2014 Vuelta a España

69th Edition: August 23 - September 14, 2014

Stage 7 Results

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Friday, Aug 29: Alhendín - Alcaudete, 169 km

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Alessandro De Marchi wins stage 7. Photo ©Sirotti

The Race: During the first hour of stage seven, there were several breakaway attempts, all snuffed out by teams without representatives in the escapes.

About 35 kilometers into the stage, several riders went down, including Chris Froome. Froome was back up and eventually rejoined the peloton, but Ivan Santaromita (Orica-GreenEdge), Bryan Nauleau (Europcar) and Aleksejs Saramontins (IAM Cycling) had injuries severe enough to force them to abandon, the first riders to quit this year's Vuelta.

About as that was happening, four strong riders formed a smooth-working break that quickly established a good gap: Ryder Hesjedal, Johan Tschopp, Hubert Dupont and Alessandro De Marchi. At one point, about 100 kilometers into the stage, they were riding 7min 23sec ahead of the field, just 20 seconds short of making Hesjedal the Vuelta's virtual leader.

For much of the day, the pack's chase was indifferent. With about 40 kilometers to go, Trek and then Lampre started chasing in earnest. But with 18 km to go the quartet still had nearly four minutes, a big enough gap to succeed. It looked like Movistar asked Trek and Lampre to relent in their chasing efforts, since catching the breakaways was such a hopeless task.

Then things started to go wrong for some of the riders in the break. First Hubert Dupont (Ag2r) was dropped on climb. Then, while descending, Hesjedal's wheels just slipped out from under him. It looked like a photographer's motorcycle might have hit his bike.

De Marchi (Cannondale) and Tschopp (IAM Cycling) waited for a moment, then pressed on. As the road became steep, De Marchi dropped Tschopp and headed for the barn. Behind him the other three breakaways eventually joined up, but they could not make a dent in their gap to De Marchi.

De Marchi soloed in for the first Grand Tour stage win of his career. Hesjedal led the chasing trio in a minute and a half later. Philippe Gilbert won the field sprint as the peloton rumbled in 2 minutes 17 seconds after De Marchi had finished.

Chris Froome is riding a heads-up Vuelta. He jumped near the line and put two seconds between himself and the rest of the field with Valverde and Contador. He is now just two seconds behind third-placed Contador.

With his ninth-place finish Alejandro Valverde easily retained his GC lead.

Complete Stage 7 results:

