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.
Stage | Route | Distance | Type | Date | Stage Winner | Team | Race Leader | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Peachtree City – Macon | 153 km 95.1 miles | Flat stage | April 16 | Tinkoff Credit Systems | |||
2 | Thomaston – Rome | 217.2 km 134.8 miles | Flat stage | April 17 | Ivan Stević | Toyota–United | ||
3 | Rome – Chattanooga | 190.2 km 118.2 miles | Flat stage | April 18 | Gianni Meersman | |||
4 | Chickamauga - Lookout Mountain | 30.4 km 18.9 miles | Mountain ITT | April 19 | Levi Leipheimer | |||
5 | Dalton – Brasstown Bald | 172.1 km 106.9 miles | Mountain stage | April 20 | Levi Leipheimer | |||
6 | Lake Lanier Islands - Stone Mountain Park | 182.9 km 113.6 miles | Flat stage | April 21 | Fred Rodriguez | |||
7 | Atlanta | 123.9 km 77 miles | Circuit stage | April 22 | Juan José Haedo | |||
Overall |
Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Janez Brajkovič | 25h 26' 33" | |||
2 | Christian Vande Velde | + 0'12" | |||
3 | David Cañada | +3'04" | |||
4 | Rubens Bertogliati | +3'06" | |||
5 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | +4'22" | |||
6 | Scott Nydam | BMC Racing Team | +5'35" | ||
7 | Jeff Louder | Health Net – Maxxis | +6'00" | ||
8 | Timothy Johnson | Health Net – Maxxis | +6'59" | ||
9 | Lucas Euser | Team Slipstream | +10'08" | ||
10 | Ivan Santaromita | +12'15" |
Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ryder Hesjedal | Health Net – Maxxis | 18 | ||
2 | Anthony Colby | Colavita–Sutter Home | 15 | ||
3 | Levi Leipheimer | 12 |
Also known as the Sprint classification.
Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Juan José Haedo | 41 | |||
2 | Fred Rodriguez | 37 | |||
3 | Sergey Lagutin | Navigators Insurance Cycling Team | 26 |
Team | Country | Time | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 76h 41'52" | |||
2 | Health Net – Maxxis | +8' 42" | ||
3 | +10'42" |