2007 Tour de Suisse
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The 2007 Tour de Suisse
Tour de Suisse
The Tour de Suisse is a UCI World Tour stage race held annually in June. The race debuted in 1933 and has evolved in timing, duration and sponsorship. With the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is a proving ground for the Tour de France, and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

, the 71st edition of the cycle race, took place from June 16 until June 24. 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
Swiss Alps
The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position within the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central 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
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked alpine country in Central Europe, bordered by Switzerland to the west and south and by Austria to the east. Its area is just over , and it has an estimated population of 35,000. Its capital is Vaduz. The biggest town is Schaan...

 and Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

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The four top finishers of the 2006 edition, Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich
Jan Ullrich is a German former professional road bicycle racer. In 1997, he was the first German to win the Tour de France. He went on to take five second places and a fourth in 2004 and third in 2005. He is considered one of the best time-trialists in the history of the sport...

, Koldo Gil
Koldo Gil
Koldo Gil Pérez is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI Continental team Liberty Seguros Continental...

, Jörg Jaksche
Jörg Jaksche
Jörg Jaksche is a German road bicycle racer.He has been cycling professionally since 1997, racing for the teams Polti , Team Telekom , ONCE , CSC , Liberty Seguros-Würth/Astana and Tinkoff Credit Systems in 2007.In 2004, he won the Tour Mediterranean and the Paris–Nice race.In the 2005 Tour de...

 and Ángel Vicioso
Ángel Vicioso
Ángel Vicioso Arcos is an Spanish road racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmarès :20002001...

 did not take part in 2007, as in one way or another they were all affected by the Operación Puerto affair. Koldo Gil
Koldo Gil
Koldo Gil Pérez is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist, currently riding for the UCI Continental team Liberty Seguros Continental...

 was the only one of these riders who was not left without a team, after Ullrich was fired by his and Vicioso and Jaksche's team folded.

General classification

Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


Points
1 30h 07' 23" 50
2 + 1' 04" 40
3 + 1' 30" 35
4 + 1' 30" 30
5 + 1' 41" 25
6 + 1' 46" 20
7 + 1' 47" 15
8 + 2' 50"
9 + 3' 16" 5
10 + 3' 19" 2

Points classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 ' 60
2 57
3 50

Mountains classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 ' 45
2 36
3 34

Sprint classification

Cyclist Team Points
1 ' 29
2 14
3 12

Team classification

Team Name Time
1 90h 27' 56"
2 + 4' 29"
3 + 8' 50"

Stage 1, 2007-06-16: Olten
Olten
Olten is a town in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland and capital of the district of the same name.Olten's railway station is within 30 minutes of Zurich, Bern, Basel, and Lucerne by train, and is a rail hub of Switzerland.-History:...

, 3.8 km (ITT
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

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2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


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Stage 2, 2007-06-17: Olten > Luzern, 158.6 km

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The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, 2007-06-18: Brunnen
Brunnen
Brunnen is a resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, part of the municipality Ingenbohl , at .Brunnen has a cablecar that goes to the Urmiberg, a part of the Rigi offering wonderful views of Lake Lucerne and the Alps....

 > Nauders
Nauders
Nauders is a municipality in the district of Landeck in Tyrol, Austria. It can be found 29 km south of the city of Landeck. As it is near both the Italian and Swiss borders, at the end of World War II numerous Nazi officials fled through Nauders to escape arrest.-External links:...

, 228.7 km

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General Classification after Stage 3
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10h 11' 34"
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Stage 4, 2007-06-19: Nauders > Triesenberg
Triesenberg
Triesenberg is a municipality in Liechtenstein with a population of 2,564. Its area of 30 square kilometers makes it the largest municipality in Liechtenstein. The center of the municipality rests at an elevation of 884-1,000 metres.-History:...

-Malbun
Malbun
Malbun is a ski-resort village in the municipality of Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.-Geography:Malbun is the only resort for skiing in Liechtenstein. It is located at 5,200 ft above sea level in the Alps, on a road to Steg and Vaduz, and few kilometers from the Austrian border....

, 167.2 km

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!UCI ProTour
2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, 2007-06-20: Vaduz
Vaduz
Vaduz is the capital of the principality of Liechtenstein and the seat of the national parliament. The town, located along the Rhine, has about 5,100 inhabitants , most of whom are Roman Catholic. Its cathedral is the seat of a Roman Catholic archbishop....

 > Giubiasco
Giubiasco
Giubiasco is a municipality in the district of Bellinzona in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.-History:Due to its location at the center of numerous routes through the Alps, Giubiasco has been important since ancient times...

, 194.1 km

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2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, 2007-06-21: Giubiasco > Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana
Crans-Montana is a ski resort in western Switzerland, in the heart of the Swiss Alps in the canton of Valais. It is located on a plateau above Sierre at an elevation of about 1500 m above sea level, allowing good view over the Valais Alps and Weisshorn in particular...

, 190.5 km

Due to a hail
Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms...

storm, race officials once abandoned the stage. The stage was later restarted in Ulrichen and was shortened to 95 kilometers. The hors categorie
Hors Categorie
Hors catégorie is a French term used in cycle races to designate a climb that is "beyond categorization", an incredibly tough climb. Most climbs in cycling are designated from Category 1 to Category 4 , based on both steepness and length...

 climb of Nufenenpass was cancelled as well.
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!UCI ProTour
2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7, 2007-06-22: Ulrichen > Grimselpass, 125.7 km

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!UCI ProTour
2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


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General Classification after Stage 7
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24h 55' 08"
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Stage 8, 2007-06-23: Innertkirchen
Innertkirchen
Innertkirchen is a municipality in the Interlaken-Oberhasli administrative district in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.Its coat of arms depicts an eagle wearing an imperial crown.-History:...

 > Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee
Schwarzsee is a small lake in the Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland with an area of 0.47 km²...

, 152.5 km

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Stage 8 Result
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!Cyclist
!Team
!Time
!UCI ProTour
2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


Points
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General Classification after Stage 8
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29h 24' 01"
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Stage 9, 2007-06-24: Bern, 34.2 km (ITT)

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Stage 9 Result
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!Cyclist
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!Time
!UCI ProTour
2007 UCI ProTour
The 2007 UCI ProTour is the third year of the UCI ProTour system. Following a dispute and power struggle between the UCI and the organisers of the Grand Tours, ASO, RCS and Unipublic, a number of events were run as ProTour events, although without ProTour licences...


Points
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Final General Classification
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30h 07' 23"
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