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Tour de France 2023: Pedersen wins stage eight after Cavendish crashes out – as it happened

Mark Cavendish crashed out of his ifnal Tour with 60 kilometres to go on a stage that was won in a sprint finish by the Danish Lidl-Trek rider Mads Pedersen

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Mads Pedersen celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the stage.

The top five on General Classification

Jonas Vingegaard retains the yellow jersey with a lead of 25 seconds over Tadej Pogacar. Simon Yates’s crash five kilometres from home cost him 47 seconds and he drops from fourth to sixth on GC.

1. Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) 34hr 09min 38sec

2. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates) +25 sec

3. Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) +1min 34sec

4. Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) +3min 30sec

5. Adam Yates (UAE Emirates) +3min 40sec

Cavendish crashes out as Pedersen prevails

Stage eight report: Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Tour de France on stage eight from Libourne to Limoges, after suffering a suspected broken collarbone, with Danish sprinter Mads Pedersen taking his first stage win this year. Jeremy Whittle reports from Limoges …

An email: “I feel absolutely gutted for Mark Cavendish,” writes David Alderton. “He is superb, and I think he would have got one more win this year, and I reckon most thought it, too. Cycling is the most beautiful yet the cruellest sport.

“On collarbones, in 2003 Tyler Hamilton fractured his in a couple of places in the early stages, yet (I think) finished the Tour in the service of Lance Armstrong. He ground his teeth down, he says, as the pain was so bad.

“Speaking of the early 2000s and Armstrong, I’m really enjoying the duel between the Vingegaard and Pogacar on the climbs. It’s reminding me of the Armstrong and Pantani rivalry, but it seems much better natured. There’s apparently genuine respect there, and after the race everything gets put back in the box.”

Mark Cavendish: The Manx Missile was forced to pull out his final Tour de France , after crashing about 60 kilometres from the finish and appearing to fracturie his collarbone. Mads Pedersen, today’s stage winner, pays tribute to the great man.

“For me it was a pleasure to be able to race with Mark,” he says. “I always had a good relationship with him in the peloton and it’s so sad that such a legend has to finish the Tour like this. I wish all the best for Mark and hopefully I can do the last race he’s going to do as well, to honour a legend who is top in cycling.”

The sprint finish: Wout van Aert almost certainly should have won the stage but was forced to brake after getting boxed in behind his own teammate, Christophe Laporte in the closing stages. Laporte was on leadout duty for Van Aert, but failed to get out of his way once he’d finished his duties. Van Aert was forced to brake briefly before resuming his effort but despite a fine effort, he ran out of road before he could catch Pedersen and Philipsen. I suspect the atmosphere at the Jumbo-Visma dinner table could be frosty this evening.

General classification: Jonas Vingegaard retains the yellow jersey, while Simon Yates seems to have dropped two places to sixth in the GC following his crash five kilometres from the finish.

Mads Pedersen celebrates victory in stage eight at Limoges.

Mads Pedersen wins stage eight: On a day in which Mark Cavendish was forced to abandon the Tour, the Danish rider holds off Philipsen and Wout van Aert to win the stage in a time of 4hr 12min 26sec. Dylan Groenewegen was fourth.

Mads Pedersen wins the stage!

The Lidl-Trek rider wins the sprint despite the best attempts of Jasper Philipsen to nick it in the closing metres.

Mads Pedersen is cheered on as he crosses the finish line to win the stage.

1.5km to go: Wout van Aert, Jasper Phiilipsen, Mads Pedersen, Bryan Coquard, Julian Alaphilippe and Dylan Groenewegen are all well placed as we enter the final kilometre, which is uphill.

3km to go: Steff Crass (TotalEnergies) was involved in that crash in which Simon Yates hit the deck and has been forced to abandon.

4km to go: Jasper Philipsen is near the front of the bunch, surrounded by Alpecin-Deceuninck teammates.

6km to go: There’s another crash and Simon Yates, who is fourth in the General Classification, comes down. He remounts and sets off to try and rejoin the peloton.

6km to go: As the peloton tries to sort itself out ahead of the finish, Lotto-Dstny rider Victor Campenaerts tries a sneaky attack. He’s quickly reeled in.

8km to go: After a heroically doomed effort, Anthony Turgis sits up and is swallowed by the peloton. Chapeau that man.

