This page contains the stage podium, the race story, GC implications after the stage, and per-rider performance. Read no further if you intend to watch this stage unspoiled.
Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates XRG) attacked to win atop the Grand Colombier, with teammate-rival Juan Ayuso second; Paul Seixas crashed and chased back 70 km but lost time. Luke Tuckwell defended the yellow jersey by three seconds over the day's losses to hold the lead going into the final stage.
After the race was neutralised on the descent of the Côte de Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens, Paul Seixas crashed and resumed over three minutes down, chasing alongside teammates Stefan Bissegger and later Daan Hoole. His deficit ballooned to four minutes before Decathlon's stronger climbers helped haul him back to the peloton after a roughly 70-kilometre pursuit, just before the Col de Richemond. Up front a rotating cast of attackers — including Berthet, Bennett, De Plus, Carlos Rodríguez and Paret-Peintre — never held more than a minute. On the final ascent of the Grand Colombier, Isaac del Toro attacked and soloed to the win, with Juan Ayuso at +0:24 and Tobias Halland Johannessen at +0:38. Race leader Luke Tuckwell limited his losses, coming in with the chasers to keep the jersey.
Luke Tuckwell held the overall lead, but the margins tightened sharply: Matteo Jorgenson moved to second at +0:42, with Isaac del Toro third at +0:49 after his stage win and Juan Ayuso fourth at +1:06. Johannessen (+1:33), Seixas (+1:54) and Skjelmose (+1:59) rounded out the contenders. With one summit finish left at Plateau de Solaison, the GC was poised for an explosive finale.
Del Toro began his comeback in earnest, attacking on the Grand Colombier to solo for the stage win and cut his GC deficit to 49 seconds. From tenth and +3:22 down after stage 6, he climbed back to third overnight — setting up the decisive final-day assault.
Ayuso was the only rider to limit del Toro's stage gains, taking second at +0:24 and moving to fourth overall at +1:06 — back in genuine podium contention after the stage 6 setback.
Seixas crashed after the descent of the Côte de Saint-Maurice-de-Rotherens and faced a brutal ~70 km chase, his deficit reaching four minutes before his Decathlon teammates dragged him back to the bunch ahead of the final climb. He then limited his loss to +1:21 on the day — a remarkable salvage job — to sit sixth overall at +1:54. The effort, however, took its toll.
Jorgenson finished fourth on the stage at +0:41 and climbed to second overall at +0:42, keeping himself in the fight for the win going into the last day.
Skjelmose came in sixth at +1:17, supporting Lidl–Trek's two-pronged GC bid with Ayuso and sitting seventh overall at +1:59.