Tour de France 2025: stage seven, from Saint-Malo to Mûr-de-Bretagne – live

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Oscar Onley: The Scottish Picnic PostalNL rider is 11th on General Classification but his team boss said on Wednesday that he’s more interested in the 22-year-old from Kelso trying to nick a stage win or two than finishing high up the GC. Onley is a good climber and today’s is a stage he’ll have marked down as a potential win.

The riders line-up for the start of stage seven out of Saint-Malo.

Christian Prudhomme on today’s stage: “The peloton’s stay in Brittany will kick off with another contest between the puncheurs,” said the race director. “After leaving Saint-Malo and heading for Saint-Brieuc, history buffs will recall the exploits of Bernard Hinault as the race passes through his home village of Yffiniac.

“But everyone’s attention will be focused very much on the present as the double ascent of the Côte de Mûr-de-Bretagne approaches. A warning to attackers who are a bit too eager – it’s a climb where tactical sense is almost as decisive as physical strength.”

Mathieu Van Der Poel, currently in the maillot jaune, is pictured winning stage two in 2021, the last time a Tour stage finished with a double-ascent of the Mur-de-Bretagne (Wall of Brittany).

Tadej Pogacar makes his way to the start at Saint-Malo.

Today’s roll-out is under way: For the eighth time in Tour history, a stage begins in the picturesque Breton town of Saint-Malo. The riders are due to be given the signal to start racing in about five minutes.

KOM classification: top five after stage six

Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) 7pts
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 5pts
Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) 4pts
Eddie Dunbar (Jayco-Alula) 3pts
Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling) 3pts

Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) will wear the polka-dot jersey today.

Points classification: top five after stage six

Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) 112
Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck),108
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 106
Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) 102
Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) 72

Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) celebrates on the podium in green jersey.

General Classification: top 10 after stage six

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 21hrs 52mins 34secs
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) +1sec
Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step) +43secs
Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) +1min
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 14secs
Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 23secs
João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) +1min 59secs
Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) +2mins 1sec
Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +2min 32secs
Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +2min 36secs

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) reclaimed the yellow jersey yesterday after losing it to Tadej Pogacar for a day.

Healy wins stage six as Van der Poel reclaims yellow

Stage six report: Ireland’s Ben Healy struck out alone to win his first ever stage of the Tour de France, with Dutchman Mathieu van der Poel wrestling back the leader’s yellow jersey from reigning champion Tadej Pogacar. Jeremy Whittle reports from Vire …

Ben Healy takes the plaudits after a 40km solo ride into Vire.

Stage six highlights from TNT Sports.

Stage seven: Saint-Malo to Mûr-de-Bretagne (194km)

William Fotheringham’s stage seven guide: Day one in Brittany is more straightforward, passing Bernard Hinault’s village of Yffiniac – 40 years since the Badger became the last French Tour winner – before two ascents of Mûr de Bretagne to conclude. The finish up the “Wall” is harder than anything the race has tackled to date, and you’d expect Pogacar to make a statement of intent, but it will also suit Van der Poel, winner here in 2021.

Stage seven preview courtesy of FloBikes

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