SPECTACULAR TURN OF PACE! 🤩 | Men’s Tour de France Stage 7 Race Highlights | TNT Sports Cycling

Men’s Tour de France Stage 7 Race Highlights.

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The first full week of racing about to draw to a close. Still three more days up ahead of us before a rest day. And there’s been no rest at all from the very start of every single stage. Today, the most westerly destination of this year’s race was up for grabs. The mighty M de Britannia, the Wild West, I think you might say. Who’s going to win? What type of rider would win in the mix zone here at the start in San Malo? The general consensus is this could be a breakaway day or it could be a day for the GC. It’s iconic the mood for time. We do two ascents and a man just behind me. Last time in 2021 he won the stage in the process took the Mayo on this occasion with a 1 second lead is going to be all about defending it. Can he hold on after a few days? But all the different riders that I’ve spoken to have basically suggested one thing’s for sure, it’s going to be brutal. It’s going to be hard and there will be a GC fight. Well, right to the very off, it was extremely busy as it has been for so many days. A real wrestle to get into the break with the possibilities of success opened up, of course, in the minds of many after Healey’s amazing performance the day prior. And so Sam Marlo to the M de Britany. Another long day, 197 kilometers and an early start. Well, if fatigue is not starting to play a role in this race, then I don’t know what will. They’ve had such a brutal time of things and this was to be no different. A look at the parkour. Yet again, not much flat ground to play with. Up and down for much of the day before that spike at the very last. And so we got ourselves off and underway and there was some liveless out there while Venat decided to try it. Maro Schmidt came along for the ride and then behind you kind of looked at the skirmish. Lots of riders were already showing that well basically this race is started to take a toll and in fact off the back there were some strugglers who were constantly trying to get back on. The first hour of racing was pitched up at 54 kilometers per hour and it just didn’t stop. Absolutely locked together at the head of the Viper and they kept rolling off the front and it took a long, long time. Over 50 kilometers in and then at long last we had ourselves a quality group up the road. Exhaustion more than anything with those behind thinking, you know what, we just have to let something go. In the end, Muldan was there for EF for Education, Garren Thomas for Inos, Marco Hala for TUDA, Gthia for Moi Star, and Euan Ku for Arca B&B. Dip catcher. Well, he’d looked a little bit pensive at the beginning of the day. Some would say maybe a bit spiky. Ideal personality for the terrain, you might think. Well, we would find out. The gap a real meanie. Never really allowed to get much more than 95 98 seconds, that sort of margin. Meanwhile, lot of the chasing being done by Upsindic on behalf of our leader Matthew Vanderpole. Just one second his advantage after of course the shenanigans on stage six. What was the idea of Danny Buga? How much work would his team do? Well, they were sharing duties I have to tell you with Alphos UIE in dominant modes. What would Visma Lisa have up their sleeves? Well, the intermediate sprint came along. It was taken by the breakaway. Gothia crossing the line first leaving 10 points for the next rider to cross the line going down in single increments. And indeed they started off with Quinn Simmons setting the template but coming through to make sure that everyone is reminded who leads the green jersey competition. Jonathan Milan taking that. There we are. Beautiful weather. Wonderful spectators. I’m living the life. Benino the badger. A man who thrived in this part of the world. The last winner of course of the tour to France from France. Well, the gap started to tumble and as we came to our circuit, this was always going to be a bit of a brute. The fast men possibly saving themselves for two sprinters stages to come. 50 points up for grabs at the end of today, which seemed a bit strange. Surely it wouldn’t be for the pure sprinters, but some who can go quickly like of course Remco Avanapole would always be a feature. The kilometers came down and the Murder Britannia was to be contested by our breakaway. They would be the ones who would hear the bell although that was starting to break down. No breakdown behind at least for Visma Lisa Bike. They were making sure that they were ready to go for it. Victor Campernon’s getting his nose in the wind. Meanwhile, Garrett Thomas left just three more up front and that itself even began to break down. Garcia was next. Looking back down the line, well, Simon Yates doing a fabulous job. The Jirro winner just starting to close that gap as they hoovered up the break. Meanwhile, crossing the line for some vital points, you might say. Yan Kustu soon to be wound in. And with 12.2 km to go, it was all hell about to break loose. It looked like a very, very select group. Well, we’ve had some bumps and bruises, I’m afraid, within this race, and today was no different. Plenty caught out. And this was the end of the day for many, if not the end of the race. Meanwhile, pushing on, our King of the Mountains man was adding to his tally. Great to see Tim Wellins in polka dots. Meanwhile, this very selective group was starting to shed riders and I’m afraid it was not to be the day for Matthew Vanderpool. The locals are out in force and there’s a tour to France stage win up for grabs. It has been one of the fastest tour stages with hills and living memory. An average speed at almost 50 km per hour and now they’re going to have to ramp it up in the final couple of hundred meters. Vulcan thinks about launching it. Lance has lost it. But here goes Patcha. Here goes Patcha. He’s out there again. He’s going to the line. The rainbow bands are on show. But Ringora is gaining. Migora is gaining. He’s still in the wheel though. It’s Patcha all the way. He brings it home. And it’s Patcha in the Poncho Paradise who wins in the rainbow jersey and will take back the lead of the tour to France. Taking back the lead, taking bonus seconds as well on Yonas Vinger. Third across the line. A mighty performance by Oscar Onley. Meanwhile, crossing behind Machio Vander Paul acknowledging that this was not to be his day. Spectacular turn of pace by Danip catcher. Well, if he had been irked by the antics of Visma Lisa the day prior, it was like poking a bear and he mowled everybody. Genius at work, leader of this race, totally in control. Patcheta takes the head the day ahead of Vingo Onley Gal and Yobson. I think me and Matthew we both know this finish very well. Uh we have nice memories both from here. I guess we wanted uh yeah more or less uh both we wanted the same to to win on this uh econic climb. H but I think yeah maybe he left it too much yesterday on the road so we couldn’t have this rematch but uh yeah for me um the day went uh super like like we planned and uh the win is is amazing. the confidence of a winner. Viper catcher is in charge. The mountains, well, we’ll have to wait for those, but it’s a handsome lead he has overall leading Remco even a pole by 54 seconds. Kevin Vulcan in the frame at a minute 11. Yas Finger up to fourth ahead of Matthew Vanderpool. And so, what lays ahead tomorrow? Well, the first of two days of out and out sprinting presumably, but you never quite know what’s going to happen in this race. Only one categorized climb that comes late on. There’s a temptation of an intermediate sprint out there. 171 kilometers. Not the longest race. Laval our destination and one of the flattest days that we have seen. Not much altitude gain, but an awful lot to gain for us. It’ll be wonderful.