Tour de France state 7


July 11, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

Tour de France state 7

Stage: The race hit the mountains for the first time on a 101-mile trek featuring six low- to mid-grade climbs in the Jura mountains from Tournus to Station des Rousses.

Winner: French rider Sylvain Chavanel took his second stage win of this Tour in 4 hours, 22 minutes, 52 seconds.

Yellow Jersey: Chavanel’s win helped him take the overall lead from Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland, who plummeted to 58th place more than 13 minutes adrift. Chavanel led Cadel Evans of Australia by 1:25. Defending champion Alberto Contador of Spain was sixth, 2:26 back, and seven-time champion Lance Armstrong was 14th, 3:16 back.

Next stage: The race enters the Alps today with a 117.4-mile jaunt from Station des Rousses to Morzine-Avoriaz.