Tour de France: Stage seven prediction, preview, analysis and free tip

Free Tour de France tips, best bets and analysis for Stage Seven from Millau to Lavaur.

Where to watch

ITV4 & Eurosport 1, 12.30pm Friday

Best bet

Mads Pedersen
1pt each-way 25-1 Betway

Stage preview

Britain's Adam Yates will spend at least another day in the yellow jersey after finishing safely alongside the main contenders on stage six.

There was no major changes to the general classification as Kazakhstan's Alexey Lutsenko burned off the remainder of the day's high-quality breakaway to take his first Tour success.

Yates should hold on to the leader's jersey on Friday as stage seven looks like one for the sprinters with all the climbing tackled within the first 100km of the 168km route from Millau to Lavaur.

The main danger to the fast men could come from strong winds that are typical in the region. Yellow-jersey contenders will also need to be on high alert should the wind blow as they seek to minimise any potential time losses.

Caleb Ewan and Sam Bennett are the premier sprinters at this year's Tour but if the wind does play a role, it could take a grittier type of rider to get the job done.

The talented Wout van Aert, winner of stage five, will be a danger to all if Jumbo-Visma give him the freedom to sprint for victory but at much bigger odds world champion Mads Pedersen could be the each-way play.

Pedersen finished second on stage one and as he showed in atrocious conditions in Yorkshire last year when he won the world title, he is not fazed when the going gets tough.

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