2007 Vuelta a España
The 2007 Vuelta a España, the sixty-second edition of the cycle race, took place from 1 September until 23 September 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of Galicia, at Vigo, home to Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage. It was also an unusual Vuelta because the first summit finish came already on the fourth day of racing, with a stage ending atop the famed Lagos de Covadonga.
The race was won by Denis Menchov, who also won the Mountains competition and the combined classification, and finished second in the points competition.
Participating teams
Jersey progress
| Stage | General classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Combination Classification | Team Classification |
| Stage 1 | Daniele Bennati | Daniele Bennati | Serafín Martínez | Geoffrey Lequatre | |
| Stage 2 | Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | Manuel Vazquez | |
| Stage 3 | Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | David De La Fuente | |
| Stage 4 | Vladimir Efimkin | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | Vladimir Efimkin | |
| Stage 5 | Vladimir Efimkin | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | Vladimir Efimkin | |
| Stage 6 | Vladimir Efimkin | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | Vladimir Efimkin | |
| Stage 7 | Vladimir Efimkin | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | Vladimir Efimkin | |
| Stage 8 | Stijn Devolder | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | Stijn Devolder | |
| Stage 9 | Denis Menchov | Óscar Freire | Serafín Martínez | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 10 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 11 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 12 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 13 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 14 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 15 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Jurgen Van Goolen | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 16 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Jurgen Van Goolen | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 17 | Denis Menchov | Paolo Bettini | Jurgen Van Goolen | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 18 | Denis Menchov | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 19 | Denis Menchov | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 20 | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov | |
| Stage 21 | Denis Menchov | Daniele Bennati | Denis Menchov | Denis Menchov |
Jersey wearers when same rider is leading more than one classification
- Óscar Freire wore granate jersey on stage 2
- Daniele Bennati wore granate jersey on stage 3
- On stage 4, granate jersey should have been worn by Paolo Bettini, because he was 2nd in classification after Freire, who was also overall leader. However, world champion Bettini was allowed to ride in his usual rainbow jersey.
- Leonardo Piepoli wore white jersey on stages 5–8 and stage 11
- Vladimir Efimkin wore white jersey on stages 9–10, 12-13, 16-18
- Leonardo Piepoli led the KoM classification after stage 11 and should have worn the appropriate jersey on stage 12, but withdrew before its start; therefore, Serafin Martinez wore the mountains jersey on stages 12–14
- Cadel Evans wore white jersey on stages 14–15
- Jurgen Van Goolen wore the mountains jersey on stage 15 and on stages 19–21
Final standings
General classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points | |
| 1 |  Denis Menchov | RAB | 80h 59' 07" | 85 |
| 2 |  Carlos Sastre | CSC | + 3' 31" | 65 |
| 3 | Samuel Sánchez | EUS | + 3' 46" | 50 |
| 4 |  Cadel Evans | PRL | + 3' 56" | 45 |
| 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera | KGZ | + 6' 34" | N/A |
| 6 | Vladimir Efimkin | GCE | + 7' 07" | 35 |
| 7 | Vladimir Karpets | GCE | + 8' 09" | 30 |
| 8 | Igor Antón | EUS | + 8' 44" | 26 |
| 9 | Manuel Beltrán | LIQ | + 9' 38" | 22 |
| 10 | Carlos Barredo | QSI | + 10' 12" | 19 |
| 11 |  Maxime Monfort | COF | + 10' 37" | 16 |
| 12 | Daniel Moreno | REG | + 13' 07" | N/A |
| 13 |  Stéphane Goubert | A2R | + 14' 13" | 11 |
| 14 | David López | GCE | + 17' 36" | 9 |
| 15 |  Oliver Zaugg | GST | + 19' 00" | 7 |
| 16 | Sylvain Chavanel | COF | + 22' 19" | 5 |
| 17 | Hubert Dupont | A2R | + 29' 33" | 4 |
| 18 | Luis Pérez Rodriguez | ACA | + 31' 41" | N/A |
| 19 |  Chris Anker Sørensen | CSC | + 32' 24" | 2 |
| 20 | Ludovic Turpin | A2R | + 32' 39" | 1 |
KOM Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
| 1 | Denis Menchov | RAB | 90 |
| 2 | Jurgen Van Goolen | DSC | 78 |
| 3 | Carlos Sastre | CSC | 69 |
Points Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
| 1 |  Daniele Bennati | LAM | 147 |
| 2 | Denis Menchov | RAB | 135 |
| 3 | Samuel Sánchez | EUS | 127 |
Team classification
Withdrawals
| Type | Stage | Rider | Team | Reason |
| DNF | 1 |  Tom Danielson | Injury due to crash | |
| DNF | 3 | Mathieu Claude | Fractured collarbone | |
| DNS | 4 | Lorenzo Bernucci | Positive doping test in 2007 Deutschland Tour | |
| DNS | 5 |  Sérgio Paulinho | ||
| DNF | 5 | Remi Pauriol | ||
| DNF | 5 | Giovanni Bernaudeau | Influenza | |
| DNF | 7 | Alberto Fernández | Knee pain | |
| DNF | 7 | Bert Roesems | Crashed | |
| DNF | 9 | Óscar Pereiro | Gastroenteritis | |
| DNF | 9 | Francesco Chicchi | ||
| DNF | 9 | Bradley McGee | ||
| DNF | 9 | Arkaitz Durán | Hip pain | |
| DNS | 10 | Óscar Freire | Concentrating on World Championships | |
| DNF | 10 |  Janez Brajkovic | ||
| DNF | 10 |  Ian McLeod | ||
| DNF | 10 | Paolo Tiralongo | ||
| DNS | 12 | Leonardo Piepoli | Family reasons | |
| DNS | 13 | Tom Boonen | Quickstep | |
| DNS | 13 | Davide Rebellin | Gerolsteiner | Concentrating on World Championships |
| DNS | 13 | Xavier Florencio | Concentrating on World Championships | |
| DNS | 14 | Carlos Castaño | Karpin-Galicia | |
| DNS | 14 | Michael Blaudzun | ||
| DNF | 14 | Pietro Caucchioli | ||
| DNF | 14 | Angelo Furlan | ||
| DNF | 14 | Serafin Martinez | Karpin-Galicia | |
| DNF | 14 | Josep Jufré | Injury due to crash | |
| DNF | 14 | Dimitri Champion | Gastric problems | |
| DNF | 14 | Jesús Hernández | Relax-GAM | |
| DNS | 15 | Mickaël Delage | ||
| DNF | 15 | Aurélien Clerc | Gastric problems | |
| DNF | 15 |  Andreas Klier | ||
| DNS | 16 | Damiano Cunego | ||
| DNS | 17 | Giuseppe Guerini | Illness | |
| DNS | 17 | Bert Grabsch | ||
| DNS | 18 |  László Bodrogi | ||
| DNS | 18 | Allan Davis | ||
| DNS | 18 | Stefan Schumacher | ||
| DNS | 18 | Paolo Bettini | Concentrating on World Championships | |
| DNS | 19 | Stijn Devolder | ||
| DNS | 19 | Andrea Tonti | Quick Step - Innergetic |