2012 Giro d'Italia, Stage 7 Results

Sicilian Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) gave every thing he had to give at the finish to win Stage 7 ahead of Michele Scarponi. Third was Frank Schelck (Radioshack Nissan) at 3 seconds.

Canadian Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin Barracuda) is the new Maglia Rosa.

"I'd been saying for weeks to Martino (Giuseppe Martinelli, the manager of Astana) that I'd do something special on Saturday," said the 34 year old Tiralongo. "Before the start he and Sefer (the sporting director) said that I had a chance. Even though it required a great deal of effort to catch up with Scarponi at 250 m from the end I thought he would have to slow down, and as soon as he turned round and sat down I overtook him. But as you saw, I was absolutely finished at the end." Tiralongo is also now 2nd on GC to Hesjedal.

"The stage, also because of the heat, was demanding," Scarponi said. "In the early part we supported Malori (pink jersey at start), in the last 1500 meters I was pedaling in the head position when I saw that the other riders took a bend the wrong way; Niemiec raised the pace, then I attacked but Tiralongo was more skillful than me: maybe I started too early."

Hesjedal becomes the first Canadian to wear the Maglia Rosa saying, "We were frustrated after yesterday's Porto Sant'Elpidio stage, we had a plan that we failed to successfully put into action. Now I have to focus on defending my position and trying to remain in the top 10".

Highlights of the last km (Jose Herrada of Movistar is in the lead at start of video):


Tomorrow: the third and last of the "medium mountain"stages before a flat stage on Monday. The 229 km stage Sulmona to Lago Laceno will have have another tough finish with the Colle Mollela, 7.5% average gradient for 5.7km with a steep section of 12%

Top 10 Stage 7:
1 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 5:51:03
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
3 Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:03
4 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
5 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:05
6 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:00:09
7 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
9 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:00:11
10 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox
Note: DNF Gianni Meersman (Lotto Belisol Team)

