Slovenian cyclist Matej Mohorič won the seventh stage of the Tour de France
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Before the weekend entrance to the Alps, today’s stage with several climbs was perfect for escapes, which was confirmed. Of the several dozen refugees, the Slovenian champion Mohorič had the most strength and, with tears in his eyes, finished alone for the first triumph on the Tour.
“I knew that today’s stage could suit me. I went through the program of the race and there was only one other stage that suited my characteristics, so I thought I could try to win,” said Mohoric, who has after today to victory on all the Grand Tours. “I’ve already won the Gira and Vuelta, but this is something completely different. This is the biggest race in the world and I think it will take some time before I realize it,” added the 26-year-old Bahrain driver Victorious.
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Belgian Jasper Stuyven finished second with a gap of 1:20 and another 20 seconds later a group arrived at the finish line, in which the Danish Magnus Cort finished third overall ahead of Van der Poel. “It was 250 kilometers at full throttle. I drove really fast and got into a strong group where it was quite challenging. I had to go to the limit to defend the yellow jersey,” said Van der Poel, who sat exhausted at the finish line. ground and watered.
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After today, the Dutch cycling universal leads 30 minutes ahead of the Belgian rival from the field and the road, Wout van Aert. Last year’s defending champion Tadej Pogačar lost the second place, who finished 5:15 minutes behind the winning compatriot Mohorič in the main field. Today’s victory brought a shift to fourth position, Pogačar is fifth.
The big loser of the day was their famous compatriot Primož Roglič. The two-time Vuelta winner and last year’s second Tour man dropped out of the main group in a gentler climb and arrived in 65th place with a nine-minute loss. Due to the consequences of the fall in the 3rd stage, Roglič probably lost the chance for overall success even before the Alps.
On Saturday, Van der Poel will defend the yellow jersey in the medium-difficult stage with a goal in Le Grand-Bornand. On Sunday, the climb to the mountain resort of Tignes is on the agenda, and the latest there can be expected Pogachar’s attack on the interim line.
| Tour de France – 7th stage: Vierzon – Le Creusot (249.5 km): |
| 1. Mohorič (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) 5:28:20 |
| 2. Stuyven (Belg./Trek-Segafredo) -1:20 |
| 3. Cort (Dán. / EF Education-Nippo) |
| 4. Van der Poel (Niz./Alpecin-Fenix) |
| 5. Asgreen (Dán./Deceuninck-Quick Step) |
| 6. Bonnamour (Fr./B&B Hotels p/b KTM) |
| 7. Konrad (Rak./Bora-hansgrohe) |
| 8. Van Aert (Belg./Jumbo-Visma) all -1: 40 |
| 9. Van Moer (Belgium/Lotto-Soudal) -1:44 |
| 10. Godon (Fr./AG2R-Citroën) -2: 45 |
| … |
| 151. Vacuum (CZE / Alpecin-Fenix) -18: 37 |
| Running order: |
| 1. Van der Poel 25:39:17 |
| 2. Van Aert -30 |
| 3. Asgreen -1:49 |
| 4. Mohorič -3: 01 |
| 5. Pogačar (Slovenian / SAE Team Emirates) -3: 43 |
| 6. Nibali (It./Trek-Segafredo) -4: 12 |
| 7. Alaphilippe (Fr./Deceuninck-Quick Step) -4:23 |
| 8. Lucenko (Kaz./Astana-Premier Tech) -4:56 |
| 9. Latour (Fr./TotalEnergies) -5:03 |
| 10. Urán (Kol./EF Education-Nippo) -5:04 |
| … |
| 146. Vacuum -43:50 |
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