O Tour de France foi criado em 1903. | The Katusha man has battled bravely today but, over half an hour behind the race, he has climbed off his back. Vincenzo Nibali has been dropped from the group of GC favourites. Mark Cavendish is the winner of Tour de France 2016 Stage 1, before Marcel Kittel and Peter Sagan. Bardet has won stages before by attacking over a climb and going for it on the descent, but Quintana comes roaring back and hits the front. I'm in the unknown.. Always a poor descender, things have changed and Froome takes the stage win and yellow jersey in Bagneres-de-Luchon. This is comfortably the hardest stage of the Tour so far - one of the hardest of the whole race - and we should see the GC battle really come to life. Vincenzo Nibali of the Astana team won the overall general classification by more . So the Sky train grinds away for the majority of the stage and they bully a rider out of KOM points for no great reward. We've rounded up all the instant reactions - including Froome, Valverde, Brailsford, Yates, Van Garderen, and others - into one handy place: Tour de France stage 8 finish line quotes, Rafal Majka is the new leader of the King of the Mountains classification. They are accompanied by 10 more riders, among them Michael Matthews, who takes the intermediate sprint. Cyclingnews.com: The world centre of cycling. Chris FROOME (SKY) has now donned over 40 Yellow Jerseys in his career and after another impressive TT ride on Stage 18 he was on track to win the 2016 Tour de France, his 3rd title. Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac) crashed on the descent and finished just behind the second chase group. Its not nice to take the white jersey like that but now I want to hold it as long as possible. Barguil and Frank Schleck struggling at the back. The Dimension Data duo of Bernard Eisel and Serge Pauwels are the latest to attack. After a race over four passes, including the Tourmalet and the Peyresourde, the finish of stage 8 in the descent. 2016 103rd Tour de France (2.UWT) He's lost around 1:40 to Froome. Geraint Thomas and Jan Bakelants have both crashed, Winner Anacona has punctured, and Tom Dumoulin is back at his team car. Robert Millar blog: Winning in the Circle of Death, Stage 7: Cummings solos to victory over Col d'Aspin, Giro Rosa: Bronzini takes a second sprint victory. | Sky still with an enviable strength in depth. We're climbing again, and this time it's a category 1 ascent. 10. Richie Porte (aus) + 2.08 20. That group of 13 split after the sprint. We've had a flurry of attacks in the opening kilometres, including Thomas De Gendt, who clearly has his eyes on extending his spell as king of the mountains. Origens. Pinot and Majka near the top of the Tourmalet and thoughts turn to the KOM points on offer at the first HC climb of the Tour. Click here to read our full stage preview. This scenario had seemed extremely unlikely halfway up the Peyresourde. 12. Cresting the Peyresourde, Froome accelerated. Arrival place Bagnres-de-Luchon is a famous spa in the Pyrenees. More breakaway antics today?! Here comes Contador. Huge Black Friday Wahoo deals available on outgoing (but still-excellent) tech, Chris Froome was all smiles after his surprise attack on the descent to Luchon, Wilco Kelderman (LottoNl-Jumbo) crashed on a descent, (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) with the combativity prize on stage 8 of the Tour de France, Tejay van Garderen and Richie Porte (BMC), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) attacks Froome, Sergio Henao (Sky) closed down Quintana's move, Nairo Quiintana (Movistar) pushes the pace on the Peyresourde, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) counters a move by Romain Bardet, Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac) showing signs of a crash, Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange) in the white jersey, Rafal Majka (Tinkoff) claimed the polka dot jersey, Alberto Contador (Tinkoff) comes in a group 3:12 down, Daniel Martin (Etixx-Quickstep) takes second over Joaquim Rodriguez, Chris Froome (Sky) celebrates his first maillot jaune of the 2016 Tour de France, Chris Froome (Sky) wins stage 8 of the Tour de France in Luchon, The feed zone on stage 8 of the Tour de France, Tony Martin on the back of the break with Thibaut Pinot and Rafal Majka, Rafal Majka and Thibaut Pinot in the breakaway, Alberto Contador, Richie Porte and Fabio Aru in the chase bunch, Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) lost the yellow jersey on stage 8, Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) lost the yellow jersey, The breakaway on stage 8 of the Tour de France, Jan Bakelants and Romain Bardet