2007 UCI ProTour
Encyclopedia
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI
ProTour
system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences. This meant the races counted towards the ProTour standings, although the organisers were not obliged to invite all 20 UCI ProTeams, notably not inviting Unibet.com
.
After numerous doping scandals in previous years, culminating with Floyd Landis
' doping scandal in the 2006 Tour de France
, the team was disbanded when the new title sponsor, iShares, decided to cease sponsoring and pull out of cycling. As of December, 2006, the ProTour license abandoned by Phonak has been granted to the , and the Active Bay group of Manolo Saiz
has lost its license, which was given to the . The links between the ProTour and the organisers of the three Grand Tours (ASO
, RCS MediaGroup
and Unipublic) remain strained.
The 2007 Paris–Nice race was the focus of a dispute between (ASO) and the UCI. ASO have requested that the 2007 edition be downgraded from ProTour status to NE (national calendar status), therefore lacking UCI world-ranking points and threatening the participation of the ProTeams. This was resolved to an extent though and Paris–Nice took place as the first ProTour race of the season, although without .
Züri-Metzgete race was scheduled in Switzerland
for October 7, but the race was cancelled.
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences. This meant the races counted towards the ProTour standings, although the organisers were not obliged to invite all 20 UCI ProTeams, notably not inviting Unibet.com
Unibet.com Cycling Team
Cycle Collstrop was a Swedish UCI Professional Continental cycling team. It was the successor to Unibet.com, which was mainly sponsored by the online gambling website Unibet.com and as a continuation of the MrBookmaker.com cycling team...
.
After numerous doping scandals in previous years, culminating with Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis
Floyd Landis is an American retired cyclist who after initially being awarded victory in the 2006 Tour de France was stripped of his title for a doping offense. He was an all-around rider, with special skills in climbing and time-trialing, and is also known to be a very fast descender.Landis...
' doping scandal in 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 Óscar Pereiro following the disqualification of apparent winner Floyd Landis....
, the team was disbanded when the new title sponsor, iShares, decided to cease sponsoring and pull out of cycling. As of December, 2006, the ProTour license abandoned by Phonak has been granted to the , and the Active Bay group of Manolo Saiz
Manolo Saiz
Manuel "Manolo" Saiz Balbás is the former team manager of one of the most successful Spanish professional road bicycle racing teams, first called Team ONCE, then Liberty Seguros-Würth, Astana-Würth, and lastly Astana Team.Saiz was a hands-on manager and directeur sportif...
has lost its license, which was given to the . The links between the ProTour and the organisers of the three Grand Tours (ASO
Amaury Sport Organisation
The Amaury Sport Organisation is part of the French media group, EPA . It organises sporting events including the Tour de France and Paris–Nice professional cycle road races, and the Dakar Rally...
, RCS MediaGroup
RCS MediaGroup
RCS MediaGroup S.p.A. , based in Milan and listed on the Italian Stock Exchange, is an international multimedia publishing group that operates in daily newspapers, magazines and books, radio broadcasting, new media and digital and satellite TV...
and Unipublic) remain strained.
The 2007 Paris–Nice race was the focus of a dispute between (ASO) and the UCI. ASO have requested that the 2007 edition be downgraded from ProTour status to NE (national calendar status), therefore lacking UCI world-ranking points and threatening the participation of the ProTeams. This was resolved to an extent though and Paris–Nice took place as the first ProTour race of the season, although without .