Winner's average speed: 41.9 km/hr

1	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	4hr 1min 52sec
2	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp	@ 1min 34sec
3	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1' 35''
4	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling
5	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	+ 2' 17''
6	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp
7	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	+ 2' 18''
8	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 2' 20''
9	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team
10	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo
11	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
12	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team
13	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling
14	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha
15	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge
16	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team
17	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka
18	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
19	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
20	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale
21	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff - Saxo
22	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre Merida
23	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha
24	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
25	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge
26	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
27	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
28	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol
29	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek Factory Racing
30	Andre Fernando Cardoso	Garmin Sharp
31	Mikel Landa	Astana Pro Team
32	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
33	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar
34	Luis Angel Mate	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
35	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida
36	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Lotto Belisol
37	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
38	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
39	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team
40	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ.fr
41	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha
42	Maxime Bouet	AG2R La Mondiale
43	Jesús Hernández	Tinkoff - Saxo
44	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team
45	Giampaolo Caruso	Team Katusha
46	Steve Morabito	BMC Racing Team
47	Chris Anker Sörensen	Tinkoff - Saxo
48	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY
49	Sergio Miguel Paulinho	Tinkoff - Saxo
50	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
51	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar
52	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team
53	Karol Domagalski	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 3' 00''
54	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 3' 04''
55	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 3' 05''
56	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 3' 10''
57	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team
58	Romain Zingle	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
59	Sander Armee	Lotto Belisol
60	Philip Deignan	Team SKY	+ 3' 12''
61	Alberto Losada	Team Katusha	+ 3' 15''
62	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Team SKY
63	Tanel Kangert	Astana Pro Team	+ 3' 18''
64	Thibaut Pinot	FDJ.fr
65	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	+ 3' 23''
66	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	+ 3' 25''
67	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana Pro Team	+ 3' 32''
68	Bart De Clercq	Lotto Belisol
69	Maxime Mederel	Team Europcar
70	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	+ 3' 49''
71	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre Merida	+ 4' 06''
72	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
73	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team
74	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
75	Vasil Kiryienka	Team SKY	+ 4' 33''
76	Eduard Vorganov	Team Katusha
77	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team
78	Chad Haga	Team Giant - Shimano
79	Johan Le Bon	FDJ.fr
80	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
81	Daniel Teklehaimanot	MTN - Qhubeka
82	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 2' 20''
83	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar Team	+ 5' 04''
84	Jerome Coppel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 5' 05''
85	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 5' 07''
86	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol
87	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team
88	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	+ 5' 10''
89	Martijn Keizer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 6' 12''
90	Dmitry Kozontchuk	Team Katusha
91	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 6' 26''
92	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha
93	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 7' 10''
94	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka
95	Peter Kennaugh	Team SKY	+ 7' 19''
96	Daniele Bennati	Tinkoff - Saxo
97	Cédric Pineau	FDJ.fr	+ 7' 30''
98	David Millar	Garmin Sharp	+ 7' 44''
99	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
100	Simon Clarke	Orica GreenEdge
101	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling
102	Koldo Fernández	Garmin Sharp
103	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling
104	Imanol Erviti	Movistar Team
105	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
106	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo
107	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 8' 18''
108	Matteo Tosatto	Tinkoff - Saxo
109	Jose Rodolfo Serpa	Lampre Merida
110	Cameron Meyer	Orica GreenEdge
111	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge
112	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida
113	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team
114	Antonio Piedra	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
115	Koen De Kort	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 10' 12''
116	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling
117	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 10' 48''
118	Sam Bewley	Orica GreenEdge	+ 14' 16''
119	Christian Knees	Team SKY
120	José Herrada	Movistar Team
121	Javier Moreno	Movistar Team
122	Peio Bilbao	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
123	Louis Meintjes	MTN - Qhubeka
124	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant - Shimano
125	Rohan Dennis	BMC Racing Team
126	Nathan Brown	Garmin Sharp
127	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp
128	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol
129	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano
130	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling
131	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale Pro Cycling
132	Damien Gaudin	AG2R La Mondiale
133	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale
134	Damiano Cunego	Lampre Merida
135	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 14' 21''
136	Jaco Venter	MTN - Qhubeka
137	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 15' 24''
138	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing
139	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing
140	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing	+ 15' 48''
141	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	+ 16' 00''
142	George Bennett	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 16' 01''
143	Sergei Chernetski	Team Katusha	+ 16' 01''
144	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing	+ 16' 33''
145	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing
146	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol
147	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin	MTN - Qhubeka
148	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling
149	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr
150	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida
151	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 19' 54''
152	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	+ 20' 42''
153	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team
154	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling
155	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing
156	Robert Wagner	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
157	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar
158	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale
159	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale
160	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale
161	Carlos Alberto Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale
162	Andrea Guardini	Astana Pro Team
163	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar
164	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar
165	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp
166	Laurent Mangel	FDJ.fr
167	Dan Craven	Team Europcar
168	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling
169	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant - Shimano
170	Jay Robert Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka
171	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team
172	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
173	Carlos Verona	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step
174	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
175	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr
176	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale Pro Cycling
177	Dario Cataldo	Team SKY
178	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale Pro Cycling
179	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
180	Luke Rowe	Team SKY
181	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
182	Daniil Fominykh	Astana Pro Team
183	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team
184	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA
185	Yohan Bagot	Cofidis Solutions Crédits
186	Pirmin Lang	IAM Cycling
187	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr
188	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre Merida
189	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol
190	Murilo Fischer	FDJ.fr
191	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge
192	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida
193	Vegard Breen	Lotto Belisol
194	Johan Van Summeren	Garmin Sharp
195	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano

GC after Stage 7:

