Sunday 16 March 2014 11:17, UK
Geraint Thomas has been forced to abandon Paris-Nice following a crash 5km from the finish line on stage seven.
Stage seven result
1 Tom-Jelte Slagter (Ned) Garmin-Sharp, 5:00:05
2 Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida, same time
3 Carlos Betancur (Col) Ag2r-La Mondiale, st
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas (spa) Movistar, st
5 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ, st
6 Tony Gallopin (Fra) Lotto Belisol, st
7 Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling, st
8 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, st
9 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, st
10 Peter Velits (Svk) BMC, st
Selected other
66 Geraint Thomas (GB) Team Sky, +7:13
General classification
1 Carlos Betancur (Col) Ag2r-La Mondiale, 32:04:49
2 Rui Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida, +14
3 Zdenek Stybar (Cze) Omega Pharma - Quick-Step, +26
4 Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) Movistar, +27
5 Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana, +29
6 Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ, +31
7 Cyril Gautier (Fra) Europcar, +35
8 Stefan Denifl (Aut) IAM Cycling, same time
9 Peter Velits (Svk) BMC, 39
10 Simon Spilak (Slo) Katusha, st
