Tour de France 2025 Stage 7 ends atop the legendary Mûr-de-Bretagne. Will Van der Poel repeat history or will the breakaway survive?
Tour de France 2025 Stage 7: Iconic Mûr-de-Bretagne Set for Explosive Finish
Tour de France 2025 Stage 7
🔄 Stage 6 Recap: Healy Triumphs, Van der Poel Reclaims Yellow
Stage 6 of the Tour de France 2025 delivered the first successful breakaway of the race. Irishman Ben Healy launched an early attack and later dropped his fellow escapees to ride solo to a spectacular victory in Vire Normandie. His win was as dominant as it was daring, with Quinn Simmons and Michael Storer trailing by nearly three minutes.
Healy’s heroics weren’t the only headline. Mathieu van der Poel, also part of the breakaway, rolled in eighth and reclaimed the yellow jersey from Tadej Pogacar by a single second.
📊 GC after Stage 6:
- Mathieu van der Poel (NLD)
- Tadej Pogacar (SLO) +0:01
- Remco Evenepoel (BEL) +0:43
- Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) +1:00
- Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) +1:14
🚵 Tour de France 2025 Stage 7 Preview: Legendary Finish on the Mûr-de-Bretagne
Tour de France 2025 Stage 7 is 197 kilometres of relative calm followed by explosive chaos. The route rolls from Saint-Malo to the Mûr-de-Bretagne, where the final 15 kilometres mirror the 2021 edition that saw Van der Poel snatch both victory and the maillot jaune.
The stage’s defining feature is the 2-kilometre climb of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. It averages 6.9%, but the opening half punishes legs with double-digit gradients. And the twist? Riders must tackle it twice—first as a test, then as the decider.
Just before the final climb, the riders navigate a short punchy ascent (1.3km at 6.4%) and a rolling stretch. That leads into the finale—an uphill drag that’s perfect for punchers like Thibau Nys, Romain Grégoire, or perhaps another Van der Poel masterclass.
With no time bonuses at the first ascent and only the standard 10, 6, and 4 seconds at the finish, expect cagey tactics and explosive moves in the last kilometres.
🔮 Tour de France 2025 Stage 7 Predictions: Punchers in Play
The key question remains: will the breakaway stick, or will the peloton reel it in for a classic uphill brawl?
Top contenders:
- *** Thibau Nys, Wout van Aert, Alex Aranburu, Romain Grégoire
- ** Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel, Jonas Vingegaard, Kévin Vauquelin
- Julian Alaphilippe, Marc Hirschi, Magnus Cort, Jenno Berckmoes, Jhonatan Narváez
Expect tactical fireworks and another reshuffle of the GC—especially with Pogacar lurking just one second behind yellow.
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