2007 Tour de Suisse

The 2007 Tour de Suisse, the 71st edition of the cycle race, took place from 16 June until 24 June. As usual, the race began with a short prologue and featured a long individual time trial. Besides, riders also had to face several mountain stages in the Swiss Alps, including the Grimselpass, a 12.1 kilometres long climb with an average gradient of 6.6% and slopes at 10%. The race also visited the neighbouring countries of Liechtenstein and Austria.

Teams

Twenty-one teams of eight riders started the race: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ==Route==

Stages

Stage 1 16 June 2007 – Olten, (ITT) Stage 2 17 June 2007 – Olten to Luzern, Stage 3 18 June 2007 – Brunnen to Nauders, Stage 4 19 June 2007 – Nauders to Triesenberg–Malbun, Stage 5 20 June 2007 – Vaduz to Giubiasco, Stage 6 21 June 2007 – Giubiasco to Crans-Montana, Due to a hailstorm, race officials once abandoned the stage. The stage was later restarted in Ulrichen and was shortened to 95 kilometers. The hors catégorie climb of Nufenenpass was cancelled as well. Stage 7 22 June 2007 – Ulrichen to Grimselpass, Stage 8 23 June 2007 – Innertkirchen to Schwarzsee, Stage 9 24 June 2007 – Bern, (ITT) ==Final standings==

Final standings

General classification Points classification Mountains classification Sprint classification Team classification ==Notes==

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