1	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	26hr 52min 20sec
2	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	@ 15 seconds
3	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 18''
4	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	+ 20''
5	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge	+ 41''
6	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	+ 45''
7	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 55''
8	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team	+ 58''
9	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 1' 02''
10	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 1' 06''
11	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY	+ 1' 09''
12	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 11''
13	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1' 12''
14	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 1' 18''
15	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1' 19''
16	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1' 26''
17	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp	+ 1' 34''
18	Mikel Landa	Astana Pro Team	+ 1' 47''
19	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida	+ 1' 57''
20	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha	+ 2' 06''
21	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 2' 25''
22	Przemyslaw Niemiec	Lampre Merida	+ 2' 29''
23	Andre Fernando Cardoso	Garmin Sharp	+ 2' 30''
24	Haimar Zubeldia	Trek Factory Racing	+ 2' 35''
25	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 2' 44''
26	Maxime Monfort	Lotto Belisol	+ 2' 46''
27	Oliver Zaugg	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 2' 52''
28	Steve Morabito	BMC Racing Team	+ 3' 10''
29	Wouter Poels	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 3' 47''
30	Giampaolo Caruso	Team Katusha	+ 4' 47''
31	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 5' 48''
32	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 6' 03''
33	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar	+ 6' 10''
34	Kenny Elissonde	FDJ.fr	+ 6' 36''
35	Maxime Bouet	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 6' 42''
36	Tanel Kangert	Astana Pro Team	+ 7' 08''
37	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp	+ 7' 13''
38	Angel Mate Luis	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 7' 29''
39	Chris Anker Sörensen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 7' 47''
40	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 8' 09''
41	Dominik Nerz	BMC Racing Team	+ 8' 19''
42	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha	+ 8' 22''
43	Paolo Tiralongo	Astana Pro Team	+ 8' 22''
44	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	+ 8' 38''
45	Gorka Izagirre	Movistar Team	+ 8' 47''
46	Andrey Amador	Movistar Team	+ 9' 01''
47	Jesús Hernández	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 11' 42''
48	Eduard Vorganov	Team Katusha	+ 12' 40''
49	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	+ 12' 58''
50	Sergio Miguel Paulinho	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 13' 19''
51	Alberto Losada	Team Katusha	+ 13' 35''
52	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 13' 52''
53	Jurgen Van Den Broeck	Lotto Belisol	+ 14' 14''
54	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 16' 13''
55	Manuel Quinziato	BMC Racing Team	+ 16' 51''
56	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 17' 15''
57	Jerome Coppel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 17' 18''
58	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	+ 17' 25''
59	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	+ 18' 41''
60	Adam Hansen	Lotto Belisol	+ 18' 48''
61	George Bennett	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 18' 57''
62	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	+ 20' 31''
63	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 20' 53''
64	Andrew Talansky	Garmin Sharp	+ 21' 25''
65	José Herrada	Movistar Team	+ 21' 52''
66	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	+ 22' 02''
67	Luis León Sánchez	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 22' 18''
68	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 23' 11''
69	Philip Deignan	Team SKY	+ 23' 32''
70	Koen De Kort	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 23' 59''
71	Chad Haga	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 24' 00''
72	Kanstantsin Siutsou	Team SKY	+ 24' 10''
73	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	+ 24' 31''
74	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 24' 46''
75	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 25' 11''
76	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	+ 25' 13''
77	Tobias Ludvigsson	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 26' 29''
78	Ivan Rovny	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 26' 34''
79	Peter Kennaugh	Team SKY	+ 27' 02''
80	Jonathan Castroviejo	Movistar Team	+ 27' 40''
81	Lawrence Warbasse	BMC Racing Team	+ 28' 11''
82	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 28' 26''
83	Maxime Mederel	Team Europcar	+ 29' 50''
84	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida	+ 29' 55''
85	Rohan Dennis	BMC Racing Team	+ 30' 18''
86	Daniel Teklehaimanot	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 31' 03''
87	Tony Martin	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 31' 19''
88	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 31' 38''
89	Filippo Pozzato	Lampre Merida	+ 31' 39''
90	Andrey Zeits	Astana Pro Team	+ 31' 43''
91	Romain Zingle	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 32' 46''
92	Bart De Clercq	Lotto Belisol	+ 32' 57''
93	Yury Trofimov	Team Katusha	+ 33' 16''
94	Martijn Keizer	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 33' 36''
95	Imanol Erviti	Movistar Team	+ 34' 27''
96	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	+ 34' 28''
97	Simon Clarke	Orica GreenEdge	+ 34' 45''
98	Daniele Bennati	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 35' 10''
99	Koldo Fernández	Garmin Sharp	+ 35' 21''
100	Cédric Pineau	FDJ.fr	+ 36' 22''
