After the Tourmalet and Gavarnie-Gèdre blew the GC race apart, Stage 7 of the Tour de France 2026 hands control back to the sprinters. This 175.1 km route animation covers the flat run from Hagetmau — a first-time Tour start town — to the sprint-friendly finish in Bordeaux.
📍 Stage 7 Overview
– Date: Friday, July 10, 2026
– Distance: 175.1 km — Hagetmau → Bordeaux
– Classification: Flat / Sprint stage
– Elevation gain: ~850m
– Start: 13:15 CEST (neutralised) | Finish: ~17:13–17:35 CEST
🗺 Route Character
– Only categorised climb: Côte de Béguey — 1.2 km at 4.4%, coming 37.8 km from the finish
– Route heads north from the Landes into the Gironde toward Bordeaux
– Bordeaux’s wide, fast finishing straight has long been a classic Tour sprint venue
🚴 After Stage 6 saw Tadej Pogačar attack on the Tourmalet and solo to victory at Gavarnie-Gèdre — taking the yellow jersey from Torstein Træen — this is a calmer day for the GC group, but a huge one for the fast men. Jasper Philipsen, Tim Merlier, Jonathan Milan, and Biniam Girmay will all be looking to reassert themselves before the race turns north.
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