Haedo slog til på slutetapen

Den argentinske sprinter slog gårsdagens etapevinder Fred Rodriguez (Predictor-Lotto), mens Sergey Lagutin (Navigators) blev treer.

En anden dansker, Brian Vandborg (Discovery Channel), kom også på arbejde, da løbets førende rytter Janez Brajkovic punkterede med 30 km. til mål. Men med hjælp fra den danske rytter kom den slovenske rytter tilbage i feltet og vandt derved som ventet løbet samlet. Team CSCs Christian Vande Velde blev toer i det samlede klassement.

Intensiv etape
Dagens korte etape blev helt så intensiv som ventet. Hubert Schwab (Quick Step) var efter fem kilometers kørsel den første til at få hul til feltet. Kort efter kommer en lille gruppe frem med Anders Lund (Team CSC), Nick Reistad (USA National Development Team), Daniele Contrini (Tinkoff Credit Systems), Neil Shirley (Jittery Joe's) og Davide Frattini (Colavita/Sutter Home). Gruppen blev dog efter få kilometer hentet igen af feltet.

Herefter fortsatte angrebene frem til efter 38 km., hvor Cesar Augusto Grajales (Jittery Joe's) angriber fra feltet. Kort efter får han følgeskab af Leonardo Scarselli (Quick Step), mens Ben Jacques-Maynes (Priority Health) og Kirk O'bee (Health Net) kommer op et par kilometer senere.

De fire ryttere finder ind i et fint samarbejde og oparbejder et forspring på 1.40 min. ned til feltet, hvor Team CSC og Predictor-Lotto mandskaberne imidlertid tager ansvar, og med 10 km. til mål er det slut for gruppen, da et ny udbrydergruppe med David Canada Gracia (Saunier Duval - Prodir), David Millar (Saunier Duval – Prodir) og Thomas Danielson (Discovery Channel) kommer frem til gruppen. Forspringet er dog på dette tidspunkt så lille til feltet, at det kort efter er slut for udbryderne.

Til trods for yderligere et par angreb i slutfasen slutter det hele som ventet i en massespurt som Juan José Haedo vinder.

Samlet vinder Janez Brajkovic (Discovery Channel) foran Christian Vandevelde (Team CSC) med 12 sekunder.