101	Guillaume Levarlet	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 37' 29''
102	Nikolas Maes	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 37' 39''
103	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 38' 01''
104	Johan Le Bon	FDJ.fr	+ 38' 18''
105	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	+ 38' 51''
106	Lawson Craddock	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 40' 45''
107	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 40' 54''
108	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol	+ 41' 14''
109	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling	+ 41' 37''
110	Carlos Verona	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 41' 40''
111	Johannes Fröhlinger	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 41' 48''
112	Peio Bilbao	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 42' 03''
113	Antonio Piedra	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 42' 08''
114	Karol Domagalski	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 42' 32''
115	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar	+ 42' 46''
116	Jose Rodolfo Serpa	Lampre Merida	+ 43' 01''
117	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	+ 44' 19''
118	Javier Moreno	Movistar Team	+ 44' 25''
119	Thibaut Pinot	FDJ.fr	+ 45' 26''
120	Dmitry Kozontchuk	Team Katusha	+ 45' 30''
121	Merhawi Kudus Ghebremedhin	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 45' 38''
122	Sébastien Hinault	IAM Cycling	+ 45' 54''
123	Yaroslav Popovych	Trek Factory Racing	+ 46' 59''
124	Paolo Longo Borghini	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 47' 14''
125	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 47' 41''
126	Marcel Aregger	IAM Cycling	+ 47' 48''
127	Gregory Henderson	Lotto Belisol	+ 48' 00''
128	Alexey Lutsenko	Astana Pro Team	+ 48' 42''
129	Vasil Kiryienka	Team SKY	+ 48' 57''
130	Christian Knees	Team SKY	+ 49' 44''
131	Julian David Arredondo	Trek Factory Racing	+ 50' 09''
132	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	+ 50' 47''
133	Cameron Meyer	Orica GreenEdge	+ 51' 02''
134	Maciej Bodnar	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 51' 28''
135	Matteo Tosatto	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 51' 36''
136	Matthias Krizek	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 52' 22''
137	Fabian Cancellara	Trek Factory Racing	+ 52' 23''
138	Louis Meintjes	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 52' 52''
139	Michael Valgren Andersen	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 53' 59''
140	Peter Sagan	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 54' 18''
141	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 54' 34''
142	David Millar	Garmin Sharp	+ 54' 36''
143	Stef Clement	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 54' 41''
144	Nikias Arndt	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 55' 16''
145	Sergei Chernetski	Team Katusha	+ 55' 20''
146	Ramon Sinkeldam	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 55' 25''
147	Sander Armee	Lotto Belisol	+ 55' 51''
148	Maximiliano Ariel Richeze	Lampre Merida	+ 56' 33''
149	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida	+ 56' 43''
150	Nathan Brown	Garmin Sharp	+ 57' 14''
151	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 57' 18''
152	Damien Gaudin	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 57' 21''
153	Damiano Cunego	Lampre Merida	+ 58' 08''
154	Kristof Vandewalle	Trek Factory Racing	+ 58' 12''
155	Adriano Malori	Movistar Team	+ 58' 20''
156	Fabio Felline	Trek Factory Racing	+ 59' 12''
157	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr	+ 59' 23''
158	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 1h 00' 03''
159	Guillaume Boivin	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 1h 00' 07''
160	Yohan Bagot	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1h 00' 35''
161	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1h 00' 50''
162	Vegard Breen	Lotto Belisol	+ 1h 02' 06''
163	Jaco Venter	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1h 02' 31''
164	Vincent Jerome	Team Europcar	+ 1h 02' 49''
165	Patrick Gretsch	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1h 03' 00''
166	Dan Craven	Team Europcar	+ 1h 03' 49''
167	Martin Velits	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	+ 1h 04' 05''
168	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	+ 1h 04' 11''
169	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1h 05' 27''
170	Murilo Fischer	FDJ.fr	+ 1h 05' 30''
171	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	+ 1h 06' 33''
172	Maarten Tjallingii	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 1h 07' 11''
173	Dario Cataldo	Team SKY	+ 1h 07' 53''
174	Mitchell Docker	Orica GreenEdge	+ 1h 08' 41''
175	Daniil Fominykh	Astana Pro Team	+ 1h 09' 04''
176	Brett Lancaster	Orica GreenEdge	+ 1h 09' 07''
177	Laurent Mangel	FDJ.fr	+ 1h 10' 04''
178	Johan Van Summeren	Garmin Sharp	+ 1h 10' 24''
179	Rinaldo Nocentini	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1h 10' 31''
180	Pirmin Lang	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 11' 42''
181	Sam Bewley	Orica GreenEdge	+ 1h 12' 13''
182	Anthony Roux	FDJ.fr	+ 1h 12' 20''
183	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	+ 1h 12' 34''
184	Jesse Sergent	Trek Factory Racing	+ 1h 13' 16''
185	Jonathan Fumeaux	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 13' 58''
186	Andrea Guardini	Astana Pro Team	+ 1h 14' 53''
187	Jacopo Guarnieri	Astana Pro Team	+ 1h 17' 20''
188	Natnael Berhane	Team Europcar	+ 1h 20' 43''
189	Robert Wagner	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	+ 1h 21' 06''
190	Jay Robert Thomson	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 1h 21' 23''
191	Luke Rowe	Team SKY	+ 1h 24' 26''
192	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	+ 1h 25' 39''
193	Dominic Klemme	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 28' 12''
194	Carlos Alberto Betancur	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 1h 30' 44''
195	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 44' 06''

