April 28, 2012 (Izmir, Turkey) – Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step held on for the victory despite a fateful crash near the finish on Stage 7 from Kusadasi to Izmir, 124km, as the Belgian took the stage with Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano in second and Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD in third.

Results (brief)

1. Iljo Keisse (Bel) Omega Pharma-Quick Step    2:52:38
2. Marcel Kittel (Ger) Argos-Shimano
3. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD
4. Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini – Selle Italia
5. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Rabobank Cycling Team
6. Robert Förster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Pro Cycling Team
7. Jean-Pierre Drucker (Lux) Accent Jobs – Willems Veranda’s
8. Daniele Colli (Ita) Team Type 1 – Sanofi
9. Alexey Tsatevitch (Rus) Katusha Team
10. Juan Jose Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank

56. Martin Gilbert (Can)  SpiderTech powered by C10
59. David Veilleux (Can) Team Europcar
67. Will Routley (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10
93. Hugo Houle (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10
125. Simon Lambert-Lemay (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10
159 Ryan Roth (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10 4:21

GC after Stage 7

1. Ivaïlo Gabrovski (Bul) Konya Torku Seker Spor    26:15:44
3. Danail Andonov Petrov (Bul) Caja Rural    1:32
2. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team    1:33
4. Adrian Palomares Villaplana (Esp) Andalucia    1:44
5. Romain Bardet (Fra) Ag2r La Mondiale    2:01
6. Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Team Type 1 – Sanofi 2:23
7. Florian Guillou (Fra) Bretagne – Schuller 2:29
8. Enrico Battaglin (Ita) Colnago – CSF Inox 2:58
9. Michal Golas (Pol) Omega Pharma – Quickstep Cycling Team 3:02
10. Will Routley (Can) SpiderTech powered by C10    3:14