Young German talent scores in Switzerland

The rider described by Bjarne Riis as "the next Jan Ullrich", 22 year old Linus Gerdemann (CSC) won the seventh stage of Tour de Suisse with a late attack from the breakaway group. Race leader Michael Rogers (QuickStep) finished in the peloton, 23 seconds down on the winning Gerdemann, and his QuickStep team looked solid throughout the stage, with even team sprinter Tom Boonen stepping in defending the yellow jersey.

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