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.
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| Dates | April 16 – April 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,058.8 km (657.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 26' 33" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Stages
edit| Stage | Route | Distance | Type | Date | Stage Winner | Team | Race Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peachtree City – Macon | 153 km 95.1 miles |
Flat stage | April 16 |  Daniele Contrini
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Tinkoff Credit Systems
|
Daniele Contrini
|
| 2 | Thomaston – Rome | 217.2 km 134.8 miles |
Flat stage | April 17 |  Ivan Stević
|
 Toyota–United
|
Daniele Contrini
|
| 3 | Rome – Chattanooga | 190.2 km 118.2 miles |
Flat stage | April 18 |  Gianni Meersman
|
Discovery Channel
|
 David Cañada
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| 4 | Chickamauga - Lookout Mountain |
30.4 km 18.9 miles |
Mountain ITT | April 19 | Levi Leipheimer
|
Discovery Channel
|
 Janez Brajkovič
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| 5 | Dalton – Brasstown Bald | 172.1 km 106.9 miles |
Mountain stage | April 20 | Levi Leipheimer
|
Discovery Channel
|
Janez Brajkovič
|
| 6 | Lake Lanier Islands - Stone Mountain Park |
182.9 km 113.6 miles |
Flat stage | April 21 | Fred Rodriguez
|
Predictor–Lotto
|
Janez Brajkovič
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| 7 | Atlanta | 123.9 km 77 miles |
Circuit stage | April 22 |  Juan José Haedo
|
 Team CSC
|
Janez Brajkovič
|
| Overall | Janez Brajkovič
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Final standings
edit| Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Janez Brajkovič | Slovenia
|
Discovery Channel | 25h 26' 33" |
| 2 | Christian Vande Velde | United States
|
Team CSC | + 0'12" |
| 3 | David Cañada | Spain
|
Saunier Duval–Prodir | +3'04" |
| 4 | Rubens Bertogliati |  Switzerland
|
Saunier Duval–Prodir | +3'06" |
| 5 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Belgium
|
Quick-Step–Innergetic | +4'22" |
| 6 | Scott Nydam | United States
|
BMC Racing Team | +5'35" |
| 7 | Jeff Louder | United States
|
Health Net – Maxxis | +6'00" |
| 8 | Timothy Johnson | United States
|
Health Net – Maxxis | +6'59" |
| 9 | Lucas Euser | United States
|
Team Slipstream | +10'08" |
| 10 | Ivan Santaromita | Switzerland
|
Quick-Step–Innergetic | +12'15" |
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ryder Hesjedal |  Canada
|
Health Net – Maxxis | 18 |
| 2 | Anthony Colby | United States
|
Colavita–Sutter Home | 15 |
| 3 | Levi Leipheimer | United States
|
Discovery Channel | 12 |
- Also known as the Sprint classification.
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan José Haedo | Argentina
|
Team CSC | 41 |
| 2 | Fred Rodriguez | United States
|
Predictor–Lotto | 37 |
| 3 | Sergey Lagutin |  Uzbekistan
|
Navigators Insurance Cycling Team |
26 |
Team classification
edit| Team | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discovery Channel | United States
|
76h 41'52" |
| 2 | Health Net – Maxxis | United States
|
+8' 42" |
| 3 | Saunier Duval–Prodir | Spain
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+10'42" |
References
edit- 2007 Tour de Georgia Official Site
- Tour de Georgia April 16-22, 2007 at Cycling News