stagiaire for Cofidis in 2003 before turning professional with the Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen team in 2004....		+ 2h 06' 50"
55	Cédric Vasseur Cédric Vasseur C?dric Vasseur is a France former professional road racing cyclist. He was born in Hazebrouck, France and currently resides in Lille with his wife and young son....		+ 2h 08' 14"
56	Dario Cioni Dario Cioni Dario David Cioni is an England Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Team ISD....		+ 2h 10' 42"
57	Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal Nicolas Portal is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne....		+ 2h 15' 14"
58	Laurent Lefevre Laurent Lefèvre Laurent Lef?vre is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom. He is one of only three Festina team riders who was named as being clean in the Festina doping affair in the 1998 Tour de France....		+ 2h 15' 17"
59	Michael Albasini Michael Albasini Michael Albasini is a Switzerland professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia-High Road. Albasini began his career in 2003 with Phonak , moved to Liquigas at the beginning of 2005, and signed with Columbia-High Road for the 2009 season....		+ 2h 18' 35"
60	Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann Fabian Wegmann is a Germany Bicycle road racing cyclist, known as a climbing specialist. He is currently riding for UCI ProTour Team Milram....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 2h 19' 36"
61	Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez Egoi Mart?nez de Esteban is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Mart?nez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France....		+ 2h 20' 16"
62	Axel Merckx Axel Merckx Axel Merckx , is a former Belgium professional road bicycle racer retiring from the sport in August 2007. Since he began his professional career in 1993, he has won an Olympic Bronze medal and competed in 8 Tours de France, finishing in 6 as the highest-placed Belgian rider....		+ 2h 21' 00"
63	Johan Van Summeren Johan Van Summeren Johan Van Summeren is a Belgium road racing cyclist who rides for the Silence-Lotto team in the UCI ProTour.During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Van Summeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to nominate Johan Va...		+ 2h 21' 57"
64	Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Lövkvist Thomas L?vkvist is a Sweden professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam Team Columbia. He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in Fran?aise des Jeux at the age of 19 in 2004....		+ 2h 22' 50"
65	Sergio Paulinho Sérgio Paulinho S?rgio Miguel Moreira Paulinho is a Portugal road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana Team. He was a domestique in the 2007 Tour de France.After winning a bronze medal in the 2001 World Championships, in under-23, in 2003, he became a professional cyclist and started gaining reference in one of the most important Portuguese teams: LA Peco...		+ 2h 23' 21"
66	Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler has been a professional road bicycle racer since 2001. He rides for Bbox Bouygues Telecom, formerly known as Bouygues T?l?com Brioches la Boulang?re and Bonjour....		+ 2h 24' 34"
67			+ 2h 24' 36"
68	Jerome Pineau Jérôme Pineau J?r?me Pineau is a France professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he rides on the UCI ProTour for Quick Step....		+ 2h 24' 59"
69	David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist. He has won three stages of the Tour de France and two of the Vuelta a Espa?a. He was the British National Road Race Championships and the national time trial champion, both in 2007....		+ 2h 32' 07"
70	Mario Aerts Mario Aerts Mario Aerts is a professional road bicycle racer since 1997. He has since shifted residence to Molenstede and currently rides for Silence-Lotto, and has done so since 2005 ....		+ 2h 32' 58"
71	Sandy Casar Sandy Casar Sandy Casar is a France professional racing cyclist.Casar rides for the Fran?aise des Jeux team which he has done so for his whole career to date....		+ 2h 33' 46"
72			+ 2h 37' 25"
73	Frederik Willems Frederik Willems Frederik Willems is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas. His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 ?toile de Bess?ges whilst riding for Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen, with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode with until the end of 2006....		+ 2h 37' 41"
74	Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Switzerland professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team....		+ 2h 37' 41"
75	Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italy road racing cyclist specializing in fast Cycling sprinter. He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team Acqua & Sapone and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini?s leadout train....		+ 2h 38' 30"
76	Kjell Carlström Kjell Carlström Kjell Carlstr?m is a Finland Road bicycle racing. He has raced in the Tour de France in 2005 Tour de France, 2006 Tour de France and 2007 Tour de France....		+ 2h 39' 34"
77	Christophe Rinero Christophe Rinero Christophe Rinero is a France road racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team Agritubel. Rinero's greatest achievements have been to win the Tour de l'Avenir in 1998 and the King of the Mountains in the 1998 Tour de France....		+ 2h 40' 59"
78	Andriy Hryvko Andriy Hryvko Andriy Hryvko is a Ukraine racing cyclist....		+ 2h 41' 41"
79	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former Germany professional road bicycle racer who last raced for UCI ProTour Team Milram. With over 200 professional career wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of cycling history....		+ 2h 42' 28"
80	Juan Miguel Mercado Juan Miguel Mercado Juan Miguel Mercado Mart?n is a Spain professional road bicycle racer who turned professional with Vitalicio Seguros in 1998. At the Tour de France, Mercado won Stage 18 at the 2004 Tour de France and captured a surprise win on Stage 10 of the 2006 Tour de France in an early breakaway with Cyril Dessel ....	Agritubel	+ 2h 44' 27"
81	Ronny Scholz Ronny Scholz Ronny Scholz is a Germany professional road bicycle racing cyclist who rides for Team Milram in the UCI ProTour....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 2h 44' 39"
82	Jorge Azanza Jorge Azanza Jorge Azanza Soto is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.In 2004 he won his first and still only races, when he finished first in the overall rankings of the Vuelta a Cordoba....		+ 2h 50' 30"
83	Benoit Vaugrenard Benoît Vaugrenard Beno?t Vaugrenard is a France road racing cyclist who races for Fran?aise des Jeux in the UCI ProTour....		+ 2h 50' 54"
84	Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick F?drigo is a France cyclist who rides for Bbox Bouygues Telecom in the UCI ProTour. He was the French national road champion in 2005 and won Stage 14 of the 2006 Tour de France in Gap, Hautes-Alpes....		+ 2h 53' 42"
85	Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentina-born Spain professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team Rabobank ....		+ 2h 55' 58"
86	Grischa Niermann Grischa Niermann Grischa Niermann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank . He started his professional career in 1997 with the Die Continentale team, where he won the Hessen-Rundfahrt in 1998 and the Regio Tour in 1999....		+ 2h 56' 09"
87	Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher Stefan Schumacher is a Germany professional road racing cyclist. First professionally employed with Team Telekom in 2002, he was released the following year....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 2h 56' 30"
88	Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Lampre , and is the current world champion. Although he possesses a frame that is usually more associated with climbing, Ballan has established himself as a leading Classic cycle races contender in recent years....		+ 2h 57' 05"
89	Aleksandr Kuschynski Aleksandr Kuschynski Aleksandr Kuschynski is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Liquigas. He turned pro in 2004.Victories2004*...		+ 2h 58' 46"
90	Iñaki Isasi Iñaki Isasi I?aki Isasi Flores is a Spain racing cyclist who rides for the Euskaltel-Euskadi team in the UCI ProTour. Isasi turned professional in 2001 and has yet to record a major result of note in his five years as a professional....		+ 2h 59' 37"
91	José Vicente García José Vicente García Jos? Vicente Garc?a Acosta is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. In his career, he has won a stage of the Tour de France, two stages in the Vuelta a Espa?a and the GP Eddy Merckx with Abraham Olano....		+ 3h 00' 38"
92	Nicolas Vogondy Nicolas Vogondy Nicolas Vogondy is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel.Vogondy won the Tour de Lorraine in 1995 as a junior. He became a professional rider in 1997 when he signed for Fran?aise des Jeux....	Agritubel	+ 3h 00' 50"
93	Johann Tschopp Johann Tschopp Johann Tschopp is a Switzerland professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom. He has been a professional since 2004 with Phonak , during which time he has raced twice in Giro d'Italia....		+ 3h 07' 19"
94	Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans Simon Gerrans is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Cerv?lo TestTeam, which is an UCI Professional Continental team....		+ 3h 09' 19"
95	Paolo Bossoni Paolo Bossoni Paolo Bossoni is an Italy professional road bicycle racer....		+ 3h 09' 56"
96	Daniele Righi Daniele Righi Daniele Righi is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-Fondital.External links *...		+ 3h 10' 35"
97	Lilian Jegou Lilian Jégou Lilian J?gou is a France road racing cyclist.J?gou made his professional debut in 2002 when he signed for Cr?dit Agricole as stagiaire. A year later he would make his Tour de France debut, but withdrew after stage 8 which led to l'Alpe d'Huez....		+ 3h 14' 11"
