Tour de France 2023 stage 7 LIVE: Result and winner as Jasper Philipsen pips Mark Cavendish in Bordeaux

92km to go: The gap keeps is hovering around 2 minutes 40 seconds now.

On Eurosport, Philippe Gilbert says he reckons Jasper Philipsen will win today’s stage sprint because he has the best lead out guy in Mathieu van der Poel.

That seems to be the prevailing opinion when concerned with how the stage will go.

95 km to go: The intermediate sprint is rapidly approaching with the peloton beginning to think about the classification points for the green jersey.

Simon Guglielmi is only 2’31” ahead now and should get caught over the next 14km before the sprint arrives.

105km to go: Guglielmi’s lead is being eaten into as the kilometres continue to tick by. It stands at 3’15” now but the Frenchman still has his head down and is plowing on to try and remain in front.

111km to go: Simon Guglielmi is plugging away at the front of the field, all on his own. He’s still three and a half minutes ahead of the peloton.

116km to go: Today’s result should have very little impact on the general classification standings but you can never say never with the Tour de France.

Here’s how things stand after Tadej Pogacar’s victory in stage 6:

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 26hrs 10mins 44secs

2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) +25secs

3. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 34secs

4. Simon Yates (Jayco-Alula) 3mins 14secs

5. Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) 3mins 30secs

6. Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) +3mins 40secs

7. David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) +4mins 03secs

8. Romain Bardet (DSM) +4mins 42secs

9. Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) Same time

10. Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) +5mins 28secs

120km to go: Simon Guglielmi’s time at the front of the race may be coming to an end pretty soon. The peloton has reduced the gap on him to three minutes 50 seconds but the Frenchman looks determined to keep up his pace.

Being in the breakaway on your own is an unenviable task.

124km to go: Mads Pedersen believes he’s just getting ‘better and better’ through the Tour this year.

“I’m getting better and better during the race, so harder stages before the sprints is always a bit better for me.” he said about his chances of winning today’s stage.

“Yeah, it is. We didn’t manage the sprints 100% well with the results in the past two sprints we had, so now it’s time to show where we are. But again, it’s tough.

“It was never easy for me, sprint days like this where it’s easy the whole day and then there’s a sprint in the end. But we believe in it and we take our chance.”

132 km to go: Jumbo-Visma’s Head of Nutrition Martijn Redegeld has given an interview with Eurosport explaining how the team prepares for a stage like today, which is long and steady but made harder by the sun and the heat.

Lots of frozen gels, lots of fluids with a focus on carbohydrate intact each hour. It’s interesting stuff to learn what the riders have to go through to get themselves through the Tour de France.

135km to go: The peloton has cut the time gap on Simon Guglielmi to a tick under five minutes without exerting much effort. The Frenchman will be thankful once he’s drawn back in but it’s been a fine effort to stay out in front so far.

On Eurosport team Arkea-Samsic, the team of Guglielmi explained their decision to keep him out in front. They said:

“It’s going to be a complicated day for him. Four riders would have been easier … but we took the decision to send him up the front, and then we decided to keep him there.”

140km to go: It’s a boiling hot day as the peloton start to reduce the time gap on Simon Guglielmi. Throughout the day it’ll be important for the riders to cool themselves down and maintain enough energy for the final sprint.