The seventh stage of the Tour de France finished in possibly the closest finish we’ll ever see in cycling, or really any other race, because it would be next to impossible for Matteo Trentin and Peter Sagan to finish any closer than they did.
Tour de France 2014 results and standings, Stage 7: An incredible finish
The seventh stage of the Tour de France had one of the closest finishes you’ll ever see.
Doug Pensinger
Woowwww... @petosagan vs @MATTEOTRENTIN #TDF pic.twitter.com/Bl6N036oof
— Le Tour de France (@letour) July 11, 2014 Just how close was the finish? SB Nation’s James Dator explains:
To get a really good idea of how close this was all you need to do is take a closer look. Photoshop tells us that there were four pixels between the two tires. Four pixels.
Sagan, trying to claim his first stage win, couldn’t hold off Trentin, who got his second stage win, this time at the last possible second in Nancy.
Stage Results
- Matteo Trentin (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)
- Peter Sagan (Cannondale)
- Tony Gallopin (Lotto-Belisol)
- Tom Dumoulin (Team Giant-Shimano)
- Simon Gerrans (Orica Greenedge)
- Daniel Oss (BMC Racing Team)
- Cyril Gautier (Team Europcar)
- Sylvain Chavanel (Iam Cycling)
- Sep VanMarke (Belkin Pro Cycling)
- Greg Can Avaermaet (BMC Racing Team)
Overall Classification
- Vincenzo Nibali
- Jakob Fuglsang at 2”
- Peter Sagan at 44”
Points Classification
- Peter Sagan (259 pts)
- Bryan Coquard (146 pts)
- Marcel Kittel (137 pts)
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