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C’est l’Allemand André Greipel (Lotto Soudal) qui a remporté la 7ème étape du Tour Of Britain (Tour de Grande Bretagne). Au terme des 227,4 km, à Ipswich, il devance au sprint massif du peloton Elia Viviani (Sky) et le Norvégien Sondre Holst Enger (IAM).
L’échappée du jour est à mettre au compte de 3 Britanniques avec Graham Briggs (JLT Condor), Alex Dowsett (Movistar) et Gabriel Cullaigh (sélection GB). Ils vont compter jusqu’à 5min d’avance sur un peloton emmené par les Lotto Soudal.
Mais comme d’habitude sur ce genre de final propice aux sprinters, ils se feront à 35 km du finish.
C’est ensuite une série d’attaques qui défilent mais aucune ne se verra couronner de succès. Peter Williams (One Pro Cycling) en profite pour consolider son maillot de meilleur grimpeur et c’est un peloton massif qui se présente au dernier km. Les Lotto Soudal emmènent parfaitement Greipel mais Viviani surgit mais se fait devancer d’un boyau par Greipel.
Le général reste sur les épaules de Edvald Boasson Hagen avant la dernière étape demain.
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Classement 7ème étape
| 1 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto – Soudal | 5:14:42 | |
| 2 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | ||
| 3 | Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling | ||
| 4 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx – Quick Step | ||
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 6 | Owain Doull (GBr) Team WIGGINS | ||
| 7 | Rasmus Guldhammer Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 8 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) IAM Cycling | ||
| 9 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Cannondale – Garmin | ||
| 10 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto – Soudal | ||
| 11 | Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Team Cannondale – Garmin | ||
| 12 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team | ||
| 13 | Rubén Fernandez Andujar (Esp) Movistar Team | ||
| 14 | Zdenek _tybar (Cze) Etixx – Quick Step | ||
| 15 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | ||
| 16 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky | ||
| 17 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx – Quick Step | ||
| 18 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff – Saxo | ||
| 19 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Rsa) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 20 | Alex Peters (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 21 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 22 | Russel Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:00:08 | |
| 23 | Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 24 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Tinkoff – Saxo | ||
| 25 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 26 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Team Cannondale – Garmin | ||
| 27 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | ||
| 28 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 29 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff – Saxo | ||
| 30 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) An Post – Chainreaction | 0:00:11 | |
| 31 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto – Soudal | ||
| 32 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 33 | Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:00:17 | |
| 34 | Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling | ||
| 35 | David Lozano Riba (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 36 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Tinkoff – Saxo | ||
| 37 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Team Raleigh GAC | ||
| 38 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:00:21 | |
| 39 | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Team Cannondale – Garmin | ||
| 40 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 41 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Team Cannondale – Garmin | ||
| 42 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Movistar Team | ||
| 43 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 44 | Daniel Teklehaymanot (Ert) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 45 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM Cycling | ||
| 46 | George Harper (GBr) One Pro Cycling | ||
| 47 | Edward Clancy (GBr) JLT Condor | ||
| 48 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC | ||
| 49 | Alistair Slater (GBr) An Post – Chainreaction | ||
| 50 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) One Pro Cycling | ||
| 51 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Great Britain | 0:00:26 | |
| 52 | Scott Davies (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 53 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 54 | Kevin Demesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 55 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 56 | Yanto Barker (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 0:00:34 | |
| 57 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) NFTO | ||
