Rui Costa takes a 50s lead going into the last two stages

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Rui Costa has passed the first major test as the lead in the Tour of Switzerland, having held this Friday, the eighth fastest time in contrarrelógio of 34.3 kilometers. The cyclist Movistar made a further 40 seconds the winner of 7. Stage, the Swede Frederik Kessiakoff of Astana, and was much better than the more direct adversaries in the struggle for yellow jersey.

Stage 7 Results
1 KESSIAKOFF, Fredrik Carl Wilhelm (ASTANA) 46:36
2 CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 0:02
3 MONFORT, Maxime (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 0:20
4 ROY, Jérémy (FDJ-BIG MAT) + 0:25
5 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 0:27
6 KANGERT, Tanel (ASTANA) + 0:34
7 KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 0:38
8 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR) + 0:41
9 VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 0:43
10 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC RACING) + 0:51
11 ELMIGER, Martin (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:00
12 TEN DAM, Laurens (RABOBANK) + 1:06
13 FRANK, Mathias (BMC RACING) + 1:07
14 CUMMINGS, Stephen (BMC RACING) + 1:12
15 KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA) + 1:16
16 LEIPHEIMER, Levi (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 1:19
17 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (RABOBANK) + 1:21
18 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:22
19 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 1:24
20 GERDEMANN, Linus (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN) + 1:25
21 KOHLER, Martin (BMC RACING) + 1:29
22 STYBAR, Zdenek (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 1:37
23 SCHLECK, Frank (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)
24 VALLS FERRI, Rafael (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 1:42
25 MOLLEMA, Bauke (RABOBANK)
26 LÖVKVIST, Thomas (SKY PROCYCLING)
27 BERTOGLIATI, Rubens (TEAM TYPE 1 - SANOFI) + 1:46
28 WYNANTS, Maarten (RABOBANK) + 2:01
29 KARPETS, Vladimir (MOVISTAR) + 2:02
30 PINOT, Thibaut (FDJ-BIG MAT) + 2:04

General Classification after Stage 7
1 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto (MOVISTAR) 26:10:55
2 KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA) + 0:50
3 GESINK, Robert (RABOBANK) + 0:55
4 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOVISTAR) + 1:04
5 SCHLECK, Frank (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)
6 DANIELSON, Thomas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA) + 1:12
7 LEIPHEIMER, Levi (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP) + 1:15
8 GUSEV, Vladimir (KATUSHA) + 1:17
9 LÖVKVIST, Thomas (SKY PROCYCLING) + 1:22
10 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven (RABOBANK) + 1:27