The 2007 Tour de Suisse, the 71st edition of the cycle race, took place from 16 June until 24 June. As usual, the race began with a short prologue and featured a long individual time trial. Besides, riders also had to face several mountain stages in the Swiss Alps, including the Grimselpass, a 12.1 kilometres long climb with an average gradient of 6.6% and slopes at 10%. The race also visited the neighbouring countries of Liechtenstein and Austria.
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2007 Tour de Suisse2007 UCI ProTour, race 15 of 26 |
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Dates | 16–24 June 2007 |
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Stages | 9 |
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Distance | 1,252.4[1] km (778.2 mi) |
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Winning time | 30h 07' 23" |
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The four top finishers of the 2006 edition, Jan Ullrich, Koldo Gil, Jörg Jaksche and Ángel Vicioso did not take part in 2007, as in one way or another they were all affected by the Operación Puerto affair. Koldo Gil was the only one of these riders who was not left without a team, after Ullrich was fired by his T-Mobile Team and Vicioso and Jaksche's team Liberty Seguros–Würth folded.
Twenty-one teams of eight riders started the race:[2]
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Stage 1
16 June 2007 – Olten, 3.8 km (2.4 mi) (ITT)
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Stage 1 Result & General Classification after Stage 1[4][6]
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Stage 2
17 June 2007 – Olten to Luzern, 158.6 km (98.5 mi)
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Stage 2 result[4][7]
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General Classification after Stage 2[4][7]
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Stage 3
18 June 2007 – Brunnen to Nauders, 228.7 km (142.1 mi)
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Stage 3 result[4][8]
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General Classification after Stage 3[4][8]
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Stage 4
19 June 2007 – Nauders to Triesenberg–Malbun, 167.2 km (103.9 mi)
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Stage 4 result[4][9]
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General Classification after Stage 4[4][9]
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Stage 5
20 June 2007 – Vaduz to Giubiasco, 192.8 km (119.8 mi)
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Stage 6
21 June 2007 – Giubiasco to Crans-Montana, 190.5 km (118.4 mi)
Due to a hailstorm, race officials once abandoned the stage. The stage was later restarted in Ulrichen and was shortened to 95 kilometers. The hors catégorie climb of Nufenenpass was cancelled as well.[5]
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Stage 7
22 June 2007 – Ulrichen to Grimselpass, 125.7 km (78.1 mi)
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Stage 9
24 June 2007 – Bern, 34.2 km (21.3 mi) (ITT)
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General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Sprint classification
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Team classification
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The stage was originally planned to be 190.8 km (118.6 mi), but was shortened due to a hailstorm.[5]