Tadej Pogacar won stage seven of Paris-Nice with a finish atop the Col de la Couillole after an almost 16km long climb.

At the end of the 142.9km stage, the UAE Emirates rider preceded David Gaudu and Jonas Vingegaard , with whom he had made a selection and pulled away from his opponents.

The Slovenian consolidates his lead in the general standings over Gaudu and Vingegaard. Of note are the withdrawals of Mads Pedersen and Arnaud De Lie. The race will end tomorrow.

Order of arrival:

1 POGAČAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 3:56:08

2 GAUDU David Groupama - FDJ 0:02

3 VINGEGAARD Jonas Jumbo-Visma 0:06

4 YATES Simon Team Jayco AlUla 0:19

5 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost 0:24

6 MADER Gino Bahrain - Victorious 0:28

7 BARDET Romain Team DSM 0:30

8 SIVAKOV Pavel INEOS Grenadier 0:38

9 JORGENSON Matteo Movistar Team ,,

10 LATOUR Pierre TotalEnergies 0:53

Overall ranking:

1 POGACAR Tadej UAE Team Emirates 21:10:50

2 GAUDU David Groupama-FDJ + 12

3 VINGEGAARD Jonas Jumbo-Visma + 58

4 YATES Simon Team Jayco-AlUla + 01:27

5 MÄDER Gino Bahrain Victorious + 01:59

6 POWLESS Neilson EF Education-EasyPost + 02:20

7 BARDET Romain Team DSM + 02:22

8 JORGENSON Matteo Movistar Team + 02:32

9 SIVAKOV Pavel INEOS Grenadiers + 03:08

10 LATOUR Pierre TotalEnergies + 03:17