From the AP:
Another day, another victory for Marcel Kittel in the 2017 Tour de France.
This time, the German nearly made his move too late and edged Edvald Boasson Hagen of Norway only in a photo finish to win his third stage – and second in two days – in the race on Friday.
Provisional results awarded Kittel the victory but the photo of the finish left room for questions.
Three-time champion Chris Froome will wear the yellow jersey into the mountains this weekend.
It was Kittel’s 12th career win in the Tour, tying him with Erik Zabel for the German record.
Kittel clocked slightly more than five hours over the mostly flat 213.5-kilometer (132-mile) leg from Troyes in champagne country to Nuits-Saint-Georges in the heart of the Burgundy winemaking region.
Stage 7 Brief Results:
- Marcel Kittel (Germany / Quick-Step) 5:03:18″
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway / Dimension Data) ST
- Michael Matthews (Australia / Sunweb)
- Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha)
- John Degenkolb (Germany / Trek)
- Dylan Groenewegen (Netherlands / LottoNL)
- Ruediger Selig (Germany / BORA)
- Nacer Bouhanni (France / Cofidis)
- Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto)
- Daniel McLay (Britain / Fortuneo)
General Classification After Stage 7:
- Chris Froome (Britain / Team Sky) 28:47:51″
- Geraint Thomas (Britain / Team Sky) +12″
- Fabio Aru (Italy / Astana) +14″
- Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step) +25″
- Richie Porte (Australia / BMC Racing) +39″
- Simon Yates (Britain / Orica) +43″
- Romain Bardet (France / AG2R) +47″
- Alberto Contador (Spain / Trek) +52″
- Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Movistar) +54″
- Rafal Majka (Poland / BORA) +1:01″
Points Classification After Stage 7:
- Marcel Kittel (Germany / Quick-Step) 197
- Arnaud Demare (France / FDJ) 182
- Michael Matthews (Australia / Sunweb) 123
- Andre Greipel (Germany / Lotto) 110
- Alexander Kristoff (Norway / Katusha) 102
- Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway / Dimension Data) 66
- Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain) 60
- Nacer Bouhanni (France / Cofidis) 54
- Daniel Martin (Ireland / Quick-Step) 47
- Dylan Groenewegen (Netherlands / LottoNL) 44
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