After one of the favorites, Joaquin Rodriguez, was forced to retire due to injury, the title focus is on the remaining favorites.
by Bruno Fleckenstein
After a mass crash in stage 6, Katusha captain Joaquin Rodriguez suffered a more serious injury than first thought and had to abandon the Tour due to a fractured rib. The Katusha team announced that he was in the Vuelta and the participation in the Tour de France would not be excluded.
Nacer Bouhanni (FDJ.fr) won the 7th stage in a sprint ahead of Italian Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek) and Slovenian Luka Mezgec (Giant shimano) and this is the second victory of the Frenchman in this Tour.
Overall standings after stage 7
1st Michael Matthews (Orica-Greenedge) 29h34:19
2nd Cadel Evans (BMC) +0:21min.
3 - Rigoberto Uran (Omega-Quick Step) +1:18 min.
4th Rafal Majka (Tinkoff-Saxo) +1:25 min.
5th Steve Morabito (BMC) +1:25min.
6th Matteo Rabottini (Neri Sottoli) +1:25min.
7th Ivan Santaromita (Orica-Greenedge) +1:47min.
8: Fabio Aru (Astana) +1:51min.
9th Tim Wellens (Lotto-Belisol) +1:52min.
10th Ivan Basso (Cannondale) +2:06min.
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