title: 2007 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11
text: # 2007 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11
  
  Stage results and recaps of the 2007 Vuelta a España from Stage 1 to Stage 11.
  
  ## Stages
  
  ### Stage 1 - September 1, 2007: Vigo > Vigo, 145 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | LAM | 3h 43' 09" | 8 |
  | 2 | Óscar Freire | Spain | RAB | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | MRM | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Allan Davis | Australia | DSC | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Tom Boonen | Belgium | QSI | s.t. | |
  
  ### Stage 2 - September 2, 2007: Allariz > Santiago de Compostela, 150 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Óscar Freire | Spain | RAB | 3h 31' 03" | 8 |
  | 2 | Paolo Bettini | Italy | QSI | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Leonardo Duque | Colombia | COF | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | GST | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Óscar Freire | Spain | RAB | 7h 14' 12" |
  | 2 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t. |
  | 3 | Leonardo Duque | Colombia | COF | s.t. |
  | 4 | Aurélien Clerc | Switzerland | BTL | s.t. |
  | 5 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | MRM | s.t. |
  
  ### Stage 3 - September 3, 2007: Viveiro > Luarca, 155 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Paolo Bettini | Italy | QSI | 4h 08' 42" | 8 |
  | 2 | Óscar Freire | Spain | RAB | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Allan Davis | Australia | DSC | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Davide Rebellin | Italy | GST | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Philippe Gilbert | Belgium | FDJ | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Óscar Freire | Spain | RAB | 11h 22' 54" |
  | 2 | Leonardo Duque | Colombia | COF | s.t. |
  | 3 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t. |
  | 4 | Rene Mandri | Estonia | A2R | s.t. |
  | 5 | David López | Spain | GCE | s.t. |
  
  ### Stage 4 - September 4, 2007: Langreo > Lagos de Covadonga, 182 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | 4h 39' 56" | 8 |
  | 2 | Leonardo Piepoli | Italy | SDV | + 1' 06" | 4 |
  | 3 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | DSC | + 1' 06" | 2 |
  | 4 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 1' 06" | |
  | 5 | Maxime Monfort | Belgium | COF | + 1' 06" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | 16h 02' 50" |
  | 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 1' 06" |
  | 3 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 1' 06" |
  | 4 | Maxime Monfort | Belgium | COF | + 1' 06" |
  | 5 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | DSC | + 1' 06" |
  
  ### Stage 5 - September 5, 2007: Cangas de Onís > Reinosa, 155 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Óscar Freire | Spain | RAB | 4h 07' 51" | 8 |
  | 2 | Daniele Bennati | Italy | LAM | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Paolo Bettini | Italy | QSI | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Philippe Gilbert | Belgium | FDJ | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | 20h 10' 41" |
  | 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 1' 06" |
  | 3 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 1' 06" |
  | 4 | Maxime Monfort | Belgium | COF | + 1' 06" |
  | 5 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | DSC | + 1' 06" |
  
  ### Stage 6 - September 6, 2007: Reinosa > Logroño, 195 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Óscar Freire | Spain | RAB | 4h 24' 10" | 8 |
  | 2 | Koldo Fernández | Spain | EUS | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Angelo Furlan | Italy | CA | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Tom Boonen | Belgium | QSI | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Andre Korff | Germany | TMO | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | 24h 34' 51" |
  | 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 1' 06" |
  | 3 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 1' 06" |
  | 4 | Maxime Monfort | Belgium | COF | + 1' 06" |
  | 5 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | DSC | + 1' 06" |
  
  ### Stage 7 - September 7, 2007: Calahorra > Zaragoza, 140 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | 3h 52' 05" | 8 |
  | 2 | Allan Davis | Australia | DSC | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Paolo Bettini | Italy | QSI | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Koldo Fernández | Spain | EUS | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Andre Korff | Germany | TMO | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | 28h 26' 56" |
  | 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 1' 06" |
  | 3 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 1' 06" |
  | 4 | Maxime Monfort | Belgium | COF | + 1' 06" |
  | 5 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | DSC | + 1' 06" |
  
  ### Stage 8 - September 8, 2007: Cariñena > Zaragoza, 49 km. (ITT)
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bert Grabsch | Germany | TMO | 57' 05" | 8 |
  | 2 | László Bodrogi | Hungary | C.A | + 34" | 4 |
  | 3 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | DSC | + 48" | 2 |
  | 4 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 1' 18" | |
  | 5 | Magnus Bäckstedt | Sweden | LIQ | + 1' 37" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Stijn Devolder | Belgium | DSC | 29h 25' 25" |
  | 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | + 30" |
  | 3 | Vladimir Efimkin | Russia | GCE | + 1' 28" |
  | 4 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | + 1' 54" |
  | 5 | Maxime Monfort | Belgium | COF | + 2' 12" |
  
  ### Stage 9 - September 9, 2007: Huesca > Aramón Cerler, 174 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Leonardo Piepoli | Italy | SDV | 4h 28' 21" | 8 |
  | 2 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Ezequiel Mosquera | Spain | KGZ | + 17" | N/A |
  | 4 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | + 17" | |
  | 5 | Oliver Zaugg | Switzerland | GST | + 51" | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 33h 54' 46" |
  | 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' 02" |
  
  ### Stage 10 - September 10, 2007: Benasque > Ordino Arcalís  Andorra, 220 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 5h 47' 05" | 8 |
  | 2 | Cadel Evans | Australia | PRL | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Samuel Sánchez | Spain | EUS | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | Manuel Beltrán | Spain | LIQ | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Carlos Sastre | Spain | CSC | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 39h 41' 51" |
  | 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 11 (after Rest Day 1) September 12, 2007: Oropesa del Mar > Algemesí, 190 km.
  
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time | UCI Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | Italy | MRM | 4h 45' 34" | 8 |
  | 2 | Paolo Bettini | Italy | QSI | s.t. | 4 |
  | 3 | Erik Zabel | Germany | MRM | s.t. | 2 |
  | 4 | André Greipel | Germany | TMO | s.t. | |
  | 5 | Carlos da Cruz | France | FDJ | s.t. | |
  | | Cyclist | Nation | Team | Time |
  | 1 | Denis Menchov | Russia | RAB | 44h 27' 25" |
  | 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" |
  