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2012 Vuelta a España

August 18 - September 9, 2012

Friday, August 24: Stage 7, Huesca - Alcañiz. Motorland Aragón, 164.2 km

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Friday, August 24: Stage 7, Huesca - Alcañiz. Motorland Aragón, 164.2 km

Stage 7 finish

Results:

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  1. John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano) 3hr 48min 30sec
  2. Elia Viviani (Liquigas) s.t.
  3. Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
  4. Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
  5. Daniele Bennati (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
  6. Gianni Meersman (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
  7. Dennis Van Winden (Rabobank) s.t.
  8. José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
  9. Lloyd Mondory (Ag2r) s.t.
  10. Ben Swift (Sky) s.t.
  11. Davide Vigano (Lampre) s.t.
  12. Gert Steegmans (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
  13. Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge) @ 2sec
  14. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) s.t.
  15. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) s.t.
  16. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
  17. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) s.t.
  18. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
  19. Zdenek Stybar (Omega Pharma-Quick step) s.t.
  20. Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
  21. Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) s.t.
  22. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) s.t.
  23. Christopher Froome (Sky) s.t.
  24. Juan José Cobo (Movistar) s.t.
  25. Rubén Pérez (Euskaltel) s.t.
  26. Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
  27. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
  28. Maciej Bodnar (Liquigas) s.t.
  29. Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
  30. Julian Dean (Orica-GreenEdge) s.t.
  31. Pablo Lastras (Movisar) s.t.
  32. Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
  33. Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) s.t.
  34. Mauro Da Dalto (Liquigas) s.t.
  35. Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) s.t.
  36. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) s.t.
  37. Arnold Jeannesson (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
  38. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) s.t.
  39. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
  40. Maxime Monfort (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
  41. Koen De Kort (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
  42. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
  43. William Bonnet (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
  44. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) s.t.
  45. Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) s.t.
  46. Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) s.t.
  47. Juan José Oroz (Euskaltel) s.t.
  48. Wouter Mol (Vacansoleil) s.t.
  49. Michel Kreder (Garmin-Sharp) s.t.
  50. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) s.t.

GC after Stage 7:

  1. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) 25hr 53min 4sec
  2. Christopher Froome (Sky) @ 10sec
  3. Albert Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 36sec
  4. Robert Gesink (Rabobank) @ 54sec
  5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) s.t.
  6. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) @ 1min 4sec
  7. Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) @ 1min 12sec
  8. Daniele Moreno (Katusha) @ 1min 17sec
  9. Juan José Cobo (Movistar) @ 1min 34sec
  10. Sergio Luis Henao (Sky) @ 1min 39sec
  11. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 1min 45sec
  12. Rigoberto Uran (Sky) @ 1min 49sec
  13. Tomasz Marczynski (Vacansoleil) @ 1min 54sec
  14. Eros Capecchi (Liquigas) @ 2min 6sec
  15. Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
  16. Kevin Seeldrayers (Astana) @ 2min 20sec
  17. Steve Morabito (BMC) @ 2min 27sec
  18. Przemyslaw Niemiec (Lampre) @ 2min 30sec
  19. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 2min 32sec
  20. Maxime Monfort (Radio shack-Nissan) @ 2min 34sec
  21. Andrew Talansky (Garmin-Sharp) @ 2min 48sec
  22. Winner Anacona (Lampre) @ 2min 51sec
  23. Bart De Clercq (Lotto-Belisol) @ 2min 52sec
  24. Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) @ 2min 59sec
  25. Serge Pauwels (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 4min 29sec
  26. Rob Ruijgh (Vacansoleil) @ 4min 35sec
  27. Andre Fernando Cardoso (Caja Rural) @ 4min 42sec
  28. Marcos Garcia (Caja Rural) @ 4min 47sec
  29. Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 5min 2sec
  30. Maxime Bouet (Ag2r) @ 5min 4sec
  31. Amets Txurruka (Euskaltel) @ 5min 10sec
  32. Andrey Kashechkin (Astana) @ 5min 18sec
  33. Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 6min 57sec
  34. Damiano Cunego (Lampre) @ 7min 36sec
  35. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 7min 37sec
  36. Andrey Zeits (Astana) @ 7min 44sec
  37. Rémi Pauriol (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 8min 0sec
  38. Alberto Losada (Katusha) @ 8min 44sec
  39. Tiago Machado (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 9min 22sec
  40. Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) @ 9min 30sec
  41. Romain Sicard (Euskaltel) @ 9min 45sec
  42. Ivan Velasco (Euskaltel) @ 10min 55sec
  43. Tom Dumoulin (Argos-Shimano) @ 11min 5sec
  44. Juan Jose Oroz (Euskaltel) @ 11min 10sec
  45. Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Sharp) @ 11min 51sec
  46. Daniel Navarro (Saxo-Tinkoff) @ 12min 17sec
  47. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) @ 13min 14sec
  48. Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis) @ 13min 17sec
  49. Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 13min 23sec
  50. Laurent Didier (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 13min 23sec

Points Classification:

  1. John Degenkolb (Argos-Shimano): 76 points
  2. Elia Viviani (Liquigas): 47
  3. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 45
  4. Allan Davis (Orica-GreenEdge): 45
  5. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 41

Climber Classification:

  1. Simon Clarke (Orica-GreenEdge): 16 points
  2. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 11
  3. Pim Ligthart (Vacansoleil): 11
  4. Luis Angel Mate (Cofidis): 10
  5. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.

Allround Classification:

  1. Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha): 9 points
  2. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): 12
  3. Christopher Froome (Sky): 18
  4. Alberto Contador (Saxo-Tinkoff): 23
  5. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r): 32

Team Classification:

  1. Sky: 77hr 3min 47sec
  2. Rabobank @ 1min 9sec
  3. Ag2r @ 3min 38sec
  4. Astana @ 4min 10sec
  5. Movistar @ 4min 34sec

Stage 7 map and profile

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 profile

Stage 7 profile


Photos from Stage 7:

Panorama

Panorama of the finish at Motorland

Ian Stannard

Should be Ian Stannard leading the Sky team.

Bauke Mollema

Bauke Mollema

Marco Marzano

Marco Marzano

Denis Menchov

Denis Menchov

Stage 7 finish

Another shot of the finish

Andrew Talansky

Andrew Talansky after the stage

Gorka Vedugo

Gorka Verdugo and Mikel Astarloza

John Degenkolb

Happy Degenkolb, the stage winner

Joaquin Rodriguez

Rodriguez gets to sepnd another day in red.