Critérium du Dauphiné (2014) Photos; Stage 7: Ville-la-Grand → Finhaut-Emosson, 160 km
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The mountain hamlet, Finhaut, with Mont Blanc in the background, was the picturesque finish host for Stage 7		share this photo
Mont Blanc		share this photo
Looking down from the finishing climb at the Finhaut Dam		share this photo
Some dam nice scenery		share this photo
Yuri Trofimov (Katusha) and Egor Silin (Katusha) led all the way up to the finishing HC climb to Finhaut (10.2 km, avg 8 %, max 17 %)		share this photo
Lieuwe Westra (Astana) was dropped by the Katusha riders on the previous, but he clawed his way back		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) attacked off the diminished GC group inside 2 km to go		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) kept looking back to see who, if any, could follow him		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) digging deep		share this photo
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) followed by two Garmin riders (Hesjedal and Talansky)		share this photo
Christopher Froome (Team Sky) on the ropes		share this photo
Lieuwe Westra (Astana) caught the two exhausted Katusha riders in the final 200m		share this photo
Denied victory yesterday, Lieuwe Westra (Astana) inching to an epic Stage 7 win		share this photo
Meanwhile, Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) on his way to 8th + 2:11		share this photo
11th Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto - Belisol), 10th Sebastien Reichenbach (Iam), 9th Romain Bardet (Ag2r La Mondiale) + 2:16		share this photo
Wilko Kelderman (Belkin) on his way to 12th + 2:32, easily good enough to retain his best young rider's jersey, but he lost his third overall spot		share this photo
This was the closest thing to a victory salute that Lieuwe Westra (Astana) offered after he just barely crossed the line		share this photo
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GC battle in the final stretch; Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) digging for the line with Chris Froome in the distance		share this photo
4th Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) + 1:33		share this photo
5th Andrew Talansky (Garmin Sharp) + 1:51 moving him up to 3rd overall + 39s		share this photo
7th Christopher Froome (Team Sky) + 1:53 (20s behind Contador) crossing with Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin - Sharp)		share this photo
A nice shot of Julian Alaphilippe (Omega Pharma - Quick Step) on the finishing climb		share this photo
Lieuwe Westra (Astana) floating on clouds		share this photo
Your Stage 7 winner, Lieuwe Westra (Astana)		share this photo
Picturesque Podium setting		share this photo
Your new race leader, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo), who leads Chris Froome by 8s now		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) is in the driver's seat now, but one more mountain stage remains		share this photo
Your best young rider overall leader, Wilko Kelderman (Belkin) by + 1:12		share this photo
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff - Saxo) at the post-race press conference. He was surprised he got such a large gap when he attacked inside 2 km to go. Leading the race is great he said, but the Tour de France is the main goal.		share this photo
The gruppetto still making their way up to Finhaut		share this photo
Critérium du Dauphiné (2014) Photos; Stage 7: Ville-la-Grand → Finhaut-Emosson, 160 km
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