Stage seven did justice to its moniker of queen stage. The riders crossed the Col de la Madeleine and the Col du Mollard before the final climb. Team Jumbo-Visma took the initiative early on and did not allow the early breakaways to get too far ahead.

Nathan van Hooydonck and Dylan van Baarle went to the front and set the pace for the peloton. On the final climb, Tiesj Benoot and Attila Valter increased the pace. The latter put his teammate Vingegaard in an excellent position, and the Dane rode away alone. At the top of the Croix de Fer, Vingegaard crossed the line first. It was his tenth victory of the season. For Team Jumbo-Visma, it was victory number 34.

"I wanted to take the stage win today”, Vingegaard said after his fine solo. "The legs felt good, and the guys worked hard on the road. It was also our plan to do it this way. It is a great feeling to finish the work of my teammates. The plan was for Tiesj and Attila to accelerate on the final climb. When they were both at their limit, it was my turn. Luckily everything went according to plan. Of course, I suffered a lot myself. But now the feeling of happiness prevails.”

Vingegaard did not get too far ahead of himself. "The Critérium du Dauphiné is one of the biggest races in the world. It would be a great honour to add my name to the list of winners. But first, we have the final stage tomorrow. It will be another tricky stage. Maybe there are chances again, but I don't dare say much about it yet. In any case, we will defend the yellow leader's jersey”, Vingegaard concluded.