May 13, 2011 (Montevergine di Mercogliano, Italy) – Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto won the Stage 7 mountaintop finish at Montevergine di Mercogliano after a 110km in the saddle from Maddaloni. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD and Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana finished second and third, respectively. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team continues to lead the GC by 2s over Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad. Canada’s Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling finished 95th on the stage and is ranked 73rd in the GC.

Results (brief)
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 (Esp) Katusha Team
7. José Rujano Guillen (Ven) Androni Giocattoli
8. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team
9. Alberto Contador Velasco (Esp) Saxo Bank Sungard
10. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo

95. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling 8:28

GC after Stage 7
1. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank Cycling Team 23:09:59
2. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad 0:02
3. Marco Pinotti (Ita) HTC-Highroad
4. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo 0:05
5. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre – ISD 0:14

73. Michael Barry (Can) Sky Procycling 16:26