9km to go: The riders of Jumbo-Visma are lined up at the front of the peloton, putting the hammer down and piling the hurt on the bunch in an effort to get rid of the pure sprinters to increase Wout van Aert’s chances of winning the stage. Alexander Kristoff and Phil Bauhaus have been dropped.

12km to go: Anthony Turgis hits the foot of the final climb of the day, the Category 4 Côte de Condat-sur-Vienne. It’s 289 metres high and 1.3km in length, with an average gradient of 5.4%.

15km to go: ANthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) is on his own in front with a lead of 38 seconds over the peloton. The road is wide and the riders of Jumbo-Visma, Lotto-Dstny and Uno-X are at the front of the chasing posse.

16km to go: In the breakaway, Anthony Turgis attacks and drops his two fellow riders, who are unable to keep up with him.

18km to go: If you’re just joining me for the ubnsinmess end of the stage, we have three leaders, Anthony Delaplace (Arkea), Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) and Tim Declercq (Soudal-Quick Step), out in front with a dwindling lead that is now down to 50 seconds. The sad news from today’s stage is that Mark Cavendish has been forced to abandon after crashing near the back end of of the peloton with 59 kilometres to go. He appeared to have broken his collarbone.

20km to go: Having been told his teammate has been caught by the peloton, Tim Declercq has started pulling his weight in the breakaway again. Anthony Delaplace is struggling a little to stay on his wheel.

21km to go: Jumbo-Visma’s Dylan van Baarle is doing another pull at the front of the peloton and they’ve reeled Kasper Asgreen back in. The gap to the three leaders is down to one minute.

26km to go: Kasper Asgreen has opened a lead of 20 seconds on the peloton, while the lead trio are 1min 42sec ahead of the bunch. Dylan Groenewegen’s Jayco-AlUla teammates are putting in the hard yards at the front of the peloton. In the leasd group, Declercq has stopped doing his turns on the front, all the better to help Asgreen, his teammate, bridge the gap between the peloton and the leaders.

32km to go: “Devastated for Cav here,” writesd Ali Kinnaird. “It wasn’t supposed to end this way but this will not overshadow his stupendous achievements. A cycling immortal and surely one of the greatest British sportspeople of all time.”

Fun fact: Cavendish did his first ever mainstream media interview with me ahead of his first Tour as a cocky young whippersnapper riding for the German T-Mobile team. I’d never heard of him at the time and had no idea how good he’d turn out to be but remember being very impressed with his self-assurance and good sense of humour.

35km to go: The gap from the breakaway to the bunch is steadily coming down and is now at 1min 46sec. Asgreen is 10 seconds clear of the peloton.

37km to go: Soudal-Quick Step rider Kasper Asgreen attacks off the front of the peloton and opens a conspicuous gap of 10 seconds. His teammate Tim Declercq is already up the road in the breakaway.

39km to go: “I can’t stand the new green jersey,” writes Nick Honeywell. “The whole point of the jerseys for the leaders in the classifications is that they’re supposed to help them stand out from the rest of the peloton, and the drab green this year completely fails to do this. Bring back the unmissable lurid green jersey!

“I had similar complaints albeit from the other direction back when Jumbo-Visma raced in almost all-yellow jerseys, as that made it harder to spot the genuine yellow jersey.

“As for the points, I’m quite happy for pure sprinters to win it if they get the chance. I mean, isn’t the jersey for the rider who competes best across all terrain in the race the, er, yellow jersey?”

40km to go: With a stiff tailwind behind them, the peloton is being towed along by a teammate of Cofidis sprinter Bryan Coquard, another man who’ll have his eye on today’s prize. The gap is down to 2min 10sec and big news today is that Mark Cavendish has been forced to abandon the race.

45km to go: Anthony Delaplace (Arkea), Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) and Tim Declercq (Soudal-Quick Step) continue to wend their way towards Limoges, their lead at 2min 21sec.

48km to go: Lidl-Trek continue to make the pace at the front of a peloton that has just lost Mark Cavendish to what looks like a broken collarbone. He climbed into the back of a medical car looking quite dazed, turned down the offer of painkillers and the door was closed behind him. It’s an awful shame that he wasn’t able to finish his final Tour in Paris on his own terms.

53km to go: Anthony Delaplace (Arkea), Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) and Tim Declercq (Soudal-Quick Step) remain out in front with a lead of 2min 22sec.