98	Anthony Geslin Anthony Geslin Anthony Geslin is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Fran?aise des Jeux .He was born in Alen?on and became a professional in 2002, when he signed with the Bonjour team....		+ 3h 14' 15"
99	Alexander Efimkin Alexander Efimkin Alexander Efimkin is a Russian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. His twin brother is Vladimir Efimkin....	Barloworld	+ 3h 14' 19"
100	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. A time trial specialist, he has been two time UCI Road World Championships, Men and is the current Gold medalist....		+ 3h 15' 48"
101	Murilo Fischer Murilo Fischer Murilo Antonio Fischer is a Brazilian professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam Liquigas. Fischer has raced his whole career to date with Italy, having begun his career with Domina Vacanze in 2004, before moving to UCI Professional Continental team Naturino-Sapore di Mare for the 2005 and 2006 seasons....		+ 3h 16' 08"
102	Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot Freddy Bichot is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel.Bichot participated in the 2004 Giro d'Italia, when he withdrew after stage 9....	Agritubel	+ 3h 16' 58"
103	David Cañada David Cañada David Ca?ada Gracia is a Spain professional bicycle road racing, riding in the UCI ProTour on the Fuji-Servetto squad. His win at the 2006 Volta a Catalunya is his best career accomplishment to date....		+ 3h 17' 19"
104	Sébastien Rosseler Sébastien Rosseler S?bastien Rosseler is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Quick Step.Main Victories 20012003*...		+ 3h 18' 25"
105	Bert Grabsch Bert Grabsch Bert Grabsch is a Germany road bicycle racer racing for UCI ProTour squad Team Columbia and is the reigning Time Trial World Champion. He is the younger brother of fellow road racing cyclist Ralf Grabsch, and the current UCI World time trial champion, having won the title in Varese, Italy on September 25th 2008....		+ 3h 19' 58"
106	Félix Cardenas Félix Cárdenas F?lix Rafael C?rdenas Ravalo is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld....	Barloworld	+ 3h 19' 58"
107	Julian Dean Julian Dean Julian Dean is a road racing cyclist who rides for Garmin-Slipstream. Dean rode in the 2008 Tour de France, 2007 Tour de France, 2006 Tour de France and the 2004 Tour de France, finishing all four times....	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 3h 21' 57"
108	Matteo Tosatto Matteo Tosatto Matteo Tosatto is an Italy road racing cyclist who rides for Quick Step-Innergetic in the UCI ProTour....		+ 3h 22' 14"
109	William Bonnet William Bonnet William Bonnet is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom.Palmares 200020052006...	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 3h 22' 59"
110	Leif Hoste Leif Hoste Leif Hoste is a Belgium professional road bicycle racing since 1998. He rides on the UCI ProTour for Silence-Lotto. His career highlights include winning two stages and the overall title at the 2006 Three Days of De Panne, the 2001 and 2006 Belgian national time trial championships, and a second place finish at the 2004 Ronde van Vlaandere...		+ 3h 23' 02"
111	Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula Giampaolo Cheula is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld.External links *...	Barloworld	+ 3h 23' 11"
112	Mathieu Ladagnous Mathieu Ladagnous Mathieu Ladagnous is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Fran?aise des Jeux. He also competes as a track cyclist....		+ 3h 23' 17"
113	Manuel Quinziato Manuel Quinziato Manuel Quinziato is an Italy professional road bicycle racing who rides for the Liquigas professional cycling team in the UCI ProTour....		+ 3h 23' 42"
114	Nicolas Jalabert Nicolas Jalabert Nicolas Jalabert is a France road racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team Agritubel. In 1997 he turned professional with the French team Cofidis ....	Agritubel	+ 3h 24' 02"
115	Benjamin Noval Benjamín Noval Benjam?n Noval Gonz?lez is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana Team. Noval turned professional in 2001, riding for Relax-Gam for three years before switching to Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team , where he stayed for four years....		+ 3h 24' 13"
116	Ralf Grabsch Ralf Grabsch Ralf Grabsch is a Germany road racing cyclist. He is the older brother of fellow road racing cyclist Bert Grabsch....		+ 3h 24' 35"
117	Mickael Delage Mickaël Delage Micka?l Delage is a France professional racing cyclist. He cycles for Silence-Lotto. He is also active as a track cyclist.As a junior he participated at the World Championships in track cycling in Moscow 2003, where he won the silver medal at the points race, after Australian Miles Olman....		+ 3h 24' 46"
118	Robert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) Robert Hunter is a South African professional road bicycle racer. Hunter became the first ever South African to compete in the Tour de France in 2001....	Barloworld	+ 3h 26' 12"
119	Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....		+ 3h 26' 19"
120	Marcel Sieberg Marcel Sieberg Marcel Sieberg is a Germany road racing cyclist who rides for Team Columbia....		+ 3h 26' 48"
121	Bernhard Eisel Bernhard Eisel Bernhard Eisel is an Austrian professional Road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Columbia. He won his first race when he was 11 years old, since then he has won many races....		+ 3h 26' 57"
122	Alessandro Cortinovis Alessandro Cortinovis Alessandro Cortinovis is an Italy road racing cyclist who rides for Team Milram.Cortinovis became professional in 1999 when he signed for Team Polti....		+ 3h 27' 04"
123	Steven de Jongh Steven de Jongh Steven de Jongh is a Netherlands road bicycle racer who currently races for Quick Step.de Jongh made his professional debut in 1995 at TVM team where he stayed until 1999....		+ 3h 27' 45"
124	Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini Paolo Longo Borghini is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld.Paolo is the son of three time cross country skiing Winter Olympics Guidina dal Sasso, and is married to Kimberly Danza....	Barloworld	+ 3h 27' 48"
125	Benoit Salmon Benoit Salmon Beno?t Salmon is a France professional road bicycle racing. He competes for the Agritubel. In 1999, Salmon won the maillot blanc as the best young rider at the 1999 Tour de France and the overall title of the Grand Prix du Midi Libre....	Agritubel	+ 3h 28' 59"
126	Claudio Corioni Claudio Corioni Claudio Corioni is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas....		+ 3h 29' 26"
127	Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt is a Germany professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTour squad Team Columbia. He weighs 75 kilogram and is tall....		+ 3h 29' 37"
128	Pieter Weening Pieter Weening Pieter Weening is a road bicycle racer from Harkema, Friesland, the Netherlands.His professional career began in 2004 in the Rabobank team. He won the eighth stage of the Tour de France in 2005....		+ 3h 31' 49"
129	Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is a Germany cyclist who races for UCI Professional Continental team Cerv?lo TestTeam.Haussler, of German heritage, grew up in the town of Inverell, New South Wales in northern New South Wales, Australia before leaving for Germany in 1999 at age 15 to pursue a dream of being a professional cyclist....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 3h 32' 30"
130	Sébastien Chavanel Sébastien Chavanel S?bastien Chavanel is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Fran?aise des Jeux. He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to Sylvain Chavanel....		+ 3h 35' 25"
131	Enrico Poitschke Enrico Poitschke Enrico Poitschke is a Germany former road racing cyclist.Palmar?s 2001: 1st, Stage 3, Ringerike GP...		+ 3h 35' 28"
132	Sébastien Hinault Sébastien Hinault S?bastien Hinault is a France road racing cyclist. He debuted in 1997 with the French team Cr?dit Agricole , and has competed in the Tour de France five times....	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 3h 35' 37"
133	Peter Wrolich Peter Wrolich Peter Wrolich is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer.He rides for Team Milram and is known as a sprinter. He was in the top 10 of the last stage of the 2006 Tour de France, with a total of 65 points....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 3h 36' 05"
134	Bram de Groot Bram de Groot Bram de Groot is a Netherlands professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank ....		+ 3h 37' 46"
135	Robert Förster Robert Förster Robert F?rster is a Germany professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for Team Milram.He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team N?rnberger....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 3h 40' 10"
136	Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. Charteau turned professional in 2001. His biggest career victory to date is the 2007 Le Tour de Langkawi....	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 3h 40' 44"
137		Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 3h 40' 51"
138	Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Katusha. He has a strong finishing sprint and can compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen....		+ 3h 41' 38"
139	Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norway professional road bicycle racer, riding for Cerv?lo TestTeam. Hushovd is known for Cycling sprinter and time trialing....	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 3h 41' 57"
140	Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, Order of the British Empire is a Wales professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld....	Barloworld	+ 3h 46' 51"
141	Wim Vansevenant Wim Vansevenant Wim Vansevenant is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer. Vansevenant turned professional in 1995.Vansevenant has been lanterne rouge of the Tour de France three times, in 2006 Tour de France, 2007 Tour de France and 2008 Tour de France....		+ 3h 52' 54"

