Tour de France 2010/7. stage

00000 Result of the 7th stage 00000
		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	4:22:52 h
2.		Rafael Valls (GEO)	+ 0:57 min
3.		Juan Manuel Gárate (TLJ)	+ 1:27 min
4th		Thomas Voeckler (DEN)	+ 1:40 min
5.		Mathieu Perget (MOV)	equal time
6th		Daniel Moreno (OLO)	equal time
7th		Pierrick Fédrigo (DEN)	+ 1:47 min
8th.		Ryder Hesjedal (CPT)	equal time
9.		Rubén Plaza (MOV)	equal time
10.		Eros Capecchi (GEO)	equal time
		Jérôme Pineau (EQS)
Intermediate results after the 7th stage
		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	33:01:23 h
2.		Cadel Evans (BMC)	+ 1:25 min
3.		Ryder Hesjedal (CPT)	+ 1:32 min
		Thor Hushovd (CTT)	118 pts.
2.		Alessandro Petacchi (LAM)	114 pts.
3.		Robbie McEwen (KAT)	105 pts.
		Jérôme Pineau (EQS)	44 pts.
2.		Sylvain Chavanel (EQS)	36 pts.
3.		Mathieu Perget (MOV)	28 pts.
		Andy Schleck (TNK)	33:03:18 h
2.		Roman Kreuziger (CAN)	+ 1:15 min
3.		Rafael Valls (GEO)	+ 1:44 min
		Astana	99:12:43 h
2.		Rabobank	+ 0:56 min
3.		Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1:24 min

The 7th stage of the Tour de France 2010 on July 10th led over 165.5 km from Tournus to Station des Rousses . On this low mountain range there were three sprint ratings and six mountain ratings, three of the 2nd category, two of the 3rd category and one of the 4th category. After Juan José Oroz gave up , 187 of the 198 registered participants started.

Race course

The real start was given at 13:07. Christian Knees immediately launched the first attack. A five-man leadership group was formed around him with Jérôme Pineau , Samuel Dumoulin , Rubén Pérez and Danilo Hondo . Dimitri Champion and Rinaldo Nocentini from ag2r La Mondiale tried to jump after but were not allowed to go by the field led by Bbox Bouygues Télécom .

The lead of the outliers increased and later fluctuated by eight minutes, while Danilo Hondo drove first over the first two sprint classifications. The first mountain classification of the day was won by Jérôme Pineau, who wanted to defend his polka dot jersey on this stage . The field crossed this hill 8:42 minutes behind, then the gap shrank again. Pineau also won the second mountain classification, on the climb of which Anthony Roux fell , but was able to continue immediately. Pineau also secured the third and fourth mountain classification, which was held on the Côte du barrage de Vouglans, the first mountain in the 2nd category. From the field about four minutes behind, Anthony Charteau was able to secure the last mountain points to be awarded. On the descent, the field was briefly torn in two. The last sprint classification of the day was won again by Danilo Hondo.

On the climb to the Col de la Croix de la Serra, many riders fell back from the field and formed the group. At the front of the field, Thomas Voeckler attacked , followed by Cyril Gautier and Mathieu Perget . Also Matthew Lloyd , Damiano Cunego and Rafael Valls drove forward.

In the top group, Dumoulin and Pérez had to let go, and later Knees too. The overall leader Fabian Cancellara had to drop out of the field, in whose vicinity Tony Martin was also after they briefly caught up again. A third group of Sylvain Chavanel , Daniel Moreno and Juan Manuel Gárate formed in the front , and other drivers also attacked. Pineau, who was still accompanied by Hondo, won the penultimate mountain classification and thus secured the dotted jersey. In the meantime, Chavanel overtook all pursuers and reached third place in the mountain classification. The young Norwegian Edvald Boasson Hagen fell back from the field .

After the descent, Pineau attacked his last companion, a short time later he was reached and overtaken by Chavanel. Voeckler caught up with Cunego and both also overtook Pineau, followed by Garate and Valls. Andreas Klöden and Geraint Thomas also fell back from the field .

