Tour de France 2024: Evenepoel wins time-trial as Pogacar remains in yellow – BBC
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Mark Cavendish made history on Wednesday by winning a record 35th Tour de France stage
The tour concludes in Nice on Sunday 21 July
Well that leaves things nicely poised doesn't it.
The four big hitters occupy the top four positions on the GC a third into the 21-stage race and there's plenty more to come.
You can read all about how Remco Evenepoel took the spoils but Tadej Pogacar kept the yellow jersey in our report.
On Saturday, the peloton will head 183.4km on a lumpy route from Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises. It could be a day for the breakaway, but then again the sprinters could also be licking their lips.
We will see you around 12:20 BST to see how it all plays out.
Simon Yates was the highest placed British rider on stage seven one minute and 33 seconds down.
His brother Adam was a further 13 seconds down, while Geraint Thomas ended up two minutes and 21 seconds behind Remco Evenepoel, who has now won stages at all three Grand Tours.
Remco Evenepoel speaking after winning stage seven: "Crazy. It was on a good day, the climb was actually pretty tough. I wanted to start fast and keep something for the climb and the descent was on the limit, pretty technical and fast but I enjoyed every metre of this time trial. Coming out with a win is simply amazing so I am super happy.
“I was pretty sure I had a puncture actually but I think someone maybe dropped a glass or hit the fence or something, it was exactly the same sound as a puncture. After a few hundred metres I knew nothing was wrong but I kept going with a bit of fear in my head because I thought it was a slow puncture. I had to take risks because I knew Tadej was close to me.
“It was a close one but I wanted to win today and that’s accomplished."
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) 27hrs 16mins 23secs
2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal-Quick Step) +33secs
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +1min 15secs
4. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1mins 36secs
5. Juan Ayuso (Spa/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 16secs
6. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates) +2mins 17secs
7. Carlos Rodriguez (Spa/Ineos Grenadiers) +2mins 31secs
8. Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-Quick Step) +3mins 35secs
9. Matteo Jorgenson (US/Visma-Lease a Bike) 4mins 03secs
10. Aleksandr Vlasov (Red Bull Bora-Hansgrohe) +4mins 46secs
1. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal-Quick Step) 28mins 52secs
2. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) +12secs
3. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +34secs
4. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +37secs
5. Victor Campenaerts (Bel/Lotto-dstny) +52secs
6. Kevin Vauquelin (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels) Same time
7. Matteo Jorgenson (US/Visma-Lease a Bike) +54secs
8. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates) +57secs
9. Ben Healy (Ire/EF Education-EasyPost) +59secs
10. Stefan Küng (Swi/Groupama – FDJ) +1min
Tadej Pogacar may not have won the stage but he has taken 22 seconds out of Primoz Roglic and 25 out of Jonas Vingegaard.
I'm sure he would have been fairly happy with that when he set off.
Tadej Pogacar rolls over the line in second, 12 seconds down. That was a gutsy ride.
He will keep hold of the yellow jersey.
Tadej Pogacar has a kilometre to cover and is around 10 seconds down on Evenepoel.
Remco Evenepoel is 34 seconds quicker than Primoz Roglic.
He will surely win this stage….
Remco Evenepoel is in the final kilometre and really putting the hammer down…
Jonas Vingegaard comes home three seconds slower than his former teammate Primoz Roglic…
Was that a gear slip or a problem with his chain? Remco Evenepoel looks to be in trouble momentarily but quickly sorts whatever the problem is.
Primoz Roglic is piling it on here…
The Slovenian will take to the hot seat after crossing 18 seconds better than Campenaerts.
Carlos Rodriguez crosses the finish 35 seconds down on Victor Campenaerts.
He will almost certainly lose time to the big four.
Tadej Pogacar is out of his saddle as he gets near the top of this climb. He is giving everything but is 10 seconds down on Remco Evenepoel.
Will he be able to take some time back on the descent, which is far from the Belgian's speciality.
Oh my word. Remco Evenepoel is 23 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard at the second check.
Joao Almeida is grimacing as he comes through the final section of this time trial and is five seconds off.
Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard will be hoping to take time out of Remco Evenepoel on the climb.
Up the road Primoz Roglic through the second time check in the lead.
Matteo Jorgenson crosses the finish line two seconds off. He is in third as it stands.
Tadej Pogacar is a couple of seconds down on Remco Evenepoel, so ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.
He is emptying his tank.
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