2013 Giro d'Italia Stage 7 Results & Recap
Stage 7 of the 2013 Giro d'Italia is in the books. The final results and standings are below, followed by our recap of how the race unfolded.
Race Recap
Adam Hansen of Lotto Belisol won the seventh stage of the Giro d'Italia with a fine solo effort, having been the final survivor of the day's breakaway. He crossed the finish line in Pescara over a minute ahead of Enrico Battaglin (Bardiani Valvole) and Danilo Di Luca (Vini Fantini).
The new pink jersey is Benat Intxausti (Movistar), five seconds ahead of Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and eight seconds over Ryder Hesjedal. All three finished more than a minute after Hansen after a downpour caused havoc in the peloton.
Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky crashed on the dangerous wet roads with about five km to go, losing time not only from the crash but from his slow and cautious descent afterwards. The small group of favourites crossed the finish line 1:15 after Hansen, but both Wiggins and maglia rosa Luca Paolini lost time. Paolini fell to 15th, and Wiggins disappeared out of the top 20.
Hansen was in a group of six which had broke clear 29km into the race. It was by far the biggest career win for the man who was known as the ultimate helper â?? and the only many last year to ride all three Grand Tours in 2012, a feat he hopes to repeat this year.
The favourites slugged it out behind him, their legs burning from the numerous small climbs along the way. Wiggins was one of many riders to slide out on the wet and greasy roads and he took the remaining five kilometres at a slower pace, losing even more time to his rivals. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) also crashed having attacked on the final descent but the Italian was able to rejoin the group of favourites, which also included Cadel Evans (BMC) and Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Sharp).
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