# 2007 Deutschland Tour

The 31st edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race took place in Germany from August 10 to August 18, 2007. It did not start with the traditional prologue but with a normal stage. The race included a team time trial, an individual time trial and seven stages, covering a total of 1,292.5 km (803.1 mi). The race began in Saarbrücken and finished in Hanover. For the second year in a row Jens Voigt held off Levi Leipheimer to take the victory.

## Final General Classification

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 30h 57' 21" |
| 2 | Levi Leipheimer | United States | Discovery Channel | 1' 57" |
| 3 | David López | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 2' 10" |
| 4 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Italy | LIQ | 3' 05" |
| 5 | Robert Gesink | Netherlands | RAB | 3' 15" |
| 6 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Denmark | Team CSC | 4' 06" |
| 7 | Maxime Monfort | Belgium | Cofidis | 5' 22" |
| 8 | Laurens ten Dam | Netherlands | UNI | 5' 26" |
| 9 | Gustav Larsson | Sweden | UNI | 6' 08" |
| 10 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | Gerolsteiner | 6' 16" |

## Teams

23 teams took part. Of the 20 ProTour teams, only Astana did not take part (the team was in crisis from doping results at the 2007 Tour de France). Four non-ProTour teams were given a wildcard invitation: Skil–Shimano, Team Volksbank, Team Wiesenhof–Felt and Elk Haus-Simplon.

## Stages
### Stage 1 Saarbrücken 183.7 km Friday, August 10

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | Robert Förster | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 4h 24' 16" |
| 2 | Danilo Napolitano | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | s.t |
| 3 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Förster | Germany | Gerolsteiner | 4h 24' 16" |
| 2 | Maarten den Bakker | Netherlands | SKS | 2" |
| 3 | Danilo Napolitano | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 4" |

### Stage 2 Bretten Team Time Trial 42.2 km Saturday, August 11

| | TEAM | Country | Results |
| 1 | Team CSC | Denmark | 51' 40" |
| 2 | Discovery Channel | United States | 25" |
| 3 | Gerolsteiner | Germany | 55" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 5h 15' 55" |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara | Switzerland | Team CSC | 1" |
| 3 | Bobby Julich | United States | Team CSC | 1" |

### Stage 3 Pforzheim – Offenburg 181.8 km Sunday, August 12

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | 4h 49' 25" |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas Gil | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t |
| 3 | Bradley McGee | Australia | Française des Jeux | s.t |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 10h 05' 20" |
| 2 | Bobby Julich | United States | Team CSC | 1" |
| 3 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Russia | Team CSC | 1" |

### Stage 4 Singen – Sonthofen 183.8 km Monday, August 13

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | Damiano Cunego | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | 4h 28' 06" |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | Gerolsteiner | s.t |
| 3 | David López | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 14h 33' 31" |
| 2 | Chris Anker Sørensen | Denmark | Team CSC | 1" |
| 3 | George Hincapie | United States | Discovery Channel | 27" |

### Stage 5 Singen – Sölden (Austria) 157.6 km Tuesday, August 14

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | David López | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 4h 21' 07" |
| 2 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 12" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink | Netherlands | RAB | 19" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 18h 54' 34" |
| 2 | David López | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 33" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink | Netherlands | RAB | 1' 14" |

### Stage 6 Längenfeld (Austria) – Kufstein (Austria) 175 km Wednesday, August 15

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | Gerald Ciolek | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 3h 57' 40" |
| 2 | Danilo Napolitano | Italy | Lampre–Fondital | s.t. |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 22h 52' 14" |
| 2 | David López | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 33" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink | Netherlands | RAB | 1' 14" |

### Stage 7 Kufstein (Austria) – Regensburg 192.2 km Thursday, August 16

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | Gerald Ciolek | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 4h 08' 20" |
| 2 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t. |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 27h 00' 44" |
| 2 | David López | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 33" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink | Netherlands | RAB | 1' 14" |

### Stage 8 Fürth Individual Time Trial 33.1 km Friday, August 17

| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 39' 42" |
| 2 | László Bodrogi | Hungary | Crédit Agricole | 15" |
| 3 | Levi Leipheimer | United States | Discovery Channel | 26" |
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jens Voigt | Germany | Team CSC | 27h 40' 26" |
| 2 | Levi Leipheimer | United States | Discovery Channel | 1' 57" |
| 3 | David López | Spain | Caisse d'Epargne | 2' 10" |

### Stage 9 Einbeck – Hannover 143.1 km Saturday, August 18

Stage 9 result
| | Cyclist | Country | Team | Results |
| 1 | Gerald Ciolek | Germany | T-Mobile Team | 3h 16' 55" |
| 2 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t. |
| 3 | Mark Renshaw | Australia | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |

## Jersey progress

| Stage (Winner) | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 0Stage 1 (Robert Förster) | Robert Förster | Robert Förster | Matej Mugerli | Philipp Ludescher | Bouygues Télécom |
| 0Stage 2 (Team CSC) | Jens Voigt | Robert Förster | Matej Mugerli | Andy Schleck | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 3 (Erik Zabel) | Jens Voigt | Erik Zabel | Niki Terpstra | Andy Schleck | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 4 (Damiano Cunego) | Jens Voigt | José Joaquín Rojas | Niki Terpstra | Chris Anker Sørensen | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 5 (David López) | Jens Voigt | José Joaquín Rojas | Niki Terpstra | Robert Gesink | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 6 (Gerald Ciolek) | Jens Voigt | José Joaquín Rojas | Niki Terpstra | Robert Gesink | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 7 (Gerald Ciolek) | Jens Voigt | Erik Zabel | Niki Terpstra | Robert Gesink | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 8 (Jens Voigt) | Jens Voigt | Erik Zabel | Niki Terpstra | Robert Gesink | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 9 (Gerald Ciolek) | Jens Voigt | Erik Zabel | Niki Terpstra | Robert Gesink | Team CSC |