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From Fougères to Chartres, from the gates of Brittany to the plain of Beauce, the route of the 7th stage of the Tour de France stretches for 231 kilometers, the longest distance of this edition. A stage of plain, which should end with a sprint and a battle between big. After about thirty kilometers of race, the escape hardly to leave. Follow the race live
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Friday 13 July
11:19
The profile of the 7th stage between Fougères and Chartres (231 km)
11:55
Interactive map, timetables, profile … All about the 7th stage between Fougères and Chartres
13h14
199 km. The peloton, now well grouped, approaches Mayenne. The sprinter teams are locked for the moment.
13h06
Some Mayennais arrived at 9:30 am To pbad the time, many had their noses in their smartphone, in a novel or a sudoku grill. The caravan has warmed the atmosphere, remains more than waiting for the runners. Our report here
13h06
204 km. The hunt was very quickly organized in the peloton and the breakaway is already over. This stage is made for the sprinters and their teams are not mistaken and do not want to be trapped by a breakaway. A good exit will be very difficult to obtain today …
13h01
Saint-Denis-de-Gastines seen from the sky
The runners will soon cross Saint-Denis-de-Gastines. Discover the city from the sky, filmed by a drone.
1:00 p.m.
The images of the departure from Fougères
12h59
Earlier in the day, Cofidis runners experienced a rather coquettish scene …
12:58
211 km. Small point on the leading group which counts for the moment only 20 seconds ahead of the pack. They are ten riders to form the lead of the race. Only AG2R has placed two riders with Gallopin and Naesen. They are accompanied by Vichot (Groupama FDJ), Lampaert (Quick Step), Pöstlberger (Bora Hansgrohe), Gogl (Trek-Segafredo), De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Theuns (Sunweb), Gerrans (BMC) and Vermote (Dimension Data).
12:55
Find the sixth edition of the JT web of our special envoys
12h53
213 km. Movement at the front of the pack! While waiting for a fairly quiet race, elements of the peloton attack and try to form a breakaway, just after Thomas Degand was taken back. De Gendt, Gallopin, Vichot are part of the breakaway. Real rollers …
12:53
Relive the start of the stage:
12:52
An arrival or departure in Mayenne in 2019 or 2020?
12h51
Meanwhile in the Sarthe … We wait for the Tour
12h45
218 km. Alone in the lead, Thomas Degand crosses Larchamp, one of the most beautiful villages of the Mayenne crossed by the Tour de France riders today. The peloton fits him about 45 ".
12:39
The Reja family came from Andalusia to see the Tour de France in Saint-Germain-du-Corbéis (Orne)
12:34
223 km. The riders leave Brittany definitively to join the Mayenne.
12h31
12:31
225 km. Thomas Degand managed to extricate himself from the pack but he is alone in front. The Belgian of the Wanty – Groupe Gobert team is one minute ahead of the pack.
12h23
The real start is given! The riders have 131 km to go before the probable mbadive sprint. They are definitely leaving Brittany for this year
12:14
The actual start of this seventh stage will be given in 5 km.
12h06
And the fictitious departure is given to Fougères! Here we go for the seventh stage of the Tour de France 2018.
12h03
Only a few minutes before the fictitious departure to Fougères. It is a quarter of an hour later, at 12h20 that the real start will be given for the longest stage of the Tour de France 2018 between Fougères and Chartres.
11h57
The crowd is at the rendezvous in Fougères. More than 40,000 people
11:56
The crowd is at the rendezvous in Fougères. More than 40,000 people. At the bottom, the presentation podium of the runners
11h49
In Mayenne, the whole Chauveau family is ready
Coming from the Orne, the whole Chauveau family settled in Gesvres, in Mayenne, from 9 am, to see the Tour. "We came to find the place yesterday."
11:45
Movistar bikes wisely wait for team riders
11:39
The UCI controllers pbad the tablet on Direct Energie's bikes to check that no motor is hidden. They do it for all teams.
11:30
In Mayenne, Larchamp awaits the pbadage of the caravan
11h29
The Tour de France will cross the Mayenne today
11:26
No bus Cofidis this morning at departure. One of his tires exploded. The briefing is done at the inhabitant.
11:13
Big atmosphere at the pbadage of the caravan !!!
11:10
Small souvenir photo around the car of the boss of the Tour Christian Prudhomme on the village departure to Fougères
11:09
Louis Feuvrier, Mayor of Fougères, announces at least 40,000 people to Fougères for departure. In 2013, there had been 40,000 people for departure, 60,000 in 2015 for the arrival of the stage.
10:55
In Mayenne, Larchamp will be the first town crossed by the Tour de France. Discover the village from the sky.
10:48
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10:47
10h36
Louis Feuvrier, the mayor of Fougères gives a kiss to Christian Prodhomme, the director of the Tour. The two men know each other well. The Tour has pbaded several times by Fougères.
10:19
Here we go for the departure of the caravan in an atmosphere of madness!
10:04
It was the queen stage of the Tour de France's Breton escapade. The 6th stage rallying Brest to Mûr de Bretagne was not the big fight expected, but she still booked a beautiful final in front of a hallucinating crowd on the edge of the coast of Mûr. Dan Martin, who finished 2nd behind Vuillermoz in 2015 wins the bouquet. Bardet, he had mechanical problems that make him waste time.
Thursday, July 12
10:56 p.m.
Hello and welcome to follow the 7th stage of the Tour de France 2018, between Fougères and Chartres. Longest stage of this Great Loop
Escape or Sprint? If they want to fight for victory in the prefecture of Eure-et-Loir, the sprinters will probably have to agree to muzzle the fighters, advantaged by the length of the stage but handicapped by its rectilinear profile.
There is no guarantee that this stage will end in the sprint " announces the race director Thierry Gouvenou by warning that, according to the weather, the wind could favor the borders in the last 50 kilometers.
After a pbadage off the famous cathedral, jewel of the city inscribed on the Unesco world heritage, the arrival is judged at the end of a straight line of 600 meters near the racecourse, at the entrance of town.
Chartres (42.000 inhabitants ), city-stage for the third time, hosts the Tour fourteen years after the success of the Australian Stuart O'Grady. The yellow jersey was worn by Thomas Voeckler, who would become the darling of the public by keeping him for ten days.
Departure from Fougères at 12:05 (real departure at 12:20), arrival in Chartres around 17:34 (forecast 44 km / average h).
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