At the end of the 7th stage of the Tour de France, this Friday, July 11, Tadej Pogacar won in front of Jonas Vingegaard after a double ascent of Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Slovenian takes up the yellow jersey from Mathieu Van der Poel.
5:45 pm – Ewen costiou, elected combative: “It’s an unforgettable day”
Last survivor of the breakaway of the day, the Frenchman, who was running on his Breton lands, went up on the podium as a combative of the day: “He could not happen to me more beautiful. I did not want to be particularly in the breakaway, but I followed a beautiful wave. In the ripe-Brittany, with my family, my friends and my girlfriend … The public pushed me! Hinault congratulated me by saying that it was a good number.
5:30 pm – Tadej Pogacar: “It was an incredible day”
At the microphone of Eurosport, the Slovenian confided: “I am very happy with this victory. It was a perfect plan. Unfortunately, Almeida fell. If it is fine it is a perfect day. If it is not the case, this victory is for him. I really hope that it is fine, it is the most important. Mathieu Van der Poel and I, we wanted the victory. We did not want to leave the escaped. Mathieu may have left too much force yesterday.
17:15 – The reaction of Remco Evenepoel
“Tadej put a big tempo at the beginning of Mûr-de-Bretagne. I then put the rhythm, but after the steep part, I hesitated a little. Everyone wanted the sprint. I had my legs anymore to attack. I was good to red flame … But, I start to feel better, it’s positive. The Tour de France is still long. You have to recover for the next two days. will have the Pyrenees and the Alps.
16:32-Tadej Pogacar won in Mûr-de-Bretagne and recovers the yellow jersey!
At the end of the 7th stage of the Tour de France 2025, this Friday, July 11, Tadej Pogacar, in the sprint, settled a small group. Jonas Vingegaard and Oscar Onley were able to face the Slovenian, the new yellow jersey of the Tour de France. Van der Poel did not participate in the final struggle and thus lost its golden tunic. Vauquelin finished in 7th place. Beforehand, earlier in the day, Thomas, Baudin, Garcia Cortina, Costiou had tried to distort company at the Peloton. The last named, who was rolling on his land, was taken over 10 kilometers from the finish. Pogacar had delivered his ambitions at the start of the day, and he once respected his plan.
16:31 – It will end in the sprint!
Narvaez takes the sprint for Pogacar. Evenepoel is in the wheel! We are with the strong!
16:30 – Vauquelin is the junction
French clings. The hardest part is finished. We are in the last kilometer!
16:30 – The trio gave up
Pogacar, Evenepoel and Vingegaard are together. The Belgian takes responsibility! He is strong!
16:28 – Quel Travail De Wellens!
He went up Pogacar in superb position. Evenepoel is well placed. Slovenian is the big favorite! Vingegaard is in the wheel of “Pogi”. Van der Poel is released!
16:27 – Visma -lease a bike takes the head of the peloton
Pogacar lost many teammates during the previous fall. The absence of Almeida changes the plan!
16:25 – Louis Barré fell with Dunbar and Madouas
Santiago Buitrago brought a dozen runners to the ground. Everyone gets up. Meanwhile, we get closer to the ascent. We are 3 kilometers from the finish!
16:25 – Louis Barré fell with Dunbar and Madouas
Santiago Buitrago brought a dozen runners to the ground. Everyone gets up. Meanwhile, we get closer to the ascent. We are 3 kilometers from the finish!
16:23 – What a fall in the peloton!
Almeida fell, like Haig! The latter seems the most affected! The runners were in a small descent!
16:22 – We are less than ten kilometers from the finish!
Marc Soler continues to hold the bar at the head of the yellow jersey group. Pogacar is very concentrated!
16:17 – Marc Soler inflicts a big tempo
He stretches the peloton of the favorites. His partner Almeida is at the tail. There are only 30 runners left in this group.
16:15 – Costiou is swallowed by the yellow jersey group
The Frenchman, on his Breton lands, will have made a very nice day! He will be the most combative of this 7th stage in the Tour de France!
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The course
For this new edition, still eagerly awaited, the North is honored with a big departure in Lille on Saturday July 5 for a stage organized 100% around the metropolis. The peloton will stay in the North for a few days with a second stage which will arrive in Boulogne sur Mer then in Dunkirk on Monday, July 7. Who says North, says the cobblestones? Well no, the organizers decided to do without sectors.
Nine years after its passage, Normandy is also honored with two stages including one against the watch in the streets of Caen. The city of Vire will host the arrival of the 6th stage. The Tour will then pass to Brittany with a new passage to the famous Mûr-de-Bretagne. The Massif Central will then be on the program before a first break on July 15. The second part of the Tour promises to be Dantesque with an arrival in Hautacam, a Loudenvielle-Peyragudes time trial which risks doing damage before an XXL stage, concluded in Luchon-Superbagnères via the Tourmalet, the Col d’Aspin and the Col de Peyresourde …
The third week will honor the Alps with the comeback of Mont Ventoux on July 22. The Tour de France had not been on the legendary summit since 2016, when, remember, Christopher Froome had finished the ascent on foot. The next day, the peloton goes up the Rhône valley in an accidental stage between Bollène and Valence before attacking a very mountainous final line, first with an 18th stage between the agglomeration of Grenoble and the Courchevel station with the appalling Col de la Loze and its three outdoor passes which will be the queen of the Tour with more than 5000 meters of ascension. Finally, no Olympic Games this year, the Tour will find its last traditional step with an arrival on avenue des Champs Elysées.
