# 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico cycle race took place from 14 March to 20 March 2007. The event was won by German Andreas Klöden of the Astana, 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:
* Quick-Step–Innergetic
* AG2R Prévoyance
* Barloworld
* Caisse d'Epargne
* Cofidis
* Ceramica Panaria–Navigare
* Diquigiovanni–Selle Italia
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Française des Jeux
* Gerolsteiner
* Team High Road
* Lampre–Fondital
* Liquigas
* Team LPR
* Rabobank
* Saunier Duval–Prodir
* Predictor–Lotto
* Slipstream–Chipotle
* Team CSC
* Team Milram
* Tinkoff Credit Systems

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 14 March | Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia | 175 km (109 mi) | Flat stage | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
| 2 | 15 March | Civitavecchia to Marsciano | 205 km (127 mi) | Hilly stage | Alexander Arekeev (RUS) |
| 3 | 16 March | Marsciano to Macerata | 213 km (132 mi) | Hilly stage | Riccardo Riccò (ITA) |
| 4 | 17 March | Pievebovigliana to Offagna | 161 km (100 mi) | Hilly stage | Riccardo Riccò (ITA) |
| 5 | 18 March | Civitanova Marche to Civitanova Alta | 20.5 km (12.7 mi) | Individual time trial | Stefan Schumacher (GER) |
| 6 | 19 March | San Benedetto del Tronto to San Giacomo | 164 km (102 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Matteo Bono (ITA) |
| 7 | 20 March | Civitella del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto | 177 km (110 mi) | Flat stage | Koldo Fernández (ESP) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 14 March 2007 — Civitavecchia, 175 km (109 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Robbie McEwen | Predictor–Lotto | 4h 38' 24" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Óscar Freire | Rabobank | s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd | Crédit Agricole | s.t. | 1 pt |

### Stage 2
#### 15 March 2007 — Civitavecchia to Marsciano, 205 km (127 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Alexander Arekeev | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | 4h 51' 41" | N/A |
| 2 | Daniele Contrini | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 29" | N/A |
| 3 | Sven Krauss | Gerolsteiner | + 29" | 1 pt |

### Stage 3
#### 16 March 2007 — Marsciano to Macerata, 213 km (132 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Riccardo Riccò | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 5h 41' 22" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Alexander Vinokourov | Astana | + 2" | 2 pts |
| 3 | Andreas Klöden | Astana | + 2" | 1 pt |

### Stage 4
#### 17 March 2007 — Pievebovigliana to Offagna, 161 km (100 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Riccardo Riccò | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 3h 50' 22" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Stefan Schumacher | Gerolsteiner | + 4" | 2 pts |
| 3 | Alexander Vinokourov | Astana | + 4" | 1 pt |

### Stage 5
#### 18 March 2007 — Civitanova Marche to Civitanova Alta, 20.5 km (12.7 mi) (ITT)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Stefan Schumacher | Gerolsteiner | 27' 08" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden | Astana | + 1" | 2 pts |
| 3 | Kim Kirchen | T-Mobile Team | + 6" | 1 pt |

### Stage 6
#### 19 March 2007 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Giacomo, 164 km (102 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Matteo Bono | Lampre–Fondital | 4h 25' 07" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto | Liquigas | + 32" | 2 pts |
| 3 | Giovanni Visconti | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 41" | 1 pt |

### Stage 7
#### 20 March 2007 — Civitella del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 177 km (110 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 4h 38' 43" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady | Team CSC | s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 | Gabriele Balducci | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | s.t. | N/A |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden | Astana | 28h 31' 26" | 50 |
| 2 | Kim Kirchen | T-Mobile Team | + 4" | 40 |
| 3 | Alexander Vinokourov | Astana | + 13" | 35 |
| 4 | Stefan Schumacher | Gerolsteiner | + 23" | 30 |
| 5 | Janez Brajkovič | Discovery Channel | + 31" | 25 |
| 6 | Jens Voigt | Team CSC | + 34" | 20 |
| 7 | Vasil Kiryienka | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 55" | N/A |
| 8 | Evgeni Petrov | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 59" | N/A |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 1' 00" | N/A |
| 10 | Michael Boogerd | Rabobank | + 1' 12" | 2 |
    NOTE: UCI ProTour points are not awarded to riders from UCI Professional Continental teams (e.g., Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo and Tinkoff Credit Systems).

### Mountains classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Salvatore Commesso | Tinkoff Credit Systems | 15 |
| 2 | Fortunato Baliani | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare | 11 |
| 3 | Vasil Kiryienka | Tinkoff Credit Systems | 6 |

### Points classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Riccardo Riccò | Saunier Duval–Prodir | 32 |
| 2 | Daniele Contrini | Tinkoff Credit Systems | 31 |
| 3 | Andreas Klöden | Astana | 30 |

### Team classification

| | Team | Country | Time |
| 1 | Tinkoff Credit Systems | Italy | 85h 37' 54" |
| 2 | Astana | Switzerland | + 1' 07" |
| 3 | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain | + 2' 58" |
The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico:
| UCI Code | Team Name |
| ASA | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo |
| A2R | AG2R Prévoyance |
| AST | Astana |
| BTL | Bouygues Télécom |
| GCE | Caisse d'Epargne |
| PAN | Ceramica Panaria–Navigare |
| COF | Cofidis |
| C.A | Crédit Agricole |
| DSC | Discovery Channel |
| EUS | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| FDJ | Française des Jeux |
| GST | Gerolsteiner |
| LAM | Lampre–Fondital |
| LIQ | Liquigas |
| PRL | Predictor–Lotto |
| QSI | Quick-Step–Innergetic |
| RAB | Rabobank |
| SDV | Saunier Duval–Prodir |
| CSC | Team CSC |
| MRM | Team Milram |
| TCS | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| TMO | T-Mobile Team |

## Jersey progress

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Mountains Classification | Points Classification | Team Classification |
| 0Stage 1 (Robbie McEwen) | Robbie McEwen | Salvatore Commesso | Robbie McEwen | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 2 (Alexandr Arekeev) | Alexandr Arekeev | Fortunato Baliani | Alexandr Arekeev | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo |
| 0Stage 3 (Riccardo Riccò) | Alexandr Arekeev | Salvatore Commesso | Daniele Contrini | Gerolsteiner |
| 0Stage 4 (Riccardo Riccò) | Riccardo Riccò | Salvatore Commesso | Riccardo Riccò | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| 0Stage 5 (Stefan Schumacher) | Stefan Schumacher | Salvatore Commesso | Andreas Klöden | Astana |
| 0Stage 6 (Matteo Bono) | Andreas Klöden | Salvatore Commesso | Riccardo Riccò | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| 0Stage 7 (Koldo Fernández) | Andreas Klöden | Salvatore Commesso | Riccardo Riccò | Tinkoff Credit Systems |
| 0Final | Andreas Klöden | Salvatore Commesso | Riccardo Riccò | Tinkoff Credit Systems |