Tour de France 2009 stage 7 results and standings

Stage 7 was the first stage in the mountains, and the longest stage of the Tour de France, but when the riders had crossed the finish line seven time American champion Lance Armstrong was in third place just behind Alberto Contador and Italian rider Rinaldo Nocentini (team AG2R La Mondiale) who was in yellow and the lead.

Nocentini was part of an early breakaway and managed to stay in front long  enough to win the yellow jersey.

Rockie Frenchman Brice Feillu (team Agritubel) won the stage on the power of his last 5K breakaway from the summit making him the star of the day and perhaps a new rising star in professional cycling.

 

It was the final 10 kilometer climb of stage 7 where team Astana stamped its authority on the race by controlling the stage as Alberto Contador broke free of the chase pack in the last kilometer to gain precious seconds on Armstrong who stayed back in the chase.

Top Stage 7 Results:

1 Brice Feillu (Agritubel)

2 Christophe Kern (Cofidis)

3 Johannes Fröhlinger (Milram)

4 Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale)

Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi

Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale

Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step

Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne

Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 3:26

Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 3:48