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1		273h 12' 52"
2		+ 19' 36"
3		+ 22' 10"
4		+ 36' 24"
5		+ 46' 46"
6		+ 1h 44' 33"
7		+ 1h 50' 21"
8		+ 2h 19' 41"
9	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	+ 2h 25' 44"
10		+ 2h 26' 08"

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....		256
2	Robert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) Robert Hunter is a South African professional road bicycle racer. Hunter became the first ever South African to compete in the Tour de France in 2001....	Barloworld	234
3	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former Germany professional road bicycle racer who last raced for UCI ProTour Team Milram. With over 200 professional career wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of cycling history....		232
4	Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norway professional road bicycle racer, riding for Cerv?lo TestTeam. Hushovd is known for Cycling sprinter and time trialing....	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	186
5	Sébastien Chavanel Sébastien Chavanel S?bastien Chavanel is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Fran?aise des Jeux. He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to Sylvain Chavanel....		181
6	Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italy road racing cyclist specializing in fast Cycling sprinter. He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team Acqua & Sapone and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini?s leadout train....		160
7	Robert Förster Robert Förster Robert F?rster is a Germany professional road racing cyclist, specialising in bunch sprints, currently riding for Team Milram.He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team N?rnberger....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	140
8	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. A time trial specialist, he has been two time UCI Road World Championships, Men and is the current Gold medalist....		112
9	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour....		109
10	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...		88

