The 2007 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 1 August to 5 August 2008. It was the 17th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was won by Norwegian rider Kurt Asle Arvesen of Team CSC. Italian rider Enrico Gasparotto of Team Liquigas finished second by 14 seconds with Dane Matti Breschel of Team CSC third.[1]
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| Dates | 1–5 August 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 842 km (523.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was made up of six stages covering a total of 842 kilometres (523 mi) and included an individual time trial of 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi).[2]
Schedule
edit| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
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| 1 | Thisted > Aalborg | 175 km | 1 August |  Francesco Chicchi |
| 2 | Aars > Aarhus | 195 km | 2 August |  Matti Breschel |
| 3 | Aarhus > Vejle | 190 km | 3 August |  Kurt Asle Arvesen |
| 4 | Skælskør > Ringsted | 95 km | 4 August | Francesco Chicchi |
| 5 (ITT) | Næstved > Næstved | 12.4 km | 4 August |  Rick Flens |
| 6 | Præstø > Frederiksberg | 175 km | 5 August |  Mark Cavendish |
Teams
editFifteen teams took part in the 2007 race.
Final classifications
editNorwegian rider Kurt Asle Arvesen won the race by 14 seconds from Enrico Gasparotto after he won stage 3 on the Kiddesvej climb in Vejle.[3] Dane Matti Breschel came third after having led the race after stages 2, 3 and 4.[2] The victory meant that Arvesen became the first rider to win the Danmark Rundt twice.[4]
The points winner was Mark Cavendish with Jacob Moe Rasmussen the winner of the mountains classification for best climber. Rasmussen was also awarded the fighters award for the race and Gasparotto won the young riders jersey. Team CSC won the overall team competition from Liquigas with Team T-Mobile in third place.
References
edit- ^ Podieplaceringer i Post Danmark Rundt, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ a b Post Danmark Rundt, etape for etape, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ Kiddesvej i Post Danmark Rundt, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2014-02-14.
- ^ De 22 første udgaver af Post Danmark Rundt, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2014-02-14.