2007 Tour Down Under

{{Short description|9th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}} {{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2007 Tour Down Under | image = | image_caption = | date = 16—21 January 2007 | stages = 6 | distance = | unit =km | time = 15h 46' 38" | speed = | first = Martin Elmiger | first_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2007}} | first_nat = SUI | first_color = orange | second = Karl Menzies | second_team = Team UniSA–Australia | second_nat = AUS | third = Lars Bak | third_team = {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}} | third_nat = DEN | points = Laurent Brochard | points_team = {{UCI team code|BBO|2007}} | points_nat = FRA | points_color = green | mountains = Serge Pauwels | mountains_team = {{UCI team code|TSV|2007}} | mountains_nat = BEL | mountains_color = blue | youth = Simon Clarke | youth_nat = AUS | youth_color = white | youth_team = Team AIS | team = Team AIS | previous = 2006 | next = 2008 |series=UCI Oceania Tour}}

The '''2007 Tour Down Under''' was held from 16 to 21 January 2007 in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The ninth edition of the Tour Down Under, the race was a multiple stage road cycling race that took part over five stages with a total of 667 kilometres and was part of the 2006–07 UCI Oceania Tour. The 2007 Down Under Classic was the official warm-up race for the event.

The race was won by Swiss rider Martin Elmiger of {{UCI team code|ALM|2007}}.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zalewski |first=Mark |date=21 January 2007 |title=Stage 5 - Sunday, January 21: Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90km Battle for seconds goes to Elmiger, stage to McEwen |url=https://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/jan07/tdu07?id=results/tdu075 |access-date=2026-01-26 |website=autobus.cyclingnews.com}}</ref> A women's event was also held in support of the race, won by Australian rider Jenny MacPherson.

==Men's stage summary== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="50"| Stage ! width="60"| Date ! width="200"| Start ! width="200"| Finish ! width="70"| Distance ! width="200"| Stage Top 3 ! width="200"| Leading Top 3 ! width="50"| Time |-valign=top |align=center| 1 || 17 January || Mawson Lakes || Tanunda ||align=right| 152 km || {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak || {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak ||align=right| 3:50.45 + 0.01 + 0.07 |-valign=top |align=center| 2 || 18 January || Mannum || Hahndorf ||align=right| 150 km || {{flagicon|BEL}} Steven Caethoven {{Flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Ghyllebert {{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart O'Grady || {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak ||align=right| 7:44.33 + 0.01 + 0.07 |-valign=top |align=center| 3 || 19 January || Stirling || Victor Harbor ||align=right| 128 km || {{flagicon|AUS}} Baden Cooke {{Flagicon|AUS}} Chris Jongewaard {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss || {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak ||align=right| 10:36.38 + 0.01 + 0.07 |-valign=top |align=center| 4 || 20 January || Willunga || Willunga ||align=right| 147 km || {{Flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Ghyllebert {{flagicon|UZB}} Sergey Lagutin {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak ||align=right| 14:02.15 + 0.01 + 0.08 |-valign=top |align=center| 5 || 21 January || Adelaide || Adelaide ||align=right| 90 km || {{flagicon|AUS}} Robbie McEwen {{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Renshaw {{flagicon|AUS}} Allan Davis || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak ||align=right| 15:46.38 + 0.03 + 0.11 |}

