Tour de France stage 7 analysis: How Bora-Hansgrohe and crosswinds unleashed havoc

Bora-Hansgrohe split the race on stage 7 of the 2020 Tour de France
Bora-Hansgrohe split the race on stage 7 of the 2020 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Strong winds were predicted for stage 7 of the Tour de France from Millau to Lavaur, in the notoriously blustery Tarn department. Wout van Aert may have won, just as he did when crosswinds struck in Albi on stage 10 last year, but this was far from a copy-and-paste of that day. 

Before the wind had even really struck, the race was split into pieces thanks to Bora-Hansgrohe and their efforts to wrest the green jersey back from Sam Bennett, and win the stage. 

Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*

Join now for unlimited access

Enjoy your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

*Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets

After your trial you will be billed £4.99 $7.99 €5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Or sign up for one year for just £49 $79 €59

Join now for unlimited access

Try your first month for just £1 / $1 / €1

Sophie Hurcom is Procycling’s deputy editor. She joined the magazine in 2017, after working at Cycling Weekly where she started on work experience before becoming a sub editor, and then news and features writer. Prior to that, she graduated from City University London with a Masters degree in magazine journalism. Sophie has since reported from races all over the world, including multiple  Tours de France, where she was thrown in at the deep end by making her race debut in 2014 on the stage that Chris Froome crashed out on the Roubaix cobbles.