2023 Vuelta a España

78th edition: Aug 26 - Sep 17, 2023
Stage 7: Friday, September 1

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Friday, September 1: Stage 7: Utiel - Oliva, 200.8 km

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As the race organizer noted, the man with the beard wins it by a whisker. Geoffrey Soupe (far right) wins stage 7. Photo: SprintCycling

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Weather at the finish city of Oliva at 1:40 PM, local time: 29C (84F), fair, with the wind from the east at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

The race: All 165 riders who finished stage six began today's stage.

Stage 7 had no rated ascents.

Here's the race organizer's stage seven report:

Geoffrey Soupe (Total Energies) couldn’t believe it himself, but the Frenchman was the fastest in Oliva, where he won stage 7 of La Vuelta 23 ahead of Orluis Aular (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Edward Theuns (Lidl-Trek). At 35 years old, he takes his fifth professional win, by far the most prestigious! Making history as the youngest rider to ever lead a Grand Tour, Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ) retained La Roja and will defend it on Saturday on the infamous slopes up Xorret de Cati.

As La Vuelta 23 returns to the valley after an exhilarating finish at the Observatorio Astrofisico de Javalambre, two riders rapidly set off to make the break of the day: José Herrada (Cofidis), participating in his ninth and last La Vuelta, and Ander Okamika (Burgos-BH), who already escaped on day 4.

Alpecin-Deceuninck control, Thomas goes down
Their lead is up to 2’35’’ at km 12 but Alpecin-Deceuninck already control the gap as they want to set a third winning sprint for Kaden Groves, already a winner in Tarragona (stage 4) and Burriana (stage 5). The gap stabilises at around 2 minutes.

Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) crashes 60 kilometres into the stage. The Welsh star appears to be in pain but he resumes racing.

Okamika pushes on
Okamika punctures with 110 kilometres to go. His breakaway companion Herrada waits for him and the peloton move closer: 1’35’’ into the last 100 kilometres.

The gap drops down under 20 seconds as they ride through Valencia. Herrada is caught with 67km to go but Okamika keeps on pushing. His lead gets back up to 1’15’’, before he gets caught with 41km to go.

Team Alpecin-Deceuninck leads the peloton about 100 kilometers into the stage. Photo: cxcling

Vingegaard and Soupe sprint
Groves dominates the intermediate sprint (34km to go) to increase his lead in the points standings. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) seizes the opportunity to take 2 bonus seconds.

It’s a tortuous finale towards Oliva. Geoffrey Soupe (Total Energies) navigates the tricky last kilometre to power to victory ahead of Orluis Aular (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) and Edward Theuns (Lidl-Trek).

Complete results:

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200.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.636 km/hr

1	GEOFFREY SOUPE	TOTALENERGIES	4hr 56min 29sec
2	ORLUIS AULAR	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
3	EDWARD THEUNS	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
4	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
5	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
6	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
7	DAVID GONZALEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
8	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
9	FILIPPO GANNA	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
10	MATEVŽ GOVEKAR	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
11	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	s.t.
12	MATTEO SOBRERO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
13	ANDREA VENDRAME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
14	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
15	MILAN MENTEN	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
16	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
17	JESUS EZQUERRA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
18	SAMUEL WATSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
19	JON BARRENETXEA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
20	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
21	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
22	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
23	LENNY MARTINEZ	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
24	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
25	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
26	NICO DENZ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
27	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
28	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
29	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
30	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
31	ANTONIO TIBERI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
32	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
33	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
34	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
35	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
36	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
37	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
38	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
39	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
40	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
41	WOUT POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
42	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
43	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
44	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
45	STEFF CRAS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
46	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
47	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
48	PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
49	JAN MAAS	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
50	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
51	REMCO EVENEPOEL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
52	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
53	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
54	DAVID MAX POOLE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
55	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
56	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
57	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
58	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
59	CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
60	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
61	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
62	LUKASZ OWSIAN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
63	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
64	JACOPO MOSCA	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
65	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
66	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
67	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
68	EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
69	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
70	KENNY ELISSONDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
71	FABIO FELLINE	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
72	MATTIA CATTANEO	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
73	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
74	DORIAN GODON	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
75	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
76	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
77	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
78	JULIEN BERNARD	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
79	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
80	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
81	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
82	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
83	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
84	BAUKE MOLLEMA	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
85	HUGO HOFSTETTER	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
86	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
87	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
88	JARRAD DRIZNERS	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
89	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
90	RUI COSTA	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
91	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
92	PAUL LAPEIRA	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	s.t.
93	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
94	ROMAIN GREGOIRE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
95	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	COFIDIS	s.t.
96	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	@ 24sec
97	ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
98	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
99	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
100	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
101	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
102	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	0' 41''
103	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	0' 44''
104	LEWIS ASKEY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 46''
105	ANDRÉ CARVALHO	COFIDIS	0' 46''
106	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	0' 58''
107	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1' 15''
108	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 16''
109	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
110	RUNE HERREGODTS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
111	LORENZO GERMANI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
112	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
113	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1' 54''
114	LENNARD KÄMNA	BORA-HANSGROHE	2' 05''
115	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	2' 07''
116	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	2' 33''
117	LOUIS VERVAEKE	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
118	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
119	ATTILA VALTER	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
120	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
121	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
122	WILCO KELDERMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
123	SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
124	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	s.t.
125	ELIE GESBERT	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
126	THOMAS BONNET	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
127	MATHIS LE BERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
128	LENNERT VAN EETVELT	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
129	EDUARDO SEPULVEDA	LOTTO DSTNY	s.t.
130	CLÉMENT DAVY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
131	WELAY BERHE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
132	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
133	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
134	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	2' 45''
135	CALLUM SCOTSON	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
136	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
138	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
139	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
140	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
141	PIETER SERRY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
142	SAMUEL GAZE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	3' 04''
143	ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON	LOTTO DSTNY	4' 02''
144	SEAN QUINN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
145	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
146	JAMES KNOX	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	s.t.
147	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
148	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
149	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
150	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
151	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 34''
152	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	4' 51''
153	KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
154	FELIX ENGELHARDT	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
155	AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
156	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	6' 05''
157	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	7' 10''
158	EGAN BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
159	SEAN FLYNN	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	7' 58''
160	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
161	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
162	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	8' 09''
163	ROBBE GHYS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	10' 48''
164	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	11' 00''

