Vacansoleil-DCM still has bad luck in the Tour de France.

After the run of crashes, a seventh place is good news. In the stage to Le Cap d’Adge Marco Marcato was the lucky one. A day earlier the Italian also participated in the attempted attack. It wasn’t a stage win, but Marcato still has hope.

Twenty-three kilometres from the finish there was a third category steep climb. The struggle for a good position was very fierce. As the wind was a determining factor in the final, a fairly sparse peloton struggled for the stage victory. “I sprinted at the right time to the front of the peloton”, said Marcato, who saw the danger and had the power to anticipate.

“Just before the sprint I had picked out the wheel of Gilbert, but obviously he was too tired. I took the last corner too hard so I had to brake. I lost two or three places and the first five riders suddenly gained pace”, the Italian said. “For the morale and my feelings it was a good job. Yesterday I participated in the offensive sprint and today I had a chance to ride for a place. If I can hold onto this feeling for the next few days, perhaps something good will happen.”

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