2007 Vuelta al Táchira explained

The 2007 Vuelta al Táchira was held from 7 to 21 January 2007 in Venezuela. It was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over seven stages with a total of over 1600 kilometres.

Colombian Hernán Buenahora edged his Gobernación del Zulia – Alcaldía de Cabimas teammate and defending champion Manuel Medina. Medina won the mountains classification and Venezuelan Jackson Rodríguez of Loteria Del Táchira-Banfoandes captured the points classification.

Men's stage summary

StageDateStartFinishDistanceStage Top 3
1 7 January 121.6 km Alberto Loddo
Artur García Rincón
Jackson Rodríguez
2 8 January 48.6 km Lotería Tàchira-Banfoandes
Gobernación del Zulia – Alcaldía de Cabimas
Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Selle Italia
3 9 January 141 km Juan Murillo
Anthony Brea
José Contreras
4 10 January 112.5 km Hernán Buenahora
Manuel Medina
Jackson Rodríguez
5 11 January 120.3 km José Serpa
Manuel Medina
Hernán Buenahora
6 12 January 184.6 km Manuel Medina
Hernán Buenahora
José Serpa
7 13 January 128.8 km Freddy Vargas
Ronald Gonzalez
Luis Diaz
8 14 January Manuel Medina
Jackson Rodríguez
Juan Murillo
9 16 January 188 km Francisco Colorado
Jackson Rodríguez
Manuel Medina
10 17 January 229.4 km Walter Pedraza
Jackson Rodríguez
Freddy Vargas
11 18 January 145 km César Salazar
Manuel Medina
Carlos Maya
12 19 January 12.3 km Hernán Buenahora
José Chacón Díaz
Manuel Medina
13 20 January 156.7 km Arnold Alcolea
Elder Herrera
José Chacón Díaz
14 21 January César Salazar
Jackson Rodríguez
Manuel Medina

Men's top 10 overall

PosRiderTime
1 46:43.33
2 + 1.13
3 + 2.49
4 + 3.39
5 + 5.09
6 + 7.21
7 + 8.25
8 + 9.38
9 + 12.39
10 + 16.07

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