2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2007 UCI ProTour, race 14 of 26
The peloton at the feeding zone in Allemond, during Stage 6, with Andrey Kashechkin in the race leader's yellow jersey
Race details
Dates	10–17 June 2007
Stages	7 + Prologue
Winning time	29h 50' 35"
Results
Winner  Christophe Moreau (FRA) (AG2R Prévoyance)   Second  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Predictor–Lotto)   Third  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) (Astana) Points  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) (Astana) Mountains  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) (Française des Jeux) Combination  Christophe Moreau (FRA) (AG2R Prévoyance)   Team Astana

The 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 59th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 10 June to 17 June 2007. The race consisted of a Prologue and seven stages, of which one was a time trial, covering a total of about 1,140 km (710 mi), starting in Grenoble and finishing in Annecy.

Teams

Nineteen teams, each with a maximum of eight riders, entered the race:^[1][2]

Discovery Channel AG2R Prévoyance Gerolsteiner Rabobank Caisse d'Epargne Saunier Duval–Prodir Crédit Agricole Astana Cofidis Predictor–Lotto Team CSC

Française des Jeux T-Mobile Team Liquigas Euskaltel–Euskadi Quick-Step–Innergetic Lampre–Fondital Bouygues Télécom Team Milram

Pre-race favourites

The race was important preparation for the Tour de France. Of top names, defending champion Levi Leipheimer, Alejandro Valverde, Óscar Pereiro, Denis Menchov and Alexander Vinokourov were in the race while Thor Hushovd and Tom Boonen head the sprinters' group.

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[3]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	10 June	Grenoble	4.2 km (2.6 mi)		Individual time trial	Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
1	11 June	Grenoble to Roanne	219 km (136 mi)			Heinrich Haussler (GER)
2	12 June	Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Étienne	157 km (98 mi)			Christophe Moreau (FRA)
3	13 June	Anneyron to Anneyron	40.7 km (25.3 mi)		Individual time trial	Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
4	14 June	Hauterives to Mont Ventoux	197 km (122 mi)			Christophe Moreau (FRA)
5	15 June	Nyons to Digne-les-Bains	195 km (121 mi)			Antonio Colom (ESP)
6	16 June	Gap to Valloire	198 km (123 mi)			Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
7	17 June	Valloire to Annecy	129 km (80 mi)			Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)

Stages

The first, second and third placed riders, of each stage, were given 3, 2 and 1 UCI ProTour points, respectively.

Prologue

10 June 2008 - Grenoble, 4.2 km (2.6 mi) (ITT)^[4]

Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue[5][6][7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Cofidis 4' 50" 2  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel + 1" 3  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 2" 4  George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel + 2" 5  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 3"

Stage 1

11 June 2008 - Grenoble to Roanne, 219 km (136 mi)^[8]

Stage 1 Result[5][9][10] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Heinrich Haussler (GER) Gerolsteiner 5h 35' 05" 2  Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick-Step–Innergetic s.t. 3  Graeme Brown (AUS) Rabobank s.t. 4  Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) Française des Jeux s.t. 5  André Greipel (GER) T-Mobile Team s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1[5][9][10] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Cofidis 5h 39' 55" 2  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Discovery Channel + 1" 3  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 2" 4  George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel + 2" 5  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 3"

Stage 2

12 June 2008 - Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Étienne, 157 km (98 mi)^[11]

Stage 2 Result[5][12][13] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance 3h 50' 38" 2  José Antonio Redondo (ESP) Astana s.t. 3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 33" 4  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole + 33" 5  Heinrich Haussler (GER) Gerolsteiner + 33"

General Classification after Stage 2[5][12][13] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance 9h 30' 42" 2  José Antonio Redondo (ESP) Astana + 7" 3  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Cofidis + 24" 4  George Hincapie (USA) Discovery Channel + 25" 5  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 26"

Stage 3

13 June 2008 - Anneyron, 40.7 km (25.3 mi) (ITT)^[14]

Stage 3 Result[5][15][16] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana 52' 08" 2  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 9" 3  David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC + 38" 4  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 39" 5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 40"

General Classification after Stage 3[5][15][16] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana 10h 23' 23" 2  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 2" 3  David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC + 32" 4  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 40" 5  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 41"

Stage 4

14 June 2008 - Hauterives to Le Mont-Ventoux, 197 km (122 mi)^[17]

Stage 4 Result[5][18][19] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance 5h 51' 52" 2  Sylvester Szmyd (POL) Lampre–Fondital + 1' 08" 3  Igor Antón (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 21" 4  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 1' 51" 5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 1' 51"

