Reigning Olympic time trial champion Remco Evenepoel should be a major factor in Caen as Tadej Pogacar, Mathieu van der Poel battle for overall lead.

While Evenepoel was a heavy favorite, Tadej Pogačar was the big surprise with his speedy second—and shift into the yellow jersey

World champion Tadej Pogačar secured a second Tour de France stage win on Friday, outsprinting Jonas Vingegaard to capture Stage 7 and reclaim the yellow jersey as overall race leader.