2007 Tour de Georgia

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.

2007 Tour de Georgia
2006–2007 UCI America Tour
Race details
DatesApril 16 – April 22
Stages7
Distance1,058.8 km (657.9 mi)
Winning time25h 26' 33"
Results
  Winner  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) (Discovery Channel)
  Second  Christian Vande Velde (USA) (Team CSC)
  Third  David Cañada (ESP) (Saunier Duval–Prodir)
  Points  Juan José Haedo (ARG) (Team CSC)
  Mountains  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) (Health Net)
  Youth  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) (Discovery Channel)
  Team Discovery Channel

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
Stage Route Distance Type Date Stage Winner Team Race Leader
1 Peachtree City – Macon 153 km
95.1 miles		 Flat stage April 16 Italy Daniele Contrini Italy Tinkoff Credit Systems Italy Daniele Contrini
2 Thomaston – Rome 217.2 km
134.8 miles		 Flat stage April 17 Serbia and Montenegro Ivan Stević United States Toyota–United Italy Daniele Contrini
3 Rome – Chattanooga 190.2 km
118.2 miles		 Flat stage April 18 Belgium Gianni Meersman United States Discovery Channel Spain David Cañada
4 Chickamauga -
Lookout Mountain		 30.4 km
18.9 miles		 Mountain ITT April 19 United States Levi Leipheimer United States Discovery Channel Slovenia Janez Brajkovič
5 Dalton – Brasstown Bald 172.1 km
106.9 miles		 Mountain stage April 20 United States Levi Leipheimer United States Discovery Channel Slovenia Janez Brajkovič
6 Lake Lanier Islands -
Stone Mountain Park		 182.9 km
113.6 miles		 Flat stage April 21 United States Fred Rodriguez Belgium Predictor–Lotto Slovenia Janez Brajkovič
7 Atlanta 123.9 km
77 miles		 Circuit stage April 22 Argentina Juan José Haedo Denmark Team CSC Slovenia Janez Brajkovič
Overall Slovenia Janez Brajkovič

Final standings

General classification
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"

Mountains classification
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

Points classification
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
Team Country Time
1 Discovery Channel  United States 76h 41'52"
2 Health Net – Maxxis  United States +8' 42"
3 Saunier Duval–Prodir  Spain +10'42"

References
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