Overview
- Tadej Pogacar sprinted clear on the second ascent of the Mur de Bretagne to win Stage 7 and reclaim the yellow jersey
- The 197 km route from Saint-Malo to Guerlédan featured two climbs of the 2 km Mur de Bretagne at an average gradient of 6.9 percent
- Pogacar now tops the general classification by 54 seconds over Remco Evenepoel, with Kévin Vauquelin third and Jonas Vingegaard fourth
- Joao Almeida sustained an uncomplicated left-side rib fracture in a late crash and is expected to start Saturday’s mostly flat Stage 8
- Pogacar’s 19th career Tour stage victory extends his modern-era record and underscores the strategic importance of Brittany’s iconic climb