July 14, 2007 (Podersdorf, Austria) – Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel made the grade at today’s 25km ITT on Stage 7 at Podersdorf, taking the win and leaders jersey and has a strong lead going into tomorrow’s final stage. Canadian Michael Barry (T-Mobile) held his own today finishing 28th today and remains in 21st overall.

Results

1. Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 28.12 (52.12 km/h)
2. Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Tenax-Salmilano 0.51
3. Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Wiesenhof-Felt 0.52
4. Dmitry Grabovskiy (Ukr) Quickstep-Innergetic 0.56
5. Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 1.02
6. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile 1.03
7. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems 1.09
8. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 1.12
9. Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 1.26
10. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel 1.29
11. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 1.32
12. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel 1.35
13. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 1.39
14. Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram
15. Jure Golcer (Slo) Tenax-Salmilano 1.42
16. Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile 1.43
17. Sergey Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 1.47
18. Rubert Probst (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 1.49
19. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram 1.5
20. Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 1.51
21. Matej Jurco (Svk) Milram
22. Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel
23. Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program 1.52
24. Andreas Ortner (Ger) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 1.55
25. Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Relax-GAM
26. Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 1.56
27. Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt 1.57
28 Michael Barry (Can) T-Mobile 1.58
29. Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 2.03
30. Christian Leben (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt
31. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 2.05
32. Johan Coenen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 2.09
33. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Volksbank 2.11
34. Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 2.13
35. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
36. Jan Hruska (Cze) Relax-GAM 2.16
37. Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com 2.18
38. Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon
39. Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel 2.21
40. Jürgen Pauritsch (Aut) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 2.23
41. Christian Murro (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 2.25
42. Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic
43. Adam Homolka (Cze) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 2.26
44. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program 2.33
45. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com
46. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto
47. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 2.37
48. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 2.39
49. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 2.4
50. Steven Kleynen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 2.41
51. José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com
52. Fabrice Piemontesi (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 2.43
53. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 2.45
54. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram 2.46
55. Elia Rigotto (Ita) Milram 2.47
56. Markus Eibegger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 2.52
57. Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quickstep-Innergetic 2.55
58. José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax-GAM
59. Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems
60. Mario Höller (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels
61. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-Mobile 3.06
62. Christian Isak (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 3.1
63. Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 3.13
64. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor-Lotto
65. Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Milram
66. Florian Stalder (Swi) Volksbank 3.15
67. Ilya Chernetsky (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems
68. Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile
69. Tom Criel (Bel) Unibet.com 3.17
70. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 3.23
71. Josef Benetseder (Aut) Volksbank 3.25
72. Harald Morscher (Aut) Volksbank 3.27
73. Rok Jerse (Slo) Swiag Pro Cycling Team
74. Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 3.28
75. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3.29
76. Davide Viganò (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic
77. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 3.32
78. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 3.37
79. Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 3.44
80. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
81. Sergio Lagana (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 3.46
82. Andrew Bradley (Aut) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 3.48
83. Gil Suray (Bel) Unibet.com 3.51
84. Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel
85. Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 3.53
86. Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt 3.54
87. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre-Fondital
88. Jan Valach (Svk) Elk Haus-Simplon 3.55
89. Martin Riska (Svk) Swiag Pro Cycling Team
90. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 3.58
91. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital 4
92. Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile
93. Jochen Summer (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 4.01
94. Michael Knopf (Aut) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 4.03
95. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com 4.04
96. Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile 4.08
97. Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program 4.11
98. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 4.15
99. Jean-Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 4.16
100. Daniel Musiol (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt 4.19
101. Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-GAM 4.2
102. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 4.24
103. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 4.27
104. Nick Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 4.33
105. Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com 4.34
106. Christoph Kerschbaum (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 4.4
107. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 4.42
108. Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 4.44
109. Tomas Konecny (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon 4.49
110. Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 4.51
111. Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Volksbank 4.57
112. Raul García de Mateo (Spa) Relax-GAM 4.59
113. Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Milram 5.04
114. Christian Pömer (Aut) Volksbank 5.25
115. Mario De Sárraga (Spa) Relax-GAM 5.46
116. Jorge García (Spa) Relax-GAM 5.48
117. Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 5.54
118. Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Volksbank 6.16
119. Paul Kasis (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 7.2