King of the Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....	Barloworld	206
2	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...		128
3	Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukraine cyclist with the UCI ProTour Astana Team. He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union....		105
4	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour....		92
5	Laurent Lefevre Laurent Lefèvre Laurent Lef?vre is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom. He is one of only three Festina team riders who was named as being clean in the Festina doping affair in the 1998 Tour de France....		85
6	Juan Manuel Garate Juan Manuel Gárate Juan Manual G?rate Cepa is a Spain professional road racing cyclist currently riding for the Rabobank team. He is perceived to be a climbing specialist, and to date his greatest achievements have been in the Giro d'Italia, where he placed fourth overall in 2002 Giro d'Italia, fifth overall in 2005 Giro d'Italia and won the King of the Mount...		77
7	Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil is a Spain professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. He rides for UCI Professional Continental team Cerv?lo TestTeam....		74
8	Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Juan Jos? Cobo Acebo is a Spain road racing cyclist who races for Fuji-Servetto. He turned professional in 2004. He won two stages , as well as the overall classification, in the 2007 Vuelta al Pa?s Vasco....		68
9	Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He previously rode for the American team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, the German cycling team Team Gerolsteiner, and the Dutch team Rabobank ....		64
10	Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Agirre is a Spain professional road racing cyclist who rides for astana Team team on the UCI ProTour.Zubeldia turned professional in 1998....		64

Young riders' classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...		91h 00' 26"
2	Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Juan Mauricio Soler Hern?ndez is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007 Tour de France, winning stage 9 having broken away on the Col du Galibier....	Barloworld	+ 16' 51"
3	Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Amets Txurruka Ansola is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.He has not yet won any races, but made his Tour de France debut in 2007, memorably participating in a breakaway during Stage 12 that was caught just 1 km from the finish line....		+ 49' 34"
4	Bernhard Kohl Bernhard Kohl Bernhard Kohl is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer and recognized climbing specialist. After the Gerolsteiner team announced they would not be in existence for the 2009 season, Kohl signed with the UCI team Silence-Lotto for three years....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	+ 1h 13' 27"
5	Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Siutsou Kanstantsin Siutsou is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam team Team Columbia.Palmares2002...	Barloworld	+ 1h 15' 16"
6	Thomas Dekker Thomas Dekker (cyclist) Thomas Dekker is a Netherlands professional road racing cyclist. It has been said that he is one of the most talented riders of his generation....		+ 1h 30' 34"
7	Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Milram....		+ 1h 30' 47"
8	Vladimir Gusev Vladimir Gusev Vladimir Nikolayevich Gusev is a Russian professional road racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI ProTeam Astana Team. Gusev has been a professional since 2004, spending two years each at Team CSC and Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team before moving to Astana in 2008....		+ 1h 33' 50"
9	Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Lövkvist Thomas L?vkvist is a Sweden professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam Team Columbia. He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in Fran?aise des Jeux at the age of 19 in 2004....		+ 2h 22' 50"
10			+ 2h 41' 41"

2007 UCI ProTour points awarded

Cyclists in the UCI ProTour

UCI ProTour

The UCI ProTour is a competition under the International Cycling Union . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a series of road bicycle racing and a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the competition....
(therefore not members of the wildcard entries Barloworld or Agritubel) are awarded UCI ProTour points for their performance in the Tour de France. The winner of a stage receives 10 points, second receives 5 points and third 3 points. UCI ProTour points are also awarded for high places in the final classification, with 100 points for the overall winner.