discuss the stage, The start of stage 8 of the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish in the green jersey at the Tour de FranceJoa, Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal) and Mark Cavendish at the start, Greg Van Avermaet, Mark Cavendish and Adam Yates at the start, Mark Cavendish and Adam Yates undoubtedly discussing the 1km banner collapse, Thomas De Gendt tries to make the move early in the stage, Daniel Teklehaimanot (Dimension Data) sparked the first move but was caught, Tour de France:Froome attacks descent to win in Luchon, Tour de France:Stage 8 Finish line quotes, Domenico Pozzovivo (Ita) AG2R La Mondiale, Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Daniel Navarro (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Chris Anker Srensen (Den) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Luis Angel Mate (Spa) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step, Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Orica-BikeExchange, Daniel Teklehaimanot (Eri) Dimension Data, Tom Jelte Slagter (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac, Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data, Michael Matthews (Aus) Orica-BikeExchange, Nicolas Edet (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Michael Albasini (Swi) Orica-BikeExchange, Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Ramunas Navardauskas (Ltu) Cannondale-Drapac, Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data, Brice Feillu (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Jerome Cousin (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Geoffrey Soupe (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Cyril Lemoine (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Etixx - Quick-Step, Bertjan Lindeman (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo, Vegard Breen (Nor) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Borut Bozic (Slo) Cofidis, Solutions Credits, Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Florian Vachon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Pierre-Luc Perichon (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Armindo Fonseca (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Daniel Mclay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept, Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Cannondale-Drapac, Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo, Froome happy to be in yellow after daring downhill attack. "We expected that, we knew it would be a tricky stage. 2km to go. What you should know about the Tour de France's eighth stage, which takes riders from Pau to Bagnres-de-Luchon on July 9. Its hard to stay if Ill hold onto it for the duration, I came here for stages not GC, but well see what happens next couple of weeks.". Dan Martin (Etixx-Quick Step) @ :13. It was real old-school bike racing, just fun. Just over 50km remaining. Cavendish comes across the line and it turns out he has regained contact with the big gruppetto with the other sprints. 6. The yellow jersey group is over 7 minutes behind the peloton now so it looks like Greg van Avermaet's spell in the maillot jaune is coming to an end. Planned all along then? The final climb is 4.8 kilometers in total with 4.6% average gradient, however that only tells half the story. This is how it looks. Race report After a fast opening with 51 kms done in the first hour its with 60 kms done Daniel Navarro, Tom Dumoulin and Mikael Chrel attack. We have a very hard day in front of us with a lot of climbing but we go day by day and save what energy we have.". Adam Yates managed to fight on after his stage 7 crash to m. Watch . Daniel Martin finishes in second, Joaquim Rodrguez in third. Geraint Thomas takes it up as Movistar's Nelson Oliveira pulls off. (Slideshow route/profile). Please refresh the page and try again. . Froome's principal rival, Nairo Quintana is now sixth at 23 seconds. Froome raced well.". The race will finish on the Champs-lyses . P; C; S; . To complete another good day for British riders, Adam Yates retained the white jersey and Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) finished in the gruppetto to hold the green. Mikel Nieve leads the way with Thomas seconds wheel, then Henao, Poels, Froome, buried in is stem. Froome hasn't stopped pedalling here, even as he drops onto his top tube to get into a tight aero tuck over his bars. Tomorrow is certainly not one to be missed. On the early slopes of the Tourmalet, the only one of that baker's dozen to remain at the front was Arnold Jeannesson (Cofidis), who was soon joined by two big-hitters in the shape of Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) and Tinkoff's Majka. Wilco Kelderman crashes on a hairpin and he needs a bike change. Adam Yates (gbr) s.t. Pinot descending well despite the confidence issues that have plagued him in the past. We have no plan. There are 10 bonus seconds on the line, remember. "Im ok. Thanks for your company today - that's a wrap. Bath England and Wales company registration number 2008885. 