GC after Stage 7

1. Stijn Devolder (Bel) Discovery Channel 26.59.29
2. Thomas Rohregger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 1.04
3. Jure Golcer (Slo) Tenax-Salmilano 1.13
4. Christian Pfannberger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 1.18
5. Ruslan Pidgornyy (Ukr) Tenax-Salmilano 1.34
6. Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Relax-GAM 2.4
7. Gerrit Glomser (Aut) Volksbank 3.15
8. Vasil Kiryienka (Blr) Tinkoff Credit Systems 3.46
9. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Discovery Channel 4.24
10. Andreas Ortner (Ger) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 4.25
11. Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 4.59
12. Gianni Meersman (Bel) Discovery Channel 5.26
13. Morris Possoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 6.32
14. José Miguel Elías (Spa) Relax-GAM 6.37
15. Matthew Lloyd (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 6.39
16. Tom Stubbe (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 7.1
17. Sergio Ghisalberti (Ita) Milram 7.34
18. Ivan Santaromita (Swi) Quickstep-Innergetic 7.39
19. Björn Leukemans (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 10.19
20. Jürgen Pauritsch (Aut) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 11.3
21 Michael Barry (Can) T-Mobile 12.14
22. Tom Criel (Bel) Unibet.com 13.39
23. Matej Jurco (Svk) Milram 14.16
24. Mirko Celestino (Ita) Milram 15.15
25. Pavel Padrnos (Cze) Discovery Channel 15.28
26. Christian Leben (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt 16.07
27. Jesús Hernández (Spa) Relax-GAM 16.11
28. Johan Coenen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 16.41
29. Markus Eibegger (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 16.58
30. Rok Jerse (Slo) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 18.28
31. Volodymyr Bileka (Ukr) Discovery Channel 18.33
32. Cristiano Salerno (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 18.49
33. Gorazd Stangelj (Slo) Lampre-Fondital 20.23
34. Jurgen Van de Walle (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 21.02
35. Steven Kleynen (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 21.56
36. Florian Stalder (Swi) Volksbank 22.16
37. Harald Morscher (Aut) Volksbank 23.36
38. Sergey Klimov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 24.14
39. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) T-Mobile 25.31
40. Andrea Tonti (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 25.38
41. David Loosli (Swi) Lampre-Fondital 27.04
42. Frédéric Gabriel (Fra) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 27.09
43. Michael Knopf (Aut) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 27.15
44. Rubert Probst (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 27.41
45. Andreas Matzbacher (Aut) Volksbank 28.21
46. Fabio Sacchi (Ita) Milram 29.01
47. Raul García de Mateo (Spa) Relax-GAM 29.06
48. Daniel Musiol (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt 29.54
49. Gil Suray (Bel) Unibet.com 30.25
50. Andy Cappelle (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 30.43
51. Enrico Franzoi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 31.43
52. Serge Pauwels (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 32.09
53. Massimiliano Mori (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 33.17
54. Darren Lapthorne (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program 33.37
55. Christian Isak (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 34.1
56. Giairo Ermeti (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 35.16
57. Jorge García (Spa) Relax-GAM 35.19
58. Francesco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 35.26
59. Thomas Ziegler (Ger) T-Mobile 35.44
60. Fabio Baldato (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 35.53
61. Robert Retschke (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt 36.08
62. Steffen Weigold (Ger) Tinkoff Credit Systems 37.05
63. Matthew White (Aus) Discovery Channel 38.07
64. Dmitry Grabovskiy (Ukr) Quickstep-Innergetic 39.24
65. Olivier Kaisen (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 39.27
66. Paolo Fornaciari (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 39.58
67. Alexander Serov (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 40.42
68. Gabriele Bosisio (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 41
69. Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 41.15
70. Matthew Wilson (Aus) Unibet.com
71. Christian Murro (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 41.16
72. Pieter Ghyllebert (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 41.19
73. Christophe Brandt (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 41.4
74. Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Unibet.com 42.07
75. Nico Sijmens (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 42.32
76. Stefan Rucker (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 42.57
77. Jason McCartney (USA) Discovery Channel 43.04
78. Geert Verheyen (Bel) Quickstep-Innergetic 43.2
79. Martin Riska (Svk) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 44.29
80. Björn Schröder (Ger) Milram 44.35
81. Tomas Konecny (Cze) Elk Haus-Simplon 44.57
82. Adam Hansen (Aus) T-Mobile 45.19
83. Stefan Denifl (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 46.09
84. Frederik Veuchelen (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 47.02
85. Alexander Khatuntsev (Rus) Unibet.com 48.13
86. Adam Homolka (Cze) Swiag Pro Cycling Team 48.53
87. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Predictor-Lotto 49.01
88. Stuart Shaw (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program 50.17
89. Jan Hruska (Cze) Relax-GAM 50.3
90. Mario Höller (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 51.37
91. José Rujano (Ven) Unibet.com 51.4
92. Werner Riebenbauer (Aut) Volksbank 52.07
93. Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Relax-GAM 52.17
94. Fabrice Piemontesi (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 53.01
95. Christoph Kerschbaum (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 53.05
96. Andrew Bradley (Aut) Swiag Pro Cycling Team
97. Elia Rigotto (Ita) Milram 53.51
98. Benny De Schrooder (Bel) Chocolade Jacques-Topsport Vlaanderen 53.56
99. Mitchell Docker (Aus) Drapac Porsche Development Program 55.54
100. Jan Kuyckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 56.15
101. Steffen Wesemann (Swi) Wiesenhof-Felt 56.2
102. Marco Zanotti (Ita) Unibet.com 56.31
103. Nick Gates (Aus) Predictor-Lotto 57.3
104. Gerald Ciolek (Ger) T-Mobile 1.00.12
105. Davide Viganò (Ita) Quickstep-Innergetic 1.01.40
106. Sergio Lagana (Ita) Tenax-Salmilano 1.01.50
107. Elio Aggiano (Ita) Tinkoff Credit Systems 1.02.00
108. Scott Davis (Aus) T-Mobile 1.02.14
109. Jochen Summer (Aut) Elk Haus-Simplon 1.02.38
110. Josef Benetseder (Aut) Volksbank 1.02.41
111. Sebastian Schwager (Ger) Milram 1.03.38
112. Andreas Klier (Ger) T-Mobile 1.04.10
113. Steffen Radochla (Ger) Wiesenhof-Felt 1.04.26
114. Jean-Claude Lebeau (Bel) Landbouwkrediet-Tönissteiner 1.04.58
115. Christian Pömer (Aut) Volksbank 1.05.08
116. Jan Valach (Svk) Elk Haus-Simplon 1.06.04
117. Ilya Chernetsky (Rus) Tinkoff Credit Systems 1.06.05
118. Paul Kasis (Aut) RC ARBÖ Resch & Frisch Gourmetfein Wels 1.08.48
119. Mario De Sárraga (Spa) Relax-GAM 1.11.04