Tour de France Tour de France 2025 Stage 7: Saint-Malo – Mûr-de-Bretagne (197.0k)

[fenns]

Obviously time will tell - and it might not matter in the end if Pogacar is heads and shoulders above everyone else week 3 - but I don't understand the big favourite's team working this hard, all day, on a stage which is not at all a GC day?

The few seconds Pogacar can take up the Mûr cannot possibly be worth the effort?

To me it either means Pogacar is supremely confident he doesn't need the team (much) in the big mountains - or he thinks the Tour can still end up being decided by seconds and wants the bonus seconds.

the former - and he likes winning races

 

[houtdffan]

UAE really picked up the pace once Remco dropped off the back

 

[Cycling111]

what is Remco doing so far off the back when the race is on?

Sanitary stop by Evenepoel Remco (Soudal Quick-Step)

Could there be a virus at Quick-Step?
Cattaneo retired mid-stage without having suffered an accident.

 

[houtdffan]

and where is the rest of Soudal QS?

 

[Mayomaniac]

Sanitary stop by Evenepoel Remco (Soudal Quick-Step)

Could there be a virus at Quick-Step?
Cattaneo retired mid-stage without having suffered an accident.

Cattaneo had crashed on one of the first few stages.
Did Evenepoel pull a Dumoulin?

 

[QueenStagiaire]

what is Remco doing so far off the back when the race is on?

It‘s hardly on

UAE really picked up the pace once Remco dropped off the back

How is he coming back that easily then?

 

[Rou]

Evenepoel throwing tantrums.

 

[dobrien]

Just another bullet he would have needed for later.

 

[Boehmand]

Sanitary stop by Evenepoel Remco (Soudal Quick-Step)

Could there be a virus at Quick-Step?
Cattaneo retired mid-stage without having suffered an accident.

There might actually be a virus in the peloton?

Cort was puking on the bike all day yesterday and some of the Uno-X staff is isolated with illness.

Imagine if Pogacar og Vingegaard catch something

 

[Boehmand]

Service announcement:

10K to the start of the first categorised climb, 1 minute to the break, things are about to heat up.

 

[kingjr]

Cattaneo had crashed on one of the first few stages.
Did Evenepoel pull a Dumoulin?

Nah, just took a p*ss

 

[Tim Cahill]

Big Headwind on the climb? If Vingegaard or VDP manage to cling on to Pogacar before it flattens I fancy someone willing to gamble coming back to take it.

 

[Netserk]

Why did Jorgenson try to jump the break with MVDP in it earlier in the stage? I think they decided about the yellow jersey too late and botched the execution terribly

Edit: Actually, it kind of makes sense to jump into the break to force UAE to pull it back, but even that was a botched execution that only made Jorgenson do a pointless effort

Jorgenson broke the blockage at the front of the peloton, nothing more. It was a tiny effort that made space for Benoot and Campenaerts to jump again.

 

[proffate]

Bob roll said this is G's first breakaway since 2011

 

[Tim Cahill]

Simon Yates not losing 30 minutes today, in a shock to millions

 

[jono]

All the Visma's at the front except Wout. How cooked is he these days?

 

[AmRacer]

Visma trying to give the yellow to Pogi.

 

[Peyroteo94]

Thomas already distancing himself. Go mate!

 

[Tim Cahill]

Lidl being extra careful after the mishap yesterday

 

[Sciatic]

hard pace even before le Mur

 

[scribers]

Freebird is ready to knock boots

 

[Didinho]

Final climb they don’t have the straight run in? Will be harder for the punchers.

 

[QueenStagiaire]

Huge crosswind, no headwind at least, what is Visma doing?

 

[Boehmand]

I've never seen Arkea ride this well before as this Tour.

Having their existence threatened has really pulled the team together - fingers crossed someone picks them up.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Hates out of the saddle entire climb!