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{{Short description|9th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 2007 Tour Down Under
| image              = 
| image_caption      = 
| date               = 16—21 January 2007
| stages             = 6
| distance           = 
| unit               = 
| time               = 15h 46' 38"
| speed              = 
| first              = [[Martin Elmiger]]
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|ALM|2007}}
| first_nat          = SUI
| first_color        = orange
| second             = [[Karl Menzies]]
| second_team        = [[Team UniSA–Australia]]
| second_nat         = AUS
| third              = [[Lars Bak]]
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}}
| third_nat          = DEN
| points             = [[Laurent Brochard]]
| points_team        = {{UCI team code|BBO|2007}}
| points_nat         = FRA
| points_color       = green
| mountains          = [[Serge Pauwels]]
| mountains_team     = {{UCI team code|TSV|2007}}
| mountains_nat      = BEL
| mountains_color    = blue
| youth              = [[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]
| youth_nat          = AUS
| youth_color        = white
| youth_team         = [[Australian Institute of Sport|Team AIS]]
| team               = [[Australian Institute of Sport|Team AIS]]
| previous           = [[2006 Tour Down Under|2006]]
| next               = [[2008 Tour Down Under|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==
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align="center" width="50"|'''Stage'''
| align="center" width="60"|'''Date'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Start'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Finish'''
| align="center" width="70"|'''Distance'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Stage Top 3'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Leading Top 3'''
| align="center" width="50"|'''Time'''
|-valign=top
|align=center| 1 || 17 January || [[Mawson Lakes]] || [[Tanunda, South Australia|Tanunda]] ||align=right| 152&nbsp;km || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]]<br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]<br> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bak]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]]<br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]<br> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bak]] ||align=right| 3:50.45<br> + 0.01<br> + 0.07
|-valign=top
|align=center| 2 || 18 January || [[Mannum]] || [[Hahndorf]] ||align=right| 150&nbsp;km || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Steven Caethoven]]<br> {{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Ghyllebert]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Stuart O'Grady]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]]<br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]<br> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bak]] ||align=right| 7:44.33<br> + 0.01<br> + 0.07
|-valign=top
|align=center| 3 || 19 January || [[Stirling, South Australia|Stirling]] || [[Victor Harbor, South Australia|Victor Harbor]] ||align=right| 128&nbsp;km || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Baden Cooke]]<br> {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Chris Jongewaard]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Goss]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]]<br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]<br> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bak]] ||align=right| 10:36.38<br> + 0.01<br> + 0.07
|-valign=top
|align=center| 4 || 20 January || [[Willunga, South Australia|Willunga]] || [[Willunga, South Australia|Willunga]] ||align=right| 147&nbsp;km || {{Flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Ghyllebert]]<br> {{flagicon|UZB}} [[Sergey Lagutin]]<br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]]<br> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bak]] ||align=right| 14:02.15<br> + 0.01<br> + 0.08
|-valign=top
|align=center| 5 || 21 January || [[Adelaide]] || [[Adelaide]] ||align=right| 90&nbsp;km || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Robbie McEwen]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Renshaw]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Allan Davis (cyclist)|Allan Davis]] || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]]<br> {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bak]] ||align=right| 15:46.38<br> + 0.03<br> + 0.11
|}