Resultat af 7. etape 
1 Juan José Haedo - Team CSC 2.25.30
2 Fred Rodriguez - Predictor-Lotto
3 Sergey Lagutin - Navigators Insurance
4 Ivan Dominguez - Toyota-United
5 George Hincapie - USA Discovery Channel
6 Richard England - Priority Health
7 Ruggero Marzoli - Tinkoff Credit Systems
8 Andrea Tonti - Quick Step
9 Evan Elken - Jittery Joe's
10 Charles Dionne - Colavita/Sutter Home
11 Karl Menzies - Health Net
12 Hubert Schwab - Quick Step
13 David Mccann - Colavita/Sutter Home
14 David Canada - Saunier Duval - Prodir
15 Alexandre Moos - BMC
16 Jackson Stewart - BMC
17 Jason Donald - Team Slipstream
18 Steffen Weigold - Tinkoff Credit Systems
19 Sheldon Deeny - USA National Development Team
20 Jonathan Garcia - BMC
21 John Devine - USA National Development Team
22 Christian Vandevelde - Team CSC
23 Pavel Padrnos - Discovery Channel
24 Thomas Danielson - Discovery Channel
25 Janez Brajkovic - Discovery Channel
26 Gustavo Artacho - Colavita/Sutter Home
27 Preben Vanhecke - Predictor-Lotto
28 Anthony Colby - Colavita/Sutter Home
29 Ivan Stevic - Toyota-United
30 Levi Leipheimer - Discovery Channel
31 Scott Nydam - BMC
32 Ryder Hesjedal - Health Net
33 Gilberto Simoni - Saunier Duval - Prodir
34 Ben Day - Navigators Insurance
35 Rubens Bertogliati - Saunier Duval - Prodir
36 Craig Lewis - Team Slipstream
37 Brian Vandborg - Discovery Channel
38 Kurtasle Arvesen - Team CSC
39 Nathan O'neill - Health Net
40 Edward King - Priority Health
41 Tyler Hamilton - Tinkoff Credit Systems
42 Ivan Santaromita - Quick Step
43 Valeriy Kobzarenko - Navigators Insurance
44 Scott Moninger - BMC
45 Neil Shirley - Jittery Joe's
46 Christophe Brandt - Predictor-Lotto
47 Timothy Johnson - Health Net
48 Davide Frattini - Colavita/Sutter Home
49 Christophe Rinero - Saunier Duval - Prodir
50 Eric Keim - USA National Development Team
51 Pavel Brutt - Tinkoff Credit Systems
52 Philip Zajicek - Navigators Insurance
53 Jeff Louder - Health Net
54 Kevin Seeldraeyers - Quick Step
55 Michael Blaudzun - Team CSC
56 Peter Hatton - Colavita/Sutter Home
57 Nicholas Reistad - USA National Development Team
58 Thomas Peterson - Team Slipstream
59 Austin King - Jittery Joe's
60 Jacob Rosenbarger - BMC
61 Ian Mckissick - BMC
62 Tommy Nankervis - Jittery Joe's
63 Cesar Grajales - Jittery Joe's
64 Adam Bergman - Colavita/Sutter Home
65 Danny Pate - Team Slipstream
66 Rory Sutherland - Health Net
67 Carty Jonathan Mc - Team Slipstream 0.27
68 Guido Trentin - Saunier Duval - Prodir
69 Tyler Wren - Colavita/Sutter Home
70 Alessandro Proni - Quick Step
71 Maarten Wijnants - Quick Step
72 Matt Shriver - Jittery Joe's
73 Matthew Goss - Team CSC
74 Ben Brooks - Navigators Insurance 0.40
75 Douglas Ollerenshaw - Health Net
76 Hendricus Vogels - Toyota-United 0.42
77 Cameron Wurf - Priority Health
78 David Millar - Saunier Duval - Prodir
79 Glen Chadwick - Navigators Insurance
80 Olivier Kaisen - Predictor-Lotto
81 Geert Steurs - Predictor-Lotto
82 David Zabriskie - Team CSC
83 Mauro Facci - Quick Step
84 Nicolas Gates - Predictor-Lotto
85 Leonardo Scarselli - Quick Step
86 Scott Zwizanski - Priority Health
87 Chad Beyer - USA National Development Team
88 Michael Lange - Team Slipstream
89 Timothy Duggan - Team Slipstream
90 Dominique Cornu - Predictor-Lotto
91 Daniele Contrini - Tinkoff Credit Systems
92 Anders Lund - Team CSC
93 Christopher Baldwin - Toyota-United 0.56
94 Stefano Zanini - Predictor-Lotto
95 Justin England - Toyota-United
96 Burke Swindlehurst - Toyota-United
97 Christopher Wherry - Toyota-United
98 Omer Kem - Priority Health
99 Lucas Euser - Team Slipstream
100 Martin Pedersen - Team CSC 1.02
101 Cody Stevenson - Jittery Joe's 1.06
102 Elia Aggiano - Tinkoff Credit Systems 1.09
103 Eric Riggs - USA National Development Team 1.19
104 Caleb Manion - Toyota-United
105 Caleb Fairly - USA National Development Team 3.39
106 Kirk O'bee - Health Net 4.22 