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team team and the 2008 Giro d'Italia and 2008 Vuelta a Espa?a with Astana, being the fifth racer in history, and the first Spaniard, to win all three Grand Tours of road cyclin...		113
2	Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist on the Silence-Lotto team. In 2007, Evans became first Australian to win the UCI ProTour....		88
3	Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer who rides with UCI ProTeam Team Astana. He previously rode for the American team Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team, the German cycling team Team Gerolsteiner, and the Dutch team Rabobank ....		75
4	Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Carlos Sastre Candil is a Spain professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. He rides for UCI Professional Continental team Cerv?lo TestTeam....		55
5	Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spain road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. Valverde's biggest wins have been Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge in 2006 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge, 2008 Li?ge-Bastogne-Li?ge and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship....		53
5	Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Haimar Zubeldia Agirre is a Spain professional road racing cyclist who rides for astana Team team on the UCI ProTour.Zubeldia turned professional in 1998....		53
7	Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen is a Luxembourg road racing cyclist currently with Team Columbia-High Road. Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and later with Fassa Bortolo ....		45
8	Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych Yaroslav Popovych is a Ukraine cyclist with the UCI ProTour Astana Team. He was born in Drohobych, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union....		35
9	Mikel Astarloza Mikel Astarloza Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.In 2003 he won his first and still only race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under....		30
10	Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Cycling Championship#World Cycling Champions. He is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing Cycling sprinter....		28
11	Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Saxo Bank. A time trial specialist, he has been two time UCI Road World Championships, Men and is the current Gold medalist....		25
11			25
11	Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....		25
14	Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati is an Italy road racing cyclist specializing in fast Cycling sprinter. He turned professional in 2002, when he joined the team Acqua & Sapone and wore zebra stripes as part of Mario Cipollini?s leadout train....		23
15	Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norway professional road bicycle racer, riding for Cerv?lo TestTeam. Hushovd is known for Cycling sprinter and time trialing....	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	20
15	Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, was a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" is an all-rounder....		20
17	Erik Zabel Erik Zabel Erik Zabel is a former Germany professional road bicycle racer who last raced for UCI ProTour Team Milram. With over 200 professional career wins he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and best cycling sprinters of cycling history....		16
18	Sandy Casar Sandy Casar Sandy Casar is a France professional racing cyclist.Casar rides for the Fran?aise des Jeux team which he has done so for his whole career to date....		15
18	Michael Boogerd Michael Boogerd Michael Boogerd is a Netherlands former professional road bicycle racer.He began his professional career in , joining WordPerfect. In the team changed name to Novell, before Rabobank in became main sponsor and name for the team....		15
20	Óscar Freire Óscar Freire ?scar Freire G?mez is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank . Freire is considered one of the top Cycling sprinter in road bicycle racing, having won the World Cycling Championship on a record-equalling three occasions, along with Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx, and the cycling monument Mila...		13
20	Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Karpets Vladimir Alexandrovich Karpets is a Russian road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha, most notable for winning the white jersey for best young rider in the 2004 Tour de France....		13
20	Filippo Pozzato Filippo Pozzato Filippo Pozzato is an Italy road racing cyclist with UCI ProTour Team Katusha....		13
23	David Arroyo David Arroyo David Arroyo Dur?n is a Spain professional road bicycle racer, riding on the UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne. He is one of the best climbers on his team along with team leader Alejandro Valverde and ?scar Pereiro....		12
24			11
25	Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann Linus Gerdemann is a Germany professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team Milram....		10
25	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for the Team Katusha team on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes. As a triple winner of the Tour de France's green jersey, at his peak , he was considered one of the fastest Cycling sprinter in the world....		10
25	Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans Gert Steegmans is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Katusha. He has a strong finishing sprint and can compete in the sprint with fellow Belgian cyclist Tom Boonen....		10
25	Cedric Vasseur Cédric Vasseur C?dric Vasseur is a France former professional road racing cyclist. He was born in Hazebrouck, France and currently resides in Lille with his wife and young son....		10
29	Chris Horner Chris Horner Christopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana Team. Originally from Bend, Oregon, Horner has been a dominating figure in the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar....		8
29	Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Kl?den is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and the second place in the 2006 Tour de France and 2004 Tour de France....		8
31	Markus Fothen Markus Fothen Markus Fothen is a Germany road racing cyclist who races for Team Milram in the UCI ProTour.2003 saw Fothen win the under-23 World Championship time trial in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada....	Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....	5
31	Iñigo Landaluze Iñigo Landaluze I?igo Landaluze Intxaurraga is a professional road bicycle racer.Landaluze turned professional in 2001 with Euskaltel-Euskadi, his present team....		5
31	Axel Merckx Axel Merckx Axel Merckx , is a former Belgium professional road bicycle racer retiring from the sport in August 2007. Since he began his professional career in 1993, he has won an Olympic Bronze medal and competed in 8 Tours de France, finishing in 6 as the highest-placed Belgian rider....		5
31			5
35	Manuel Beltran Manuel Beltrán Manuel Beltr?n Martinez is a professional road bicycle racer from Spain. Beltr?n won his first professional race at the 1997 Giro d'Italia, winning stage 19....		4
36	Michael Albasini Michael Albasini Michael Albasini is a Switzerland professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia-High Road. Albasini began his career in 2003 with Phonak , moved to Liquigas at the beginning of 2005, and signed with Columbia-High Road for the 2009 season....		3
36	Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger Martin Elmiger is a Switzerland professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Ag2r-La Mondiale. He turned pro in 2001 with the Swiss Post Office team....		3
36			3
36	David de la Fuente David De La Fuente David de la Fuente Rasilla is a Spain professional road bicycle racer. He rides for the Fuji-Servetto cycling team on the UCI ProTour. De la Fuente led the mountains classification of the 2006 Tour de France for a number of stages, donning the Polka Dot jersey after stage 2, and then again after stage 11 until Michael Rasmussen took a comman...		3
36	George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapi? Garc?s is an United States professional road bicycle racer residing in Greenville, South Carolina.Hincapi? is most widely known as a key Cycling domestique of Lance Armstrong, having been the only rider to assist Armstrong in all seven of his Tour de France victories....		3
36	Laurent Lefevre Laurent Lefèvre Laurent Lef?vre is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Bbox Bouygues Telecom. He is one of only three Festina team riders who was named as being clean in the Festina doping affair in the 1998 Tour de France....		3
36	Danilo Napolitano Danilo Napolitano Danilo Napolitano is an Italy professional Bicycle road racing on Team Katusha of the UCI ProTour, and is chiefly known for his Cycling sprinter....		3
36	Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec Tadej Valjavec is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale. He is well known as a good climber due to his rides on mountain stages in the Giro d'Italia where he consistently performs well and is able to stick with the leaders....		3
44	Juan Jose Cobo Juan José Cobo Juan Jos? Cobo Acebo is a Spain road racing cyclist who races for Fuji-Servetto. He turned professional in 2004. He won two stages , as well as the overall classification, in the 2007 Vuelta al Pa?s Vasco....		2

