2016 Tour de France

103rd edition: July 2 - July 24, 2016

Stage 8, Saturday, July 9: 
Pau - Bagnères de Luchon

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Stage 8, Saturday, July 9: Pau - Bagnères de Luchon, 184 km

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Chris Froome wins stage 8 and becomes the new GC leader

Rated ascents:

• Km 86.0: Col du Tourmalet (2,115 m) Souvenir Jacques Goddet, 19 km @ 7.4% - cat H
• Km 120.0: Hourquette d'Ancizan (1,564 m), 8.2 km @ 4.9% - cat 2
• Km 148.0: Col de Val Louron-Azet (1,580 m), 10.7 km @ 6.8% - cat 1
• Km 168.5: Col de Peyresourde (1,569 m), 7.1 km @ 7.8% - cat 1

The Weather: At the finish town of Bagnères de Luchon at 2:05 PM, it is 30C (80F) and raining, with the wind from the NNW at 6 km/hr (4mph). Rain is due to stop before 3PM

The Race: Today was a real mountain day with the giant Tourmalet (80th time the Tour has visited this mountain) the first of the day's big ascents. Clearly this was going to be day of hard racing. And that's just how it turned out. In the first hour the pack covered 51 kilometers!

Both Vincenzo Nibali and yellow jersey Greg van Avermaet were dropped half-way up the Tourmalet. On the Tourmalet ascent a trio of Thibaut Pinot, Rafal Majka and Tony Martin, went clear. Pinot was first to the top, earning him the 5,000-Euro Souvenir Jacques Goddet.

Near the top of the Col de Val Louron, the Pinot-Majka-Martin trio were caught and there was now a group of 35 riders in the lead. Katusha rider Michael Morkov became this year's first abandon. Second-place rider Adam Yates, who was caught in the falling 1-km gate yesterday, was at the back of the peloton, but hanging on.

On the Val Louron descent Wilco Kelderman crashed. But he was up quickly and regained the front group. Adam Yates was still with the front group, making him the virtual GC leader.

On the Peyresourde, the attacks came, but Sky worked hard to keep things under control. Less than two kilometers from the crest, Froome attacked, but could not gain a gap. He did shed Pierre Rolland in the process. Alberto Contador was also in difficulty.

Fourteen riders went over the top of the Peyresourde together with Froome in front.

And then Bam! Froome dropped the hammer on start of the downhill. He quickly built a gap and with two kilometers to go, he had a 22-second lead over his first chasers, led by Nairo Quintana.

And indeed, Froome not only won the stage, he took the overall lead by 16 seconds.

After the race, Froome said, “It wasn't really planned. I thought I'd give it a try in the downhill as the few tries on the climb didn't work out. They were sticking to us. So I decided to give it a go in the descent. It was cool. Bike racing is just fun, but maybe I spent a little bit too much. Tomorrow is a hard stage but I take every second I can. It's just a really good feeling to win. The guys rode all day so I did it for them.”

David L. Stanley explains what we know after one week

Complete Results:

