Tour de France '09
Live Race Report 21:07
The biggest road race of the year, this year's Tour takes a clockwise loop round France, starting in London.
Distance covered: 197KM
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That ends our coverage of stage 7 of the Tour de France - another exciting episode in this great race. We'll be back again tomorrow at 12:55 (11:55 BST) with live coverage of stage 8 between Le Grand Bornand and Tignes.
Distance covered: 197KM
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Provisional results
1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger ¦ T-Mobile Team) 4:53:13 (40.41km/h)
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa ¦ Euskaltel - Euskadi) 0:00:40
3 David De La Fuente (Spa ¦ Saunier Duval - Prodir) 0:01:39
4 Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez (Col ¦ Barloworld) 0:02:14
5 Laurent Lefevre (Fra ¦ Bouygues Telecom) 0:02:21
6 Fabian Wegmann (Ger ¦ Gerolsteiner) 0:03:32
General classification after stage 7
1 Linus Gerdemann (Ger ¦ T-Mobile Team)
2 Inigo Landaluze (Spa ¦ Euskaltel - Euskadi) (A small correction: It was Juan Mauricio Soler Hernandez in fourth, not Siutsou)
Distance covered: 197KM
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Aha, Siutsou is there for fourth at 2'13, then Laurent Lefevere. Now Fabian Wegmann is attacking the small peloton for sixth.
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A brilliant finish by this young German. He's in a lot of pain, but it will be worth it as he crosses the line for the stage victory and the yellow jersey in Le Grand Bornand! Landaluze grits it out for second place, conceding 40 seconds to the winner who is being taken away by his soigneur. Now David De La Fuente crosses the line for third at 1'38. They're all in great pain. This was a hard stage.
Distance covered: 196KM
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Gerdemann hammers it over the last 500m. He's not relaxing yet.
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Gerdemann is not going to be caught, no way. He has 36 seconds over his chaser with 1km to go.
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Gerdemann now has to pedal on a slight rise as he goes under 2km to go. He's driving his biggest gear with a lot of power. The main peloton is led by Caisse d'Epargne, picking up Elmiger. Three riders left in front: Gerdemann, Landaluze and De La Fuente. I think Fofonov has been swallowed.
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Gerdemann is in the outskirts of Le Grand Bornand, taking a right hander beautifully. He's well on his way to the win.
Distance covered: 193KM
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4km left and the German is flying towards Le Grand Bornand for the stage victory. See, he's not just a pretty face.
Distance covered: 192KM
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Gerdemann is under 5km to go, again in the low profile position. His saddle is almost higher than his helmet. Another hairpin, he takes it safely.
