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In the sprint of the peloton, the Dutchman Dylan Groenewegen wins the 7th stage of the Tour de France in Chartres, the longest section of the current circuit at 231 km.
Victory after 231 kilometers: Dylan Groenewegen. (Photo: Mahe / Reuters)
(nda) Dylan Groenewegen relegated to the other two places the two dominators of previous sprints, the Colombian Fernando Gaviria and the Slovak Peter Sagan. Groenewegen had never been in the lead in the peak arrivals the previous days. 4th place was his best result. But in Chartres, the timing is perfect. The 25-year-old Dutchman easily passed both winners Gaviria and Sagan.
Groenewegen had already triumphed for the first time last year at the Tour de France. At that time, he won the last stage on the Champs-Elysees of Paris.
Greg van Avermaet is imposed as a leader. The Belgian won the intermediate sprint en route and got 3 seconds of bonus, which slightly increased his lead in the overall standings. Van Avermaet benefited from the work of his teammate from Thurgau, Stefan Küng, who stimulated him during the push. The 2016 Belgian Olympic Road Champion in Rio has created a 6 second cushion on the second Briton Geraint Thomas.
The weekend follows another flat stage with destination in Amiens, before Sunday in the north-east of the country the previous tour follows. On the road from Arras to Roubaix, there are 15 paved areas to master. The stage is only 156.5 km long, but the 21.7 km on the pavements promise a spectacle similar to each held in the spring Classic Paris – Roubaix.
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