2007 Deutschland Tour
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The 31st edition of the Deutschland Tour cycle race took place in Germany from August 10 to August 18, 2007. It did not start with the traditional prologue but with a normal stage. The race included a team time trial, an individual time trial and seven stages, covering a total of 1,292.5 km (803.1 mi). The race began in Saarbrücken and finished in Hanover. For the second year in a row Jens Voigt held off Levi Leipheimer to take the victory.
| Cyclist | Country | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jens Voigt |  Germany |
Team CSC | 30h 57' 21" |
| 2 | Levi Leipheimer |  United States |
Discovery Channel | 1' 57" |
| 3 | David López |  Spain |
Caisse d'Epargne | 2' 10" |
| 4 | Leonardo Bertagnolli |  Italy |
LIQ | 3' 05" |
| 5 | Robert Gesink |  Netherlands |
RAB | 3' 15" |
| 6 | Chris Anker Sørensen |  Denmark |
Team CSC | 4' 06" |
| 7 | Maxime Monfort |  Belgium |
Cofidis | 5' 22" |
| 8 | Laurens ten Dam | Netherlands |
UNI | 5' 26" |
| 9 | Gustav Larsson |  Sweden |
UNI | 6' 08" |
| 10 | Davide Rebellin | Italy |
Gerolsteiner | 6' 16" |
Teams
23 teams took part. Of the 20 ProTour teams, only Astana did not take part (the team was in crisis from doping results at the 2007 Tour de France). Four non-ProTour teams were given a wildcard invitation: Skil–Shimano, Team Volksbank, Team Wiesenhof–Felt and Elk Haus-Simplon.
