2007 Paris–Nice

The 2007 Paris–Nice was the 65th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 11 March to 18 March 2007. The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice. The race was part of the 2007 UCI ProTour. The race was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador riding for the Template:Cycling data DSC, who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin from Template:Cycling data GST. Contador broke away on the Col d'Eze, the last climb of the race, to claim both the stage victory along the Promenade des Anglais and the overall race victory.

Teams

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:

• Template:Cycling data LAM
• Template:Cycling data MOV
• Template:Cycling data EUS
• Template:Cycling data CSC
• Template:Cycling data DSC
• Template:Cycling data RAB
• Template:Cycling data C.A
• Template:Cycling data LOT
• Template:Cycling data FDJ
• Template:Cycling data TMO
• Template:Cycling data COF
• Template:Cycling data QST
• Template:Cycling data A2R
• Template:Cycling data GST
• Template:Cycling data BTL
• Template:Cycling data LIQ
• Template:Cycling data GEO
• Template:Cycling data AGR
• Template:Cycling data MRM
• Template:Cycling data AST

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	11 March	Issy-les-Moulineaux		File:Time Trial.svg	Individual time trial	Template:Flagathlete
1	12 March	Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
2	13 March	Vatan to Limoges		File:Plainstage.svg	Flat stage	Template:Flagathlete
3	14 March	Limoges to Maurs		File:Hillystage.svg	Hilly stage	Template:Flagathlete
4	15 March	Maurs to Mende		File:Mediummountainstage.svg	Medium mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
5	16 March	Sorgues to Manosque		File:Hillystage.svg	Hilly stage	Template:Flagathlete
6	17 March	Brignoles to Cannes		File:Mediummountainstage.svg	Medium mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete
7	18 March	Nice to Nice		File:Mountainstage.svg	Mountain stage	Template:Flagathlete

Stages

Prologue

11 March 2007 — Issy-les-Moulineaux, (ITT)

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GEO	6' 01"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LIQ	+ 1"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data FDJ	+ 2"

Stage 1

12 March 2007 — Cloyes-sur-le-Loir to Buzançais,

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data A2R	4h 29' 39"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data MRMTeam Milram	s.t.
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data RAB	s.t.

Stage 2

13 March 2007 — Vatan to Limoges,

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LIQ	3h 57' 36"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LAM	+ 2"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LIQ	+ 2"

Stage 3

14 March 2007 — Limoges to Maurs,

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data SAX	4h 59' 35"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data QST	+ 12"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LAM	+ 12"

Stage 4

15 March 2007 — Maurs to Mende,

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	4h 07' 26"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GST	+ 2"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	+ 12"

Stage 5

16 March 2007 — Sorgues to Manosque,

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	4h 11' 51"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GEO	+ 14"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data A2R	+ 14"

Stage 6

17 March 2007 — Brignoles to Cannes,

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	4h 46' 32"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data MRMTeam Milram	+ 28"
3	Template:Flagathlete Jérôme Pineau	Template:Cycling data BBO	+ 28"

Stage 7

18 March 2007 — Nice,

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	3h 15' 47"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	+ 19"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	+ 19"

Final standings

General classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	29h 55' 22"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GST	+ 26"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	+ 42"
4	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LAM	+ 49"
5	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LIQ	+ 57"
6	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	+ 1' 00"
7	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data OLO	+ 1' 01"
8	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data SAX	+ 1' 08"
9	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data EUS	+ 1' 12"
10	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	+ 1' 22"

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data BBO	65
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	42
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	36

Points classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data LIQ	90
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data BBO	81
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GST	80

Best Young Rider

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data DSC	29h 55' 22"
2	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data GCE	+ 42"
3	Template:Flagathlete	Template:Cycling data SAX	+ 2' 20"

Best Team

	Team	Country	Time
1	Template:Cycling data GCE		89h 49' 06"
2	Template:Cycling data SAX		+ 3' 50"
3	Template:Cycling data OLO		+ 5' 26"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Young Rider Classification	Team Classification
0Prologue (ITT) (David Millar)	David Millar	no award	David Millar	Roman Kreuziger	Template:Cycling data GEO
0Stage 1 (Jean-Patrick Nazon)		Romain Feillu	Daniele Bennati
0Stage 2 (Franco Pellizotti)	Franco Pellizotti	Stéphane Augé			Template:Cycling data LIQ
0Stage 3 (Alexandre Kolobnev)		Heinrich Haussler
0Stage 4 (Alberto Contador)	Davide Rebellin			Alberto Contador	Template:Cycling data GCE
0Stage 5 (Yaroslav Popovych)
0Stage 6 (Luis León Sánchez)		Thomas Voeckler	Franco Pellizotti
0Stage 7 (Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador