Tour de France Stage 7: Philipsen Achieves Third Victory

The peloton left Mont-de-Marsan this afternoon to reach Bordeaux, a short stage of 169.9 km. Jasper Philipsen claimed victory for the third time.

After a final stage in the Pyrenees won by Tadej Pogacar, the riders have a rest day before tackling the Massif-Central this weekend. For this sixth stage, which was quite calm, Jasper Philipsen, for the third time on this tour, took the win in Bordeaux.

A very calm first part

A flat first stage in three days for the peloton, and a very calm stage, as seen on Monday. From the very first kilometers, three riders broke away from the peloton: Mathieu Burgaudeau, Nelson Oliveira, and Simon Guglielmi. After a few minutes, only Simon Guglielmi remained ahead, the other two riders returned to the peloton. It’s worth noting that it was the first day of intense heat on the Tour, with temperatures reaching 34°C.

First break of the day

A bit of action was needed in this stage, which arrived 80 km from the finish. It was of course the intermediate sprint that was won by Guglielmi. The peloton’s sprint was led by Biniam Girmay. Meanwhile, the same peloton rejoined the breakaway to just 30 seconds behind the lead rider.

Just after the intermediate sprint, Pierre Latour and Nans Peters broke away from the peloton to try to catch Guglielmi.

Last 20 km very tense

Pierre Latour and Nans Peters are still out front with 16 km to go, maintaining a 40-second lead. The peloton has significantly increased the pace. An very winding finish between works is expected in Bordeaux.

With 10 km remaining, there is still a 20-second gap between the peloton and the leading riders.

Pierre Latour was caught by the peloton with 3 km to go. The peloton is now approaching narrower sections, 2 km from the finish. Philipsen was well placed by Van Der Poel as usual, Cavendish is in second position.

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