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The climb is split into two sections, as the first two kilometers will average just . The Spaniard has made it over the Tourmalet with no issues. They're not getting their way, however. I thought Id give it a try, I had a go on the climb and nothing was sticking and I thought Id give it a go and see what I could do on the descent see if I could catch someone out. The main GC group chasing Froome looks like this: Valverde, Quintana, Aru, Porte, Van Garderen, Bardet, Kreuziger, Dan Martin, Yates, Mollema, Meintjes, Zakarin. Day 8, Saturday 9th July, departs from Pau, then takes riders over the classic Pyrenean route of the Col du Tourmalet, which, at 2115 metres above sea level, will be the second-highest point on the 2016 Tour. Froome is using every inch of road here as he throws himself through some of these bends. The counter attacks come thick and fast and we have a large group emerging now ahead of the peloton. The first tough Pyrenees stage leads over four cols, with one of them hors category, to finish after 184 kilometres in Bagnres-de-Luchon. After a race over four passes, including the Tourmalet and the Peyresourde, the finish of stage 8 in the descent. Bourg-Saint-Andol - La Caverne du Pont-d'Arc (ITT), 208.5km What came next was even more startling as Froome tucked down onto his toptube and spun his 54 chainring with all he had, opening up an even bigger gap in the process. Froome comes off the descent and the road flattens out. Majka's not too happy with that. Tour de France. Froome has a gap here and he's pushing on as the road heads downhill. I've told what went wrong and what my expectations are for the rest of the Tour. That's right, a rouleur catching two climbers on a HC ascent. This route begins from Berne and finishes at the edge of the Emosson dam (Martigny), situated next to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Today's stage is a variation on a Pyrenean classic. This time around, he has avoided any incident and heads into the first big mountain stages equal on time with the other big favourites. He and teammate Wout Poels had done the same on the previous climb of Val Louron, apparently to deny Tinkoff's Rafal Majka maximum points for the King of the Mountains jersey. 19. Almost every year, the peloton visits the Pyrenean city of Pau which will send the riders off for stage 8. No less than 67 times the town hosted La Grande Boucle. The overall general classification was won by Chris Froome of Team . 9. Stages. Saturday, July 8, 2023: Libourne to Limoges, 201km. Every rider has their own unique routine to get ready for a stage of the Tour de France. Mentioned stage also featured Col de Peyresourde. Quintana chased the Frenchman down and made his first dig in this series of attacks, drawing a response from Henao and Froome. Pinot and Majka lead the peloton by 30 seconds. Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*, Enjoy your first month for just 1 / $1 / 1, *Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets, After your trial you will be billed 4.99 $7.99 5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Froome attacks just before cresting and solos to victory in a downhill. An indication that the pace has really increased in the peloton: Pinot is caught. ITV Cycling Podcast. There was a problem. Geraint Thomas (gbr) s.t. The leaders are half-way up the 19km Tourmalet, which gets steeper nearer the top. Pinot gets dropped from the pack without delay. The Pole takes the lead in the KOM-classification. Last year the pass featured in stage 11 (win Majka), but this time it is conquered from the other side, making it a 16.8 kilometres climb at 7.7% with a steepest section at 11.6%. It's another hot day out there. Morkov has only recently crested the Tourmalet and is currently around 25 minutes in arrears. Race Home. Thank you for signing up to The Pick. We are ready for this attack and we hope that when it happens we can make it work.. Today's stage is a variation on a Pyrenean classic. On the final steep ramps of the Tourmalet, Pinot accelerated to ensure he was first over the pass. Wilco Kelderman (nld) s.t. Seb [Reichenbach] is well placed. This year we don't have the so-called 'circle of death' involving thePeyresourde, Aspin, Tourmalet and Aubisque. This time it is no different. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. 8. Back in 1910, the town hosted the first two mountain stages in Tour de France history, both won by Octave Lapize. Suas origens remontam ao clebre Caso Dreyfus, que dividiu a Frana no final do sculo XIX. Poels is dropped now as Sky are reduced to four. Mechanical for Woet Poels. The Race: The riders rolled off about 2:05 PM to begin the final stage of the 103rd Tour de France. Chris Froome takes the yellow jersey after breaking away to win stage eight at the 2016 Tour de France. The second day in the Pyrenees will see the peloton undertake four categorised climbs on their 184 kilometre trek from Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon. It has been a grey morning in Pau, where riders have signed on and are now preparing for the roll-out. As Martin advanced, teammate Julian Alaphilippe was one of the riders shaken out of the peloton climbing the Tourmalet. Stage 16 Moirans-en-Montagne to Berne. 2016 103rd Tour de France (2.UWT) Cavendish is still not home. Pau and Bagnres-de-Luchon are Tour de France staples, and the Col du Tourmalet is once of the race's most iconic climbs. Before we get underway, here's a reminder of how the GC stands after 7 stages, 1 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) BMC Racing Team 34:09:44 2 Adam Yates (GBr) Orica-BikeExchange 0:05:50 3 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Etixx - Quick-Step 0:05:51 4 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Movistar Team 0:05:53 5 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Team Katusha 0:05:54 6 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 0:05:57 7 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 8 Warren Barguil (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin 9 Pierre Rolland (Fra) Cannondale-Drapac 10 Daniel Martin (Irl) Etixx - Quick-Step, Polka-dot: Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Soudal), And we're off! Its a stage that we can do something to our rivals. Then, three kilometres from the top, Henao attacked. Once again, he must re-align his ambitions for the Tour de France, and this is what he had to say this morning, talking to the Tour organisers. Wilco Kelderman (nld) s.t. The highest point on the 2016 Tour de France will be reached on Stage 9, Sunday July 10th, with its finish at the Andorran resort of . Thibaut Pinot lost a chunk of time yesterday as he endured a jour sans. Majka tries to come through to take the KOM points at the top of the climb, but Froome and Poels block the way and accelerate to prevent the Pole. 2022 Fox Factory 120. L'Isle-Jourdain - Lac de Payolle, 184.5km It didn't look pretty or comfortable, but it was very effective. 8:02. Shall the favourites be willing to fight, the terrain enables them to do so. 1:50 when the time bonus is factored in. 2016 103rd Tour de France (2.UWT) . The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox! Cyclingnews is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The peloton reaches Lourdes and boy have those opening 36 kilometres been covered quickly. Holley taking underdogs in NFL Week 4 NFL. The riders make traverse their way along this green hillside, with some stunning mountain peaks about to come into view. Yates is still in there at the back with Aru. Instead we're going west to east, skipping the Aubisque and the Aspin but we still have four difficult climbs and it should be another day to remember. The Alps Stages of the Tour de France 2016: 17th stage (July 20). Froome puts 13 seconds into most opponents and 1'41" into Contador. Well see how it goes but hopefully I can keep the white jersey. 2016 Tour de France: Stage 8 recap. Not even Matthieu Ladagnous is allowed any time off the front to pass through his home town of Nay in front of fans, family and friends. Majka takes a bidon, pours it over his face, and chucks it away. And Froome goes! The speed is high out there as we wait to settle on a situation everyone's happy with. Yet, three kilometres from the top of the Peyresourde, the last of those climbs, Sky's initiated a series of attacks that split the group, with Tinkoff's Alberto Contador the main casualty. Tinkoff leadership? Today was tough but I got through ok. You will receive a verification email shortly. 2. ; 2016 Tour de France podcast: Stage 13 ITT review. Here's the full story: Contador to sign for Trek-Segafredo on Tour de France rest day. