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Friday, July 7: Stage 7, Troyes - Nuits St. Georges, 213.5 km

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This is about as close as it gets. Marcel Kittel (Quick Step) just beats Edvald Boasson Hagen. Photo © ASO/Bruno Bade

Weather in Argilly, near the finish, at 1:40 PM, local time: 32C (89F), sunny, with the wind from the SSW at 19 km/hr (12 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascent:

• Km 147.5: Côte d'Urcy, 2.5 km @ 4.2% - cat. 4

The race: All 193 of stage 6's finishers started today's stage. The official start was given at 12:23 PM.

We had another day with the break blasting away from the field shortly after the stage began. Today it was Manuele Mori (UAE Team Emirates), Yohann Gène (Direct Energie), Dylan van Baarle (Cannondale-Drapac) and Maxime Bouet (Fortuneo-Oscaro) who took off. The quartet has not been taking it easy. They covered 43.9 kilometers during the first hour of racing.

Km 62: The break of four has a lead of 2min 15sec.

Km 98: The break is being kept on a short leash. They are 2min 26sec ahead of the field.

Km 130: The four escapees are 3min 16sec ahead of the pack. Lotto-Soudal is at the front of the peloton with Quick-Step close by. Oh, now the gap is 2min 40sec.

Km 164: No real change as the riders cruise by the vineyards. The four escapees are 2min 22sec ahead of the pack.

Km 184, 30 to go: The break is being rounded up. The gap is down to 42sec. The peloton can see the escapees.

The finish: The breakaway was caught with just 5 kilometers to go, setting things up for a big bunch sprint. And, the man of the hour, Marcel Kittel, won the stage in a photo-finish fron Edvald Boasson Hagen. That makes three stage wins this Tour for Kittel. Chris Froome remains the GC leader.

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

Marcel Kittel was over the moon as he claimed his third stage victory in the 104th Tour de France in Nuits-Saint-Georges, the wine growing town after which the St George crater has been named on the moon. It was a very tight bunch sprint finish in Burgundy as photo-finish was necessary to determine that the German has beaten Edvald Boasson Hagen. Chris Froome retained the yellow jersey.

193 riders started stage 7 in Troyes. Maxime Bouet (Fortuneo-Oscaro) attacked from the gun to give birth to a four-man breakaway with Manuele Mori (UAE Team Emirates), Yohann Gène (Direct Energie) and Dylan van Baarle (Cannondale-Drapac). It didn't take a long time for the peloton to get organized with three domestiques setting the pace: Olivier Le Gac (FDJ), Lars Bak (Lotto-Soudal) and Julien Vermote (Quick-Step Floors), at the service of sprinters Arnaud Démare, André Greipel and Marcel Kittel respectively. They were followed by the whole Team Sky wearing the yellow helmets of the leaders of the teams' classification and protecting race leader Chris Froome. As the maximum time gap was 3.40 at km 30, the escapees quickly understood their chances of success were minimal.

The race situation remained stable until the race reached the vineyards of Burgundy with 50km to go. The undulating and curvy terrain, as well as some wind with many changes of direction, inclined the peloton to speed up. Their deficit went below one minute within 40km to go. But they waited for the right moment to catch the four breakaway riders and no attempt to split up the bunch was reported. The leading quartet surrendered with 6km to go.

The FDJ team of green jersey holder Arnaud Démare was very visible in the run in but Dimension Data caught the right moment for South African champion Reinardt Janse van Rensburg to lead Edvald Boasson Hagen out. The Norwegian was close to claim his third Tour de France stage victory after he did so in Lisieux and Pinerolo in 2011 but the photo-finish eventually designated Marcel Kittel who himself didn't know if he had won or not. But it was his third success in this Tour de France and his twelfth one since he first started in 2012. He equals Erik Zabel to become the most successful German stage winner ever at the Grande Boucle.

After the race Kittel said, "When I crossed the line, I really had no clue if I won or not. Before the finish, I knew it was going to be close. At 150m to go, I thought it was still 200, but luckily, the door opened on the right side I could pass Edvald [Boasson Hagen]. To reach twelve stage wins at the Tour is an incredible success. I'm in a great shape. I'm super happy. The lead out was great. It's just crazy. I already have three wins in this Tour. I'm so happy about that."

