2007 Paris - Roubaix (Pro Tour)
105th edition: Sunday, April 15, 2007
Complete results, stage story & photos
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The Race:
The 2007 Paris-Roubaix 259.5 km long and raced at an average speed of 42.181 km/hr. 52.7 kilometers of the race were cobbled.
There were 187 starters and 96 classified finishers.
The day was warm (23C at the start and warmed up during the day), dry and dusty.
With about 30 kilometers to go, the winning break coalesced and with 23 kilometers still to go, Stuart O'Grady bolted from this group.
The four chasers, Juan Antonio Flecha, Steffen Wesemann, Bjorn Leukemans and Roberto Petito, lost ground to O'Grady with every pedal stroke.
O'Grady won the race, finishing alone, nearly a minute ahead of the chasing quartet. He became the first antipodean to win Paris-Roubaix.
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Complete Results:
- Stuart O'Grady (CSC) 6hr 9min 7sec.
- Juan Antonio Flecha (Rabobank) @ 52sec
- Steffen Wesemann (Wiesenhof) s.t.
- Bjorn Leukemans (Predictor-Lotto) @ 53sec
- Roberto Petito (Liquigas) @ 55sec
- Tom Boonen (Quick Step) s.t.
- Roger Hammond (T-Mobile) s.t.
- Enrico Franzoi (Lampre) @ 56sec
- Kevin van Impe (Quick Step) @ 1min 24sec
- Fabio Baldato (Lampre) @ 2min 27sec
- Lars Michaelsen (CSC) s.t.
- David Kopp (Gerolsteiner) @ 2min 28sec
- Leif Hoste (Predictor-Lotto) s.t.
- Matti Breschel (CSC) s.t.
- Ralf Grabsch (Milram) s.t.
- Staf Scheirlinckx (Cofidis) s.t.
- Vladimir Gusev (Discovery) s.t.
- Stijn Devolder (Discovery) s.t.
- Fabian Cancellara (CSC) @ 2min 38sec
- Marcus Burghardt (T-Mobile) @ 3min 43sec
- Sébastien Rosseler (Quick Step) @ 3min 45sec
- Stéphane Poulhies (Ag2r) @ 5min 4sec
- Peter van Petegem (Quick Step) s.t.
- Martin Elmiger (Ag2r) @ 5min 5sec
- Frédéric Guesdon (FDJ) s.t.
- José Joaquin Rojas (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- Guennadi Mikhailov (Astana) s.t.
- Bert Grabsch (T-Mobile) s.t.
- Greg Van Avermaet (Predictor-Lotto) @ 5min 6sec
- Olaf Pollack (Wiesenhof-Felt) @ 5min 7sec
- Floris Goesinnen (Skil-Shimano) @ 5min 12sec
- Nico Eeckhout (Chocolade Jacques) @ 8min 28sec
- Filip Meirhaeghe (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
- Nicolas Rousseau (Ag2r) @ 8min 29sec
- Filippo Pozzato (Liquigas) s.t.
- Volodymyr Bileka (Discovery) @ 8min 31sec
- Aivaras Baranauskas (Agritubel) @ 9min 27sec
- Steven De Jongh (Quick Step) @ 9min 38sec
- William Bonnet (Credit Agricole) s.t.
- Marcel Sieberg (Milram) s.t.
- Rony Martias (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
- Sven Kraus (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
- Thor Hushovd (Credit Agricole) s.t.
- Florent Brard (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- Bram De Groot (Rabobank) s.t.
- Marcus Ljungqvist (CSC) s.t.
- Magnus Backstedt (Liquigas) s.t.
- Andy Flickinger (Bouygues Telecom) s.t.
- Peter Wrolich (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
- Jorg Ludewig (Wiesenhof-Felt) s.t.
- Koen De Kort (Astana) s.t.
- Philippe Gilbert (FDJ) s.t.
- Tom Steels (Predictor Lotto) s.t.
- Angel Gomez (Saunier Duval) s.t.
- Christophe Mengin (FDJ) @ 9min 40sec
- Robert Wagner (Wiesenhof-Felt) s.t.
- Paolo Fornaciari (Lampre) @ 9min 41sec
- Wim Vansenvenant (Predictor-Lotto) @ 9min 43sec
- Lorenzo Bernucci (T-Mobile) s.t.
- Roy Sentjens (Predictor-Lotto) @ 9min 45sec
- Alessandro Ballan (Lampre) @ 9min 52sec
- Yohann Gène (Bouygues Telecom) @ 12min 21sec
- Iban Iriondo (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Kasper Klostergaard (CSC) s.t.
- Bernhard Eisel (T-Mobile) s.t.
- Max Van Heeswijk (Rabobank) s.t.
- Grégory Rast (Astana) s.t.
- Bastiaan Giling (Wiesenhof-Felt) s.t.
- Raul Alarcon (Saunier Duval) @ 12min 22sec
- Servais Knaven (T-Mobile) @ 16min 22sec
- Fabio Sabatini (Milram) s.t.
- Maarten Tjallingii (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
- Wouter Weylandt (Quick Step) @ 16min 23sec
- Niki Terpstra (Milram) @ 16min 41sec
- Raivis Belohvosciks (Saunier Duval) s.t.
- Steven Caethoven (Chocolade Jacques) @ 16min 43sec
- Christophe Laurent (Credit Agricole) s.t.
- Maarten Den Bakker (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
- Markel Irizar (Euskaltel) @ 16min 44sec
- Alessandro Cortinovis (Milram) s.t.
- Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel) @ 16min 48sec
- Mathieu Heijboer (Cofidis) @ 16min 49sec
- Andreas Klier (T-Mobile) @ 16min 56sec
- Tristan Valentin (Cofidis) @ 17min 43sec
- Pedro Horillo (Rabobank) @ 18min 25sec
- Carlo Westphal (Gerolsteiner) @ 19min 17sec
- Wouter Van Mechelen (Landbouwkrediet) @ 20min 37sec
- Tom Stamsnijder (Gerolsteiner) @ 20min 57sec
- Erki Putsep (Bouygues Telecom) @ 20min 58sec
- Alessandro Vanotti (Liquigas) @ 27min 43sec
- Jan Kuyckx (Landbouwkrediet) @ 28min 33sec
- Johan Van Summeren (Predictor-Lotto) @ 31min 34sec
- Alexandre Usov (Ag2r) @ 34min 33sec
- Imanol Erviti (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- Clément Lhotellerie (Skil-Shimano) s.t.
- Evert Verbist (Chocolade Jacques) @ 34min 34sec
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O'Grady leads the winning break.
The pack makes its way
The obligatory windmill shot
Again, O'Grady at the front
Kevin van Impe
When it wet, there's mud. When it's dry there's choking dust.
No one looks very happy..
That should be Steffen Wesemann on the right with O'Grady leading and Cancellara on his wheel