XRG team bus beyond the finish line, unsure if he had kept or lost the Tour de France leader's yellow jersey but convinced that Visma-Lease a Bike had tried to keep him in yellow and play tactical mind games yet again.

Italian rider Jonathan Milan timed his attack perfectly, adding a stage victory to the Olympic gold he won in the team pursuit at the 2021 Tokyo Games.

Stage 7 kicked off with a fierce fight for the breakaway. After an hour, the race averaged a blistering 29mph. Finally, a five-rider breakaway established itself and was allowed a maximum gap of just under 2 minutes with UAE Team Emirates and Alpecin-Deceuninck intent on keeping the gap small enough for their leaders,