| 58 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) Team Raleigh GAC | ||
| 59 | Michael Thompson (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:00:41 | |
| 60 | Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 61 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Movistar Team | ||
| 62 | Stefan Keung (Sui) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 63 | Kristian House (GBr) JLT Condor | ||
| 64 | Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 0:00:52 | |
| 65 | Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff – Saxo | 0:00:54 | |
| 66 | Juraj Sagan (Slo) Tinkoff – Saxo | ||
| 67 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling | ||
| 68 | Joshua Hunt (GBr) One Pro Cycling | ||
| 69 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 70 | Thomas Moses (GBr) JLT Condor | ||
| 71 | Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain | ||
| 72 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | ||
| 73 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto – Soudal | 0:01:13 | |
| 74 | Eddie Dunbar (Irl) NFTO | ||
| 75 | Ian Bibby (GBr) NFTO | ||
| 76 | Dale Appleby (GBr) NFTO | ||
| 77 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Team Cannondale – Garmin | ||
| 78 | Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN – Qhubeka | 0:01:24 | |
| 79 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 80 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:01:38 | |
| 81 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:01:45 | |
| 82 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto – Soudal | 0:01:49 | |
| 83 | Mark McNally (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:01:57 | |
| 84 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team WIGGINS | ||
| 85 | Richard Handley (GBr) JLT Condor | 0:01:58 | |
| 86 | Michael Cuming (GBr) JLT Condor | ||
| 87 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:00:21 | |
| 88 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:02:32 | |
| 89 | Robert Partridge (GBr) NFTO | ||
| 90 | Chris Opie (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 0:03:27 | |
| 91 | George Pym (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC | ||
| 92 | Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor | 0:03:29 | |
| 93 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto – Soudal | 0:04:24 | |
| 94 | Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:05:41 | |
| 95 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Madison Genesis | ||
| 96 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:06:58 | |
| 97 | Paulius Siskevicius (Ltu) An Post – Chainreaction | ||
| 98 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 0:07:00 | |
| 99 | Javier Mejias Leal (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 100 | Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post – Chainreaction | ||
| 101 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) An Post – Chainreaction | ||
| 102 | Matthew Holmes (GBr) Madison Genesis | 0:11:09 |
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Classement général
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN – Qhubeka | 33:02:36 | |
| 2 | Wouter Poels (Ned) Team Sky | 0:00:13 | |
| 3 | Rasmus Guldhammer Pedersen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:00:43 | |
| 4 | Owain Doull (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 0:00:44 | |
| 5 | Zdenek _tybar (Cze) Etixx – Quick Step | 0:00:51 | |
| 6 | Rubén Fernandez Andujar (Esp) Movistar Team | ||
| 7 | Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | ||
| 8 | Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Cannondale – Garmin | 0:00:59 | |
| 9 | Chris Anker Sørensen (Den) Tinkoff – Saxo | ||
| 10 | Xandro Meurisse (Bel) An Post – Chainreaction | 0:01:02 | |
| 11 | Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Tinkoff – Saxo | 0:01:14 | |
| 12 | Alex Peters (GBr) Great Britain | 0:01:19 | |
| 13 | Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Movistar Team | ||
| 14 | Rasmus Christian Quaade (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:01:21 | |
| 15 | Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto – Soudal | 0:01:33 | |
| 16 | Bram Tankink (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:02:00 | |
| 17 | Alberto Bettiol (Ita) Team Cannondale – Garmin | 0:02:07 | |
| 18 | Peter Kennaugh (GBr) Team Sky | 0:02:11 | |
| 19 | Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Team Cannondale – Garmin | 0:02:15 | |
| 20 | Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling | 0:02:58 | |
| 21 | Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling | 0:04:57 | |
| 22 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBr) Great Britain | 0:05:56 | |
| 23 | Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky | 0:07:34 | |
| 24 | Stefan Keung (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:08:24 | |
| 25 | Matteo Trentin (Ita) Etixx – Quick Step | 0:08:39 | |
| 26 | Danilo Wyss (Sui) BMC Racing Team | 0:15:27 | |
| 27 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Tinkoff – Saxo | 0:15:31 | |