Points Classification:

1	John Degenkolb	Team Giant - Shimano	72 points
2	Michael Matthews	Orica GreenEdge	51
3	Nacer Bouhanni	FDJ.fr	49
4	Daniel Martin	Garmin Sharp	42
5	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	38
6	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	32
7	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	32
8	Lloyd Mondory	AG2R La Mondiale	31
9	Vicente Reynes	IAM Cycling	28
10	Jasper Stuyven	Trek Factory Racing	28
11	Alessandro De Marchi	Cannondale Pro Cycling	27
12	Paul Martens	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	24
13	Moreno Hofland	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	23
14	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo	22
15	Roberto Ferrari	Lampre Merida	22
16	Philippe Gilbert	BMC Racing Team	21
17	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling	20
18	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	19
19	Damiano Caruso	Cannondale Pro Cycling	17
20	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale	17
21	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	16
22	Fabio Aru	Astana Pro Team	16
23	Wilco Kelderman	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	16
24	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp	15
25	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	14
26	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	13
27	Robert Gesink	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	13
28	Yauheni Hutarovich	AG2R La Mondiale	12
29	Francesco Lasca	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	12
30	Alexandr Kolobnev	Team Katusha	10
31	Cadel Evans	BMC Racing Team	10
32	Oscar Gatto	Cannondale Pro Cycling	10
33	Jacques Van Rensburg	MTN - Qhubeka	9
34	Esteban Chaves	Orica GreenEdge	9
35	Daniel Navarro	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	8
36	Gianluca Brambilla	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	8
37	Tom Boonen	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	8
38	Mikel Nieve	Team SKY	7
39	Daniel Moreno	Team Katusha	7
40	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	7
41	Bob Jungels	Trek Factory Racing	7
42	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	6
43	Matteo Pelucchi	IAM Cycling	6
44	Warren Barguil	Team Giant - Shimano	5
45	Samuel Sánchez	BMC Racing Team	5
46	Rigoberto Uran	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	5
47	Pieter Serry	Omega Pharma - Quick-Step	5
48	Gerald Ciolek	MTN - Qhubeka	5
49	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	4
50	Sébastien Turgot	AG2R La Mondiale	4
51	Romain Hardy	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	4
52	Elia Favilli	Lampre Merida	4
53	Jens Debusschere	Lotto Belisol	4
54	Laurens Ten Dam	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	3
55	Christophe Le Mevel	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	3
56	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	3
57	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	2
58	Yannick Martinez	Team Europcar	2
59	Gert Joeaar	Cofidis Solutions Crédits	2
60	David Arroyo	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1
61	José Herrada	Movistar Team	1
62	Christian Knees	Team SKY	1
63	Geoffrey Soupe	FDJ.fr	1
64	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1

Mountains Classification:

1	Luis Mas Bonet	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	18 points
2	Alejandro Valverde	Movistar Team	10
3	Jerome Cousin	Team Europcar	10
4	Johann Tschopp	IAM Cycling	8
5	Amets Txurruka	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	7
6	Christopher Froome	Team SKY	6
7	Danilo Wyss	BMC Racing Team	6
8	Winner Anacona	Lampre Merida	5
9	Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin Sharp	5
10	Pim Ligthart	Lotto Belisol	5
11	Alberto Contador	Tinkoff - Saxo	4
12	Nathan Haas	Garmin Sharp	3
13	Adam Yates	Orica GreenEdge	3
14	Joaquin Rodriguez	Team Katusha	2
15	Sergio Pardilla	MTN - Qhubeka	2
16	Hubert Dupont	AG2R La Mondiale	2
17	Kristian Sbaragli	MTN - Qhubeka	2
18	Jimmy Engoulvent	Team Europcar	2
19	Nairo Alexander Quintana	Movistar Team	1
20	Romain Sicard	Team Europcar	1
21	Valerio Conti	Lampre Merida	1
22	Francisco Javier Aramendia	Caja Rural Seguros RGA	1