 

GC after stage 7:

• GC leader: Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ)
• Mountains classification leader: Eduardo Sepulveda (Lotto Dstny)
• Points classification leader: Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Best young rider: Lenny Martinez (Groupama-FDJ)
• Teams classification leader: Bahrain Victorious

1,096.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.187 km/hr

1	LENNY MARTINEZ	GROUPAMA-FDJ	26hr 37min 4sec
2	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 8sec
3	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	0' 51''
4	WOUT POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 41''
5	STEFF CRAS	TOTALENERGIES	1' 48''
6	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 58''
7	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	2' 23''
8	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	2' 30''
9	REMCO EVENEPOEL	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	2' 47''
10	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 50''
11	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	s.t.
12	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 58''
13	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3' 03''
14	JUAN AYUSO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 06''
15	CIAN UIJTDEBROEKS	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 08''
16	JOAO ALMEIDA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 17''
17	EINER AUGUSTO RUBIO	MOVISTAR TEAM	3' 22''
18	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 36''
19	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	LIDL-TREK	3' 38''
20	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	3' 58''
21	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	4' 01''
22	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	4' 39''
23	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 21''
24	ATTILA VALTER	JUMBO-VISMA	8' 57''
25	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	9' 39''
26	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	11' 36''
27	LAWRENCE WARBASSE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	12' 24''
28	LENNARD KÄMNA	BORA-HANSGROHE	12' 27''
29	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	13' 20''
30	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	13' 35''
31	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	13' 58''
32	SEAN QUINN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	14' 00''
33	DAVID MAX POOLE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	14' 51''
34	MATTIA CATTANEO	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	14' 58''
35	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	16' 44''
36	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	17' 19''
37	JAVIER ROMO OLIVER	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	17' 50''
38	JAN TRATNIK	JUMBO-VISMA	19' 10''
39	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	19' 26''
40	JAN HIRT	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	19' 36''
41	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	19' 52''
42	WILCO KELDERMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	21' 00''
43	PAUL OURSELIN	TOTALENERGIES	21' 07''
44	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	21' 15''
45	ANTONIO TIBERI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	22' 35''
46	FINN FISHER-BLACK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	22' 59''
47	LENNERT VAN EETVELT	LOTTO DSTNY	23' 29''
48	JOSEPH LLOYD DOMBROWSKI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	23' 32''
49	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	23' 44''
50	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	23' 54''
51	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	24' 18''
52	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	25' 02''
53	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR TEAM	25' 13''
54	EGAN BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	25' 16''
55	FERNANDO BARCELO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	26' 56''
56	ROMAIN GREGOIRE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	29' 01''
57	FELIX ENGELHARDT	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	30' 21''
58	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	30' 26''
59	DORIAN GODON	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	30' 27''
60	KÉVIN VAUQUELIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	30' 46''
61	KENNY ELISSONDE	LIDL-TREK	31' 46''
62	ABEL BALDERSTONE ROUMENS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	32' 05''
63	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR TEAM	33' 15''
64	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO DSTNY	33' 58''
65	LOUIS VERVAEKE	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	34' 00''
66	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	34' 30''
67	LUKASZ OWSIAN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	34' 32''
68	RUI COSTA	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	34' 41''
69	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	MOVISTAR TEAM	34' 54''
70	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	35' 22''
71	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	35' 39''
72	BAUKE MOLLEMA	LIDL-TREK	36' 47''
73	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	36' 48''
74	MICHAL SCHLEGEL	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	37' 05''
75	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	37' 10''
76	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	37' 43''
77	JON BARRENETXEA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	38' 15''
78	JOEL NICOLAU BELTRAN	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	38' 40''
79	JACOPO MOSCA	LIDL-TREK	39' 18''
80	MICHAEL STORER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	39' 19''
81	ANDREA PICCOLO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	39' 35''
82	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	40' 04''
83	FABIO FELLINE	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	40' 09''
84	ANDREAS LORENTZ KRON	LOTTO DSTNY	40' 40''
