The 2007

Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...

cycle race took place from 14 March to 20 March 2007. The event was won by German

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of the , who combined good time-trialling and climbing skills to take the race lead on the penultimate stage.

Teams

Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, were invited to participate in the race: * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;14 March 2007 —

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Stage 2

;15 March 2007 — Civitavecchia to Marsciano,

Stage 3

;16 March 2007 — Marsciano to

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Stage 4

;17 March 2007 — Pievebovigliana to

Offagna Offagna is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Ancona in the Italian region of Marche, about southwest of Ancona. As of 31 December 2018, it had a population of 1,992 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: Italian stati ...

Stage 5

;18 March 2007 —

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to Civitanova Alta, (

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)

Stage 6

;19 March 2007 —

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to San Giacomo,

Stage 7

;20 March 2007 —

Civitella del Tronto Civitella del Tronto () is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Teramo, within the Abruzzo region of central Italy. It is in the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful village ...

Final standings

General classification

: NOTE: UCI ProTour points are not awarded to riders from

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teams (e.g., Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo and Tinkoff Credit Systems).

Mountains classification

Points classification

Team classification

The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico:

Jersey progress

References

External links

Race website
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