Team Classification:

1	Belkin Pro Cycling Team	80hr 10min 53sec
2	Movistar Team	@ 45 seconds
3	Team Katusha	+ 2' 28''
4	BMC Racing Team	+ 2' 36''
5	Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	+ 3' 37''
6	Omega Pharma - Quick Step	+ 5' 22''
7	Astana Pro Team	+ 6' 00''
8	Tinkoff - Saxo	+ 7' 26''
9	Garmin Sharp	+ 7' 32''
10	Lampre - Merida	+ 10' 51''
11	Team SKY	+ 15' 30''
12	Team Giant - Shimano	+ 17' 06''
13	AG2R La Mondiale	+ 20' 50''
14	Lotto Belisol	+ 21' 49''
15	Caja Rural - Seguros RGA	+ 22' 25''
16	Cannondale Pro Cycling	+ 24' 46''
17	Orica GreenEdge	+ 29' 37''
18	MTN - Qhubeka	+ 38' 40''
19	FDJ.fr	+ 39' 10''
20	Trek Factory Racing	+ 47' 30''
21	Team Europcar	+ 1h 00' 47''
22	IAM Cycling	+ 1h 35' 43''

Stage 7 photos:

Dan Martin heads to the start. Photo ©Sirotti

Andrew Talansky. Photo ©Sirotti

Damiano Cunego. Photo ©Sirotti

Today's stage winner Alessandro De Marchi after signing in. Photo ©Sirotti

Alberto Contador, who has probably been sandbagging everyone about his real condition, which is actually very fine. Photo ©Sirotti

Despite crashing early in the stage, Chris Froome snagged two seconds at the end of the day. Photo ©Sirotti

A man with every reason to be happy. Race leader Alejandro Valverde. Photo ©Sirotti

A job well done. Alessandro De Marchi wins stage 7. Photo ©Sirotti

Ryder Hesjedal finishes second. Photo ©Sirotti

And Hubert Dupont comes in third. Photo ©Sirotti

Philippe Gilbert and Dan Martin fight for fifth place. Photo ©Sirotti

Philippe Gilbert gets it. Photo ©Sirotti

Another day in red for Alejandro Valverde. Photo ©Sirotti

Stage 7 live updates:

Weather at Alcaudete at 1PM, local time: Another hot day at the Vuelta. 30C (86F), cloudy and forecast to climb to 35C (95F) and cloudy. Wind is currently calm and could later come from the northwest at 13 km/hr (8mph). It's dry, humidity is 22% and will drop to 17%.

Km 25, 144 km to go: There have already been several attempts to form working breaks, but each time a team not represented in the break has gone to the front of the peloton and caught the escapees.

Currently a break of four (Adam Hansen, Nikias Arndt, Bob Jungels and Manuel Quinziato) has just nine seconds, but Caja Rural want to shut it down.

Km 34, 135 km to go: Indeed, the break has been caught. The peloton is climbing the third-category Alto de Illora.

Oh no! Chris Froome just can't get a break! He crashed on the lower slopes of the climb and is now 1min 20sec behind the peloton.

Km 39, 130 km to go: Near the crest of the Illora, Froome has caught the peloton. Four riders are off the front with a gap of a little more than one minute: Ryder Hesjedal, Johan Tschopp, Hubert Dupont and Alessandro de Marchi. Steve Morabito is chasing the lead quartet, about 35 seconds ahead of the pack.

Km 55, 114 km to go: The Hesjedal group seems to have the peloton's permission. The quartet currently are 3min 22sec ahead of the field. Morabito has been absorbed by the peloton. Chris Froome and John Degenkolb have called for the race doctor. Ivan Santaromita (Orica-GreenEdge) has abandoned because of a broken finger. Presumably all three were involved in the same crash. Santaromita is the first rider to drop out of the 2014 Vuelta.

