The 2007 Vuelta a España, the 62nd edition of the
cycle race, took place from 1 September until 23 September 2007. For the first time in a decade, the race started in the region of
Galicia, at
Vigo, home to
Óscar Pereiro, with a flat stage. It was also an unusual Vuelta because the first summit finish came already on the fourth day of racing, with a stage ending atop the famed
Lagos de Covadonga.
The race was won by
Denis Menchov, who also won the Mountains competition and the combined classification, and finished second in the points competition.
On stage 4, granate jersey should have been worn by
Paolo Bettini, because he was 2nd in classification after Freire, who was also overall leader. However, world champion Bettini was allowed to ride in his usual
rainbow jersey.
Leonardo Piepoli led the KoM classification after stage 11 and should have worn the appropriate jersey on stage 12, but withdrew before its start; therefore,
Serafín Martínez wore the mountains jersey on stages 12–14