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Tour of Spain results after the seventh stage over 232.km from Barbastro to La Rabassa on Saturday:

Stage 7
1. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/Lampre) 6hr 15min 51sec, 2. Ezequiel Mosquera
(ESP) at 2:42, 3. Alberto Contador (ESP) 2:45, 4. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP)
2:50, 5. Levi Leipheimer (USA) s.t., 6. Igor Anton (ESP) s.t., 7. Carlos Sastre (ESP) s.t., 8. Daniel Moreno (ESP) 3:03, 9. Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) 3:11, 10. Davide Rebellin (ITA) s.t., 11. Robert Gesink (NED) s.t., 12. Jurgen van Goolen (BEL) 3:15, 13. Oliver Zaugg (SUI) s.t., 14. Mauricio Ardila (COL) 3:21, 15. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) s.t.
Selected: 19. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 3:40.

Overall standings
1. Alessandro Ballan (ITA/Lampre) 23hr 53min 26sec, 2. Levi Leipheimer
(USA) at 1:00, 3. Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) 1:21, 4. Alberto Contador (ESP) 1:34, 5. Alejandro Valverde (ESP) 2:06, 6. Carlos Sastre (ESP) 2:27, 7. Jurgen van Goolen (BEL) 2:59, 8. Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) s.t., 9. Igor Anton (ESP) 3:17, 10. Daniel Moreno (ESP) 3:23, 11. Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) 3:51, 12. Dominique Cornu (BEL) 3:52, 13. Davide Rebellin (ITA) 3:54, 14. Robert Gesink
(NED) 4:11, 15. Joaquin Rodriguez (ESP) 5:03