2007 ProTour races
| Dates | Race | Winner | ProTour leader |
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| March 11–18 |  Paris–Nice |
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| March 14–20 |  Tirreno–Adriatico |
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| March 24 | Milan – San Remo |
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| April 8 |  Ronde van Vlaanderen2007 Ronde van Vlaanderen The 2007 Tour of Flanders cycle race was the 91st edition of this monumental classic and took place on April 8.The day's break formed at kilometer 29 and included José Vicente García , Laurent Mangel , Enrico Franzoi , Maarten Tjallingii , Aleksandr Kuschynski , Evert Verbist and David Boucher... |
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| April 11 | Gent–Wevelgem |
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| April 9–14 |  Vuelta al País Vasco2007 Vuelta al País Vasco The 2007 Vuelta al País Vasco was the 47th edition of the Vuelta al País Vasco road cycling stage race, taking place from April 9 to April 14. It was won by Juan José Cobo of the Saunier Duval-Prodir cycling team.-Stage 1, April 9, Urretxu–Urretxu, 139 km:... |
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| April 15 | Paris–Roubaix |
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| April 22 |  Amstel Gold Race2007 Amstel Gold Race The 2007 Amstel Gold Race cycling race took place on Sunday April 22. It was the 42nd edition of the annual road race in the Dutch province of Limburg.... |
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| April 25 | La Flèche Wallonne 2007 La Flèche Wallonne The 71st edition of the La Flèche Wallonne cycling classic took place on April 25, 2007 and was won by the 2004 winner Davide Rebellin ahead of 2006 winner Alejandro Valverde and 2005 winner Danilo Di Luca.- 2007-04-25: Charleroi-Huy, 202 km :... |
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| April 29 | Liège–Bastogne–Liège |
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| May 1–6 |  Tour de Romandie2007 Tour de Romandie The 2007 Tour de Romandie served as the 59th edition of this event now held on the 2007 UCI ProTour. The stage race was held from May 1 through May 6, 2007 in the French speaking area of Switzerland known as Romandy... |
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| May 21–27 | 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 with a team time trial and ends in Barcelona. The race was won by Russian Vladimir Karpets of the team, who won the race thanks to winning the team time trial, and second placings... |
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| May 12–June 3 | Giro d'Italia 2007 Giro d'Italia The 2007 Giro d'Italia was the 90th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place from 12 May to 3 June 2007. The race began in Sardinia and finished in Milan, and featured five mountain top finishes, of which one was an individual time trial... |
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| June 10–17 | Dauphiné Libéré 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré The 59th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré 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.... |
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| June 16–24 | 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. Besides, riders also had to face several mountain stages in the Swiss Alps, including the Grimselpass, a 12.1... |
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| June 24 | TTT Eindhoven |
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| July 7–29 | Tour de France 2007 Tour de France The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain... |
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| August 4 | Clásica de San Sebastián 2007 Clásica de San Sebastián The 2007 Clásica de San Sebastián cycle race took place in the Basque city of San Sebastián on August 4, 2007.-General Standings:-External links:*... |
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| August 10–18 |  Deutschland Tour2007 Deutschland Tour The 31st edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race took place in Germany from August 10 to August 18, 2007. It did not start with the traditional prologue but with a normal stage. The race included a team time trial, an individual time trial and seven stages, covering a total of . The race began... |
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| August 19 | Vattenfall Cyclassics 2007 Vattenfall Cyclassics The 2007 edition of the Vattenfall Cyclassics cycle race took place in the German city of Hamburg on August 19, 2007. Alessandro Ballan won the race, beating last years winner Óscar Freire.-2007-19-08: Hamburg-Hamburg, 229,1 km:... |
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| August 22–29 | / Eneco Tour of Benelux 2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux The 2007 Eneco Tour of Benelux road cycling race took place from August 22 to August 29. The third edition of the Eneco Tour of Benelux covered parts of the Netherlands and Belgium. Instead of 23 teams like before, only 21 teams take part in the race this year... |
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| September 2 | GP Ouest-France 2007 GP Ouest-France The 2007 edition of the GP Ouest-France was held on September 2 in and around the French village of Plouay in Brittany. Several laps of a circuit were completed for a total of 226 kilometres of racing. Although no significant breakaway was able to last, a late break by Thomas Voeckler proved... |
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| September 1–23 | Vuelta a España 2007 Vuelta a España The 2007 Vuelta a España, the sixty-second edition of the cycle race, took place from September 1 until September 23, 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of Galicia, at Vigo, home to Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage... |
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| September 9–15 |  Tour de Pologne2007 Tour de Pologne The 2007 Tour de Pologne will be held from September 9 to 15, 2007 in Poland. The race will begin with a very short team time trial in the streets of Warsaw and have its toughest stages, once again, in the proximity of Jelenia Góra. In all, the race will comprise seven stages.-Jersey progress... |
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| October 14 | Paris–Tours |
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| October 20 | Giro di Lombardia 2007 Giro di Lombardia The 2007 Giro di Lombardia is the 101st edition of this single day road bicycle racing monument race. The 242 km event took place on October 14, 2007 and was won by Damiano Cunego, the Italian rider for Lampre-Fondital in 5 hours, 52 minutes 48 seconds at an average speed of 41.16 km/h.-... |
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Züri-Metzgete race was scheduled in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
for October 7, but the race was cancelled.
