2007 Tour of Ireland explained

2007 Tour of Ireland
Edition:33
Competition:Tour of Ireland
Dates:22 - 26 August, 2007
Location:Kilkenny to Dublin
Rounds:5
Individual Champion: Stijn Vandenbergh
Previous:1992
Next:2008

The 2007 Tour of Ireland took place between the 22 and the 26 of August. It was the first Tour of Ireland race to take place in fifteen years.[1] The overall classification was won by Stijn Vandenbergh, who finished 20 seconds ahead of Marcus Ljungqvist.[2] [3]

Stages

StageRouteDistanceDateWinnerTeam
1Kilkenny - Cork174km (108miles)Wednesday, 22 AugustStijn Vandenbergh
2Clonakilty - Killarney166km (103miles)Thursday, 23 AugustMatti Breschel
3Tralee - Ennis194km (121miles)Friday, 24 AugustBorut Božič
4232.5km (144.5miles)Saturday, 25 AugustEdvald Boasson Hagen
5Athlone - Dublin147.7km (91.8miles)Sunday, 26 AugustMarco Marcato
Stage
(Winner, team)
General ClassificationPoints ClassificationMountains ClassificationYoung Rider ClassificationTeam Classification
Stage 1
(Stijn Vandenbergh, Unibet.com)
Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)Roger BeuchatStijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)Unibet.com
Stage 2
(Matti Breschel, Team CSC)
Matti Breschel (Team CSC)Luis Pasamontes (Unibet)
Stage 3
(Borut Božič, Team LPR)
Stage 4
(Edvald Boasson Hagen, Maxbo-Bianchi)
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Maxbo-Bianchi)Roger Beuchat
Stage 5
(Marco Marcato, Team LPR)
Matti Breschel (Team CSC)
Final
Stijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)Matti Breschel (Team CSC)Roger BeuchatStijn Vandenbergh (Unibet.com)Unibet.com

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tour of Ireland is back. Cycling News. 22 January 2014.
  2. Web site: Marcato wins stage; Vandenbergh takes overall. Cycling News. 22 January 2014.
  3. Web site: Vandenbergh wins Irish tour. Velonews.com. 22 January 2014. 1 February 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201204132/http://velonews.competitor.com/2007/08/news/road/vandenbergh-wins-irish-tour_13163. dead.