GC:
1 Ryder Hesjedal (Can) Garmin - Barracuda 26:16:53
2 Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:15
3 Joaquim Rodriguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team 0:00:17
4 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:21
5 Peter Stetina (USA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:00:26>>>>>>Watch him in next two weeks!
6 Daniel Moreno Fernandez (Spa) Katusha Team
7 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana Pro Team 0:00:35
8 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:40
9 Damiano Caruso (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:45
10 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:46
11 Marco Pinotti (Ita) BMC Racing Team
12 Frank Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan 0:00:48
13 Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:51
14 Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:52
15 Rigoberto Uran Uran (Col) Sky Procycling 0:00:53
16 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:00:54
17 Serge Pauwels (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:00:57
18 José Herrada Lopez (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:58
19 Giovanni Visconti (Ita) Movistar Team 0:01:04
20 Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team 0:01:06
21 Jan Bakelants (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan
22 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya (Col) Sky Procycling 0:01:10
23 Marzio Bruseghin (Ita) Movistar Team 0:01:12
24 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:01:14
25 Sylvester Szmyd (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:01:16
26 Andrey Amador Bakkazakova (CRc) Movistar Team
27 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Astana Pro Team 0:01:18
28 Miguel Angel Rubiano Chavez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:01:19
29 Sergio Pardilla Bellon (Spa) Movistar Team 0:01:20
30 Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp 0:01:21
31 Johann Tschopp (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:01:28
32 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
33 Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:01:29
34 Gustav Larsson (Swe) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
35 Branislau Samoilau (Blr) Movistar Team
36 Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:01:30
37 Volodymir Gustov (Ukr) Team Saxo Bank 0:01:32
38 Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:01:42
39 Przemyslaw Niemiec (Pol) Lampre - ISD 0:01:44
40 Juan Manuel Garate (Spa) Rabobank Cycling Team
41 Sergey Lagutin (Uzb) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
42 Oliver Zaugg (Swi) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:45
43 Bartosz Huzarski (Pol) Team NetApp 0:01:47
44 Thomas Rohregger (Aut) RadioShack-Nissan 0:01:51
45 Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:01:53
46 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:01:55
47 Ivan Santaromita (Ita) BMC Racing Team
48 Francis De Greef (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:01:57
49 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:02:00
50 Nelson Oliveira (Por) RadioShack-Nissan 0:02:08
51 Fabio Felline (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:02:25
52 Mauro Santambrogio (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:02:33
53 John Gadret (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:02:38
54 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:02:39
55 Gianluca Brambilla (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:02:41
56 Emanuele Sella (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:02:49
57 Enrico Gasparotto (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:02:58
58 Hubert Dupont (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:03:13
59 Mikel Nieve Ituralde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:03:18
60 Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:03:42
61 Juan Jose Oroz Ugalde (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:03:46
62 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:03:49
63 Ivan Velasco Murillo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:03:57
64 Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:04:14
65 Carlos José Ochoa (Ven) Androni Giocattoli 0:04:40
66 Jon Izagirre Insausti (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:04:46
67 Julien Berard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:06:00
68 Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:06:36
69 Angel Vicioso Arcos (Spa) Katusha Team 0:07:17
70 Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:08:28
71 Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni (Spa) Sky Procycling 0:08:34
72 Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:09:19
73 Francis Mourey (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:09:27
74 Adam Hansen (Aus) Lotto Belisol Team 0:09:39
75 Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:09:45
76 Alessandro Spezialetti (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:10:34
77 Matteo Tosatto (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:10:50
78 Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:11:06
79 Gatis Smukulis (Lat) Katusha Team 0:11:49
80 Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:11:50
81 Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha Team 0:11:55
82 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:12:21
83 Simone Ponzi (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:12:22
84 Danilo Wyss (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:12:28
85 Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Team NetApp 0:12:40
86 Guillaume Bonnafond (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:12:45
87 Francesco Failli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:13:04
88 Victor Cabedo (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:14:18
89 Mathias Frank (Swi) BMC Racing Team 0:14:50
90 Ben Gastauer (Lux) AG2R La Mondiale 0:15:22
91 Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:15:43
92 Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Team NetApp 0:16:27
93 Luke Roberts (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 0:17:40
94 Maciej Bodnar (Pol) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:17:42
95 Daryl Impey (RSA) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:17:55
96 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) BMC Racing Team 0:17:57
97 Francisco José Ventoso Alberdi (Spa) Movistar Team 0:18:58
98 Julien Vermote (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:19:10
99 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:19:17
100 Evgeny Petrov (Rus) Astana Pro Team 0:19:48
101 Martin Velits (Svk) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:20:43
102 Matthias Brandle (Aut) Team NetApp 0:21:04
103 Tomasz Marczynski (Pol) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:21:19
104 Angelo Pagani (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:21:37
105 Mathieu Perget (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:21:47
106 Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 0:21:55
107 Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:22:26
108 Cesare Benedetti (Ita) Team NetApp 0:22:27
109 Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Lotto Belisol Team 0:23:11
110 Andrey Zeits (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:23:42
111 Alexsandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 0:24:52
112 Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:25:41
113 Nikolas Maes (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:27:00
114 Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:27:21
115 Matteo Montaguti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:29:30
116 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:30:35
117 Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:31:20
118 Christian Meier (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:31:26
119 Manuel Belletti (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale 0:31:32
120 Stefano Locatelli (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:31:36
121 Gregor Gazvoda (Slo) AG2R La Mondiale 0:31:41
122 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:33:24
123 Manuele Boaro (Ita) Team Saxo Bank 0:33:32
124 Stefan Denifl (Aut) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:34:56
125 Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Garmin - Barracuda 0:35:20
126 Luca Mazzanti (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:35:23
127 Daniele Righi (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:35:25
128 Fumiyuki Beppu (Jpn) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:35:45
129 Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp 0:35:51
130 Ben Hermans (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan 0:35:59
131 Jack Bauer (NZl) Garmin - Barracuda 0:36:07
132 Mads Christensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
133 Matteo Bono (Ita) Lampre - ISD 0:36:16
134 Jonas Aaen Jörgensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank
135 Mirko Selvaggi (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:36:20
136 Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:36:24
137 Robert Hunter (RSA) Garmin - Barracuda 0:36:30
138 Ian Stannard (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:36:31
139 Daniele Bennati (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 0:37:46
140 Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:38:15
141 Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:38:27
142 Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:38:42
143 Dennis Vanendert (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:39:09
144 Brett Lancaster (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:39:37
145 Jesse Sergent (NZl) RadioShack-Nissan 0:39:43
146 Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:40:04
147 Lucas Sebastian Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:40:33
148 Mickael Delage (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:40:55
149 Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:41:04
150 Dominique Rollin (Can) FDJ-Big Mat 0:41:05
151 Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha Team 0:41:34
152 Tomas Vaitkus (Ltu) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:41:40
153 Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) Androni Giocattoli 0:41:45
154 Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) RadioShack-Nissan 0:43:08
155 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha Team 0:44:03
156 Jussi Veikkanen (Fin) FDJ-Big Mat 0:44:48
157 Gaetan Bille (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:45:15
158 Elia Favilli (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:45:34
159 Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 0:45:42
160 Marco Bandiera (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:46:14
161 Svein Tuft (Can) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:46:22
162 Mikhail Ignatyev (Rus) Katusha Team 0:46:31
163 Gabriel Rasch (Nor) FDJ-Big Mat
164 Timon Seubert (Ger) Team NetApp 0:46:58
165 Francesco Chicchi (Ita) Omega Pharma-Quickstep 0:47:52
166 Thomas Leezer (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:48:10
167 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:48:33
168 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Sky Procycling 0:48:40
169 Pierre Cazaux (Fra) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:49:28
170 Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:50:01
171 Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team 0:50:44
172 Andreas Schillinger (Ger) Team NetApp 0:51:36
173 Brian Bulgac (Ned) Lotto Belisol Team 0:51:37
174 Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 0:52:31
175 Alfredo Balloni (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 0:52:40
176 Aliaksandr Kuchynski (Blr) Katusha Team 0:52:43
177 Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:53:07
178 Marco Coledan (Ita) Colnago - CSF Inox 0:53:34
179 Bernhard Eisel (Aut) Sky Procycling 0:54:38
180 Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team 0:56:50
181 Roberto Ferrari (Ita) Androni Giocattoli
182 Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:56:56
183 Adrian Saez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:57:41
184 Jack Bobridge (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team 0:59:50
185 William Bonnet (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat 1:02:52
186 Alex Rasmussen (Den) Garmin - Barracuda 1:04:02
187 Sébastien Rosseler (Bel) Garmin - Barracuda 1:05:14
188 Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini - Selle Italia 1:06:32
189 Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 1:06:42
190 Miguel Minguez Ayala (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 1:08:12
191 Jeremy Hunt (GBr) Sky Procycling 1:09:50
192 Dennis Van Winden (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:10:43
193 Theo Bos (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 1:16:24

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