Withdrawals

48 riders withdrew, were disqualified, or injured:

Type	Stage	Rider	Team	Reason
DNF	1	Eduardo Gonzalo Eduardo Gonzalo Eduardo Gonzalo Ram?rez is a Spain road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel.In 2005 he won the overall rankings of the under-23 Tour de l'Isard d'Ari?ge....	Agritubel	Injury due to crash
DNS	3	Tomas Vaitkus Tomas Vaitkus Tomas Vaitkus is a Lithuanian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Astana Team.Vaitkus, nicknamed Tomas the Tank Engine, made his Tour de France debut in the 2007 Tour de France but had to abandon after a serious crash at the end of stage two....		Fractured thumb
DNF	4	Xabier Zandio Xabier Zandio Xabier Zandio Echaide is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Caisse d'Epargne....		Injury due to crash
DNS	5	Rémy Di Gregorio Rémy Di Gregorio R?my Di Gregorio is a France professional road bicycle racer. He rides for Fran?aise des Jeux, a French team.He rode his first Tour de France in 2007....		Broken elbow
DNF	5	Brett Lancaster Brett Lancaster Brett Lancaster is a professional racing cyclist from Australia, who started cycle racing at the age of 14 in 1993. He spent four years riding for Ceramica Panaria-Navigare before moving to Team Milram in July 2006....		Stomach bug
DNS	6	Geoffroy Lequatre Geoffroy Lequatre Geoffroy Lequatre is a France professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Agritubel. His best win so far is the 2008 Tour of Britain....		Finger contusions
DNS	7	Óscar Freire Óscar Freire ?scar Freire G?mez is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank . Freire is considered one of the top Cycling sprinter in road bicycle racing, having won the World Cycling Championship on a record-equalling three occasions, along with Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx, and the cycling monument Mila...		Saddle sore
DNS	7	Rubén Lobato Rubén Lobato Rub?n Lobato Elvira is a Spain professional road bicycle racer who has ridden for Acqua & Sapone-Cantina Tollo , Domina Vacanze-Elitron and Saunier Duval ....		Death of a relative
DNF	7	Enrico Degano Enrico Degano Enrico Degano is an Italy professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Barloworld.He was the first rider to start the prologue of the 2007 Tour de France, although had to abandon during stage 7 of the race due to a crash....	Barloworld	Injury due to crash
DNF	8	Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish is a Isle of Man and British Isles racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Team Columbia-High Road. Originally a track cyclist in the Madison , points race, and Scratch Race , he became a road racing cyclist in 2007....		Planned withdrawal
DNF	8	Iván Parra Iván Parra Iv?n Ramiro Parra Pinto is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer for Colombian Continental cycling team Colombia es Pasi?n. Iv?n comes from a Colombian cycling family....		Stomach problems
DNF	8	Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Stuart O'Grady Order of Australia , nicknamed Stuey, is an Australian professional road bicycle racer on UCI Pro Tour Team Saxo Bank, who started as a track cyclist....		Injury due to crash: five broken rib Rib In vertebrate anatomy, ribs are the long curved bones which form the ribcage. In most vertebrates, ribs surround the chest and protect the lungs, heart, and other internal Organ s of the thorax.... s, three broken vertebra Vertebra A vertebra is an individual bone in the flexible column that defines vertebrate animals. The vertebral column encases and protects the spinal cord, which runs from the base of the cranium down the dorsal side of the animal until reaching the pelvis.... e, broken scapula Scapula In anatomy, the scapula, omo, or shoulder blade, is the bone that connects the humerus with the clavicle .The scapula forms the posterior part of the shoulder girdle.... , both clavicles, collapsed lung Pneumothorax In medicine , a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung, is a potential medical emergency caused by accumulation of air or gas in the pleural cavity....
DNF	8	Michael Rogers Michael Rogers Michael Rogers is an Australian professional road bicycle racer who rides for Team Columbia-High Road. Rogers turned professional in 1999 with Mapei , which became Quick Step....		Dislocated right shoulder
DNF	8	Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel.In August 2005 joined Agritubel as a trainee and impressed his team managers, resulting in a professional contract....	Agritubel	Anal Prolapse
DSQ	8	Cédric Hervé Cédric Hervé C?dric Herv? is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Agritubel.Herv? became a professional rider in 2002. His first win came in 2006 when he won the Manche Atlantique....	Agritubel	Finished outside time limit
DSQ	8	Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen Robbie McEwen is an Australian professional road bicycle racer, for the Team Katusha team on the UCI ProTour, specializing in sprint finishes. As a triple winner of the Tour de France's green jersey, at his peak , he was considered one of the fastest Cycling sprinter in the world....		Finished outside time limit
DSQ	8	Danilo Napolitano Danilo Napolitano Danilo Napolitano is an Italy professional Bicycle road racing on Team Katusha of the UCI ProTour, and is chiefly known for his Cycling sprinter....		Finished outside time limit
DNS	9	Patrik Sinkewitz Patrik Sinkewitz Patrik Sinkewitz is a banned professional German people cyclist most recently riding for the T-Mobile Team cycling team. He is seen as a climbing specialist with the ability to perform well over the course of a Stage , as can be seen from his 2004 victory of the 9 Stage Deutschland Tour....		Injury (broken nose) due to crash with a spectator
DNF	11	Sylvain Calzati Sylvain Calzati Sylvain Calzati is a France road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Agritubel. He turned professional during the year 2003 with Team Barloworld....		Tendinitis
DNF	11	Igor Antón Igor Antón Igor Ant?n Hern?ndez is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Euskaltel-Euskadi.Since turning professional in 2005, his major achievement was winning the sixteenth stage of the Vuelta a Espa?a 2006, between Almer?a and the Calar Alto Observatory....		Unknown
DSQ	11	David Zabriskie David Zabriskie David Zabriskie is a professional road bicycle racer from the United States who rides for Garmin-Slipstream. His main strength is individual time trials and his career highlights include Stage wins in all three Grand Tour stage races and winning the US National Time Trial Championship four times....		Finished outside time limit
DNF	12	Alberto Ongarato Alberto Ongarato Alberto Ongarato is an Italy road racing cyclist....		Injury due to crash
