Completed the seventh stage of the 104th version of the legendary French race.
The day’s break on the flat step formed four fugitives: Dylan van Baarle, Manuele Mori, Joanna the Wife and Maxime Bouet had a serious detachment from the main group and was caught about six kilometers from the finish.
Finishing the alignment no team was able to organize a quality “train” for your Sprinter. Chaotic showdown between the masters of high-speed finish ended mm with the victory of Marcel Kittel. German giant from “Quick-Step Floors” for a few millimeters ahead of Edvald Hagen Boasson. Third victory on the Tour de France brought Kittel in the green Jersey points classification.
The results of the seventh stage:
1. Marcel Kittel (Germany, Quick-Step Floors) – 5:03,18
2. Boasson Edvald Hagen (Norway, Dimension Data)
3. Michael Matthews (Australia, Team Sunweb)
4. Alexander Kristoff (Norway, Katusha-Alpecin)
5. John Degenkolb (Germany, Trek-Segafredo)
Overall standings after seventh stage:
1. Christopher Froome (UK, Sky) – 28:47:50
2. Geraint Thomas (UK, Sky) And 0.12
3. Fabio Aru (Italy, Astana) – 0,14
4. Dan Martin (Ireland, Quick-Step Floors) – 0,25
5. Richie Port (Australia, BMC) – 0,39
Tomorrow the Tour de France to 2017 second difficult day. The participants of the race will win three categorical tops, including nearly 12-kilometer mountain of the 1st category Mont de La Combe de Lesia De molines.
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