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    Tour de France seventh stage result/standings

    Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:47pm EDT

    (Reuters) - Result and standings after the 224-km

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    seventh stage of the Tour de France from Barcelona to Arcalis,

    Andorra on Friday.

    1. Brice Feillu (France / Agritubel) 6hrs 11mins 31secs

    2. Christophe Kern (France / Cofidis ) +5"

    3. Johannes Froehlinger (Germany / Milram ) +25"

    4. Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy / AG2R ) +26"

    5. Egoi Martinez (Spain / Euskaltel ) +45"

    6. Christophe Riblon (France / AG2R ) +1:05"

    7. Jerome Pineau (France / Quick-Step ) +2:32"

    8. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +3:14"

    9. Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana ) +3:26"

    10. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) +3:47"

    11. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank )

    12. Bradley Wiggins (Britain / Garmin )

    13. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank )

    14. Levi Leipheimer (U.S. / Astana )

    15. Lance Armstrong (U.S. / Astana )

    16. Tony Martin (Germany / Columbia )

    17. Denis Menchov (Russia / Rabobank )

    18. Carlos Sastre (Spain / Cervelo )

    19. Vladimir Karpets (Russia / Katusha )

    20. Christian Vande Velde (U.S. / Garmin )

    21. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas ) +3:57"

    22. Franco Pellizotti (Italy / Liquigas ) +4:10"

    23. Jurgen Van den Broeck (Belgium / Silence - Lotto )

    24. Andreas Kloeden (Germany / Astana )

    25. Sandy Casar (France / Francaise des Jeux ) +4:25"

    26. Mikel Astarloza (Spain / Euskaltel ) +4:31"

    27. Jose Angel Gomez Marchante (Spain / Cervelo )

    28. Vladimir Efimkine (Russia / AG2R )

    29. Juan Manuel Garate (Spain / Rabobank )

    30. Laurens ten Dam (Netherlands / Rabobank )

    Overall standings

    1. Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy / AG2R ) 25hrs 44mins 32secs

    2. Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana ) +6"

    3. Lance Armstrong (U.S. / Astana ) +8"

    4. Levi Leipheimer (U.S. / Astana ) +39"

    5. Bradley Wiggins (Britain / Garmin ) +46"

    6. Andreas Kloeden (Germany / Astana ) +54"

    7. Tony Martin (Germany / Columbia ) +1:00"

    8. Christian Vande Velde (U.S. / Garmin ) +1:24"

    9. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank ) +1:49"

    10. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas ) +1:54"

    11. Jerome Pineau (France / Quick-Step ) +2:10"

    12. Maxime Monfort (Belgium / Columbia ) +2:21"

    13. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank ) +2:25"

    14. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas ) +2:40"

    15. Carlos Sastre (Spain / Cervelo ) +2:52"

    16. Johannes Froehlinger (Germany / Milram ) +2:54"

    17. Franco Pellizotti (Italy / Liquigas ) +3:03"

    18. Cadel Evans (Australia / Silence - Lotto ) +3:07"

    19. Egoi Martinez (Spain / Euskaltel ) +3:10"

    20. Kim Kirchen (Luxembourg / Columbia ) +3:16"

    21. Christophe Riblon (France / AG2R ) +3:20"

    22. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +3:42"

    23. Vladimir Karpets (Russia / Katusha ) +3:49"

    24. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) +4:10"

    25. Haimar Zubeldia (Spain / Astana ) +4:14"

    26. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukraine / Astana ) +4:20"

    27. Linus Gerdemann (Germany / Milram )

    28. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / AG2R ) +4:25"

    29. Brice Feillu (France / Agritubel ) +4:26"

    30. Vladimir Efimkine (Russia / AG2R ) +4:36"

    King of the Mountain standings

    1. Brice Feillu (France / Agritubel ) 49 points

    2. Christophe Riblon (France / AG2R ) 46

    3. Christophe Kern (France / Cofidis ) 46

    4. Egoi Martinez (Spain / Euskaltel ) 43

    5. Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy / AG2R ) 34

    6. Johannes Froehlinger (Germany / Milram ) 32

    7. Jerome Pineau (France / Quick-Step ) 23

    8. Jose Ivan Gutierrez (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 20

    9. Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Belarus / Liquigas ) 17

    10. Alberto Contador (Spain / Astana ) 15

    Sprinter standings

    1. Mark Cavendish (Britain / Columbia ) 106 points

    2. Thor Hushovd (Norway / Cervelo ) 105

    3. Gerald Ciolek (Germany / Milram ) 66

    4. Tyler Farrar (U.S. / Garmin ) 54

    5. Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland / Saxo Bank ) 53

    6. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spain / Caisse d'Epargne ) 53

    7. Oscar Freire (Spain / Rabobank ) 47

    8. Jerome Pineau (France / Quick-Step ) 46

    9. Thomas Voeckler (France / Bbox - Bouygues ) 41

    10. Romain Feillu (France / Agritubel ) 39

    Team standings

    1. Astana 75hrs 39mins 51secs

    2. AG2R +1:48"

    3. Columbia +4:42"

    4. Milram +5:17"

    5. Saxo Bank +5:21"

    6. Garmin +5:53"

    7. Liquigas +6:21"

    8. Euskaltel +8:40"

    9. Caisse d'Epargne +8:56"

    10. Cervelo +9:52"

    Youth standings

    1. Tony Martin (Germany / Columbia ) 25hrs 45mins 32secs"

    2. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg / Saxo Bank ) +49"

    3. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Liquigas ) +54"

    4. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic / Liquigas ) +1:40"

    5. Johannes Froehlinger (Germany / Milram ) +1:54"

    6. Nicolas Roche (Ireland / AG2R ) +3:25"

    7. Brice Feillu (France / Agritubel ) +3:26"

    8. Rigoberto Uran (Colombia / Caisse d'Epargne ) +3:47"

    9. Peter Velits (Slovakia / Milram ) +4:28"

    10. Chris Sorensen (Denmark / Saxo Bank ) +7:06"

    (Compiled by Infostrada Sports; Edited by Neil Maidment)



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