55km to go: Following his near miss yesterday, Cavendish goes out of the race on the back of some absolutely rotten luck. He was motoring along near the back of the peloton, came down with five or six other riders and seems to have landed on his shoulder. It could scarcely have been more innocuous but it’s put an end to his final Tour de France . “It’s an absolute sickener,” says Rob Hatch on Eurosport and he’s not wrong.

💔 Mark... #TDF2023 pic.twitter.com/7CXUazZrbO — Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 8, 2023

Mark Cavendish abandons the Tour de France!

58km to go: Looking extremely disconsolate, Cavendish climbs into the back of a medical van. That’s a heart-breaking way to finish his final Tour. He will end his career with 34 stage Tour wins, the joint record-holder with Eddy Merckx.

59km to go: Cavendish is helped back to his feet and is walking around but has yet to remount his bike. He’s still holding his shoulder.

Mark Cavendish has crashed!

There’s a touch of wheels in the peloton and the Astana rider goes down with several others. He’s lying flat on his back in the road, holding his shoulder. I’m no doctor but the way he’s holding himself, it looks like he might have broken his collarbone. Hopefully that’s not the case.

Mark Cavendish lies on the tarmac after crashing out of the race.

63km to go: Lidl-Trek riders Giulio Ciccone and Alex Kirsch are pulling the peloton along with the gap down to 2min 40sec. The riders of Jumbo-Visma are tucked in behind them, next to their rivals from Alpecin-Deceuninck.

66km to go: In the breakaway, Anthony Turgis was first over the climb, taking two KOM points, Tim Declercq followed him over and bagged one.

70km to go: The riders are making their way up the Côte de Champs-Romain, the first of theree categorised climbs on today’s route. The gap from the leading trio to the peloton is down to 2min 59sec.

73km to go: James in Amsterdam writes regarding the mini-controversy surrounding yesterday’s sprint finish. “I’m not seeing anything more than Philipsen moving across to grab Cavendish’s wheel,” he says. “Both Girmay and Philipsen wanted Cavendish’s wheel, Philipsen got it. That sort of move happens several times in the run up to every sprint finish and no way will the jury start handing out DSQs for that.

“Two riders wanting the same wheel, one insisting, one relinquishing is an essential and mundane part of the sport. Philipsen’s swerve didn’t impede anyone, cause anyone to brake or put anyone in danger. Therefore it was correctly not considered as a ‘foul’.”

I concur and would add that in his pre-stage interveiw this morning, Cavendish didn’t seem to have any beef with Philipsen or convey any sense of being hard done by. He blamed his defeat on a slipped gear.

75km to go: The riders of Mads Pedersen’s Lidl-Trek team are currently putting in the hard yards at the front of the peloton and the gap is at 3min 38sec. Giulio Ciccone is doing the donkey work at the front of the bunch.

78km to go: “I would be interested to hear from you and fellow readers if they prefer to see the green jersey point system won from sprint wins or consistent finishes,” writes Robin Lynch. “Although it is hard to begrudge Jasper Philippsen his commanding lead, I prefer to see the final jersey won by a rider who competes across all terrain (Sean Kelly, Peter Sagan, Michael Matthews, Wout Van Aert) and the current system of 50 points for a flat stage win makes it more likely that a dominant sprinter takes it. Although not impossible as we saw last year. I’m also keen to hear views on the new style maillot vert - it looks great on the podium but hard to pick out in the peloton. 6/10.”

I’m not a massive fan of the new green jersey, as I think the dark shade of green makes it look like a Bora Hansgrohe jersey.

Jasper Philipsen models the latest Tour de France green jersey at the start of today’s stage.

85km to go: The gap from Declercq, Delaplace and Turgis back to the peloton is in to 3min 53sec and any hopes they have of winning this stage are looking more forlorn by the kilometre. It’s likely to be a hotly contested finish and there are no shortage of riders in the peloton who will fancy thewir chances. Wout van Aert, Jasper Philipsen, Binian Girmay, Mathieu van der Poel, Caleb Ewan and Mads Pedersen are among the favourites.

Delaplace leads the breakaway group past some fans in chefs outfits.

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95km to go: “US coverage just spent a good 4-5 minutes analyzing yesterday’s sprint and the complaints that were filed by the teams of Mark Cavendish and Biniam Girmay,” writes Alex Whitney. “I’m not a competitive cyclist, and am definitely too faint of heart for a sprint, but it seemed pretty clear that there wasn’t a crash solely because Girmay made a choice to not let Philipsen embroil him in one.”