General Classification after Stage 4[5][18][19] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana 16h 17' 21" 2  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance + 14" 3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 25" 4  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 26" 5  David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC + 26"

Stage 5

15 June 2008 - Nyons to Digne-les-Bains, 195 km (121 mi)^[20]

Stage 5 Result[5][21][22] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Antonio Colom (ESP) Astana 4h 39' 28" 2  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana s.t. 3  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis + 15" 4  Matej Mugerli (SLO) Liquigas + 15" 5  Stef Clement (NED) Bouygues Télécom + 15"

General Classification after Stage 5[5][21][22] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana 21h 00' 16" 2  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance + 14" 3  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 25" 4  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 26" 5  David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC + 26"

Stage 6

16 June 2008 - Gap to Valloire, 198 km (123 mi)^[23]

Stage 6 Result[5][24][25] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana 5h 51' 32" 2  Alexander Bocharov (RUS) Crédit Agricole + 51" 3  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 51" 4  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française des Jeux + 51" 5  Egoi Martínez (ESP) Discovery Channel + 2' 16"

General Classification after Stage 6[5][24][25] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance 26h 54' 25" 2  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 14" 3  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 1' 27" 4  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 1' 52" 5  David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC + 2' 16"

Stage 7

17 June 2008 - Valloire to Annecy, 129 km (80 mi)^[26]

Stage 7 Result[5][27][28] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) Astana 2h 55' 34" 2  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 37" 3  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 37" 4  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 37" 5  Tadej Valjavec (SLO) Lampre–Fondital + 37"

General Classification after Stage 7[5][27][28] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Christophe Moreau (FRA) AG2R Prévoyance 29h 50' 35" 2  Cadel Evans (AUS) Predictor–Lotto + 14" 3  Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ) Astana + 1' 27" 4  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 1' 52" 5  David Zabriskie (USA) Team CSC + 2' 16"

General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time	UCI ProTour Points
1	Christophe Moreau (FRA)	AG2R Prévoyance	29h 50' 35"	50
2	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Predictor–Lotto	+ 14"	40
3	Andrey Kashechkin (KAZ)	Astana	+ 1' 27"	35
4	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 1' 52"	30
5	David Zabriskie (USA)	Team CSC	+ 2' 16"	25
6	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Discovery Channel	+ 4' 24"	20
7	Mikel Astarloza (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 5' 00"	15
8	Manuel Beltrán (ESP)	Liquigas	+ 5' 01"	10
9	Tadej Valjavec (SLO)	Lampre–Fondital	+ 5' 17"	5
10	Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 5' 38"	2

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General classification	Mountains classification	Points classification	Combination classification	Team Classification
0Prologue (Bradley Wiggins)	Bradley Wiggins	Sylvain Chavanel	Bradley Wiggins	Bradley Wiggins	no award
0Stage 1 (Heinrich Haussler)			Tom Boonen		Discovery Channel
0Stage 2 (Christophe Moreau)	Christophe Moreau		Heinrich Haussler	Christophe Moreau	Astana
0Stage 3 (Alexander Vinokourov)	Alexander Vinokourov			Andrey Kashechkin
0Stage 4 (Christophe Moreau)	Andrey Kashechkin	Christophe Moreau	Christophe Moreau	Christophe Moreau	Team CSC
0Stage 5 (Antonio Colom)					Discovery Channel
0Stage 6 (Maxim Iglinsky)	Christophe Moreau	Rémy Di Gregorio
0Stage 7 (Final) (Alexander Vinokourov)			Alexander Vinokourov		Astana

References

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2. "Equipes" [Teams]. Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original on 10 October 2007.
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Further reading

• "Règlement de l'épreuve" [Rules of the race] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2007.
• "Prologue / Dimanche 10 juin 2007" [Prologue / Sunday 10 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2007.
• "1ère étape / Lundi 11 juin 2007" [Stage 1 / Monday 11 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2007.
• "2e étape / Mardi 12 juin 2007" [Stage 2 / Tuesday 12 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2007.
• "3e étape / Mercredi 13 juin 2007" [Stage 3 / Wednesday 13 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2007.
• "4e étape / Jeudi 14 juin 2007" [Stage 4 / Thursday 14 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2007.
• "5e étape / Vendredi 15 juin 2007" [Stage 5 / Friday 15 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2007.
• "6e étape / Samedi 16 juin 2007" [Stage 6 / Saturday 16 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2007.
• "7e étape / Dimanche 17 juin 2007" [Stage 7 / Sunday 17 June 2007] (PDF). Le Dauphine (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2007.

External links

• "2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré". Le Dauphine. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. (in English)