Dauphine Libere Stage 7: Ville-la-Grand > Finhaut-Emosson, 160kms

Chris Froome's elbow shows the damage from yesterday's crash - but what about the damage that can't be seen..?

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Thomas Damusseau and Thierry Hupond have got tangled up in a small crash...

Kevin Reza and Cyril Gautier are at war with Cannondale's De Marchi on the Cote des Gets...

Lieuwe Westra leads an attack with Silin, but Ryder Hesjedal is closing in on this move...

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Hesjedal leads the escape through the ski-town of Les Gets, but there's a big chase going on behind...

Lars Boom leads an expanded escape of foiurteen men up the Col de Corbier...

Danny Pate is hard at work for Sky as the gap grows to about four minutes...

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De Marchi leads the escape up the Pas de Morgins - but his face shows the discomfort of chasing climbing points...

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A tired-looking Chris Froome descends the Col with Alberto Contador watching and waiting...

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Vincenzo Nibali knows how to re-hydrate in stressful conditions...

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Greg van Avermaet leads the escape along the Rhone valley to Martigny - their lead has reached seven minutes...

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The small peloton climbs between the wines of the Col de la Forclaz - about six minutes down on the escape...

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A grupetto is forming with Sylvain Chavanel as part of it...

Simon Gerrans and Daryl Impey are also illustrious members of the grupetto...

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Yuri Trofimov is attacking from the escape now...

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Tony Gallopin is attacking as well, he'll form a four-man escape with Trofimov, Silin and Hesjedal...

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Froome is still looking fragile as he climbs the Forclaz ahead of Fuglsang...

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Trofimov crosses the Forclaz summit with a decent lead - he could be the winner of this stage..!

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Vasil Kiryienka chases for Sky, or rather he's stopping any attacks on Froome..!

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Mikel Nieve chases on the last climb, but Froome has his head down and is suffering...

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Froome suffers like never before - he looks weak and vulnerable..!

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Alberto Contador has attacked with two-kilomtres to go - but Froome is a soft target to overcome...

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Froome is closing the twenty-seconds gap to fourteen, but Hesjedal is dragging Talansky across...

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Talansky is sprinting towards the finish - and maybe the final podium as well..!

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Wilco Kelderman is on his way to losing 3rd-place overall to Talansky...

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1st year pro Adam Yates has been dropped - but he will move into the top-ten overall..!

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Haimar Zubeldia has lost more time and he'll drop out of the top-ten overall..!

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Darwin Atapuma paces a distraught Van Garderen to the finish...

Lieuwe Westra celebrates winning stage seven after an almighty effort on the last climb...

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Alberto Contador becomes the new race-leader, but by just eight seconds over Froome...

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