The Italian Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R) was packed the yellow leader's jersey of the Tour de France ahead of Spanish Alberto Contador (Astana) on Friday, after the seventh stage, which was awarded the French Brice Feillu (Agritubel) in Arcalis (Andorra ).
Contador, winner of the Tour de France in 2007, struck in the last kilometers of the first mountain stage but the final six seconds remained in the yellow jersey that was initially announced that he had achieved.
Although not succeeded because of the fourth post Notencini, distanced several candidates to victory, including his teammate, the American Lance Armstrong, who crossed the finish some 20 seconds later.
Swiss Fabian Cancellara, leader of the gala round when the squad took the output of this stage of 224 kilometers in Barcelona, he fell back before the last six miles.
The stage was marked by a break of nine riders who stood out in the first hour of the race, among whom were the young and Nocentini Brice Feillu, younger brother of Romain Feillu, who was yellow jersey for a day last year.
They have an advantage of 14 minutes at about 60 kilometers before the Astana team was put in front of the pack to increase the pace. At the foot of the last climb of 10.6 km and 7.1% slope, the escapees were about six minutes to pack up connection.
Brice Feillu attacked just under 6km away goal for the breakaway companions who had accompanied him for 200 miles. The cyclist of 23 years resisted giving in to another Frenchman, Christophe Kern, imposed for the target to 2240 meters.
