Stage 7

The road

At the start

The longest day, Fougères to Chartres

Dan Martin won on the Mûr and Geraint Thomas moved up to second, three seconds behind Greg Van Avermaet. Today is the longest stage of the race: 230 kilometres out of Brittany, through Mayenne and the Sarthe, to the cathedral at Chartres. The plain of the Beauce at the end of it is open and can be windy, which is about the only thing likely to interrupt a third bunch sprint.

How it was won

1. 1140 km to go

   Offredo's lone rally

   Yoann Offredo jumps clear with 195km to go and, when nobody follows, jokingly waves the TV motorbike through to share the work on a 100km solo that peaks at seven minutes.

2. 2At the line

   Groenewegen upsets the duopoly

   In the shadow of Chartres cathedral, Dylan Groenewegen powers past Gaviria and Sagan to break the sprint duopoly on the Tour's longest day.

The result