DSQ	12	Stef Clement Stef Clement Stef Clement is a Netherlands professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank . He specializes in the time trial, in which discipline he is the reigning Dutch national champion....		Finished outside time limit
DNS	14	Francisco Ventoso Francisco Ventoso Francisco Jos? Ventoso Alberdi is a Spain road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team Andaluc?a-Cajasur. Ventoso turned professional with Saunier Duval-Prodir in 2004 before moving to Andaluc?a-Cajasur in 2008....		Injured hand
DNS	15	Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto. He is a classics specialist. He is from Wallonia, meaning he is a French speaking by nature, whereas most Belgian cyclists come from Flanders....		Fever and stomach problems
DNS	15	Filippo Pozzato Filippo Pozzato Filippo Pozzato is an Italy road racing cyclist with UCI ProTour Team Katusha....		Fever
DNF	15	Cyril Dessel Cyril Dessel Cyril Dessel is a France professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team Ag2r-La Mondiale. He made his professional debut in 2000 with the Jelly Belly Cycling Team and later raced for the Jean Delatour and Phonak teams....		Unknown
DNF	15	Christophe Le Mével Christophe Le Mevel Christophe Le M?vel is a France road racing cyclist who rides for Fran?aise des Jeux in the UCI ProTour.Palmares2005...	Crédit Agricole Crédit Agricole (cycling team) Cr?dit Agricole was a France professional cycling team managed by Roger Legeay and sponsored by the French bank, Cr?dit Agricole, since 1997. Before 1997 the team was known as GAN....	Injury sustained from a crash
DNF	15	Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez Fred Rodriguez is an United States professional Bicycle road racing. His nickname is Fast Freddie due to his reputation as a Cycling sprinter....		Stomach problems
DSQ	16	Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Vinokourov Alexander Nikolaevich Vinokourov, also written Alexandre Vinokourov, was a Kazakhstani former professional road bicycle racer. He is often referred to as "Vino" is an all-rounder....		Team withdrew from race after his positive A-test for blood doping.
DNS	16	Antonio Colom Antonio Colom Antonio Colom Mas is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Team Katusha from Bunyola. He is a specialist in short stage races, having won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2006, the Vuelta a Mallorca in 2004 and the Vuelta a Andaluc?a in 2002....		Team withdrew from the event due to teammate Vinokurov's positive blood doping test
DNS	16	Maxim Iglinsky Maxim Iglinsky Maxim Iglinsky is a Kazakhstan road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTour team, Team Astana, who he joined in 2007. Iglinsky turned professional in 2005 with Domina Vacanze and rode for Team Milram in 2006....
DNS	16	Sergei Ivanov Sergei Valeryevich Ivanov Sergei Valeryevich Ivanov is a professional road bicycle racer since 1996. He cycles with Team Katusha. He has, however, been a professional since 1996 - being a member of four previous teams - CSKA Lada-Samara, TVM-Farm Frites, Fassa Bortolo, and T-Mobile Team....
DNS	16	Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin Andrey Kashechkin is a banned Kazakhstani road racing cyclist who most recently rode for the Team Astana UCI ProTour outfit.Kashechkin was born in Kyzyl-Orda, in the former Kazakh SSR....
DNS	16	Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Andreas Kl?den is a Germany professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour Team Astana. His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and the second place in the 2006 Tour de France and 2004 Tour de France....
DNS	16	Daniel Navarro Daniel Navarro Daniel Navarro Garc?a is a Spain professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana Team....
DNS	16	Gregory Rast Grégory Rast Gr?gory Rast is a Switzerland professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Astana Team....
DNS	16	Paolo Savoldelli Paolo Savoldelli Paolo Savoldelli is an Italy road racing cyclist for L.P.R. Brakes and winner of the 2002 Giro d'Italia and 2005 Giro d'Italia Giro d'Italia....
DNF	16	Matthieu Sprick Matthieu Sprick Matthieu Sprick is a France cyclist who rides for the Bbox Bouygues Telecom team in the UCI ProTour....		Stomach problems
DSQ	17	Cristian Moreni Cristian Moreni Cristian Moreni is an Italy road racing cyclist who rode for Cofidis in the UCI ProTour.Moreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France, on July 25, 2007 ....		Arrested by French police after his positive test for testosterone because doping is a crime in France
DNS	17	Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother S?bastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-Ren? Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulang?re in 2003....		Team withdrew from the event after teammate Christian Moreni was arrested for doping
DNS	17	Staf Scheirlinckx Staf Scheirlinckx Staf Scheirlinckx is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Silence-Lotto.Palmares 20012005*...
DNS	17	Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, Order of the British Empire is a Belgium British professional track cycling and road bicycle racer currently riding for Team Garmin-Slipstream....
DNS	17	Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe Rik Verbrugghe is a Belgium professional road racing cyclist. In 1996, Verbrugghe turned pro and has since become a Belgian time trial champion, competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics, won a stage at the Tour de France, three stages at the Giro d'Italia, and the one-day Ardennes classics—La Fl?che Wallonne, and the overall and two stage...
DNS	17	Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé St?phane Aug? is a France road bicycle racing who rides for the Cofidis team in the UCI ProTour....
DNS	17	Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens Nick Nuyens is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he rides for the Rabobank squad. His biggest wins to date include the semi-classics Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne, Omloop Het Volk and Paris-Brussels....
DNS	17	Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....		Withdrawn by team for violating internal team rules
DNF	17	Denis Menchov Denis Menchov Denis Nikolayevich Menchov is a professional Russian road bicycle racer. Menchov is considered a General Classification rider and a climbing specialist....		Personal decision

and Gerolsteiner

Team Gerolsteiner

Team Gerolsteiner was a Germany road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized Bicycle Components....
were the only teams to finish with full nine-man lineup.