| 28 | Ian Stannard (GBr) Team Sky | 0:37:56 | |
| 29 | Benat Intxausti Elorriaga (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:46:50 | |
| 30 | Ruben Zepuntke (Ger) Team Cannondale – Garmin | 0:47:22 | |
| 31 | David Lozano Riba (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:47:39 | |
| 32 | Serge Pauwels (Bel) MTN – Qhubeka | 0:48:14 | |
| 33 | Koen Bouwman (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo | 0:48:34 | |
| 34 | Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT Condor | 0:50:01 | |
| 35 | Alistair Slater (GBr) An Post – Chainreaction | 0:51:18 | |
| 36 | Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling | 0:51:56 | |
| 37 | Thomas Moses (GBr) JLT Condor | 0:52:46 | |
| 38 | Pim Ligthart (Ned) Lotto – Soudal | 0:53:10 | |
| 39 | Ian Bibby (GBr) NFTO | 0:53:26 | |
| 40 | Richard Handley (GBr) JLT Condor | 0:54:50 | |
| 41 | Juan Jose Lobato Del Valle (Esp) Movistar Team | 0:56:14 | |
| 42 | Scott Davies (GBr) Great Britain | 0:56:17 | |
| 43 | Michael Mørkøv (Den) Tinkoff – Saxo | 0:56:39 | |
| 44 | André Greipel (Ger) Lotto – Soudal | 0:58:03 | |
| 45 | Joshua Hunt (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 0:59:02 | |
| 46 | Marcel Sieberg (Ger) Lotto – Soudal | 0:59:18 | |
| 47 | Sean De Bie (Bel) Lotto – Soudal | 0:59:22 | |
| 48 | Clement Chevrier (Fra) IAM Cycling | 1:00:45 | |
| 49 | Javier Mejias Leal (Esp) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:03:36 | |
| 50 | Alan Marangoni (Ita) Team Cannondale – Garmin | 1:04:01 | |
| 51 | Mark McNally (GBr) Madison Genesis | 1:05:51 | |
| 52 | Dale Appleby (GBr) NFTO | 1:07:11 | |
| 53 | Igor Anton Hernandez (Esp) Movistar Team | 1:07:42 | |
| 54 | Karol Domagalski (Pol) Team Raleigh GAC | 1:09:32 | |
| 55 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBr) NFTO | 1:11:14 | |
| 56 | Ryan Mullen (Irl) Team Cannondale – Garmin | 1:12:21 | |
| 57 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 1:12:29 | |
| 58 | Eddie Dunbar (Irl) NFTO | 1:12:49 | |
| 59 | Daniel Teklehaymanot (Ert) MTN – Qhubeka | 1:13:10 | |
| 60 | Charles Planet (Fra) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:13:18 | |
| 61 | Frederik Frison (Bel) Lotto – Soudal | 1:14:52 | |
| 62 | Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC | 1:15:15 | |
| 63 | Marcin Bialoblocki (Pol) One Pro Cycling | 1:18:02 | |
| 64 | Martin Mortensen (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 1:19:05 | |
| 65 | Gabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain | 1:19:11 | |
| 66 | George Harper (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 1:19:28 | |
| 67 | Mark Renshaw (Aus) Etixx – Quick Step | 1:19:32 | |
| 68 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN – Qhubeka | 1:19:44 | |
| 69 | Juraj Sagan (Slo) Tinkoff – Saxo | 1:19:51 | |
| 70 | Nikolai Trusov (Rus) Tinkoff – Saxo | ||
| 71 | Michael Thompson (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 1:20:01 | |
| 72 | Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 1:22:00 | |
| 73 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:22:45 | |
| 74 | Jonas Van Genechten (Bel) IAM Cycling | 1:22:50 | |
| 75 | Thomas Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis | 1:23:07 | |
| 76 | Elia Viviani (Ita) Team Sky | 1:23:30 | |
| 77 | Michael Cuming (GBr) JLT Condor | 1:24:46 | |
| 78 | Andrea Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:25:30 | |
| 79 | Kristian House (GBr) JLT Condor | 1:25:41 | |
| 80 | Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain | 1:25:46 | |
| 81 | Russel Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 1:25:54 | |
| 82 | Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 1:25:57 | |
| 83 | Yanto Barker (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 1:26:03 | |
| 84 | Thomas Scully (NZl) Madison Genesis | 1:26:40 | |
| 85 | Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN – Qhubeka | 1:28:07 | |
| 86 | Mathew Cronshaw (GBr) Madison Genesis | 1:28:43 | |
| 87 | Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 1:29:28 | |
| 88 | Michael Carbel Svendgaard (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 1:29:30 | |
| 89 | Matthew Holmes (GBr) Madison Genesis | 1:29:46 | |
| 90 | Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team WIGGINS | 1:31:46 | |
| 91 | Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team Sky | 1:31:48 | |
| 92 | Robert Partridge (GBr) NFTO | 1:31:50 | |
| 93 | Paulius Siskevicius (Ltu) An Post – Chainreaction | 1:31:51 | |
| 94 | Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Team Raleigh GAC | 1:31:53 | |
| 95 | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (Rsa) MTN – Qhubeka | 1:32:51 | |
| 96 | Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) An Post – Chainreaction | 1:35:53 | |
| 97 | George Pym (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC | 1:37:10 | |
| 98 | Chris Opie (GBr) One Pro Cycling | 1:37:45 | |
| 99 | Conor Dunne (Irl) An Post – Chainreaction | 1:39:53 | |
| 100 | Kevin Demesmaeker (Bel) Team Novo Nordisk | 1:42:02 | |
| 101 | Edward Clancy (GBr) JLT Condor | 1:46:14 | |
| 102 | Alex Dowsett (GBr) Movistar Team | 1:47:51 |