De Gendt wins Tour de Suisse stage seven as Schleck tests form

Thomas De Gendt wins, Tour de Suisse 2011, stage seven

Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek) chose Friday's mammoth stage seven of the Tour de Suisse to test his form in the mountains ahead of next month's Tour de France.

Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil-DCM) took a lone stage win after breaking free from an earlier 17-man escape group that contained some strong riders including Schleck, Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Cervelo), Jan Bakelants (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and George Hincapie (BMC Racing).

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