BART DE CLERCQ GIVE SURPRISES IN GIRO D'ITALIA STAGE climbs 2011

Omega Pharma Lotto rider Bart De Clercq, give a surprise distage Mountain Stage 7 giro d'italia 2011. Race as far as 110km and finish the ramp Santuario In Montevergine successfully completed the Belgian rider, while the Jersey Contender began to measure the strength of its competitors on the track the next hill.

Bart de Clercq do attack when the race entered the last minute finish. 8 kilometers before the finish of the climber begins to show his ability, Vincenzo Nibali, Scarponi, Contador, Kreuziger, Garzeli, and Rodriquez each other pairs of eyes each other. They seemed to be no plans to Maglia rosa distage seize mountain this time.


The Contender Jersey measures only the strength of this first mountain distage opponent, several times Contador and Nibali looks tired but apparently they are still able to keep their opponents.


De Clercq victory achieved at present for Wouter Weylandt who died tragically in stage 3. Weylandt a compatriot De Clercq. "This victory I give to Welandt and his family, is now a sad time for them" Reveal De Clercq at the finish line.

Maglia rosa still safe in the hands of Peiter Weening Rabobank rider, although it looks really bother to defend the advantage of time but the Dutch rider successfully defended the Pink jersey by just two seconds adrift of the drivers HTC-Highroad Kanstantsin Sivtsov.

Next Stage is Stage 8, the trajectory is in the travel quite a distance that is 217km. Start from Sapri towards Tropea, a stage flat, sprinter's time to return the show of force. Currently red jersey (point Jersey) is still safe in the hands of Lampre rider Alessandro Petacchi Alle-Jet.

Result Stage 7 Giro d’Italia 2011 Maddaloni – Montevergine di Mercogliano 110km
1 Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto 2:54:47
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD
3 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana
4 Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone
5 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
6 Joaquím Rodríguez Oliver (Spa) Katusha Team
7 José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
8 Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard
10 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo

General classification after stage 7
1 Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 23:09:59
2 Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad 0:00:02
3 Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad
4 Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:00:05
5 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD 0:00:14
6 Pablo Lastras Garcia (Spa) Movistar Team 0:00:22
7 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale 0:00:24
8 Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 0:00:28
9 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Saxo Bank Sungard 0:00:30
10 Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli 0:00:33