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Pogacar Outsprints Vingegaard Up Mur-de-Bretagne, Reclaims Yellow Jersey

After a summit sprint on Stage 7, Pogacar opened a 54-second advantage over Remco Evenepoel; Stage 8 shifts to a flatter course primed for the sprinters.

Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 7 - Saint-Malo to Mur-De-Bretagne Guerledan - Saint-Malo, France - July 11, 2025 UAE Team Emirates XRG's Tadej Pogacar celebrates winning stage 7 followed by Team Visma | Lease a Bike's Jonas Vingegaard REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
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Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 7 - Saint-Malo to Mur-De-Bretagne Guerledan - Saint-Malo, France - July 11, 2025 Soudal Quick-Step's Valentin Paret Peintre, UAE Team Emirates XRG's Tadej Pogacar and UAE Team Emirates XRG's Tim Wellens in action at Pleneuf-Val-Andre as spectator cheer on during stage 7 REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 8 - Saint-Meen-le-Grand to Laval - Laval, France - July 12, 2025 Lidl - Trek's Jonathan Milan wearing the green jersey in action in the peloton during stage 8 REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

Overview

  • Pogacar launched his sprint 200 metres from the summit finish on the double ascent of the Mur-de-Bretagne to win Stage 7.
  • Bonus seconds from the stage victory lifted the Slovenian back into the yellow jersey with a 54-second lead over Remco Evenepoel.
  • Jonas Vingegaard held onto second place in the stage and sits 1 minute 17 seconds behind in fourth overall, while Mathieu van der Poel was dropped on the climb and slipped to fifth.
  • A late crash with about six kilometres remaining brought down João Almeida and Ben Healy, posing a potential setback for UAE Team Emirates-XRG’s support riders.
  • Stage 8 on Saturday features a mostly flat 171.4 km route from Saint-Meen-le-Grand to Laval, setting up a bunch sprint finish.