Video of the final kilometer:

Complete Results:

Stage 7 photos

213.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.235 km/hr

1	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	5hr 3min 18sec
2	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
3	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
4	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
5	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
6	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
7	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
8	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	s.t.
9	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
10	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
11	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.
12	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
13	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
14	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
15	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
16	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
17	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
18	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
19	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
20	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
21	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
22	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
23	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
24	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
25	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
26	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
27	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
28	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
29	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
30	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
31	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
32	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
33	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
34	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
35	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	s.t.
36	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
37	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	s.t.
38	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	s.t.
39	ROWE LUKE	SKY	s.t.
40	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
41	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
42	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
43	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
44	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
45	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	s.t.
46	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
47	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
48	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	s.t.
49	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
50	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	s.t.
51	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
52	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
53	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
54	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
55	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
56	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
57	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
58	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
59	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
60	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
61	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
62	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
63	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
64	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
65	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
66	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
67	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
68	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
69	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
70	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
71	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
72	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
73	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
74	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	s.t.
75	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	s.t.
76	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
77	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
78	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
79	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	s.t.
80	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
81	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
82	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
83	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
84	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
85	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
86	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	s.t.
87	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	s.t.
88	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
89	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
90	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	s.t.
91	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
92	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
93	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
94	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
95	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
96	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
97	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
98	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
99	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
100	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
101	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
102	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
103	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
104	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
105	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
106	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
107	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
108	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
109	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
110	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
111	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	s.t.
112	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	s.t.
113	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
114	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
115	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	s.t.
116	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
117	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
118	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	s.t.
119	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
120	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	s.t.
121	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
122	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
123	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
124	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
125	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 00' 19''
126	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 00' 20''
127	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
128	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
129	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
130	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
131	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
132	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
133	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 25''
134	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 00' 28''
135	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
136	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
138	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 00' 32''
139	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 00' 36''
140	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
141	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
142	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
143	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
144	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
145	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 00' 44''
146	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 52''
147	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	s.t.
148	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
149	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
150	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 00' 58''
151	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 00''
152	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 12''
153	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 14''
154	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 20''
155	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
156	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 01' 23''
157	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01' 30''
158	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	+ 01' 36''
159	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	s.t.
160	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01' 41''
161	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
162	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
163	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
164	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
165	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01' 47''
166	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 01' 52''
167	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 02' 01''
168	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
169	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
170	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	s.t.
171	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
172	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
173	GESINK ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
174	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
175	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
176	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
177	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
178	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	s.t.
179	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	s.t.
180	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
181	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
182	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	s.t.
183	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
184	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
185	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
186	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
187	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02' 19''
188	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
189	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
190	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 03' 28''
191	VAN EMDEN JOS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 33''
192	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 04' 15''
193	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

• GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)
• Mountains classification leader: Fabio Aru (Astana)
• Best young rider: Simon Yates (Orica-Scott)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