85	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR TEAM	40' 58''
86	ALAN JOUSSEAUME	TOTALENERGIES	41' 06''
87	MATHIS LE BERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	41' 21''
88	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	41' 45''
89	JAMES KNOX	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	41' 53''
90	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	43' 28''
91	EDUARDO SEPULVEDA	LOTTO DSTNY	43' 36''
92	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	43' 49''
93	ANDREA VENDRAME	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	43' 52''
94	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	JUMBO-VISMA	43' 59''
95	LORENZO GERMANI	GROUPAMA-FDJ	44' 47''
96	NICO DENZ	BORA-HANSGROHE	44' 51''
97	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	45' 10''
98	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	45' 12''
99	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR TEAM	45' 20''
100	MATTEO SOBRERO	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	45' 21''
101	SÉBASTIEN GRIGNARD	LOTTO DSTNY	45' 26''
102	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	45' 27''
103	PAUL LAPEIRA	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	45' 37''
104	EDWARD THEUNS	LIDL-TREK	46' 32''
105	MARIJN VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	46' 38''
106	FILIPPO GANNA	INEOS GRENADIERS	47' 04''
107	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	47' 44''
108	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R CITROEN TEAM	47' 51''
109	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	47' 53''
110	GEOFFREY SOUPE	TOTALENERGIES	48' 06''
111	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	48' 16''
112	JULIEN BERNARD	LIDL-TREK	48' 40''
113	LEWIS ASKEY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	49' 02''
114	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	49' 26''
115	AMANUEL GEHBREIGZABHIER	LIDL-TREK	49' 50''
116	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	49' 52''
117	DRIES VAN GESTEL	TOTALENERGIES	50' 30''
118	ORLUIS ALBERTO AULAR	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	51' 08''
119	JESUS EZQUERRA MUELA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
120	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	51' 22''
121	PELAYO SANCHEZ MAYO	BURGOS-BH	52' 07''
122	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	52' 19''
123	DAVID GONZALEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	52' 21''
124	MILAN MENTEN	LOTTO DSTNY	52' 31''
125	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
126	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	52' 53''
127	SEAN FLYNN	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	53' 40''
128	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	53' 42''
129	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	53' 49''
130	ELIE GESBERT	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	54' 14''
131	JARRAD DRIZNERS	LOTTO DSTNY	54' 32''
132	KADEN GROVES	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	54' 48''
133	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	54' 56''
134	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO DSTNY	55' 24''
135	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	55' 58''
136	PHILLIP CASPER PEDERSEN	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	56' 16''
137	HUGO HOFSTETTER	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	56' 20''
138	SAMUEL WATSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	56' 29''
139	OMAR FRAILE	INEOS GRENADIERS	56' 47''
140	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	56' 50''
141	HUGO PAGE	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	57' 08''
142	JAN MAAS	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	57' 36''
143	WELAY BERHE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	57' 43''
144	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	58' 03''
145	ANDRÉ CARVALHO	COFIDIS	58' 07''
146	CLÉMENT DAVY	GROUPAMA-FDJ	58' 48''
147	KAMIL GRADEK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	58' 54''
148	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	59' 06''
149	SAMUEL GAZE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	59' 19''
150	PIETER SERRY	SOUDAL QUICK-STEP	1H 00' 21''
151	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 00' 23''
152	RUNE HERREGODTS	INTERMARCHÉ-CIRCUS-WANTY	1H 00' 30''
153	KIM ALEXANDER HEIDUK	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 00' 47''
154	THOMAS BONNET	TOTALENERGIES	1H 00' 55''
155	MATEVŽ GOVEKAR	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 00' 57''
156	MAURICE BALLERSTEDT	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 01' 05''
157	DOMEN NOVAK	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 01' 47''
158	FRANÇOIS BIDARD	COFIDIS	1H 02' 42''
159	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	1H 03' 00''
160	ROBBE GHYS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 05' 18''
161	JASON OSBORNE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 07' 00''
162	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 07' 03''
163	CALLUM SCOTSON	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	1H 10' 56''
164	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	1H 16' 08''

 

Stage 7 map & profile:

Stage 7 map

Stage 7 profile. No rated ascents

Stage seven photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Romain Bardet signs an autograph.

GC leader Lenny Martinez after his Groupama-FDJ team was presented during the starting ceremonies.

Team TotalEnergies. Todays stage winner Geoffrey Soupe is easy to spot with his big, black beard.

Team Jumbo-Visma with Jonas Vingegaard.

After losing the GC lead Remco Evenepoel is wearing his Belgian Road Champion's jersey.

Filippo Ganna

The peloton rides by a vinyard.

Another shot of the peloton riding through the Spanish countryside.

Here they come....

Geoffrey Soupe (far right) wins the stage.

Stage winner Geoffrey Soupe

Mountains classification leader Eduardo Sepulveda

Lenny Martinez remains the GC leader.