# 2007 Clásico RCN

The 47th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 13 to October 21, 2007 in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rating of 2.3 started with a prologue in Yopal and finished in Popayán.

## Stages
### 2007-10-13: Yopal – Yopal (6.7 km)

| Place | Prologue | Prologue | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Javier Zapata (COL) | 00:08.09 | Javier Zapata (COL) | 00:08.09 |
| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.12 | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.12 |
| 3. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +0.15 | Israel Ochoa (COL) | +0.15 |

### 2007-10-14: Yopal – Villanueva (145.3 km)

| Place | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | 03:26.53 | Javier Zapata (COL) | 03:35.20 |
| 2. | Juan Esteban Arango (COL) | +0.04 | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.12 |
| 3. | Carlos Fonseca (COL) | — | Heberth Gutiérrez (COL) | +0.13 |

### 2007-10-15: Villavicencio – Bogotá (120.2 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Ismael Sarmiento (COL) | 03:28.25 | Ismael Sarmiento (COL) | 07:03.58 |
| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +1.52 | Javier Zapata (COL) | +1.07 |
| 3. | Flober Peña (COL) | — | Víctor Niño (COL) | +1.13 |

### 2007-10-16: Honda – Villamaría (130 km)

| Place | Stage 3 | Stage 3 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Javier González (COL) | 04:17.19 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 11:22.50 |
| 2. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.01 | Javier González (COL) | +0.40 |
| 3. | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | +0.49 | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | +1.10 |

### 2007-10-17: Manizales – Envigado (189.3 km)

| Place | Stage 4 | Stage 4 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | 04:55.46 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 16:23.11 |
| 2. | Jairo Pérez (COL) | +0.16 | Javier González (COL) | +0.40 |
| 3. | Elder Herrera (COL) | +0.36 | Flober Peña (COL) | +3.10 |

### 2007-10-18: Caldas – Pereira (180.3 km)

| Place | Stage 5 | Stage 5 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | José Castelblanco (COL) | 04:56.47 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 21:21.01 |
| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) | +1.03 | Javier González (COL) | +0.55 |
| 3. | Carlos Ospina (COL) | — | Flober Peña (COL) | +3.10 |

### 2007-10-19: Pereira – Cali (214.4 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Jhon García (COL) | 04:51.36 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 26:12.37 |
| 2. | Fredy González (COL) | — | Javier González (COL) | +0.55 |
| 3. | Javier Zapata (COL) | — | Flober Peña (COL) | +3.10 |

### 2007-10-20: Cali – Popayán (123.8 km)

| Place | Stage 7 | Stage 7 | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 03:05.06 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 29:20.19 |
| 2. | Ricardo Mesa (COL) | +2.35 | Javier González (COL) | +0.55 |
| 3. | Flober Peña (COL) | — | Flober Peña (COL) | +3.06 |

### 2007-10-21: Circuito Urbano en Popayán (28.9 km)

| Place | Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Israel Ochoa (COL) | 00:36.37 | Libardo Niño (COL) | 29:56.59 |
| 2. | Elder Herrera (COL) | +0.01 | Javier González (COL) | +2.21 |
| 3. | Libardo Niño (COL) | +0.03 | Flober Peña (COL) | +4.58 |

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
| 1. | Libardo Niño (COL) | Coordinadora-Ebsa | 29:56:59 |
| 2. | Javier González (COL) | UNE-Orbitel | + 2.21 |
| 3. | Flober Peña (COL) | Gobernación de Casanare | + 4.58 |
| 4. | Hernán Buenahora (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 5.00 |
| 5. | Elder Herrera (COL) | Indervalle-Frugos | + 5.36 |
| 6. | José Castelblanco (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 9.38 |
| 7. | Javier Zapata (COL) | Orgullo Santuariano | + 10.24 |
| 8. | Freddy Piamonte (COL) | UNE−Orbitel | + 12.55 |
| 9. | Manuel Mayorga (COL) | Colombia es Pasión | + 18.23 |
| 10. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | Lotería de Boyacá | + 23.23 |