1,227.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.63 km/hr

1	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	28hr 47min 51sec
2	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	+ 00' 12''
3	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	+ 00' 14''
4	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 25''
5	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	+ 00' 39''
6	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 43''
7	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 47''
8	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 52''
9	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 54''
10	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 01''
11	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
12	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 07''
13	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 24''
14	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 29''
15	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	+ 01' 33''
16	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 47''
17	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 51''
18	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 01' 56''
19	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 57''
20	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 00''
21	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 02' 14''
22	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02' 27''
23	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 02' 30''
24	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	+ 02' 32''
25	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 34''
26	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 02' 35''
27	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 02' 36''
28	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 41''
29	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 02' 42''
30	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 44''
31	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 03''
32	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 17''
33	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 03' 32''
34	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 33''
35	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 03' 47''
36	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	+ 04' 09''
37	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 04' 10''
38	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 04' 24''
39	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 04' 33''
40	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 04' 36''
41	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 57''
42	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 05' 04''
43	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 05' 23''
44	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 05' 42''
45	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 06' 06''
46	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 06' 16''
47	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 06' 52''
48	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 07' 03''
49	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 07' 06''
50	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
51	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 07' 24''
52	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 07' 32''
53	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 07' 56''
54	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 08' 05''
55	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 08' 24''
56	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 08' 29''
57	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 08' 45''
58	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 08' 48''
59	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 09' 16''
60	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 24''
61	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 09' 38''
62	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 09' 47''
63	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 10' 24''
64	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 30''
65	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 39''
66	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 10' 41''
67	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 10' 51''
68	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	+ 11' 08''
69	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 11' 09''
70	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 11' 20''
71	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 11' 30''
72	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 11' 35''
73	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 11' 38''
74	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 11' 53''
75	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 12' 03''
76	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 12' 28''
77	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 12' 46''
78	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 12' 55''
79	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 13' 08''
80	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 13' 18''
81	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
82	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 13' 21''
83	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 13' 30''
84	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 13' 53''
85	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 13' 57''
86	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 14' 11''
87	WYSS DANILO	BMC	+ 14' 17''
88	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 14' 18''
89	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 14' 23''
90	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 14' 27''
91	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 14' 29''
92	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 14' 40''
93	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 14' 47''
94	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 14' 52''
95	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 14' 53''
96	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	+ 14' 54''
97	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 14' 56''
98	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 15' 00''
99	GESINK ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 15' 17''
100	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 15' 20''
101	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 15' 24''
102	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 15' 29''
103	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
104	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 15' 32''
105	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	+ 15' 34''
106	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 15' 43''
107	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 16' 05''
108	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 16' 17''
109	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 16' 18''
110	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 16' 24''
111	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 16' 31''
112	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 16' 35''
113	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 16' 41''
114	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 16' 46''
115	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 16' 51''
116	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 17' 07''
117	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
118	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 17' 09''
119	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 17' 11''
120	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 17' 55''
121	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 18' 05''
122	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 18' 07''
123	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 18' 09''
124	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 18' 16''
125	VAN EMDEN JOS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 18' 27''
126	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	+ 18' 38''
127	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 18' 43''
128	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 18' 44''
129	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 19' 03''
130	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 19' 18''
131	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 19' 22''
132	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 19' 43''
133	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 19' 48''
134	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 19' 49''
135	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 19' 58''
136	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 20' 06''
137	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 20' 19''
138	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 20' 22''
139	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 20' 44''
140	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 20' 50''
141	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 20' 55''
142	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 21' 07''
143	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 21' 09''
144	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 21' 20''
145	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 21' 28''
146	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 21' 31''
147	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 21' 59''
148	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 22' 03''
149	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 22' 04''
150	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 22' 41''
151	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 22' 44''
152	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 22' 50''
153	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 23' 22''
154	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 23' 27''
155	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 23' 34''
156	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 23' 49''
157	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 24' 10''
158	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 24' 14''
159	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 24' 29''
160	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 10''
161	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 21''
162	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 25' 24''
163	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 25' 31''
164	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 25' 58''
165	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 26' 00''
166	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	+ 26' 04''
167	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 26' 23''
168	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 26' 41''
169	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 26' 46''
170	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 26' 49''
171	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 26' 50''
172	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 26' 51''
173	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 26' 59''
174	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
175	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 27' 19''
176	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 27' 23''
177	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 27' 27''
178	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	+ 28' 34''
179	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 29' 47''
180	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 30' 11''
181	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 30' 21''
182	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 30' 22''
183	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 32' 37''
184	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 32' 56''
185	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 33' 29''
186	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 33' 31''
187	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 35' 35''
188	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 36' 29''
189	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 37' 16''
190	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	+ 40' 05''
191	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 41' 47''
192	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 43' 25''
193	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 58' 57''

Stage 7 map and profile:

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 profile

Stage 7 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Tim Wellens heads to the start line.

Thomas Voeckler

Sprinter Nacer Bouhanni was 8th today

Alberto Contador

Chris Froome

Here they come!

And Marcel Kittel (blue kit on the left) wins in a photo finish.

The side view shows how close it was.

GC leader Chris Froome finished safely in the pack

Stage winner Marcel Kittel is the new green jersey.

Dylan van Baarle was awarded the red number for being the day's most aggressive rider.

Chris Froome gets another little stuffed lion.

Organizer's stage 7 preview:

On the moon, St George is a crater, named with Anglicized spelling by the crew of the mission Apollo XV in 1971 after the bottle of wine that appears in Jules Verne's novel “From the earth to the moon” written in 1865. It was a Nuits-Saint-Georges, from Burgundy.

Starting in Troyes where Marcel Kittel made himself the most successful sprinter of the 104th Tour de France so far with two victories, stage 7 will finish in Nuits-Saint-Georges that never hosted a stage of the Grande Boucle before. Two stage finishes of Paris-Nice indicate the place suits the sprinters. They were won by Freddy Maertens in 1977 and Matt Goss the week before the Australian triumphed in Milan-Sanremo in 2011. But as much as stage 6 looked on paper like an inevitable bunch gallop at the end, the race on stage 7 might not be as easy to read as the previous one.

The 50-km long conclusive loop in the vineyards, from Gevrey-Chambertin – a magic name in wine culture – to Nuits-Saint-Georges favors breakaways. Shall it be a sprint finish anyway, the 2-km long final straight will offer a great spectacle with the likes of André Greipel and Alexander Kristoff eager to challenge Kittel and green jersey holder Arnaud Démare who have built their confidence on winning early in this Tour. Nuits-Saint-Georges is a nice place for celebrations.

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