title: 2007 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21
text: # 2007 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21
  
  Stage results and recaps of the 2006 Vuelta a España from Stage 12 to Stage 21.
  
  ## Stages
  
  ### Stage 12 - September 13, 2007: Algemesí > Hellín, 167 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | MRM | 3h 41' 10" | 8 |
  | 2 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | LAM | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Alexandre Usov | Belarus | AGR | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Davide Viganò | Italy | QSI | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Aurélien Clerc | Switzerland | BTL | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 48h 08' 26" |
  | 2 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | + 2' 01" |
  | 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 2' 27" |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 02" |
  | 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Spain | KGZ | + 4' 35" |
  
  ### Stage 13 - September 14, 2007: Hellín > Torre-Pacheco, 150 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Andreas Klier | Germany | TMO | 4h 01' 52" | 8 |
  | 2 | Tom Stamsnijder | Netherlands | GST | + 1" | 4 |
  | 3 | Jérémy Roy | France | FDJ | + 24" | 2 |
  | 4 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | LAM | + 4' 03" | |
  | 5 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | MRM | + 4' 03" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 52h 14' 21" |
  | 2 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | + 2' 01" |
  | 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 2' 27" |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 02" |
  | 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Spain | KGZ | + 4' 35" |
  
  ### Stage 14 - September 15, 2007: Puerto Lumbreras > Villacarrillo, 205 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jason McCartney | United States | DSC | 5h 21' 21" | 8 |
  | 2 | Thomas Lövkvist | Sweden | FDJ | + 27" | 4 |
  | 3 | Stefan Schumacher | Germany | GST | + 50" | 2 |
  | 4 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Spain | QST | + 50" | |
  | 5 | Alessandro Vanotti | Italy | LIQ | + 50" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 57h 45' 47" |
  | 2 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | + 2' 01" |
  | 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 2' 27" |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 02" |
  | 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Spain | KGZ | + 4' 35" |
  
  ### Stage 15 September 16, 2007: Villacarrillo > Granada, 205 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | 4h 45' 59" | 8 |
  | 2 | Manuel Beltrán | Spain | LIQ | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Carlos Barredo | Spain | QSI | + 24" | 2 |
  | 4 | Igor Antón | Spain | EUS | + 24" | |
  | 5 | Daniel Moreno | Spain | REG | + 41" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 62h 32' 27" |
  | 2 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | + 2' 01" |
  | 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 2' 27" |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 02" |
  | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 4' 01" |
  
  ### Stage 16 (after Rest Day 2) September 18, 2007: Jaén > Puertollano, 165 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Leonardo Duque | Colombia | COF | 4h 00' 39" | 8 |
  | 2 | Alexandr Kolobnev | Russia | CSC | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Joan Horrach | Spain | GCE | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Koldo Fernández | Spain | EUS | + 6" | |
  | 5 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | Italy | LIQ | + 6" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 66h 40' 49" |
  | 2 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | + 2' 01" |
  | 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 2' 27" |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 01" |
  | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 4' 01" |
  
  ### Stage 17, September 19, 2007: Ciudad Real > Talavera de la Reina, 180 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | LAM | 3h 56' 58" | 8 |
  | 2 | Paolo Bettini | Italy | QSI | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | MRM | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | André Greipel | Germany | TMO | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Magnus Bäckstedt | Sweden | LIQ | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 70h 37' 47" |
  | 2 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | + 2' 01" |
  | 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 2' 27" |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 02" |
  | 5 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 4' 01" |
  
  ### Stage 18, September 20, 2007: Talavera de la Reina > Ávila, 154 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Luis Pérez Rodriguez | Spain | ACA | 3h 43' 45" | N/A |
  | 2 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 41" | 4 |
  | 3 | Franco Pellizotti | Italy | LIQ | + 41" | 2 |
  | 4 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 41" | |
  | 5 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 41" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 74h 22' 13" |
  | 2 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 2' 27" |
  | 3 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 02" |
  | 4 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 4' 01" |
  | 5 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | RAB | + 4' 27" |
  
  ### Stage 19, September 21, 2007: Ávila > Alto de Abantos, 135 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | 3h 37' 01" | 8 |
  | 2 | Daniel Moreno | Spain | REG | s.t. | N/A |
  | 3 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 3" | 2 |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3" | |
  | 5 | Igor Antón | Spain | EUS | + 14" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 77h 59' 17" |
  | 2 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 02" |
  | 3 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 3' 49" |
  | 4 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 3' 58" |
  | 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Spain | KGZ | + 5' 23" |
  
  ### Stage 20, September 22, 2007: Villalba, 25 km. (ITT)
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | 22' 11" | 8 |
  | 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 12" | 4 |
  | 3 | Stef Clement | Netherlands | BTL | + 14" | 2 |
  | 4 | Carlos Barredo | Spain | QSI | + 16" | |
  | 5 | Santos González | Spain | KGZ | + 18" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 78h 21' 40" |
  | 2 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 31" |
  | 3 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 3' 46" |
  | 4 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 3' 56" |
  | 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Spain | KGZ | + 6' 34" |
  
  ### Stage 21, September 23, 2007: Rivas Vaciamadrid > Madrid, 100 km.
  
  To meet television schedule, the final course in Madrid had been shortened by one lap, to make the distance only 98 kilometers.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | LAM | 2h 37' 27" | 8 |
  | 2 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | MRM | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Alexandre Usov | Belarus | A2R | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Mark Renshaw | Australia | C.A | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Davide Viganò | Italy | QSI | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 80h 59' 07" |
  | 2 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 3' 31" |
  | 3 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | + 3' 46" |
  | 4 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 3' 56" |
  | 5 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Spain | KGZ | + 6' 34" |
  