2007 Tour Down Under Explained

2007 Tour Down Under
Date:16—21 January 2007
Stages:6
Time:15h 46' 38"
First:Martin Elmiger
First Nat:SUI
First Color:orange
Second:Karl Menzies
Second Team:Team UniSA–Australia
Second Nat:AUS
Third:Lars Bak
Third Nat:DEN
Points:Laurent Brochard
Points Nat:FRA
Points Color:green
Mountains:Serge Pauwels
Mountains Nat:BEL
Mountains Color:blue
Youth:Simon Clarke
Youth Nat:AUS
Youth Color:white
Youth Team:Team AIS
Team:Team AIS
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 2007 Tour Down Under was held from 16 to 21 January 2007 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 667 kilometres and is part of the 2006–07 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2007 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event.

Men's stage summary

StageDateStartFinishDistanceStage Top 3Leading Top 3Time
1 17 January 152 km 3:50.45
+ 0.01
+ 0.07
2 18 January 150 km 7:44.33
+ 0.01
+ 0.07
3 19 January 128 km 10:36.38
+ 0.01
+ 0.07
4 20 January 147 km 14:02.15
+ 0.01
+ 0.08
5 21 January 90 km 15:46.38
+ 0.03
+ 0.11

Other leading top threes

StageMountainsPtsSprintPtsUnder 23PtsTeamsTime
1 16
12
8
10
10
8
3:51.49
+ 23.37
+ 25.17

SouthAustralia.com–AIS
11:59.36
+ 0.55
+ 2.13
2 16
16
12
10
10
10
7:45.37
+ 8.58
+ 15.09
SouthAustralia.com–AIS
Chocolade Jacques
23:14.41
+ 2.49
+ 7.52
3 28
16
16
12
10
10
10:37.42
+ 9.14
+ 11.22
31:29.02
+ 3.35
+ 14.46
4 28
16
16
20
14
12
14:03.20
+ 9.25
+ 11.58
41:45.56
+ 3.35
+ 15.04
5 32
28
24
Laurent Brochard
Martin Elmiger
Pieter Ghyllebert
26
18
14
15:48.21
+ 9.02
+ 12.17
46:59.14
+ 3.35
+ 15.04

Men's top 10 overall

PosRiderTime
1 Martin Elmiger15:46.38
2 Karl Menzies+ 0.03
3 Lars Bak+ 0.11
4 Matthew Lloyd+ 0.13
5 Gustav Larsson+ 0.21
6 Luke Roberts+ 0.50
7 Gene Bates+ 0.50
8 Paolo Longo Borghini+ 0.55
9 Yannick Talabardon+ 0.55
10 Simon Clarke+ 1.43

Women's stage summary

StageDateStartFinishDistanceStage Top 3Leading Top 3Points
1 16 January East end Adelaide street race 30 mins + 1 lap 40
38
36
2 17 January Tanunda Street Circuit 30 mins + 1 lap 76
74
70
3 20 January Snapper Point (Aldinga Beach) Criterium 30 mins + 1 lap 114
114
106

References