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. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images

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). Photograph: Michael Steele/AP

Tadej Pogacar makes his way to the start at Saint-Malo. Photograph: Dario Belingheri/Getty Images

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.

Summer in Saint-Malo. Photograph: MathieuRivrin/Getty Images

KOM classification: top five after stage six

1. Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates) 7pts

2. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 5pts

3. Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) 4pts

4. Eddie Dunbar (Jayco-Alula) 3pts

5. Michael Storer (Tudor Pro Cycling) 3pts

Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) will wear the polka-dot jersey today. Photograph: Mosa’ab Elshamy/AP

Points classification: top five after stage six

1. Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) 112

2. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck),108

3. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 106

4. Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) 102

5. Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) 72

Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) celebrates on the podium in green jersey. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images

General Classification: top 10 after stage six

1. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) 21hrs 52mins 34secs

2. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) +1sec

3. Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-Quick-Step) +43secs

4. Kévin Vauquelin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) +1min

5. Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 14secs

6. Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 23secs

7. João Almeida (UAE Team Emirates) +1min 59secs

8. Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) +2mins 1sec

9. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +2min 32secs

10. 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. Photograph: Shutterstock

Healy wins stage six as Van der Poel reclaims yellow

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

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.