Tour de France: Alberto Contador wins the grand tour
{{date|July 29, 2007}}__noTOC__
{{Tour de France 2007}}[[Image:AlbertoContador.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Alberto Contador on the streets of [[w:Albi, France|Albi, France]] during stage 13. {{Image source|Sanguinez
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[[w:Alberto Contador|Alberto Contador]] of [[Spain]] has won the [[w:2007 Tour de France|2007 Tour de France]] [[w:Yellow jersey|general classification]]. He won by 23 seconds over [[w:Cadel Evans|Cadel Evans]] of [[Australia]]. Third place went Contador's team mate [[w:Levi Leipheimer|Levi Leipheimer]] of [[United States]], 31 seconds behind. As a young rider, Contador also gets the [[w:Maillot blanc|white jersey]] to go with his yellow.

[[w:Tom Boonen|Tom Boonen]] of [[Belgium]] wins the [[w:Maillot vert|green jersey]] points classification over [[w:Robert Hunter (cyclist)|Robert Hunter]] and [[w:Erik Zabel|Erik Zabel]].

[[w:Mauricio Soler|Mauricio Soler]] of [[Colombia]] wins the [[w:Polka dot jersey|King of the Mountains classification]] over Contador and [[w:Yaroslav Popovych|Yaroslav Popovych]].

[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]] won the team competition over [[w:Caisse d'Epargne|Caisse d'Epargne]] by 19' 36" and [[w:Team CSC|Team CSC]] by 22' 10'.
 
[[w:Daniele Bennati|Daniele Bennati]] of [[Italy]] won the final stage 20 in a time of 3h 51' 03". The final 146 [[w:Kilometre|km]] stage saw the riders leave from [[w:Marcoussis|Marcoussis]] to enter to complete the eight laps of the [[w:Champs-Élysées stage in Tour de France|traditional circuit]] around the [[w:Champs-Élysées|Champs-Élysées]].

[[w:George Hincapie|George Hincapie]] was given the honor of leading his team and the [[w:peloton|peloton]] onto the Champs-Élysées, as he has now guided team mates to victory a record eight times.

==Stage 20 results==
{| class="wikitable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|-
|'''1'''
|'''[[w:Daniele Bennati|Daniele Bennati]]'''
|'''[[w:Lampre-Fondital|Lampre-Fondital]]'''
|align=right|    '''3h 51'03"'''
|-
|2
|[[w:Thor Hushovd|Thor Hushovd]]
|[[w:Crédit Agricole (cycling team)|Crédit Agricole]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|3
|[[w:Erik Zabel|Erik Zabel]]
|[[w:Team Milram|Team Milram]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|4 
|[[w:Robert Hunter (cyclist)|Robert Hunter]]
|[[w:Barloworld|Barloworld]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-bgcolor=limegreen
|5
|[[w:Tom Boonen|Tom Boonen]]
|[[w:Quick Step-Innergetic|Quick Step-Innergetic]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|6
|[[w:Sébastien Chavanel|Sébastien Chavanel]]
|[[w:Française des Jeux|Française des Jeux]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|7
|[[w:Fabian Cancellara|Fabian Cancellara]]
|[[w:Team CSC|Team CSC]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|8 
|[[w:David Millar|David Millar]]
|[[w:Saunier Duval-Prodir|Saunier Duval-Prodir]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|9
|[[w:Robert Förster|Robert Förster]]
|[[w:Team Gerolsteiner|Team Gerolsteiner]]
|align=right| s.t."
|-
|10
|[[w:Manuel Quinziato|Manuel Quinziato]]
|[[w:Liquigas|Liquigas]]
|align=right| s.t."
|}

==Final [[w:Yellow jersey|general classification]]==

{| class="wikitable"
!Rank!!Rider!!Team!!Time
|- bgcolor=yellow
|'''1'''
|'''[[w:Alberto Contador|Alberto Contador]]'''
|'''[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]'''
|align=right|    '''90h 00' 26"'''
|- 
|2
|[[w:Cadel Evans|Cadel Evans]]
|[[w:Predictor-Lotto|Predictor-Lotto]]
|align=right| +23"
|-
|3
|[[w:Levi Leipheimer|Levi Leipheimer]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| +31"
|-
|4
|[[w:Carlos Sastre|Carlos Sastre]]
|[[w:Team CSC|Team CSC]]
|align=right| +7' 08"
|-
|5
|[[w:Haimar Zubeldia|Haimar Zubeldia]]
|[[w:Euskaltel-Euskadi|Euskaltel-Euskadi]]
|align=right| +8' 17"
|-
|6
|[[w:Alejandro Valverde|Alejandro Valverde]]
|[[w:Caisse d'Epargne|Caisse d'Epargne]]
|align=right| +11' 37"
|-
|7
|[[w:Kim Kirchen|Kim Kirchen]]
|[[w:T-Mobile Team|T-Mobile Team]]
|align=right| +12' 18"
|-
|8
|[[w:Yaroslav Popovych|Yaroslav Popovych]]
|[[w:Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team|Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team]]
|align=right| +12' 25"
|-bgcolor=pink 
|9
|[[w:Mikel Astarloza|Mikel Astarloza]]
|[[w:Euskaltel-Euskadi|Euskaltel-Euskadi]]
|align=right| +14' 14"
|-
|10
|[[w:Oscar Pereiro|Oscar Pereiro]]
|[[w:Euskaltel-Euskadi|Euskaltel-Euskadi]]
|align=right| +14' 25"
|}

==Sources==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6920992.stm
|title=Contador wins tainted 2007 Tour
|author=
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6921040.stm
|title=Stage twenty - as it happened
|author=John Sinnott
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.letour.fr/2007/TDF/LIVE/us/2000/index.html
|title=stage 20 - Marcoussis - Paris Champs-Élysées 146 km
|author=
|pub=Tour de France
|date=July 29, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/6920992.stm
|title=Contador closes on Tour victory
|author=
|pub=BBC Sport
|date=July 29, 2007}}

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[[fr:Résultat final du Tour de France 2007]]
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Albi, France during stage 13. 
Alberto Contador of Spain has won the 2007 Tour de France general classification. He won by 23 seconds over Cadel Evans of Australia. Third place went Contador's team mate Levi Leipheimer of United States, 31 seconds behind. As a young rider, Contador also gets the white jersey to go with his yellow.

Tom Boonen of Belgium wins the green jersey points classification over Robert Hunter and Erik Zabel.

Mauricio Soler of Colombia wins the King of the Mountains classification over Contador and Yaroslav Popovych.

Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team won the team competition over Caisse d'Epargne by 19' 36" and Team CSC by 22' 10'.
 
Daniele Bennati of Italy won the final stage 20 in a time of 3h 51' 03". The final 146 km stage saw the riders leave from Marcoussis to enter to complete the eight laps of the traditional circuit around the Champs-Élysées.

George Hincapie was given the honor of leading his team and the peloton onto the Champs-Élysées, as he has now guided team mates to victory a record eight times.
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