Teams
Individual standings
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 247 | ||
| 2 | 197 | ||
| 3 | 191 | ||
| 4 | 190 | ||
| 5 | 182 | ||
| 6 | 172 | ||
| 7 | 165 | ||
| 8 | 165 | ||
| 9 | Euskaltel-Euskadi Euskaltel-Euskadi Euskaltel-Euskadi is a professional road bicycle racing team from Spain. The team is commercially sponsored, but also works as an unofficial Basque national team and is partly funded by the Basque Government. Its riders are either from Basque Country, or at least have grown up in the cycling... |
159 | |
| 10 | 145 | ||
| 11 | 135 | ||
| 12 | 127 |
- 241 riders have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.
Team standings
| Rank | Team | Nationality | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 392 | ||
| 2 | 354 | ||
| 3 | 337 | ||
| 4 | 324 | ||
| 5 | 310 | ||
| 6 | 306 | ||
| 7 | 300 | ||
| 8 | 300 | ||
| 9 | 293 | ||
| 10 | 258 | ||
| 11 | 227 | ||
| 12 | 218 | ||
| 13 | 212 | ||
| 14 | 207 | ||
| 15 | 182 | ||
| 16 | 178 | ||
| 17 | 177 | ||
| 18 | 148 | ||
| 19 | 137 | ||
| 20 | 127 |
Nation standings
| Rank | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 849 | |
| 2 | 728 | |
| 3 | 520 | |
| 4 | 437 | |
| 5 | 377 | |
| 6 | 337 | |
| 7 | 293 | |
| 8 | 281 | |
| 9 | 215 | |
| 10 | 180 |
- Riders from 30 nations scored at least one UCI ProTour point
2007 ProTour Points System
| Place | Tour de France | Giro d'Italia Vuelta a España |
Milan – San Remo Ronde van Vlaanderen Paris–Roubaix Liège–Bastogne–Liège Giro di Lombardia Lesser stage races |
Lesser one-day races | Eindhoven Time Trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Classification | |||||
| 1st | 100 | 85 | 50 | 40 | 10 |
| 2nd | 75 | 65 | 40 | 30 | 9 |
| 3rd | 60 | 50 | 35 | 25 | 8 |
| 4th | 55 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 7 |
| 5th | 50 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 6 |
| 6th | 45 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
| 7th | 40 | 30 | 15 | 7 | 4 |
| 8th | 35 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 3 |
| 9th | 30 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th | 25 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 11th | 20 | 16 | |||
| 12th | 15 | 13 | |||
| 13th | 12 | 11 | |||
| 14th | 10 | 9 | |||
| 15th | 8 | 7 | |||
| 16th | 6 | 5 | |||
| 17th | 5 | 4 | |||
| 18th | 4 | 3 | |||
| 19th | 3 | 2 | |||
| 20th | 2 | 1 | |||
| Stage wins (if applicable) | |||||
| 1st | 10 | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2nd | 5 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 3rd | 3 | 2 | 1 | ||
- If a rider is not part of UCI ProTourUCI ProTourThe UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
, no points are given. The points corresponding to the place are not awarded - Top 20 teams get points in scale 20-19-18...1.
- Team time trials in stage races doesn't give points for riders.
- In Eindhoven time trial rider has to finish to earn points.
- In country ranking, top 5 riders of each country count towards the ranking.