2007 Liège–Bastogne–Liège

The 2007 Liège–Bastogne–Liège road bicycle race monument was held on April 29. The race was run in the Belgian region of Wallonia. The race is organised by Amaury Sport Organisation and the Royal Pesant Club Liégeois according to the rules of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and the Royal Belgian Cycling League

Final standings - 2007-04-29: Liège–Ans, 262 km

General classification
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Liquigas 6h 37' 24" 50
2  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 3" 40
3  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team CSC + 3" 35
4  Paolo Bettini (ITA) Quick-Step–Innergetic + 6" 30
5  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner + 6" 25
6  Michael Boogerd (NED) Rabobank + 7" 20
7  Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre–Fondital + 9" 15
8  Matthias Kessler (GER) Astana + 9" 10
9  Juan José Cobo (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir + 9" 5
10  Kim Kirchen (LUX) T-Mobile Team + 9" 2

Climbs classification

In addition to the overall title for general classification, the race includes 12 uphill sections. Points awarded for these uphill sections are 4, 2 and 1 points for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd placed riders, respectively. The rider must finish the race for the points to be awarded. If a points tie exists between riders, then the best rider in the general classification is awarded the higher placing.

Cyclist Team Points
1  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française des Jeux 24 pts.
2  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Tinkoff Credit Systems 20 pts.
3  Unai Etxebarria (VEN) Euskaltel–Euskadi 14 pts.

Individual 2007 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of April 29, 2007, after the Liège-Bastogne-Liège [1]

Race winner, Danilo Di Luca, moved up from 11th place to 3rd place, while podium finishers, Alejandro Valverde, moved into second place behind UCI ProTour jersey wearer, Davide Rebellin. The 3rd place podium finisher, Fränk Schleck, jumped from 29th place to 7th in the overall standings.

Rank Previous
Rank		 Name Team Points
1 1  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 157
2 5  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 107
3 11  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) Liquigas 100
4 2  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 82
5 3  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Team CSC 79
6 4  Stefan Schumacher (GER) Gerolsteiner 75
7 29  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team CSC 63
8 7  Juan José Cobo (ESP) Saunier Duval–Prodir 62
9 6  Alberto Contador (ESP) Discovery Channel 58
10 8  Tom Boonen (BEL) Quick-Step–Innergetic 57
11 9  Andreas Klöden (GER) Astana 53
12 10  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) Lampre–Fondital 50
13 21  Matthias Kessler (GER) Astana 50
14 12  Tadej Valjavec (SLO) Lampre–Fondital 46
15 13  Roger Hammond (GBR) T-Mobile Team 45
  • 82 riders have scored at least one (1) point on the 2007 UCI ProTour.
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References
  1. Updated Rankings Archived 2012-02-08 at the Wayback Machine 2007-04-29; UCI; Accessed 2007-04-29
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