==Other leading top threes== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="50"| Stage ! width="200"| Mountains ! width="50"| Pts ! width="200"| Sprint ! width="50"| Pts ! width="200"| Under 23 ! width="50"| Pts ! width="200"| Teams ! width="50"| Time |-valign=top |align=center| 1 || {{flagicon|BEL}} Serge Pauwels {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Larsson {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Longo Borghini ||align=right| 16 12 8 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Gene Bates {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Roberts {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies ||align=right| 10 10 8 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Clarke {{flagicon|NZL}} Clinton Avery {{flagicon|AUS}} Michael Ford ||align=right| 3:51.49 + 23.37 + 25.17 || {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}} SouthAustralia.com–AIS {{UCI team code|OLO|2007}} ||align=right| 11:59.36 + 0.55 + 2.13 |-valign=top |align=center| 2 || {{flagicon|BEL}} Serge Pauwels {{flagicon|FRA}} Samuel Dumoulin {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Larsson ||align=right|16 16 12 ||{{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Roberts {{flagicon|AUS}} Gene Bates {{flagicon|AUS}} Wesley Sulzberger ||align=right|10 10 10 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Clarke {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Jacobs {{flagicon|AUS}} Wesley Sulzberger ||align=right|7:45.37 + 8.58 + 15.09 ||SouthAustralia.com–AIS Chocolade Jacques {{UCI team code|C.A|2007}} ||align=right| 23:14.41 + 2.49 + 7.52 |-valign=top |align=center| 3 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Samuel Dumoulin {{flagicon|BEL}} Serge Pauwels {{flagicon|ITA}} Giampaolo Cheula ||align=right| 28 16 16 || {{flagicon|BLR}} Viktor Rapinski {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Roberts {{flagicon|AUS}} Gene Bates ||align=right| 12 10 10 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Clarke {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Jacobs {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss ||align=right| 10:37.42 + 9.14 + 11.22 || SouthAustralia.com–AIS {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}} Unibet.com Cycling Team ||align=right| 31:29.02 + 3.35 + 14.46 |-valign=top |align=center| 4 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Samuel Dumoulin {{flagicon|BEL}} Serge Pauwels {{flagicon|ITA}} Giampaolo Cheula ||align=right| 28 16 16 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Brochard {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Ghyllebert {{flagicon|BLR}} Viktor Rapinski ||align=right| 20 14 12 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Clarke {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Jacobs {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss ||align=right| 14:03.20 + 9.25 + 11.58 || SouthAustralia.com–AIS {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}} Unibet.com Cycling Team ||align=right| 41:45.56 + 3.35 + 15.04 |-valign=top |align=center| 5 || {{flagicon|BEL}} Serge Pauwels {{flagicon|FRA}} Samuel Dumoulin {{flagicon|ITA}} Giampaolo Cheula ||align=right| 32 28 24 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Laurent Brochard {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Ghyllebert ||align=right| 26 18 14 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Clarke {{flagicon|BEL}} Pieter Jacobs {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Goss ||align=right| 15:48.21 + 9.02 + 12.17 || SouthAustralia.com–AIS {{UCI team code|SAX|2007}} Unibet.com Cycling Team ||align=right| 46:59.14 + 3.35 + 15.04 |}

===Men's top 10 overall=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="20"| Pos ! width="200"| Rider ! width="100"| Time |-valign=top |align=center| 1 || {{flagicon|SUI}} Martin Elmiger||align=right|15:46.38 |-valign=top |align=center| 2 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Karl Menzies||align=right|+ 0.03 |-valign=top |align=center| 3 || {{flagicon|DEN}} Lars Bak||align=right|+ 0.11 |-valign=top |align=center| 4 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Matthew Lloyd||align=right|+ 0.13 |-valign=top |align=center| 5 || {{flagicon|SWE}} Gustav Larsson||align=right|+ 0.21 |-valign=top |align=center| 6 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Luke Roberts||align=right|+ 0.50 |-valign=top |align=center| 7 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Gene Bates||align=right|+ 0.50 |-valign=top |align=center| 8 || {{flagicon|ITA}} Paolo Longo Borghini||align=right|+ 0.55 |-valign=top |align=center| 9 || {{flagicon|FRA}} Yannick Talabardon||align=right|+ 0.55 |-valign=top |align=center|10 || {{flagicon|AUS}} Simon Clarke||align=right|+ 1.43 |}

==Women's stage summary== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="50"| Stage ! width="60"| Date ! width="100"| Start ! width="100"| Finish ! width="100"| Distance ! width="200"| Stage Top 3 ! width="200"| Leading Top 3 ! width="50"| Points |-valign=top |align=center| 1 || 16 January ||colspan=2| East end Adelaide street race ||align=right| 30 mins + 1 lap || {{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny MacPherson {{flagicon|AUS}} Emma Mackie {{flagicon|AUS}} Belinda Goss || {{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny MacPherson {{flagicon|AUS}} Emma Mackie {{flagicon|AUS}} Belinda Goss ||align=right| 40 38 36 |-valign=top |align=center| 2 || 17 January ||colspan=2| Tanunda Street Circuit ||align=right| 30 mins + 1 lap || {{flagicon|AUS}} Belinda Goss {{flagicon|AUS}} Petra Mullens {{Flagicon|AUS}} Bridgette Evans || {{flagicon|AUS}} Belinda Goss {{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny MacPherson {{flagicon|AUS}} Petra Mullens ||align=right| 76 74 70 |-valign=top |align=center| 3 || 20 January ||colspan=2| Snapper Point (Aldinga Beach) Criterium ||align=right| 30 mins + 1 lap || {{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny MacPherson {{flagicon|AUS}} Belinda Goss {{flagicon|AUS}} Petra Mullens || {{flagicon|AUS}} Jenny MacPherson {{flagicon|AUS}} Belinda Goss {{flagicon|AUS}} Petra Mullens ||align=right| 114 114 106 |}

==References== {{Reflist}} * [http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/ Official website] * [http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2007/jan07/tdu07/ Cyclingnews.com Tour Down Under 2007 site]

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