Team Visma | Lease a Bike safely through seventh Tour de France stage
The seventh stage of the Tour de France passed without any difficulties for Team Visma | Lease a Bike. The riders from the yellow-and-black squad did not contest the stage win in Bordeaux. Tim Merlier claimed victory in the bunch sprint.
In another day of hot conditions, the peloton set off from Hagetmau for a relatively flat 175-kilometer stage. Jakub Otruba and Baptiste Veistroffer launched an early breakaway shortly after the start. The two escapees stayed clear for a long time but were caught with 20 kilometers remaining. Team Visma | Lease a Bike stayed out of the action in the peloton.
As expected, the stage ultimately came down to a bunch sprint on the streets of Bordeaux, where Merlier proved to be the fastest. The Team Visma | Lease a Bike riders all crossed the finish line safely. Sports director Marc Reef reflected on the day:
"The most important thing was that everyone made it to the finish safely today"
"After a number of demanding stages, it was nice that the guys were able to conserve their energy today. There wasn't much appetite to race aggressively throughout the peloton. You could tell the past few days had taken their toll on everyone. The most important thing was that everyone made it to the finish safely today, and that's exactly what we did."
Tour de France
Stage 7
Result
1
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
03:44:20
2
Søren Wærenskjold
Uno-X Mobility
+00:00:00
3
Biniam Girmay
NSN Cycling Team
+00:00:00
58
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
59
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
61
Per Strand Hagenes
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
75
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
76
Davide Piganzoli
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
77
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
82
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
124
Bruno Armirail
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:58
Rankings
1
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates - XRG
24:56:17
2
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:02:42
3
Isaac del Toro
UAE Team Emirates - XRG
+00:03:27
16
Davide Piganzoli
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:10:46
23
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:13:33
34
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:32:28
73
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:08:54
125
Bruno Armirail
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:27:27
150
Per Strand Hagenes
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:40:08
152
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:41:07