97km to go: Mathiu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), for whom the finish of today’s stage looks tailor made, drops back to his team car for some refreshments and a pow-wow with one of the occupants. Further up the road in the lead trio, Tim Declercq collects an energy bar from his team car.

99km to go: Jumbo-Visma’s Dylan van Baarle is towing the peloton along at 47km per hour. The gap is hovering around the four-minute mark.

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Tour de France: Van Aert surges to stage 8 victory in Lausanne

Michael Matthews holds off Tadej Pogacar for second place

Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) further enhanced his green jersey hopes, taking a spectacular sprint victory on stage 8 of the Tour de France over Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco).

Race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates), attentive and proactive on the uphill finish into Lausanne, was front and centre in the sprint, finishing third, taking the four-second time bonus and further extending his lead over Jonas Vingegaard - eighth on the stage - to 39 seconds.

The Ineos Grenadiers contenders Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates finished in the peloton to remain in third and fourth, respectively, as did the remainder of the top 10 riders overall.

"It was a pretty tough climb, 4.5k at 4%, with the flat part in between everything going uphill was really steep - I had to fight to stay on the wheel of Pogacar and his teammates," Van Aert said. "I knew if I could stay on the wheel the sprint was a bit flatter and I was waiting for that moment."

The category 3 climb to the finish proved too much for mountains classification leader Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost), who rolled in six minutes down, but the breakaway mopped up most of the mountain points and he continues in the polka dot jersey with a one-point advantage over Pogačar.

It also proved too hard for Van Aert's green jersey rivals Fabio Jakobsen (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) and Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). Now with a 115-point lead over Jakobsen, Van Aert's next nearest rival for the jersey is Pogačar, who has hardly put a foot wrong in the Tour de France so far.

"We're super happy with the green points for grab today. For me, it was a good opportunity. Today was a big chance to take a lot of points on a few of my competitors. I'm really glad my team put everything into to chase down the breakaway, then you have to finish it off."

Pogačar, 23, remains the race's best young rider with Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) remaining second at 1:39.

From the breakaway group, Matteo Cattaneo (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) claimed the day's combativity prize. Ineos Grenadiers, with four riders in the top 10, remaining best team.

Already the winner of stage 6 and 7, Pogačar said he wasn't expecting to go for the stage win today but was still disappointed to miss out.

"It was not that far away but it was a fun game. I maybe hesitated a little bit and Van Aert passed me with super speed. For sure it's a little disappointing but third place is still great," the yellow jersey holder said.

"I always like sprinting, when I was younger I was the smallest and almost always last. I'm really happy that now at least when it's going up 4 or 5k I can still do a solid sprint in the end. But still not as close as Matthews and Van Aert.

"Today was not the plan to win in the jersey, we said we'd sit back and tried to relax. BikeExchange and Jumbo-Visma had interest to pull and to win the stage from the bunch. We were thinking maybe today was breakaway day, but in the end it was an opportunity for us to take the win."

Earlier in the day, Pogačar had a brief scare coming down in a massive crash in the first 20km of the stage but it was without consequence.

"I was in the middle of the crash. I hit the ground but not so much, it was one of the softest crashes I've ever experienced. It was for me nothing bad, we came back quite fast and for me it was OK."

How it unfolded

The eighth day of the 2022 Tour de France was another sweltering stage with the peloton travelling from Dole in the Jura department of France into the race's fourth country, Switzerland. The finishing town, Lausanne, is famous for being the heart of the Olympic movement, with IOC headquarters having moved there from Paris during World War I. It is also the home of the European Cycling Union and the International Testing Agency which carries out anti-doping controls for cycling.

Another type of test was the main focus of the start of the 186.3-kilometre stage when news came that one of race leader Tadej Pogačar's teammates, Vegard Stake Laengen, tested positive for COVID-19 and did not start. Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R Citroën) also came up positive for the coronavirus and went home.

Mountains classification leader Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost) attempted to make the breakaway in the flurry of attacks that followed the flag drop at kilometre zero.

A crash just after the breakaway went clear caused a bit of havoc, with Pogačar amongst the fallers. Kevin Vermaerke (Team DSM), who sparked the crash after going down in a touch of wheels, was the most injured and abandoned the race. Aleksandr Vlasov (Bora-Hansgrohe) continued his bad luck by hitting the deck. When the dust settled three riders made up a satisfactory breakaway composition as Jumbo-Visma and UAE Team Emirates called off hostilities and formed a blockade at the front of the peloton to allow Pogačar to return.

