The race started in Issy-les-Moulineaux and finished in Nice.

The race was part of the 2007 UCI ProTour.

The race was won by Spaniard Alberto Contador riding for the Discovery Channel, who going into the final stage was six seconds behind Davide Rebellin from Gerolsteiner.

Contador broke away on the Col d'Eze, the last climb of the race, to claim both the stage victory along the Promenade des Anglais and the overall race victory.

Twenty teams, containing a total of 160 riders, participated in the race:[2]