All that remains is for me to thank you for your company, texts and tweets. I'll be back tomorrow as the race enters the Vosges region of France and the first sizeable climbs.

The live text will be up and running from around 12:30 BST with live radio commentary from Rob Hatch and Rob Hayles from 15:00 BST.

Just time for you to nip out for a morning ride before relaxing with us in the afternoon then. Excellent.

But that was today and it is time to move on. The report is already taking shape and all the reaction will appear within it.

Saturday's eight stage is similar to today's in that there's a fairly flat opening to the race and some hills to finish. The hills are a little tougher though and we finishing on an incline.

Here's what Geraint Thomas had to say in his stage-by-stage guide: "The first three-quarters of the day will be reasonably straightforward but it's a tough end to the stage. It won't be a big day for the General Classification riders but there could be a few splits, with a few seconds being gained or lost here or there.

"A breakaway could succeed, it all depends on who has got the race leader's yellow jersey. The climbs aren't too severe so it's a stage I'd look to try and win if I wasn't looking after Richie Porte."

Image source, Tour de France

Rob Hatch
BBC Radio 5 live sports extra commentator

On Twitter:, external So close on the line in Nancy that even the transponders called Sagan as the winner!

Image source, AP

So, a chaotic ending to an otherwise reasonably straightforward stage. Sagan fails to repay the hard work his team-mates put in but then he was left isolated late on. Just like in Sheffield on stage two, he went early and was caught before the line. Although he had enough energy for one final dig.

You have to wonder if he had saved himself whether he would have had the legs to win a sprint finish, given all the main sprinters had been dropped.

Great work by the Omega Pharma boys though - they had three in the train at the end to help Trentin and he delivered by the width of a tyre.

Matt in Ascot, via text on 81111: And still Sagan doesn't win ! Needs to deliver ;-)

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General Classification after stage 7:

1. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita/Astana) 29hrs 57secs 04secs

2. Jakob Fuglsang (Den/Astana) +2secs

3. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) +44secs

4. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) +50 secs

5. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto-Belisol) +1:45secs

6. Richie Porte (Aus/Team Sky) +1min 54secs

7. Andrew Talansky (US/Garmin) +1min 56secs

8. Alejandro Valverde (Spa/Movistar) +2mins 11secs

9. Romain Bardet (Fra/AG2R) Same time

10. Rui Costa (Por/Lampre)

Rob Hayles
Former Great Britain cyclist on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"If you have to think about something in a bunch sprint it's too late and if you are on the edge with fatigue that slows your thought process down and that makes it even tougher. A comedy sprint it gets called but it's no fun for the likes of Talanksy to crash again."

1. Matteo Trentin (Ita/Omega Pharma - Quick-Step) 5hrs 18mins 39secs

2. Peter Sagan (Svk/Cannondale) Same time

3. Tony Gallopin (Fra/Lotto-Belisol)

4. Tom Dumoulin (Ned/Giant-Shimano)

5. Simon Gerrans (Aus/Orica GreenEdge)

6. Daniel Oss (Ita/BMC Racing)

7. Cyril Gautier (Fra/Europcar)

8. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra/IAM Cycling)

9. Sep Vanmarcke (Bel/Belkin)

10. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel/BMC Racing)

Rob Hayles
Former Great Britain cyclist on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

"It was all in the lunge, that final lunge for the line. Sagan made a move early on to put the pressure on everyone else and he pushed on a little too much and proved he didn't quite have it. He might struggle psychologically with the fact he hasn't won again but it's another top five finish for him."

In the background, there were crashes galore with Garmin-Sharp's Andrew Talansky among the casualties - the winner of the Tour de France warm-up the Criterium du Dauphine went flying but he managed to get up and cross the line.

Team Sky's Richie Porte was also in the mix at the end. He put his nose at the front of the race as they went under the 1km to go banner and then settled in for a safe finish.

It was so close that Trentin thought he had lost out to Sagan and congratulated the Slovakian as they crossed the line. But moments later the congratulations are going the other way.

Trentin, the Omega Pharma - Quick-Step rider edges Sagan by the narrowest of margins. There are millimetres in it.

MATTEO TRENTIN WINS STAGE SEVEN.

PHOTO FINISH - MATTEO TRENTIN AND PETER SAGAN

And here comes the Omega Pharma train with Kwiatkowski leading the way.

They are both looking over their shoulders and Van Avermaet goes again. Sagan has no option but to go with him. But they are all back together as they go under the flamme rouge. 1km to go.

Van Averamet finally takes a turn on the front. Perhaps he's thinking a top two is better than being caught. But here comes the peloton. What has Sagan got left? 1.5km to go.

Greg Van Avermaet is riding with Sagan but refusing to help set the pace. He knows if he helps, Sagan will outsprint him in the finish. They have 3km remaining and an advantage of a handful of seconds.

And we have an attack. Sagan follows a BMC Rider over the top - he has no team-mates left and maybe thinks he doesn't have any other options. It's a similar move to what he did heading into Sheffield on stage two. Surely it's a suicidal move?

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Classification

Europcar's Cyril Gautier has a go but he is soon closed down. Vincenzo Nibali is up near the front as we approach the top of the climb. Nicolas Roche is trying to help his Tinkoff-Saxo team-mate Alberto Contador. It's a touch steeper than everyone thought it might be.