Stage 7
Cavendish's 26th
- Friday 10 July 2015
- 190 km
- 1,694 m climbed
- Won by Mark Cavendish
The road
At the start
Martin gone, Froome inherits yellow
Tony Martin crossed the line in Le Havre with a fractured collarbone and does not start; the yellow jersey passes to Chris Froome without his having raced anyone for it. Greg Henderson goes home too. Today is the flattest and quietest day of the race — 190 kilometres through Normandy into Brittany, fifty points to the winner, and quite possibly the last bunch sprint before Paris.
How it was won
- 124 km to go
Argentan sprint
Maté takes the maximum points from the break, and behind him Degenkolb comes out on top of a fierce fight while Cavendish has to swerve around a fading lead-out man.
- At the line
Cavendish's 26th
After going too early twice already this Tour, Cavendish waits, comes off Greipel's wheel and scorches past on the inside in Fougères. He dedicates it to Tony Martin, watching from a hospital bed.
The result
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark Cavendish | Etixx - Quick Step | 4:27:25 |
| 2 | André Greipel | Lotto Soudal | +0:00 |
| 3 | Peter Sagan | Tinkoff - Saxo | +0:00 |
The route on real terrain, every moment pinned to the kilometre it happened on — and the GPX to ride it yourself.