Eight of the best photos from stage seven of the Tour de France 2019

The best snaps from the longest day of this year's race

The longest day of the Tour de France 2019 (running at 230km) eventually culminated in a bunch sprint, with Dylan Groenewegen (Jumbo-Visma) pipping Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) on the line, the Australian once again denied a first Tour de France stage victory.

With not much racing going on for the majority of the day, the photographers had their work cut out. Here are their best snaps from stage seven.

Tejay van Garderen sporting injuries from a crash early in the stage

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A pretty clear-cut case of motor doping

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Fans lined the roadside to cheer on the riders

(Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)
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(Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)
(Image credit: AFP/Getty Images)

A relaxed day for the peloton sped up as they approached the finish town of Chalon-sur-Saône

Anne-Christine-Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)
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The bunch sprint opened up on the long drag up to the finish line

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A photo finish gave the win to Dylan Groenewegen

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(Image credit: Getty Images)

We'll be back tomorrow with the best photos from stage eight of the Tour de France 2019.

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Hi. I'm Cycling Weekly's Weekend Editor. I like writing offbeat features and eating too much bread when working out on the road at bike races.


Before joining Cycling Weekly I worked at The Tab and I've also written for Vice, Time Out, and worked freelance for The Telegraph (I know, but I needed the money at the time so let me live).


I also worked for ITV Cycling between 2011-2018 on their Tour de France and Vuelta a España coverage. Sometimes I'd be helping the producers make the programme and other times I'd be getting the lunches. Just in case you were wondering - Phil Liggett and Paul Sherwen had the same ham sandwich every day, it was great.