By Kieran Gill Chris Froome lost his Criterium du Dauphine lead to Alberto Contador as the Brit cyclist surrendered a 12-second advantage to his Spanish counterpart. The Tour de France champion held the lead despite a crash on Friday, but wound up eight seconds adrift of Contador after a late surge, as Dutchman Lieuwe Westra won stage seven. Froome and Contador found themselves in a 10-strong pursuing Westra up top, with Russian duo Yuriy Trofimov and Egor Silin in second and third. VIDEO Scroll down to watch Chris Froome... sumo wrestling in Japan Late break: Chris Froome loses his Criterium du Dauphine lead to Alberto Contador despite 12-second advantage
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Chris Froome was overhauled by Spain's Alberto Contador as Criterium du Dauphine leader
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Froome had a 12-second lead despite crash on Friday, but late break saw Contador finish eight second ahead
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Lieuwe Westra won stage seven
Finishing line: Contador wound up crossing the line with an eight-second lead over @placeholder during stage seven