Irvine, wearing jersey number 124, clocked the fifth stage, which covered 133.8 kilometers from Sijunjung to Dharmasraya, in three hours, five minutes, and 15 seconds.
The seventh stage of the race was mainly a flat stage and had some designated sprints.
Indonesian rider Jamalidin Novardianto, who is a specialized sprinter, managed a podium finish as the runner-up, some 19 seconds behind the Australian.
Novardianto, racing for the Singha Infinite Cycling Team from Singapore, won the 100-meter sprint near the finish line.
"I had been focusing on winning this stage. I tried to remain at the front since the start. I did not want to make any careless mistakes, " Novardianto, who is nicknamed Verdi, remarked.
Novardianto and several riders led the race in the front group. However, at two designated sprint points, at 58.9 kilometers and 77.7 kilometers, Australian Irvine dashed ahead, leaving behind the group to lead the race.
Novardianto, who will be racing for Indonesia in the SEA Games 2017 and Asian Games 2018, pushed himself to tail behind the Australian rider and managed to finish second in the seventh stage of the race.
Meanwhile, rider from Irans Pishgaman Cylcing Team Amir Kolahdouz, who was the current holder of three jerseys --- yellow, green (sprints), and polka dot (King of Mountain) --- of the race, played safe on the seventh stage and finished 26th.
Dadi Suryadi of the Terrenganu Cycling Team from Malaysia had to be content with finishing 48th in the stage on Friday after being the fastest Indonesian rider in the previous stage.
Following the completion of the seventh stage, the riders will be resting for a day before continuing the eighth stage of the race from Bukittinggi to Padang, on Sunday.
The following are the standings after the seventh stage of the 2016 Tour de Singkarak:
General Classification (yellow jersey)
1. Amir Kolahdouz (Pishgaman Cycling Team) 22:51:45,
2. Dadi Suryadi (Terengganu Cycling Team) 22:53:07,
3. Ricardo Garcia (Kinan Cycling Team) 22:54:40,
4. Reza Hosseini (Pishgaman Cycling Team) 22:56:09,
5. Rahim Emami (Pishgaman Cycling Team) 22:56:13,
6. Mohammad Rajablou (Pishgaman Cycling Team) 22:59:05,
7. Marcos Garcia (7 Eleven Sava) 23:00:49,
8. Lee Ki Suk (Korail Cycling Team) 23:01:43,
9. Felipe Marcelo (Kinan Cycling Team) 23:02:28,
10. Loic Desriac (Singha Infinite Cycling Team) 23:03:12.
King of Sprint (green jersey)
1. Amir Kolahdouz (Pishgaman Cycling Team) 39 points,
2. Saxon Irvine (Data #3 Cisco Racing Team) 35 points,
3. Ricardo Garcia (Kinan Cycling Team) 35 points.
King of Mountain (polka dot jersey)
1. Amir Kolahdouz (Pishgaman Cycling Team) 62 points,
2. Dadi Suryadi (Terengganu Cycling Team) 52 points,
3. Jang Jyunggu (Korail Cycling Team) 36 points.
Fastest Indonesian riders (red white jersey)
1. Dadi Suryadi (Terengganu Cycling Team) 22:53:07,
2. Hari Fitrianto (Black Inc Cycling Team) 23:08:48,
3. Agung Ali Sahbana (KFC Cycling Team) 23:09:11.
Team standing
1. Pishgaman Cycling Team 68:44:18,
2. Kinan Cycling Team 69:12:37,
3. 7 Eleven Sava 69:19:45.
(Reporting by Bayu Kuncahyo/Uu.A059/INE/KR-BSR/A014)
Editor: Priyambodo RH
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