Stage 8 photos | Stage 8 video

184 kilometers ridden at an average speed of 37.103 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	4hr 57min 33sec
2	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	@ 13sec
3	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	s.t.
4	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	s.t.
6	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
7	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
8	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
9	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
10	PORTE Richie	BMC	s.t.
11	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
13	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
14	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	s.t.
15	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01' 41''
16	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
17	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	s.t.
18	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
19	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	s.t.
20	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	s.t.
21	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
22	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
23	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	s.t.
24	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 45''
25	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	s.t.
26	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
27	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 02' 55''
28	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 04' 10''
29	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 04' 12''
30	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	s.t.
31	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	s.t.
32	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 05' 31''
33	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 10' 18''
34	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
35	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
36	LANDA Mikel	SKY	s.t.
37	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 11' 26''
38	POELS Wouter	SKY	+ 11' 26''
39	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 12' 34''
40	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 13' 25''
41	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	s.t.
42	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
43	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	s.t.
44	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
45	PLAZA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
46	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	s.t.
47	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
48	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
49	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
50	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	s.t.
51	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	+ 16' 19''
52	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
53	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 18' 37''
54	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	+ 20' 54''
55	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	s.t.
56	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 21' 24''
57	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 22' 33''
58	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 24' 09''
59	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 25' 14''
60	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 25' 42''
61	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
62	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
63	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
64	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
65	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
66	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	s.t.
67	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
68	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 25' 54''
69	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
70	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
71	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
72	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
73	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
74	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	s.t.
75	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
76	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
77	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
78	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	s.t.
79	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
80	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	s.t.
81	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
82	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	s.t.
83	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
84	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
85	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
86	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
87	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	s.t.
88	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
89	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
90	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
91	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	s.t.
92	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	s.t.
93	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 29' 32''
94	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 32' 48''
95	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
96	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
97	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	s.t.
98	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 34' 43''
99	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
100	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
101	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
102	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
103	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
104	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
105	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
106	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
107	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
108	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
109	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
110	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
111	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
112	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	s.t.
113	BONNET William	FDJ	s.t.
114	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
115	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
116	STANNARD Ian	SKY	s.t.
117	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
118	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
119	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
120	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
121	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
122	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	s.t.
123	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	s.t.
124	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	s.t.
125	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
126	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
127	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
128	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
129	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
130	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
131	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
132	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	s.t.
133	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
134	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	s.t.
135	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
136	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
137	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	s.t.
138	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
139	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	s.t.
140	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
141	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
142	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 39' 24''
143	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
144	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	s.t.
145	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
146	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
147	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	s.t.
148	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	s.t.
149	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
150	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
151	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
152	GREIPEL André	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
153	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
154	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
155	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
156	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
157	PINEAU Cedric	FDJ	s.t.
158	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
159	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
160	ROWE Luke	SKY	s.t.
161	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
162	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
163	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	s.t.
164	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
165	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
166	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
167	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	s.t.
168	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
169	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
170	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	s.t.
171	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
172	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
173	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
174	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
175	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
176	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
177	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	s.t.
178	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
179	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
180	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
181	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
182	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
183	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
184	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
185	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
186	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
187	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
188	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
189	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
190	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
191	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
192	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
193	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
194	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
195	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
196	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
197	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.

GC after Stage 8:

• GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)
• Mountains classification leader: Rafal Majka (Tinkoff)
• Young rider classification leader: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)
• Team classification leader: BMC

