06.18 - Tour de Suisse: Stage 7

There's been a crash on a fast downhill section of the race - Hoste, Furlan and Vande Velde are victims...

The good news is that Vande Velde is unhurt - it's his bike that needs attention...

It's a fast chase, but Vande Velde gets back to the peloton eventually...

VANDE VELDETDS

Kurt-Atle Arvesen needs a bike change on the long decent - his Sky mechanic obliges...

ARVESENSKYMECHANICTDS

Incredibly, Leif Hoste has been caught in another crash - a nasty one...

HOSTETDS

The rain comes pouring down as the day's escape moves away under the stewardship of Mark Renshaw...

RENSHAWESCAPEWETRAINTDS

Juan Antonio Flecha is now in charge of this 16-man escape - they quickly gain four minutes...

FLECHASKYTDS

As the Tour de Suisse knows to its cost, there is never such a thing as a drought in Switzerland..!

PELOTONWETRAINTDS

In such circumstances, Levi Leipheimer knows its best to smile...

LEIPHEIMERRAINTDS

Jason McCartney thinks it's funny as well...

LEIPHEIMERRAINTDS

Lance Armstrong isn't exactly laughing, but that's definitely a smile growing on his wet face...

ARMSTRONGSTEEGMANSWETRAINTDS

Who else? David Zabriskie was made for days like this...

ZABRISKIETDS

The escape is splitting up as Flecha makes an attack with 70-kilometres to go..!

FLECHASKYTDS

Flecha has Wilson and Burghardt for company, but the escape will re-group..

BURGHARDTTDS

Rabobank starts to show an interest with 60-kilometres to go - and the rain has stopped!

NIERMANNTDS

Robert Gesink shows off his brand new yellow jersey now...

GESINKTDS

Hutarovich shows of some fine cornering skills on a slippery corner...

HUTORAVICHTDS

Up front, Burghardt has attacked with over 50-kilomtres to go - is he mad..?

BURGHARDTTDS

Luis Leon Sanchez is the only man chasing Burghardt - and the only man capable of catching him..!

SANCHEZTDS

Problem is, Burghardt is not catchable - the German is one minute ahead of Sanchez with 25-kilometres still to run...

BURGHARDTTDS

Sanchez has been caught by the remnants of the escape - but he's the only one working...

SANCHEZTDS

Marcus Burghardt wins stage seven into Wetzikon - Gesink remains race-leader for another day...

BURGHARDTTDS