Stage 7 of the 2025 Tour de France brings Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) back to the site of his most emotional victory to date: Mûr-de-Bretagne, where four years ago he took a maiden victory at the Tour and wore the yellow jersey for the first time.
Having lost the opening stage of the 2021 race, Van der Poel produced a stunning performance, attacking the first time up the steep ramp in Brittany to take bonus seconds, before scorching his way up the second rep to the victory. By the time he reached the line, Van der Poel pointed to the sky, with enough time to take over the maillot jaune.
