2015 Giro d'Italia Stage 7 Results & Recap
Stage 7 of the 2015 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
Diego Ulissi (Lampre-Merida) emerged from a hectic sprint on the rising final kilometre in Fiuggi to win his first race since serving a nine-month ban for asthma drug Salbutamol. He tested positive during the 2014 Giro d’Italia and only made a comeback in April at the Tour of Basque Country.
The Lampre-Merida team worked for both Ulissi and sprinter Sacha Modolo in the final kilometre. When Modolo sat up, Ulissi emerged along the barriers from behind and had the speed to beat Juan Jose Lobato (Movistar) and Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge).
Alberto Contador (Tinkoff-Saxo) finished the stage safely in the peloton and so kept the leader’s pink jersey after being protected and guided by his teammates throughout the stage. Contador was careful to protect his painful left shoulder during the stage but occasionally got out of the saddle in the final kilometres before. He was in pain but looked able to continue in the Giro d’Italia. Fabio Aru (Astana) remains second overall at two seconds, with Richie Porte (Team Sky) at 20 seconds.
Saturday’s 186km eighth stage from Fiuggi to Campitello Matese will be a far more difficult test for Contador. The hilly stage ends with 13km climb to the line and so Contador’s pink jersey will surely come under attack.
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