Paris-Nice 7 : Gorka still 7th in general

Gorka Verdugo is still standing strong in the general rank of Paris - Nice 2008. After the 7th stage there he's still standing on a great 7th place. Today he once showed that he's a good climber. On the last climb of the day he constantly was in the head of the peleton and when the peleton broke he was able to get in the first groupe, unlike the leader Robert Gesink. He lost two minutes on the new leader Davide Rebellin, who was in a break with Nocentini and stage winner Sylvain Chavanel.

Results
1 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Cofidis 5.00.25 (41.14 km/h)
2 Luis León Sánchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne +0.02
3 Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC
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13. Gorka Verdugo +0:33
51. Markel Irizar +5:07
55. Haimar Zubeldia +5:07
85. Aitor Hernandez +10:43
102. Igor Anton +19:18
103. Lander Aperribay +19:18
105. Dioni Galparsoro +19:18