Doping scandals

The first scandal arrived when it was made public on 18 July that rider Patrik Sinkewitz

Patrik Sinkewitz

Patrik Sinkewitz is a banned professional German people cyclist most recently riding for the T-Mobile Team cycling team. He is seen as a climbing specialist with the ability to perform well over the course of a Stage , as can be seen from his 2004 victory of the 9 Stage Deutschland Tour....
from the had tested positive one month before the Tour started. Sinkewitz had already withdrawn from the race having incurred an injury during the 8th stage. The scandal was big enough to prompt German TV broadcasters ZDF and ARD to drop their coverage.

The Tour was dealt a major blow when the first-place Astana Team

Astana Team

The Astana Team , is a professional road bicycle racing cycling team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its Astana....
withdrew from the race on 24 July 2007, after team member and pre-race favorite Alexander Vinokourov

Alexander Vinokourov

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan, also Kazakstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a large Eurasian country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the List of countries by area as well as the world's largest landlocked country, it has a territory of 2,727,300 km? ....
tested positive for an illegal blood transfusion. Vinokourov's teammates Andreas Klöden

Andreas Klöden

Andrey Kashechkin

Andrey Kashechkin is a banned Kazakhstani road racing cyclist who most recently rode for the Team Astana UCI ProTour outfit.Kashechkin was born in Kyzyl-Orda, in the former Kazakh SSR....
were in 5th and 7th place respectively at the time.

At the start of the 16th stage on 25 July, some teams made a protest against the laxness of the official attitude to doping in the race. After the stage, race officials announced that team member Cristian Moreni

Cristian Moreni

Cristian Moreni is an Italy road racing cyclist who rode for Cofidis in the UCI ProTour.Moreni tested positive for testosterone at the end of the 11th stage of the 2007 Tour de France, on July 25, 2007 ....
of Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic , is a country located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe and on the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea, Sicily and Sardinia....
had tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone

Testosterone

Testosterone is a steroid hormone from the androgen group. In mammals, testosterone is primarily secreted in the testis of males and the ovaries of females, although small amounts are also secreted by the adrenal glands....
, and the Cofidis team withdrew from the race.

Spanish cyclist Iban Mayo tested positive for EPO

Erythropoietin

Erythropoietin, or its alternative erythropoetin or EPO, is a glycoprotein hormone that controls erythropoiesis, or red blood cell production....
on the second rest day of the Tour, on 24 July.

Other incidents

German cyclist Marcus Burghardt

Marcus Burghardt

Marcus Burghardt is a Germany professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTour squad Team Columbia. He weighs 75 kilogram and is tall....
collided with a Labrador Retriever

Labrador Retriever

The Labrador Retriever is one of several kinds of retriever, a type of gun dog. The Labrador is the most popular dog breed of dog in the world, and is by a large margin the most popular breed by registration in the United States ,...
during Stage 9. The bike struck the dog on its backside, which buckled the front wheel and threw Burghardt over the handlebars onto the road. Remarkably the dog was unhurt by the collision, and it was grabbed by a spectator before any more damage could be caused.

A second incident involving a dog occurred on Stage 18. Sandy Casar

Sandy Casar

Sandy Casar is a France professional racing cyclist.Casar rides for the Fran?aise des Jeux team which he has done so for his whole career to date....
and Frederik Willems

Frederik Willems

Frederik Willems is a Belgium professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Liquigas. His greatest achievement to date is in winning the 2006 ?toile de Bess?ges whilst riding for Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen, with whom he began his career in 2003 and rode with until the end of 2006....
were in a four-man break when Casar collided with a dog running across the road, causing both him and Willems to fall. Casar was able to rejoin the break with the help of Axel Merckx

Axel Merckx

Axel Merckx , is a former Belgium professional road bicycle racer retiring from the sport in August 2007. Since he began his professional career in 1993, he has won an Olympic Bronze medal and competed in 8 Tours de France, finishing in 6 as the highest-placed Belgian rider....
despite receiving road rash

Road Rash

Road Rash is the name of a motorcycle-racing video game series by Electronic Arts, in which the player participates in violent illegal street races....
on his right buttock, while Willems returned to the peloton. Casar went on to win the stage.

After Stage 16, overall leader Michael Rasmussen

Michael Rasmussen

Michael Rasmussen is a Denmark professional road bicycle racer who last rode for the Netherlands team Rabobank . Specializing in climbing specialist, Rasmussen has shown a propensity for attempting spectacular wins in Stage #Mountain stages in which he breaks away from the peloton early and rides alone for most of the stage....
was fired by his team, , for violating team rules after he told the team that he was in Mexico with his wife in June, then being sighted training in Italy by Italian journalist Davide Cassani. Rasmussen disputes this claim, continuing to maintain that he was in Mexico. Thus, at the start of stage 17 there was no holder of the yellow jersey. Afterward the lead and the jersey were transferred to 's Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

2007 Tour de France

Teams

Pre-race favourites

Stages

Stage recaps

Jersey progress

Overall standings

General classification

Team classification

Points classification

King of the Mountains classification

Young riders' classification

2007 UCI ProTour points awarded

Withdrawals

Doping scandals

Other incidents

See also

External links