{"id":3449,"date":"2025-07-12T17:08:32","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2025-07-12T17:08:34","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:08:34","slug":"evenepoel-maintains-white-at-stage-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/evenepoel-maintains-white-at-stage-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Evenepoel Maintains White Jersey as Onley Climbs to Third in Young Riders Classification"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Consistency Keeps Evenepoel in Control<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Remco Evenepoel (Soudal\u2013Quick-Step)<\/strong> continued his steady, calculated race at the 2025 Tour de France, retaining the coveted <strong>White Jersey (Maillot Blanc)<\/strong> for best young rider after <strong>\u00c9tape 7<\/strong>. Evenepoel finished safely in the front group on the decisive M\u00fbr-de-Bretagne stage, protecting his advantage in the youth standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Young Riders Classification After Stage 7<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Young Riders Classification ranks the best riders under 26 in the General Classification. Following Stage 7\u2019s dramatic finish, here\u2019s how the standings look:<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-table-container3449_fd953d-b4{overflow-x:auto;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 th{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 caption{text-align:center;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 td{padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-xs, 1rem);text-align:left;}.kb-table-container .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 td, .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.48);}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-table-container .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 td, .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.48);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-table-container .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 td, .kb-table3449_fd953d-b4 th{border-bottom:1px solid rgba(113,128,150,0.48);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-table-container kb-table-container3449_fd953d-b4 wp-block-kadence-table\"><table class=\"kb-table kb-table3449_fd953d-b4\">\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3449_e4a755-6b\">\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_eb1cff-e8\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Position<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_4af30a-21\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cavalier<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_e3eafe-3b\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u00c9quipe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n\n<th  scope=\"col\" class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_9e3d0e-0a\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time Gap<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3449_236bf6-ad\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_b40415-14\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">1\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_f04268-db\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Remco Evenepoel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_c2a6c0-72\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soudal\u2013Quick-Step<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_480008-97\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8211;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3449_a77909-c3\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_c5e6ae-e7\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_c9fd1b-d8\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kevin Vauquelin<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_3a43a0-22\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARKEA\u2013B&amp;B Hotels<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_76e95c-a2\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>+0:17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n<tr class=\"kb-table-row kb-table-row3449_0425aa-a5\">\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_c7c040-28\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">3\ufe0f\u20e3<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_149426-b8\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oscar Onley<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_2d6074-f1\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Team dsm\u2013firmenich PostNL<\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n\n<td  class=\"kb-table-data kb-table-data3449_f9aa79-33\">\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>+1\u2032\u202f55\u2033<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See full <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-2025\/stage-7-results\/\">youth standings after stage 7<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Moves:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Oscar Onley<\/strong> jumps into third place, thanks to a brilliant ride where he not only stuck with the leaders but also sprinted to <strong>third on the stage finish<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kevin Vauquelin holds second, just <strong>17 seconds behind Evenepoel<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Onley\u2019s Breakout Performance<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At just <strong>22 years old<\/strong>, <strong>Oscar Onley<\/strong> is emerging as one of the revelations of this year\u2019s Tour. His climb into <strong>third in the Youth Classification<\/strong> et <strong>podium finish on Stage 7<\/strong> firmly cements him as a GC outsider and a major talent for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Onley matched the accelerations of <strong>Poga\u010dar<\/strong> et <strong>Vingegaard<\/strong> on the final M\u00fbr-de-Bretagne ascent, a sign of his growing confidence and climbing ability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s Next for the White Jersey Battle<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Young Riders battle<\/strong> remains one of the tightest contests of the 2025 Tour. While Evenepoel holds a slender lead, <strong>Vauquelin and Onley<\/strong> are well within striking distance, especially with the <strong>Massif Central and Pyrenees stages<\/strong> on the horizon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expect Evenepoel to rely on his time trialling and tactical positioning in hilly stages, while Onley and Vauquelin may look for opportunities on steeper, punchier finishes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 7 wasn\u2019t just about the battle for yellow \u2014 it marked a pivotal day for the youth race at the 2025 Tour de France.<br><strong>Remco Evenepoel remains in white<\/strong>, but rising talents like <strong>Oscar Onley<\/strong> are fast closing the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the young Briton keeps this momentum, the <strong>Maillot Blanc<\/strong> could yet change shoulders in the coming mountain battles.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consistency Keeps Evenepoel in Control Remco Evenepoel (Soudal\u2013Quick-Step) continued his steady, calculated race at the 2025 Tour de France, retaining the coveted White Jersey (Maillot Blanc) for best young rider after Stage 7. Evenepoel finished safely in the front group on the decisive M\u00fbr-de-Bretagne stage, protecting his advantage in the youth standings. 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