Jonas Vingegaard is satisfied with his placement in the stage ending at Mûr-de-Bretagne, one of the most anticipated stages in the first part of the Grande Boucle. The Dane finished second in the sprint won by Pogacar, although due to time bonuses, he lost an additional 4 seconds to the Slovenian.

"Today I had good legs," Vingegaard said after the finish. "The team kept me out of trouble and kept me at the front, and we raced the way we wanted. Then I came in second. In another situation, I might be really happy, but I think I made some mistakes in the sprint, though I'm not sure if that would have changed anything. But it's normal to think that way, because every time you make a small mistake, you always want the chance to go back and change it."

Looking back at the images, it was difficult to understand what Vingegaard was referring to, so he was asked for clarification.
"I think that if I had started the sprint just one or two seconds earlier, I could have surprised my opponents a bit and perhaps gotten closer. I'm not saying I would have won, just that I could have been closer."

Jorgenson and Van Aert helped Vingegaard. Particularly, the American finished fifth, ahead of Evenepoel and Vauquelin, and in the general classification, he is sixth, 1'34" behind the Slovenian leader.
"Having Matteo still among the top ten is a great advantage. Having him nearby is really fantastic, and it will be even more so when we start climbing, because he knows how to go really fast. Moreover, he has demonstrated his skill multiple times, and we have an excellent team and are ready to face the mountain challenge."

The first seven days of the Tour have ended, and for the Dane, it's time to take stock and understand where he stands.
"It has been a tough first week, so I'm even more curious to see how the third week will go, obviously. I think this is a really tough Tour de France, perhaps the toughest I've done."

Returning to what happened in the time trial, Vingegaard and his team couldn't find the cause of his decline. However, the Dane is certain there won't be more such incidents. "Of course, you can have a bad day. I admit I had a negative day, and usually I don't have many like this, so obviously it wasn't nice, but I continue to believe in myself and believe we can make the difference in the second and third weeks of the race."