7th stage Dauphine - Overall Sergio Paulinho 30th and Jose Mendes overall 43rd

Britain's Christopher Froome (Sky) was seventh in today's stage, 16 seconds behind race winner, and kept the lead in the overall standings, now with 51 seconds ahead of Australian Richie Porte, also of Sky.


Beside Dane Jakob Fuglsang (Astana), Samuel Sanchez starred in the escape of the day, with the two fugitives to reach the isolated target, an approach where Spanish was more "legs" to "sprint" final.


Jose Mendes (NetApp) ended in 28. Third position, the 3:19 minute winner, while Serbian Paulinho (Saxo-Tinkoff) was 47. º to 8:42.


In general, Sérgio Paulinho follows at 30. Third position, the 15:47 minutes of the leader. José Mendes is 43. º to 32.54 minutes.


Sunday will be played the eighth and final stage again in the French Alps, with the binding of 152 kilometers between Sisteron and Risoul, housing the goal, then the last 14 miles with gradients of around 6.7 percent pot.