1,585 kilometers ridden so far at an average speed of 40.415 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	39hr 13min 4sec
2	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	@ 16sec
3	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	s.t.
4	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 17''
5	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 19''
6	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 23''
7	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
8	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
9	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
10	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
11	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	s.t.
12	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 00' 34''
13	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
14	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01' 51''
15	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01' 55''
16	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01' 55''
17	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 02' 00''
18	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 02' 08''
19	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	+ 02' 31''
20	CONTADOR Alberto	TINKOFF	+ 03' 12''
21	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 03' 16''
22	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 04' 35''
23	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 05' 36''
24	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 46''
25	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	+ 08' 59''
26	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 09' 07''
27	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 09' 14''
28	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 09' 33''
29	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	+ 10' 19''
30	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 14' 27''
31	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 14' 51''
32	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 19' 02''
33	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	+ 19' 44''
34	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 20' 07''
35	LANDA Mikel	SKY	+ 21' 25''
36	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 22' 25''
37	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 23' 51''
38	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 25' 24''
39	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 25' 58''
40	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 26' 15''
41	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 26' 27''
42	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 27' 24''
43	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 27' 26''
44	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 28' 02''
45	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 28' 59''
46	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 29' 30''
47	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 30' 52''
48	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	+ 31' 06''
49	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 31' 26''
50	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 31' 57''
51	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 32' 32''
52	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 32' 58''
53	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 33' 00''
54	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 33' 14''
55	POELS Wouter	SKY	+ 35' 20''
56	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 35' 22''
57	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 35' 38''
58	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	+ 38' 40''
59	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 38' 52''
60	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 39' 06''
61	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	+ 39' 06''
62	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 39' 12''
63	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 39' 35''
64	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 40' 50''
65	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 42' 05''
66	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	+ 44' 03''
67	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 46' 16''
68	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 46' 52''
69	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 47' 09''
70	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	+ 48' 01''
71	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 48' 09''
72	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 48' 30''
73	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 48' 43''
74	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 48' 48''
75	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	+ 48' 51''
76	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 48' 53''
77	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 50' 15''
78	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 50' 39''
79	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	+ 52' 27''
80	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 52' 54''
81	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 53' 10''
82	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 53' 34''
83	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 55' 00''
84	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 55' 10''
85	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 56' 23''
86	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	+ 59' 35''
87	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 59' 59''
88	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 01h 00' 00''
89	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 00' 44''
90	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	+ 01h 00' 57''
91	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 01h 01' 05''
92	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 01h 01' 20''
93	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 01' 28''
94	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 01' 37''
95	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 01' 42''
96	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 01h 04' 14''
97	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 04' 22''
98	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 04' 34''
99	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 04' 41''
100	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 04' 43''
101	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 04' 58''
102	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 07' 03''
103	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 07' 41''
104	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 07' 45''
105	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 07' 59''
106	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 01h 08' 05''
107	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 08' 14''
108	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 08' 19''
109	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 08' 37''
110	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 08' 38''
111	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 08' 57''
112	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 09' 38''
113	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	+ 01h 09' 41''
114	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 09' 47''
115	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 10' 10''
116	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 10' 11''
117	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 10' 12''
118	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 10' 39''
119	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 10' 46''
120	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 10' 59''
121	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 11' 28''
122	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 01h 11' 28''
123	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 11' 40''
124	BONNET William	FDJ	+ 01h 11' 40''
125	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 12' 27''
126	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 12' 37''
127	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 12' 39''
128	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 12' 44''
129	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 12' 51''
130	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 12' 51''
131	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 13' 07''
132	LADAGNOUS Matthieu	FDJ	+ 01h 13' 09''
133	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 14' 06''
134	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 14' 18''
135	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	+ 01h 14' 26''
136	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 14' 51''
137	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 15' 04''
138	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 01h 15' 25''
139	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 15' 33''
140	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 16' 28''
141	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 01h 16' 29''
142	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 17' 02''
143	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 17' 32''
144	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 17' 36''
145	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 01h 17' 37''
146	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 18' 10''
147	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	+ 01h 18' 35''
148	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 01h 18' 39''
149	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 19' 16''
150	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 19' 54''
151	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 20' 12''
152	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 20' 12''
153	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 20' 16''
154	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 20' 44''
155	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 20' 44''
156	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 20' 55''
157	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 01h 21' 31''
158	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 21' 34''
159	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 21' 41''
160	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 21' 53''
161	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 22' 11''
162	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 01h 22' 21''
163	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 22' 36''
164	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 22' 56''
165	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 23' 33''
166	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 23' 37''
167	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	+ 01h 23' 38''
168	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 23' 40''
169	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 01h 23' 41''
170	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 23' 49''
171	GREIPEL André	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 24' 18''
172	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 01h 24' 18''
173	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 24' 20''
174	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 24' 36''
175	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	+ 01h 24' 43''
176	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 25' 00''
177	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 25' 00''
178	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 25' 18''
179	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	+ 01h 25' 48''
180	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 01h 25' 55''
181	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	+ 01h 26' 12''
182	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 26' 15''
183	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 26' 16''
184	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 26' 28''
185	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 27' 12''
186	RENSHAW Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 28' 00''
187	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 28' 04''
188	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	+ 01h 28' 41''
189	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 01h 29' 25''
190	PINEAU Cedric	FDJ	+ 01h 29' 39''
191	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 30' 43''
192	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 31' 12''
193	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 33' 47''
194	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 33' 50''
195	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 34' 41''
196	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 49' 25''
197	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 53' 20''

Stage 8 map and profile:

Stage 8 map

Stage 8 profile

Stage 8 video:

Stage 8 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Chris Froome attacked on the descent of the Peyresourde.

Nairo Quintana leads the first chase group.

Richie Porte

Pierre Rolland

Chris Froome makes his attack stick.

Daniel Martin leads in the first chasers

Nairo Quintana was part of the Dan Martin group.

Wilco Kelderman showing the effects of his crash...

as does Pierre Rolland.

Chris Froome is in Yellow

Rafal Majka is in dots

And Adam Yates gets the best young rider's white jersey

Organizer's preview: Tour de France organizers have opted for gradual difficulties in the Pyrenees this year, the complete opposite as last year when La Pierre-Saint-Martin, in fact the grueling ascent to col du Soudet, was the first and decisive climb. Col d'Aspin was the first category 1 climb this time around – and the only climb of stage 7.

Before the queen stage at Andorra, the second act in the Pyrenees is of a higher difficulty with a hint of unprecedented as well. The col du Tourmalet is nothing new. It's even the most visited climb in the history of the Tour de France (79 times). The Souvenir Jacques-Goddet price will be awarded to the rider who will crest the first HC climb of this Tour in first position.

It should be another breakaway from far out with Peter Sagan probable eager to hunt for his well beloved green jersey at the intermediate sprint located at Esquièze-Sère (km 67) just before climbing the Tourmalet. The run-in to Val Louron, another well known hill, will be throughout the Hourquette d'Ancizan on an unprecedented versant. Col de Peyresourde, another legendary one since 1910, the first time in the mountains, precedes the downhill finish to Bagnères-de-Luchon where Michael Rogers was the stage winner two years ago.

Shall the favourites be willing to fight, the terrain enables them to do so. But they might wait for the day after…

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