The order of the first three over the Illora: 1st Johann Tschopp, 2nd Ryder Hesjedal, 3rd Hubert Dupont.

Km 62: The break has a gap of 4min 58sec.

Km 68, 101 km to go: Two other riders involved in the crash have also abandoned: Bryan Nauleau (Europcar) and Aleksejs Saramotins (IAM Cyclng). The breakaway currently is riding 5min 40sec ahead of the peloton.

There was an intermediate sprint at Alcala de Real: 1st Johann Tschopp, 2nd Alessandro De Marchi, 3rd Ryder Hesjedal.

Km 82, 78 km to go: After two hours of racing the average speed for today's stage has been 39.7 km/hr. The break has a gap of 6min 50sec.

Km 101, 68 km to go: The break has grown its lead to 7min 23sec. Ryder Hesjedal is the best placed member of the group, down 7min 43sec. If the break gains another 20 seconds, Hesjedal will be the virtual Vuelta leader.

Next up, the indermediate sprint at Alcaudete.

Km 108, 61 km to go: Trek has gone to the front of the peloton and has started the work of closing in on the escapees. The break's gap is already reduced, now 6min 40sec.

52 km to go: Result of the Alcaudete intermediate sprint: 1st Ryder Hesjedal, 2nd Johann Tschopp, 3rd Hubert Dupont. The break is currently on the second category Alto Ahillo, 6min 10sec ahead of the field. Trek is still working at the fornt of the field.

40 km to go: Julian Arredondo of Trek leads the pack up to the top the climb. Fabian Cancellara, who had been doing a lot of the work pulling the peloton has flatted and is getting a new wheel.

The Ahillo has been crested and Tinkoff-Saxo leads on the descent. The break has a gap of 5min 16sec.

The first three over the Ahillo: 1st Johann Tschopp, 2nd Ryder Hesjedal, 3rd Hubert Dupont.

36 km to go: Lampre-Merida is at the front of the pack. Gap is 5min 23sec. There is every possibility that the break will make it to the finish.

32 km to go: Lampre and Trek are still chasing. The Hesjedal break still has 4min 49sec. While Hesjedal is 7min 43 secnd behind race leader Valverde, the other three in the break are at 24 minutes and more down in the GC

24 km to go: Fabian Cancellara, who had flatted, is still chasing to get back in the peloton. Break's gap is 3min 52sec. The riders in the break continue to work well together. It looks like everyone is taking his pulls. To review, the riders in the break: Ryder Hesjedal, Johan Tschopp, Hubert Dupont and Alessandro de Marchi.

18 km to go: With a gap of 3min 56sec, I think this break will succeed. Trek and Lampre are hammering at the front of the peloton, but it's looking like too little, too late. Movistar looks to have chosen not to burn up the team defending Valverde's lead this early in the Vuelta.

15 km to go: The break's gap is 3min 22sec. Hubert Dupont has been dropped from the break. Hesjedal has crashed. It looks like the camera bike ran over Hesjedal's bike. De Marchi and Tschopp are pressing on.

Now De Marchi has dropped Tschopp and is trying to go alone.

12 km to go: Some Movistar riders, including Valverde, have moved near the front of the peloton, but Lampre remains at the front doing the work. De Marchi is 3min 19sec up the road. Hesjedal is 38 seconds behind De Marchi.

7 km to go: Alessandro De Marchi is riding powerfully, 3min 12sec ahead of the pack. The peloton is not chasing with the same fervor. It looked like Movistar talked to the Lampre riders and asked them to back off the speed since the break could not be caught. Johann Tschopp is chasing at an unkown gap with Hesjedal and Dupont riding together behind Tschopp.

4 km to go: De Marchi still has 3min 17sec. He has this in the bag if he stays upright. Hesjedal, Dupont and Tschopp are together, about 1min 35 seconds behind De Marchi.

1 km to go: De Marchi is in Alcaudete, headed to the finish. He still has 3min 15sec.

The finish: Alessandro De Marchi (Cannondale) takes a terrific solo victory. He punches the air in celebration. This is his first Grand Tour stage win. Average stage speed, 41.9 km/hr

A scuffed-up Hesjedal takes second about 90 seconds later, followed by Dupont and Tschopp.

A crash in the field sprint: a Giant-Shimano rider, Warren Barguil, went down pretty hard. He's up and walking his bike across the line. Philippe Gilbert won the field sprint.

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