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Sprint finishes and intermediate sprints will drive the points competition, breakaways can quickly transform the mountains standings and the white jersey will develop alongside many of the same stages that decide the general classification. Each update will show the latest standings after the day’s racing and highlight the important changes across all four competitions.<\/p>\n
General Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n
Pogacar strengthened his grip on red with another late attack, extending his advantage over Mas from 3:34 to 3:50. Roglic remains third at 4:50, but Gall was the strongest of the podium challengers and climbed to fourth, only 11 seconds behind the four-time winner.<\/p>\n
Kuss moved into fifth, with Onley just one second behind him in sixth, while Carapaz fell three places to seventh after losing ground near the summit. Skjelmose and Tejada each gained a position, M\u00fchlberger entered the top 10 and Omrzel rose to 11th, while Ramses Debruyne dropped out following his difficult final climb.<\/p>\n
Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamUCITime1-\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG2034\u203319:32:372-\u00a0Mas\u00a0EnricMovistar Team12\u20333:503-\u00a0Rogli\u010d\u00a0Primo\u017eRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe4:504\u25b21\u00a0Gall\u00a0FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team8\u20335:015\u25b21\u00a0Kuss\u00a0SeppTeam Visma | Lease a Bike6:056\u25b21 Onley OscarNetcompany INEOS4\u20336:067\u25bc3Carapaz RichardEF Education – EasyPost6:128\u25b21\u00a0Skjelmose\u00a0MattiasLidl – Trek7:179\u25b21\u00a0Tejada\u00a0HaroldXDS Astana Team7:4610\u25b22\u00a0M\u00fchlberger\u00a0GregorDecathlon CMA CGM Team9:2911\u25b24\u00a0Omrzel\u00a0JakobBahrain – Victorious9:54Points Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n
Van Aert\u2019s day-long attack delivered the green jersey despite missing the stage victory. Maximum points at the intermediate sprint and third place at Aramon Valdelinares lifted him to 104 points, two ahead of Pogacar.<\/p>\n
Brennan remains third on 60, giving Team Visma | Lease a Bike three riders inside the top five. Uno-X\u2019s one-two transformed their position in the classification, with Johannessen climbing 20 places to sixth on 45 points and stage winner Leknessund entering the top 10 on 30.<\/p>\n
Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1\u25b21\u00a0van Aert\u00a0WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike1042\u25bc1\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG1023-\u00a0Brennan\u00a0MatthewTeam Visma | Lease a Bike604-\u00a0Hayter\u00a0EthanSoudal Quick-Step575-\u00a0Laporte\u00a0ChristopheTeam Visma | Lease a Bike526\u25b220\u00a0Johannessen\u00a0Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility457\u25bc1\u00a0Debruyne\u00a0RamsesAlpecin – Premier Tech368\u25b24\u00a0Bisiaux\u00a0L\u00e9oDecathlon CMA CGM Team329\u25bc2\u00a0Miquel\u00a0PauBahrain – Victorious3110\u00a0Leknessund\u00a0AndreasUno-X Mobility30King of the Mountains Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n
Pogacar retained the mountains jersey on 29 points, but Leknessund emerged as his closest challenger after collecting points throughout the breakaway and winning the summit finish, moving directly into second on 19.<\/p>\n
Van Aert also entered the top five on 13 after leading across two climbs, while Johannessen and Lutsenko joined the top 10. Mas slipped to third without adding to his total.<\/p>\n
Rnk\u25bc\u25b2RiderTeamPnt1-\u00a0Poga\u010dar\u00a0TadejUAE Team Emirates – XRG292\u00a0Leknessund\u00a0AndreasUno-X Mobility193\u25bc1\u00a0Mas\u00a0EnricMovistar Team144\u25bc1\u00a0Fortunato\u00a0LorenzoXDS Astana Team135\u00a0van Aert\u00a0WoutTeam Visma | Lease a Bike136\u25bc2\u00a0Buitrago\u00a0SantiagoBahrain – Victorious117\u25bc2\u00a0Gall\u00a0FelixDecathlon CMA CGM Team98\u00a0Johannessen\u00a0Tobias HallandUno-X Mobility99\u00a0Lutsenko\u00a0AlexeyNSN Cycling Team810\u25bc4\u00a0Bouwman\u00a0KoenTeam Jayco AlUla6Youth Classification Standings after Stage 7<\/p>\n
Onley retained the white jersey, but the riders behind him changed substantially. Omrzel used the breakaway to climb from fourth to second, reducing his deficit to 3:48, while Bisiaux rose into third at 6:07. Widar slipped to fourth after another difficult mountain stage, while overnight challenger Debruyne dropped completely out of the top 5. Pickering completed the new top five at 8:48.<\/p>\n
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