Tour de France 2018 stage seven LIVE: Dylan Groenewegen wins sprint ahead of Peter Sagan and Fernando Gaviria in Chartres
Stage seven is the longest of this Tour, a 231km route from Fougeres to Chartres via Mayenne, setup for the sprinters like Peter Sagan and Fernando Gaviria
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Your support makes all the difference.Stage seven is the longest day of this year’s Tour de France, a placid-looking 231km route from Fougeres in Brittany to Chartres, 100km south-west of Paris, via Mayenne which is setup for the sprinters.
There is every chance of a breakaway – the race was won in 2004 in by a break – but if the peloton reels in the escapees then all eyes will be on Peter Sagan and Fernando Gaviria as they resume their running battle.
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Prediction
Fernando Gaviria to claim his third stage victory.
Odds
Fernando Gaviria 13/10
Peter Sagan 10/3
Dylan Groenewegen 9/2
Marcel Kittel 7/1
Arnaud Demare 11/1
How to watch on TV
The stage will be shown live on ITV and Eurosport from 12pm BST.
Start time
The stage is scheduled to start at around 1pm local time.
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