After Boulogne-sur-Mer and Rouen, the Putanchers will already have a third opportunity to shine this Friday, July 11! Normandy gives way to Brittany, and the 7th stage of Tour de France is once again intense and winding out of the 197 km between Saint-Malo et Ripe-de-Bretagne (Guerlédan). With a hilly profile and 2,450 m of elevation, it looks very much like a Breton mini-classic, ready to undermine the favorites. The final is explosive and formidable: a circuit ended by two ascents of the Mûr-de-Bretagne (2 km at 6.9 %), whose arrival will be judged at the top of the latter. This emblematic coast, borrowed in 2021 during a memorable stage marked by the victorious attack of Mathieu van der Poelwill offer a new opportunity to shine to the generals and runners of the general.
Video – Tadej Pogacar could well recover the yellow on Friday
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MVDP could again give way yellow in Pogacar
On paper, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) acts as a new favorite on these roads, after his number made in 2021. But after this big day at the front Thursday, and especially given his state of fatigue on arrival after having endorsed the yellow for a small second, the Dutchman may have trouble recovering and being able to hold high dragee from his main rival since the departure, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates XRG), which had already finished 2nd 4 years ago. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma | Lease a Bike) et Remco Evenepoel (Sudal Quick-Step) will obviously also be followed.
Disappointing this Thursday, the French will be keen to take their revenge and to make up for it will also have several cards to shine on this profile with Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels), Romain Grégoire (Groupama-FDJ), Julian Alaphilippe (Tudor) or Aurélien Paret-Peintre (Decathlon Ag2r La Mondiale). THE Oscar Onley (Picnic postnl), Marc Hirschi (Tudor), Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek) … will also be monitored.
The journey of the 7th stage
– Friday July 11 – STEP 7 : Saint-Malo-Mûr-de-Bretagne / 197 km