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. While climbing the Col de Val Louron-Azet the leaders are reeled in one after the other. Froome attacks just before cresting and solos to victory in a downhill. Froome's chest is still buried into his bars and he has really taken this on. Here's what the Tinkoff rider had to say: "I slept for nine hours and I feel good. Rafal Majka has joined Pinot at the head of the race. This flurry split the group, with Warren Barguil (Giant-Alpecin) and Contador the most notable absentees. It settled for a few moments, then AG2R's Romain Bardet accelerated. Team may expand calendar to hedge against a repeat of 2022 season, Dutch sprinter 22nd in Jaarmarktcross Niel, Online gambling operator embroiled in UCI/Grand Tour spat in 2007 back with Tour de Tietema creator, Former world time trial champion to mix road and track as she targets Olympic qualification, The 18-year-old Welshman jumps to WorldTour to continue conquests on road and track, 'On a personal level, I'm proud of it. Roman Kreuziger (cze) + 0.34 14. Romain Bardet (fra) s.t. Defending champion Chris Froome picked up his 31st yellow jersey after a bold attack on the descent following the Col de Peyresourde climb. There are many question marks but very few answers. And now Dan Martin attacks! Having started the day 1:21 back, it's another blow to his hopes. Are we seeing another Pinot resurgence here? Wow. This is the Tour de France live dashboard with access to everything you should need for the 2016 Tour de . Tour de France stage 8 finish line quotes, Tour de France: Kelderman's crash due to melting tubular glue, Froome back in Tour de France yellow after daring downhill attack, Tour de France: Yates stays upbeat despite missing out on yellow, Tour de France: Quintana caught out by Froome attack on Peyresourde descent, Tour de France: Froome uses Team Sky's latest marginal gain to take yellow, Tour de France: Pinot to shift focus to king of the mountains classification, On-board video highlights of Tour de France stage 8 - Video. Nothing has stuck just yet, though, and the peloton remains vigilant. Movistar's Dan Moreno and Winner Anacona couldn't stay with it, nor could IAM's leader Matthias Frank. They're nearly three minutes down on the peloton, however. Not that they'll care - this is a bike race not a popularity contest. Tour de France 2016 Stage 8: Froome attacks in descent of Peyresourde to solo to yellow jersey. Descending Val Louron, Wilco Kelderman's tube rolled off on a right-hand hairpin, leaving him sitting in the road as LottoNL-Jumbo teammate George Bennett offered him his wheel and a mechanic appeared with a new bike. This is the link to a video of what Froome is referring to. Within minutes, Oliveira had pulled the favourites across to the three leaders, with Majka the last of them to yield. Sky/Movistar group cross the Col d'Azet. Most of the big GC players are in here, apart from Pinot, Nibali, and Alaphilippe. The gap comes down to 1:30 as Sky continue to set the pace. Joaquim . 4. However, Team Sky's leader wasn't to be denied as he produced one of the most astonishing and daring performances of his career on Saturday, enabling him to claim a brilliant solo victory in Bagnres de Luchon and with it the race leaders yellow jersey. Report: Sagan claims third win as Froome stays in yellow. Stage 8 of the 2016 Tour de France commences on Saturday as riders prepare for the second of three back-to-back climbs through the Pyrenees, taking them from Pau to Bagneres-de-Luchon. Stage 8 | Pau - Bagnres-de-Luchon: FROOME Chris: FROOME Chris: 07/10: Stage 9 | Vielha val d'Aran - Andorra Arcalis: DUMOULIN Tom: FROOME Chris: 07/12: Stage 10 | Escaldes-Engordany - Revel: MATTHEWS Michael: FROOME Chris: 07/13: Depending on teams, who is there, and the break, theres a lot of factors. You will receive a verification email shortly. Peter Cossins has written about professional cycling since 1993 and is a contributing editor to Procycling. Watch every Tour de France Stage on NBC Sports Gold. Ok so it's all happening in the neutral zone for once. Always a poor descender, things have changed and Froome takes the stage win and yellow jersey in Bagneres-de-Luchon. Bauke Mollema (nld) s.t. Alejandro Valverde (spa) s.t. Soon after news had come through that Katusha's Michael Mrkv had become the first rider to abandon the race, the lead group topped Val Louron, where Majka made a late surge to take maximum KoM points only to see Poels and Froome surge to deny him, although the Pole would still end the day in the polka-dot jersey. The first three riders on the line take time bonuses at 10, 6 and 4 seconds. We had a pretty intense pace toward the end of the stage, but it wasn't fast enough, unfortunately," says Alejandro Valverde. He's really going for this! At the end of this tough ordeal the finish line is in Bagnres-de-Luchon, the famous spa also known as the 'Queen of the Pyrenees'. Cyclingnews