2007 Tour de Georgia explained

2007 Tour de Georgia
Series:2006 - 2007 UCI America Tour
Date:April 16  - April 22
Stages:7
Distance:1058.8
Unit:km
Time:25h 26' 33"
Speed:41.6232
First:Janez Brajkovič
First Nat:SLO
Second:Christian Vande Velde
Second Nat:USA
Third:David Cañada
Third Nat:ESP
Points:Juan José Haedo
Points Nat:ARG
Mountains:Ryder Hesjedal
Mountains Nat:CAN
Mountains Team:Health Net
Youth:Janez Brajkovič
Youth Nat:SLO
Previous:2006
Next:2008

The 2007 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 16 through April 22, 2007 across the state of Georgia and into Tennessee. The race was part of the 2007 USA Cycling Pro Tour. The race was the highest ranked event of the 2006 - 2007 UCI America Tour.

The 2007 race began in Peachtree City, and crossed parts of north Georgia, including climbing stages that went to Lookout Mountain, Tennessee and Brasstown Bald, the highest point of elevation in Georgia. The final stage was a circuit in the streets of Atlanta, and ended at Centennial Olympic Park.

Stages

StageRouteDistanceTypeDateStage WinnerTeamRace Leader
1Peachtree CityMacon153 km
95.1 miles
Flat stageApril 16 Tinkoff Credit Systems
2ThomastonRome217.2 km
134.8 miles
Flat stageApril 17 Ivan Stević Toyota–United
3RomeChattanooga190.2 km
118.2 miles
Flat stageApril 18 Gianni Meersman
4Chickamauga -
Lookout Mountain
30.4 km
18.9 miles
Mountain ITTApril 19 Levi Leipheimer
5DaltonBrasstown Bald172.1 km
106.9 miles
Mountain stageApril 20 Levi Leipheimer
6Lake Lanier Islands -
Stone Mountain Park
182.9 km
113.6 miles
Flat stageApril 21 Fred Rodriguez
7Atlanta123.9 km
77 miles
Circuit stageApril 22 Juan José Haedo
Overall

Final standings

General classification

CyclistCountryTeamTime
1Janez Brajkovič25h 26' 33"
2Christian Vande Velde+ 0'12"
3David Cañada+3'04"
4Rubens Bertogliati+3'06"
5Kevin Seeldraeyers+4'22"
6Scott NydamBMC Racing Team+5'35"
7Jeff LouderHealth Net – Maxxis+6'00"
8Timothy JohnsonHealth Net – Maxxis+6'59"
9Lucas EuserTeam Slipstream+10'08"
10Ivan Santaromita+12'15"

Mountains classification

CyclistCountryTeamPoints
1Ryder HesjedalHealth Net – Maxxis18
2Anthony ColbyColavita–Sutter Home15
3Levi Leipheimer12

Points classification

Also known as the Sprint classification.

CyclistCountryTeamPoints
1Juan José Haedo41
2Fred Rodriguez37
3Sergey LagutinNavigators Insurance
Cycling Team
26

Team classification

TeamCountryTime
176h 41'52"
2Health Net – Maxxis+8' 42"
3+10'42"

References