Everything you need to know about the race and its side with the seventh stage of the Tour de France between Saint-Malo and Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan.
The profile of the stage: Saint-Malo-Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan (196.6 km)
After Normandy, head for Brittany. The seventh stage of the Tour de France will connect Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine) to Mûr-de-Bretagne (Côtes-d’Armor) on a 197 km long route. If the first part of the course will be very flat, promoting a breakaway of backpackers, the final, on the other hand, will be explosive with the coast of the village of Mûr-de-Bretagne (1.6 km at 4.1 %; km 178.8) and a final circuit where the runners will climb the legendary Ascension of Mûr-de-Bretagne (2 km at 6.9 %) on the line. A first arrival at the top which will have to delight climbers-pumpers!
The favorites for the victory and the big side
The day after a trying time trial, the peloton left escaped and offered Ben Healy’s possibility to take out the big game to impose themselves alone in Vire. Will the backpackers once again have a right to leave this Friday? Not sure. Pogacar clearly displayed his ambitions in the Norman city, letting go “Tomorrow (Friday, Editor’s note) is a superb arrival for me.” The Slovèune is preparing a blow in the last ascent of Mûr-de-Bretagne.
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The big rating: Mathieu van der Poel. The Dutchman finished exhausted the sixth stage but with a small second in advance on Pogacar as general, he has no right to make mistakes to keep his yellow jersey. Will he have recovered from his efforts? Nothing is less certain but Mûr-de-Bretagne necessarily reminds him of good memories since he had imposed himself there in 2021 by putting the yellow tunic as a bonus.
The schedules of the seventh stage
The fictitious departure will be given at 12:10 pm from Saint-Malo and the real departure at 12:25 pm. The arrival is scheduled at 4:51 p.m. with an average of 44 km/h.
How to follow the stage on TV
France 3 from 1:00 p.m. then on France 2 at 3:00 p.m. In full by paying on Eurosport.
The curiosity of the day
Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine), its castle (XIIe-XVIIe centuries), its Saint-Vincent cathedral (XIIe century), its Tour Solidor (XIVe century), its ramparts and their nine doors (XVe century) as well as its forts Vauban will once again host the Tour de France this Friday. It is the tenth time in its history that the Grande Louche will pose its suitcases in the Ille-et-Vilaine sub-prefecture. The runners will have the opportunity, before departure, to taste local specialties such as Kouign-Amemann (pastry), pancakes and pancakes.
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The Tour de France is used to the XXIe century, to go through Mûr-de-Bretagne Guerlédan (site-stage for the fifth time). The town nicknamed “the Alpe d’Huez Bretonne” includes several historic monuments such as the Holy-Suzanne chapel (XVe century), the abbey of Bon-Repos (12th century) and the castle of La Roche-Géhennec (XVIIe century). In terms of gastronomy, you are recommended the pancakes with potato puree.
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