==Other leading top threes==
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align="center" width="50"|'''Stage'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Mountains'''
| align="center" width="50"|'''Pts'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Sprint'''
| align="center" width="50"|'''Pts'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Under 23'''
| align="center" width="50"|'''Pts'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Teams'''
| align="center" width="50"|'''Time'''
|-valign=top
|align=center| 1 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Serge Pauwels]]<br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gustav Larsson]]<br> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Longo Borghini]] ||align=right| 16<br>12<br>8 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gene Bates]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Roberts (cyclist)|Luke Roberts]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]] ||align=right| 10<br>10<br>8 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]<br> {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Clinton Avery]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Michael Ford (cyclist)|Michael Ford]] ||align=right| 3:51.49<br> + 23.37<br> + 25.17 || {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}}<br> [[SouthAustralia.com–AIS]]<br> {{UCI team code|OLO|2007}} ||align=right| 11:59.36<br> + 0.55<br> + 2.13
|-valign=top
|align=center| 2 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Serge Pauwels]]<br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Samuel Dumoulin]]<br> {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gustav Larsson]] ||align=right|16<br>16<br>12 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Roberts (cyclist)|Luke Roberts]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gene Bates]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wesley Sulzberger]] ||align=right|10<br>10<br>10 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Jacobs]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Wesley Sulzberger]] ||align=right|7:45.37<br> + 8.58<br> + 15.09 ||[[SouthAustralia.com–AIS]]<br> [[Chocolade Jacques–Topsport Vlaanderen|Chocolade Jacques]]<br> {{UCI team code|C.A|2007}} ||align=right| 23:14.41<br> + 2.49<br> + 7.52
|-valign=top
|align=center| 3 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Samuel Dumoulin]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Serge Pauwels]]<br> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giampaolo Cheula]] ||align=right| 28<br>16<br>16 || {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Viktor Rapinski]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Roberts (cyclist)|Luke Roberts]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gene Bates]] ||align=right| 12<br>10<br>10 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Jacobs]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Goss]] ||align=right| 10:37.42<br> + 9.14<br> + 11.22 || [[SouthAustralia.com–AIS]]<br> {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}}<br> [[Unibet.com Cycling Team]] ||align=right| 31:29.02<br> + 3.35<br> + 14.46
|-valign=top
|align=center| 4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Samuel Dumoulin]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Serge Pauwels]]<br> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giampaolo Cheula]] ||align=right| 28<br>16<br>16 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Brochard]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Ghyllebert]]<br> {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Viktor Rapinski]] ||align=right| 20<br>14<br>12 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Jacobs]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Goss]] ||align=right| 14:03.20<br> + 9.25<br> + 11.58 || [[SouthAustralia.com–AIS]]<br> {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}}<br> [[Unibet.com Cycling Team]] ||align=right| 41:45.56<br> + 3.35<br> + 15.04 
|-valign=top
|align=center| 5 || {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Serge Pauwels]]<br> {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Samuel Dumoulin]]<br> {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giampaolo Cheula]] ||align=right| 32<br>28<br>24 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Laurent Brochard]]<br> {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Ghyllebert]]<br> ||align=right| 26<br>18<br>14 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]<br> {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Pieter Jacobs]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Goss]] ||align=right| 15:48.21<br> + 9.02<br> + 12.17 || [[SouthAustralia.com–AIS]]<br> {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}}<br> [[Unibet.com Cycling Team]] ||align=right| 46:59.14<br> + 3.35<br> + 15.04 
|}

===Men's top 10 overall===
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align="center" width="20"|'''Pos'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Rider'''
| align="center" width="100"|'''Time'''
|-valign=top
|align=center| 1 || {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Martin Elmiger]]||align=right|15:46.38
|-valign=top
|align=center| 2 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Karl Menzies]]||align=right|+ 0.03
|-valign=top
|align=center| 3 || {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Lars Bak]]||align=right|+ 0.11
|-valign=top
|align=center| 4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Matthew Lloyd (cyclist)|Matthew Lloyd]]||align=right|+ 0.13
|-valign=top
|align=center| 5 || {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Gustav Larsson]]||align=right|+ 0.21
|-valign=top
|align=center| 6 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Luke Roberts (cyclist)|Luke Roberts]]||align=right|+ 0.50
|-valign=top
|align=center| 7 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gene Bates]]||align=right|+ 0.50
|-valign=top
|align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Paolo Longo Borghini]]||align=right|+ 0.55
|-valign=top
|align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Yannick Talabardon]]||align=right|+ 0.55
|-valign=top
|align=center|10 || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Clarke (cyclist)|Simon Clarke]]||align=right|+ 1.43
|}

==Women's stage summary==
{| bgcolor="#f7f8ff" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="font-size: 95%; border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse;"
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
| align="center" width="50"|'''Stage'''
| align="center" width="60"|'''Date'''
| align="center" width="100"|'''Start'''
| align="center" width="100"|'''Finish'''
| align="center" width="100"|'''Distance'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Stage Top 3'''
| align="center" width="200"|'''Leading Top 3'''
| align="center" width="50"|'''Points'''
|-valign=top
|align=center| 1 || 16 January ||colspan=2| East end [[Adelaide]] street race ||align=right| 30 mins + 1 lap || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny MacPherson]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Emma Mackie]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Belinda Goss]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny MacPherson]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Emma Mackie]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Belinda Goss]] ||align=right| 40<br> 38<br> 36
|-valign=top
|align=center| 2 || 17 January ||colspan=2| Tanunda Street Circuit ||align=right| 30 mins + 1 lap || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Belinda Goss]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Petra Mullens]] <br> {{Flagicon|AUS}} [[Bridgette Evans]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Belinda Goss]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny MacPherson]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Petra Mullens]] ||align=right| 76<br>74<br>70
|-valign=top
|align=center| 3 || 20 January ||colspan=2| Snapper Point (Aldinga Beach) Criterium ||align=right| 30 mins + 1 lap || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny MacPherson]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Belinda Goss]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Petra Mullens]] || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jenny MacPherson]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Belinda Goss]]<br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Petra Mullens]] ||align=right| 114<br> 114<br> 106
|}

==References==
* [http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/ Official website]
* [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/jan07/tdu07/ Cyclingnews.com Tour Down Under 2007 site]

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[[Category:January 2007 sports events in Australia]]
[[Category:Women's Tour Down Under]]