is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. They're two minutes behind the leading trio, and they're just making steady progress at the minute - nothing ridiculous. Bauke Mollema (nld) s.t. @paddyfletch Sky are riding like they have the yellow jersey already, doing Movistar's work for them. Dan Martin takes second with the GC group 14 seconds back. Nairo can be very strong but we have to wait and see. Meanwhile Team Sky set the pace in the peloton, which is rapidly thinning out already. But they might wait for the day after Back to 2016 Tour de France That's the first abandon of the 2016 Tour de France - a record for the amount of the race covered without a drop-out. The last time La Grande Boucle visited was in 2012 with Thomas Voeckler soloing to victory. And now Martin. 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Saturday, July 9, 2016 - At 184 kilometres, stage 8 of the 2016 Tour de France takes the rider into the Pyrenees. Julian Alaphilippe attacks! Who could have expected him to strike out like that on a descent? Photo: Gruber Images 2014 Tour winner Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) infiltrated the day's breakaway on Stage . The break: Wout Poels (Sky), Jesus Herrada (Movistar), Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana), Mikal Chrel (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jasper Stuyven (Trek-Segafredo), Stef Clement (IAM), Dylan van Baarle (Cannondale-Drapac), Tom Dumoulin (Giant), Paul Voss (Bora), Ilnur Zakarin (Katusha), Romain Sicard (Direct Energie), Dani Navarro (Cofidis) and Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange). GC after stage 8 1. The race proper is expected to get underway in 10 minutes or so. Kelderman and Rolland the next to be dropped as we're seeing a real selection for the first time in this race. Greg Van Avermaet was leader in GC. For the first time in Tour de France history the mountain is climbed on the western slopes. Or sign up for one year for just 49 $79 59, Try your first month for just 1 / $1 / 1. Henao injects some pace. The final drop is around 14 kilometres while the last few kilometrs are on flat roads. Chris Froome (Sky) 4:57:33. Laurens Sweeck wins speedy Cyclocross World Cup in Beekse Bergen, Shirin van Anrooij wins Beekse Bergen Cyclocross World Cup, Ben Turner extends with Ineos Grenadiers as young generation takes over at British super-team. BA1 1UA. Live coverage of stage 8 of the 2016 Tour de France, a 184km Pyrenean excursion from Pau to Bagnres-de-Luchon. Alaphilippe can't help but look to his right as he ploughs on. The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours.The 3,529 km (2,193 mi)-long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-lyses stage in Paris. The leading trio's advantage comes down to 40 seconds as Movistar and Sky continue to push on. Warren Barguil (fra) + 1.41 17. Albertville - Saint-Gervais Mont Blanc, 'His ambition is too big for him to give up' says Classics veteran of compatriot, 23-year-old Yorkshireman impressed in the Classics in debut season. I think that there will be a lot happening in the general classification today, said Quintana. More riders lose contact as Sky tighten the screw. Majka goes clear at the head of the race. P; C; S; . Pinot is only just over three minutes in arrears on GC, so he can't be allowed total freedom here. He's heading for the stage win and yellow. Tour de France 2016 stage 8 - After a race over four passes, including the Tourmalet and the Peyresourde, the finish of stage 8 in the descent. We wouldn't expect this level of risk-taking and neither would his rivals, perhaps, as he's riding away here! Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme designed the first two of this year's Pyrenean stages with the aim of denying Chris Froomethe opportunity of taking a grip on the race in the range as he did when he claimed the title in 2013 and 2015. Who's going to win the stage? Joaquim Rodriguez (spa) s.t. The climb of the Col du Tourmalet has begun. Chris Froome is the winner of Tour de France 2016 Stage 8, before Dan Martin and Joaquim Rodrguez. It's hair-rising, and there will be hearts in the mouths of Sky staff, but you have to give it to him - this is an impressive display. Aru attacks from the group now on the flat. | Thank you for reading 5 articles in the past 30 days*, Enjoy your first month for just 1 / $1 / 1, *Read any 5 articles for free in each 30-day period, this automatically resets, After your trial you will be billed 4.99 $7.99 5.99 per month, cancel anytime. Will average just Peyresourde climb second chase group Watch every Tour de France history, both won by Lapize! 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