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| Dates | April 15, 2007 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 259 km (160.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 09' 07" | ||||||||||||
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The2007 Paris–Roubaix was the 105th running of theParis–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as theHell of the North. It was held on 15 April 2007 over a distance of 259 kilometres (160.9 miles). Among the participating favorites were 2006 championFabian Cancellara and 2005 championTom Boonen. While the race has a flat parcours, the often poor weather and long sections of cobblestone roads which are traditionally incorporated make for a difficult race, rarely featuring anen masse sprint finish. The race was part of the2007 UCI ProTour.
The race was won by Australian riderStuart O'Grady ofTeam CSC from a breakaway.[1][2]
The race was held in unseasonably warm weather, with temperatures up to 27°C.[3]
Right from the start, several riders tried to be part of the traditional early breakaway, however, the peloton looked to be letting no one go. It was only after 31 kilometers that a group of 34 riders got away. The lead of the group never grew very big but in the chasing peloton a lot of the favorites were looking at each other. In the end, only a few of the favorites got away from the group:Tom Boonen,Leif Hoste,Marcus Burghardt andStaf Scheirlinckx. However, they also did not cooperate very well and in the end, a few of the survivors of the lead group were never to be seen again. Of those,Stuart O'Grady in the end proved to be the strongest. O'Grady had actually dropped from the lead group because of a puncture but had gotten back together with a few others, namelyJuan Antonio Flecha,Steffen Wesemann andBjörn Leukemans. Still, of the original breakaway group, five riders got into the top ten, which does not happen often inParis–Roubaix.It should be mentioned, however, thatLeif Hoste was knocked down by a motorbike onCarrefour de l'Arbre. Had he reachedTom Boonen, the race could have ended otherwise.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points | |
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| 1 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | 6h 09' 07" | 50 |
| 2 |  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Rabobank | + 52" | 40 |
| 3 |  Steffen Wesemann (SUI) | Team Wiesenhof–Felt | + 52" | none |
| 4 |  Björn Leukemans (BEL) | Predictor–Lotto | + 53" | 30 |
| 5 |  Roberto Petito (ITA) | Liquigas | + 55" | 25 |
| 6 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 55" | 20 |
| 7 |  Roger Hammond (GBR) | T-Mobile Team | + 55" | 15 |
| 8 | Enrico Franzoi (ITA) | Lampre–Fondital | + 56" | 10 |
| 9 | Kevin van Impe (BEL) | Quick-Step–Innergetic | + 1' 24" | 5 |
| 10 | Fabio Baldato (ITA) | Lampre–Fondital | + 2' 27" | 2 |