Samlet slutstilling
1 Janez Brajkovic - Discovery Channel 25.26.33
2 Christian Vandevelde - Team CSC 0.12
3 David Canada - Saunier Duval - Prodir 3.04
4 Rubens Bertogliati - Saunier Duval - Prodir 3.06
5 Kevin Seeldraeyers - Quick Step 4.22
6 Scott Nydam - BMC 5.35
7 Jeff Louder - Health Net 6.00
8 Timothy Johnson - Health Net 6.59
9 Lucas Euser - Team Slipstream 10.08
10 Ivan Santaromita - Quick Step 12.15
11 Tyler Wren - Colavita/Sutter Home 12.53
12 Levi Leipheimer - Discovery Channel 24.48
13 Thomas Danielson - Discovery Channel 26.57
14 Nathan O'neill - Health Net 27.15
15 Anthony Colby - Colavita/Sutter Home 28.55
16 David Zabriskie - Team CSC 29.03
17 Ryder Hesjedal - Health Net 29.09
18 Danny Pate - Team Slipstream 29.55
19 Gilberto Simoni - Saunier Duval - Prodir 30.00
20 George Hincapie - USA Discovery Channel 30.13
21 Michael Blaudzun - Team CSC 30.37
22 Brian Vandborg - Discovery Channel 30.49
23 Alexandre Moos - BMC 30.50
24 Sergey Lagutin - Navigators Insurance 31.28
25 Hubert Schwab - Quick Step 31.30
26 Thomas Peterson - Team Slipstream 32.37
27 Rory Sutherland - Health Net 32.59
28 John Devine - USA National Development Team 33.06
29 Andrea Tonti - Quick Step 33.20
30 Craig Lewis - Team Slipstream 33.53
31 Jason Donald - Team Slipstream 34.06
32 Ben Day - Navigators Insurance 34.08
33 Cesar Grajales - Jittery Joe's 34.10
34 Valeriy Kobzarenko - Navigators Insurance 34.17
35 Glen Chadwick - Navigators Insurance 34.26
36 Scott Moninger - BMC 35.07
37 Hecke Preben Van - Predictor-Lotto 36.03
38 Ruggero Marzoli - Tinkoff Credit Systems 36.06
39 Philip Zajicek - Navigators Insurance 36.17
40 Timothy Duggan - Team Slipstream 36.29
41 Pavel Padrnos - Discovery Channel 36.44
42 Ian Mckissick - BMC 36.53
43 David Mccann - Colavita/Sutter Home 36.54
44 Kurt Arvesen - Team CSC
45 Christophe Brandt - Predictor-Lotto 37.25
46 Jonathan Garcia - BMC 37.30
47 Ben Brooks - Navigators Insurance 37.58
48 Maarten Wijnants - Quick Step 38.18
49 Peter Hatton - Colavita/Sutter Home 38.41
50 Jackson Stewart - BMC 38.46
51 Carty Jonathan Mc - Team Slipstream 38.50
52 Dominique Cornu - Predictor-Lotto 39.10
53 David Millar - Saunier Duval - Prodir 39.16
54 Justin England - Toyota-United 39.25
55 Geert Steurs - Predictor-Lotto 39.59
56 Ivan Stevic - Toyota-United 40.18
57 Christopher Baldwin - Toyota-United 40.21
58 Adam Bergman - Colavita/Sutter Home 40.29
59 Tyler Hamilton - Tinkoff Credit Systems 40.31
60 Guido Trentin - Saunier Duval - Prodir 40.35
61 Douglas Ollerenshaw - Health Net 40.48
62 Edward King - Priority Health 40.58
63 Leonardo Scarselli - Quick Step 41.28
64 Charles Dionne - Colavita/Sutter Home 41.38
65 Davide Frattini - Colavita/Sutter Home 42.04
66 Nicolas Gates - Predictor-Lotto 42.34
67 Michael Lange - Team Slipstream 43.01
68 Cameron Wurf - Priority Health 43.04
69 Fred Rodriguez - Predictor-Lotto 44.38
70 Karl Menzies - Health Net 44.41
71 Alessandro Proni - Quick Step 44.51
72 Eric Keim - USA National Development Team 45.04
73 Neil Shirley - Jittery Joe's
74 Daniele Contrini - Tinkoff Credit Systems 45.30
75 Christophe Rinero - Saunier Duval - Prodir 45.35
76 Caleb Manion - Toyota-United 45.47
77 Matthew Goss - Team CSC 46.00
78 Burke Swindlehurst - Toyota-United 46.06
79 Jacob Rosenbarger - BMC 46.08
80 Gustavo Artacho - Colavita/Sutter Home 46.10
81 Juan José Haedo - Team CSC 46.14
82 Olivier Kaisen - Predictor-Lotto 47.45
83 Pavel Brutt - Tinkoff Credit Systems 47.54
84 Nicholas Reistad - USA National Development Team 49.53
85 Steffen Weigold - Tinkoff Credit Systems 50.20
86 Ivan Dominguez - Toyota-United 50.38
87 Mauro Facci - Quick Step 51.08
88 Elia Aggiano - Tinkoff Credit Systems 51.21
89 Anders Lund - Team CSC 51.23
90 Tommy Nankervis - Jittery Joe's 51.28
91 Richard England - Priority Health 52.06
92 Hendricus Vogels - Toyota-United 52.15
93 Sheldon Deeny - USA National Development Team 52.52
94 Martin Pedersen - Team CSC 53.01
95 Kirk O'bee - Health Net 53.08
96 Christopher Wherry - Toyota-United 53.43
97 Chad Beyer - USA National Development Team 54.28
98 Austin King - Jittery Joe's 55.45
99 Matt Shriver - Jittery Joe's 55.58
100 Evan Elken - Jittery Joe's 56.02
101 Scott Zwizanski - Priority Health 58.04
102 Cody Stevenson - Jittery Joe's 58.49
103 Stefano Zanini - Predictor-Lotto 59.33
104 Eric Riggs - USA National Development Team 1.04.42
105 Caleb Fairly - USA National Development Team 1.07.55
106 Omer Kem - Priority Health 1.08.12

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