2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 2007 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 59th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 10 June to 17 June 2007. The race consisted of a Prologue and seven stages, of which one was a time trial, covering a total of about 1140 km, starting in Grenoble and finishing in Annecy.

Teams
Nineteen teams, each with a maximum of eight riders, entered the race:

Pre-race favourites
The race was important preparation for the Tour de France. Of top names, defending champion Levi Leipheimer, Alejandro Valverde, Óscar Pereiro, Denis Menchov and Alexander Vinokourov were in the race while Thor Hushovd and Tom Boonen head the sprinters' group.

Stages
The first, second and third placed riders, of each stage, were given 3, 2 and 1 UCI ProTour points, respectively.

Prologue
10 June 2008 - Grenoble, 4.2 km (ITT)

Stage 1
11 June 2008 - Grenoble to Roanne, 219 km

Stage 2
12 June 2008 - Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Étienne, 157 km

Stage 3
13 June 2008 - Anneyron, 40.7 km (ITT)

Stage 4
14 June 2008 - Hauterives to Le Mont-Ventoux, 197 km

Stage 5
15 June 2008 - Nyons to Digne-les-Bains, 195 km

Stage 6
16 June 2008 - Gap to Valloire, 198 km

Stage 7
17 June 2008 - Valloire to Annecy, 129 km