Tour De France 2017 Stage 7

Marcel Kittel won his third stage of the 2017 Tour de France by 6mm after a photo finish in Nuits-Saint-Georges.

The German was finishing the fastest and he caught Edvald Boasson Hagen on the line but, unusually, neither rider knew if they had won stage seven.

Kittel was eventually awarded the win after several minutes' deliberation.

Britain's Chris Froome retained the overall race lead after a relatively quiet day for the general classification riders.

The three-time Tour champion leads fellow Briton and Team Sky colleague Geraint Thomas by 12 seconds, with Italy's Fabio Aru two seconds further adrift in third.

"There was a lot of talk of crosswinds, so it was a bit of a nervous day and we wanted to be at the front all day in case something happened," said Froome.

"The team kept me safe at the front and fortunately nothing happened. It was a good day to get ticked off."


Stage seven result:

1. Marcel Kittel (Ger/Quick-Step) 5hrs 03mins 18secs
2. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor/Dimension Data) Same time
3. Michael Matthews (Aus/Sunweb)
4. Alexander Kristoff (Nor/Katusha)
5. John Degenkolb (Ger/Trek)
6. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned/LottoNL)
7. Ruediger Selig (Ger/Bora)
8. Nacer Bouhanni (Fra/Cofidis)
9. Andre Greipel (Ger/Lotto)
10. Daniel McLay (GB/Fortuneo)

General classification after stage seven:

1. Chris Froome (GB/Team Sky) 28hrs 47mins 50secs
2. Geraint Thomas (GB/Team Sky) +12secs
3. Fabio Aru (Ita/Astana) +14secs
4. Daniel Martin (Ire/Quick-Step) +25secs
5. Richie Porte (Aus/BMC Racing) +39secs
6. Simon Yates (GB/Orica) +43secs
7. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) +47secs
8. Alberto Contador (Spa/Trek) +52secs
9. Nairo Quintana (Col/Movistar) +54secs
10. Rafal Majka (Pol/Bora) +1min 01sec