Stage 7
Bouhanni finds the gap
- Friday 16 May 2014
- 212 km
- 2,645 m climbed
- Won by Nacer Bouhanni
The road
At the start
The morning after Montecassino
The crash at the roundabout in Cassino has emptied the race. Joaquim Rodríguez does not start, Giampaolo Caruso and Janez Brajkovič are already gone, and ten riders are out after six days. Michael Matthews keeps pink and now leads Cadel Evans by 21 seconds with Rigoberto Urán a minute further back. Today runs 211 kilometres to Foligno over one climb, the Valico della Somma — the last flat finish before the Apennines.
How it was won
- 39 km to go
An ultimatum on the Valico della Somma
Orica-GreenEdge ride just hard enough on the only climb of the day to leave the sprinters' teams a choice: commit now, or lose the last chance of a win before Tuesday.
- At the line
Bouhanni finds the gap
Isolated after the final corner, Bouhanni takes Mezgec's wheel and then squeezes up the inside along the barriers, elbow to elbow, to beat Nizzolo by inches in Foligno.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ.fr | 5:16:05 |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo | Trek Factory Racing | +0:00 |
| 3 | Luka Mezgec | Team Giant - Shimano | +0:00 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.