Chavanel was now alone in the lead, followed by the group around Cunego, from which Cunego fell back shortly afterwards. Valls was able to break away from the group and was now Chavanel's first pursuer. Behind him was the rest of the group around Voeckler. Meanwhile, Pinau fell behind the field. There was a brief attack by Christophe Le Mével , who overtook Cunego, but both were swallowed again from the field. Chavanel meanwhile won the last mountain classification and shortly afterwards secured the stage victory. With that he got back the yellow jersey that he had lost on the 3rd stage . Andy Schleck, who crossed the finish line in the favorite group, took over the white jersey.

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in Cormoz (kilometer 29.5) ( 220  m )

First	Danilo Hondo	6 pts.
Second	Samuel Dumoulin	4 pts.
Third	Rubén Pérez	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Saint-Amour (44.5 km) ( 253  m )

First	Danilo Hondo	6 pts.
Second	Christian Knees	4 pts.
Third	Rubén Pérez	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in Molinges (kilometer 118) ( 367  m )

First	Danilo Hondo	6 pts.
Second	Christian Knees	4 pts.
Third	Rubén Pérez	2 pts.

• Finish in Station des Rousses (kilometer 165.5) ( 1168  m )

First	Sylvain Chavanel	25 pts.
Second	Rafael Valls	22 pts.
Third	Juan Manuel Gárate	20 pts.
Fourth	Thomas Voeckler	18 pts.
fifth	Mathieu Perget	16 pts.
Sixth	Daniel Moreno	15 pts.
seventh	Pierrick Fédrigo	14 pts.
Eighth	Ryder Hesjedal	13 pts.
Ninth	Rubén Plaza	12 pts.
Tenth	Eros Capecchi	11 pts.
11.	Nicolas Roche	10 pts.
12.	Linus Gerdemann	9 pts.
13.	Alberto Contador	8 pts.
14th	Cadel Evans	7 pts.
15th	Cyril Gautier	6 pts.
16.	Lance Armstrong	5 pts.
17th	Damien Monier	4 pts.
18th	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	3 pts.
19th	Luis León Sánchez Gil	2 pts.
20th	Andy Schleck	1 point

Mountain ratings

• Côte de l'Aubépin, category 3 (kilometers 51.5; 541  m ; 4.9 km at 5.0%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	4 pts.
Second	Christian Knees	3 pts.
Third	Rubén Pérez	2 pts.
Fourth	Samuel Dumoulin	1 point

• Côte des Granges, category 4 (kilometers 69; 581  m ; 5.9 km at 3.5%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	3 pts.
Second	Rubén Pérez	2 pts.
Third	Samuel Dumoulin	1 point

• Côte d'Arinthod, category 3 (kilometers 84.5; 730  m ; 8.5 km at 4.7%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	4 pts.
Second	Rubén Pérez	3 pts.
Third	Samuel Dumoulin	2 pts.
Fourth	Danilo Hondo	1 point

• Côte du barrage de Vouglans, category 2 (kilometer 104; 710  m ; 6.6 km at 5.6%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	10 pts.
Second	Rubén Pérez	9 pts.
Third	Christian Knees	8 pts.
Fourth	Samuel Dumoulin	7 pts.
fifth	Danilo Hondo	6 pts.
Sixth	Anthony Charteau	5 pts.

• Col de la Croix de la Serra, category 2 (kilometers 134.5; 1049  m ; 15.7 km at 4.3%)

First	Jérôme Pineau	10 pts.
Second	Danilo Hondo	9 pts.
Third	Sylvain Chavanel	8 pts.
Fourth	Thomas Voeckler	7 pts.
fifth	Mathieu Perget	6 pts.
Sixth	Damiano Cunego	5 pts.

• Côte de Lamoura, category 2 (kilometers 161.5; 1049  m ; 14.0 km at 5.0%)

First	Sylvain Chavanel	20 pts.
Second	Rafael Valls	18 pts.
Third	Juan Manuel Gárate	16 pts.
Fourth	Thomas Voeckler	14 pts.
fifth	Daniel Moreno	12 pts.
Sixth	Mathieu Perget	10 pts.

tasks

• 078 - Stijn Vandenbergh ( Katjuscha ): time limit exceeded
• 184 - Juan José Oroz ( Euskaltel-Euskadi ): Not started for the stage

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