The climb featured twice in the final 15 kilometres when the Tour last visited the Mûr-de-Bretagne. On the first ascent, Mathieu van der Poel attacked, going for the 8 bonus seconds at the top, which he needed to snatch the yellow jersey. He then powered through to win the stage solo, finishing 6 seconds ahead of Tadej Pogacar. The yellow jersey went to the Dutchman and, in tribute to his late grandfather Raymond Poulidor, he crossed the line pointing to the sky.
The climb to Mûr-de-Bretagne is 2 kilometres long, averaging 6.9%, with the first kilometre being the steepest at just under 10%.
The Mûr-de-Bretagne made its debut in the Tour in 2011, and it was a close win for future overall champion Cadel Evans. When the Tour returned in 2015, Alexis Vuillermoz took the spoils, finishing 5 seconds ahead of Daniel Martin, who then took the win in 2018. The Irishman finished just 1 second ahead of Pierre Latour and 3 seconds before the main group.
It’s been twelve years since the Tour last started in Saint-Malo, when Marcel Kittel took the sprint win. In the past, Walter Godefroot (1967), Patrick Sercu (1974), and Bert Oosterbosch (1980) also claimed victories in this fortress town by the Atlantic Ocean.
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