[GT] Tour Stage 7 — The Train That Fell Apart

Need roads that match the session?Plan the ride with Workout Roads:👉 https://go.semiprocycling.com/go/8a323a---Tim Merlier wins in Bordeaux with a moment of pure sprint chess — finding space on the left at 200 metres while Alpecin's textbook lead-out crumbled around him. Van der Poel released Philipsen too early into a headwind, and Philipsen faded to fifth for the second sprint stage in a row. Meanwhile, Richard Carapaz deliberately drops three minutes on GC to buy himself breakaway freedom for the rest of the race — and the Pogačar-Vingegaard gap sits at 2:42 with the Alps still to come.Every stage, we take you inside the team bus — the tactical read, the data behind the drama, and what to watch for next. This is The Cycling Debrief.Daily cycling intelligence from SEMIPRO CYCLING, produced with AI-assisted research, scripting, and synthetic voice.