Mattia Cattaneo (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl), Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) and Frederik Frison (Lotto Soudal) were the lucky trio allowed to dangle at most three minutes ahead of the peloton, as Jumbo-Visma eyed the stage win. Nathan Van Hooydonck almost single-handedly controlled the gap for green jersey holder Van Aert.

The trio took turns taking the prizes along the route, with Wright crossing the intermediate sprint after 46.9km first, Frison taking the first KOM on the Côte du Maréchet at kilometre 75.6, and Cattaneo leading over the Côte des Rousses (101.3km), but none were a threat to Cort's polka dot jersey.

Before the Côte de Pétra Félix, Frison let go of his two companions and, covered in salt and sweat, went back to the peloton two minutes behind and Cattaneo led Wright over the top. Not long after, Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) came to grief on the climb, going down mid-bunch. Then, to add insult to injury, as he went through the feed zone a soigneur holding out a musette managed to mistakenly punch him in the face. The Frenchman, after taking a brief moment to gather himself, chased back on with 34km to go.

Cattaneo and Wright fought on the long gradual descent toward Lausanne, enjoying the tailwind, but BikeExchange-Jayco threw Luke Durbridge into the chase for Michael Matthews bringing the gap down to 1:00 with 17.4km to go.

Jumbo-Visma relieved Van Hooydonck and pressed the accelerator, inspiring Trek-Segafredo for Stuyven, TotalEnergies for Sagan, Alpecin-Deceuninck for Van der Poel, Lotto Soudal for Ewen and AG2R Citroën to pitch in to close down the gap for the uphill sprint. The duo continued to push and held the chasers to 36 seconds with 10km remaining but they'd need more.

With 8.4km to go, Wright left Cattaneo behind, swinging the favour pendulum further toward the peloton. Pogačar himself came forward with Majka to help put the Bahrain Victorious rider out of his misery as the road tilted uphill. They caught Wright with 3.5km to go. The climb reduced the peloton but all of the favourites were present, with the green jersey of Van Aert closely tracking the race leader.

Majka led Pogačar, Vingegaard and Van Aert to the final 300m when Jungles finally came to the fore. Matthews launched first but Van Aert proved too strong.

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A dramatic day at the Tour de France saw Mark Cavendish forced to abandon the race, before Mads Pedersen secured himself a stage win in a brutal final sprint.

Cavendish's quest to become the outright record holder for the most stage wins in the history of the Tour de France has ended in heartbreaking circumstances, the 'Manx Missile' crashing out of the race with a seemingly broken collarbone after an innocuous crash. In the final sprint, there was more drama as Pedersen managed to deny Jasper Philipsen his fourth stage win of the race in a leg-sapping final rise to the finish line.

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Tour de France Stage 8 Preview: Get Ready for a Technical Sprint Finish

The final hour or so will resemble a spring Classic during a stage that will no doubt end in another intense sprint finish.

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Stage 8 - Libourne to Limoges (200.7km) - Saturday, July 8

Stage 8 takes the 2023 Tour de France from Libourne to Limoges with a long stage with a jagged finale that looks like a perfect opportunity for the Tour’s breakaway specialists and Classics riders to win a stage.

The first two thirds of stage are rather gentle, with flat to rolling roads as the race heads northeast out of Libourne, who’s hosting the Tour for the fifth time this year. A breakaway should go early, but we won’t be surprised if the peloton keeps it in check as the final third of the stage is rather hilly, with three categorized climbs and several uncategorized ramps and hills.

So if the initial break is caught, expect another to go up the road–possibly on the Category 3 Côte de Champs-Romain, which the riders summit at about 70km from the finish line in Limoges. This climb marks the beginning of the hardest portion of the stage and if the initial break is caught, this is where a new, more powerful one, could pull away.

The final hour or so will resemble a spring Classic, with short, punchy climbs that could provide the perfect springboard for attacks from riders looking to win the stage. Two Category 4 climbs come in relatively quick succession inside the final 20km: the Côte de Masmont and the Côte de Condat-sur-Vienne at 16km and 9.3km to-go, respectively.

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The run-in to the finish line has some technical moments, with a few roundabouts and another tight loop-de-loop as the riders cross under and then over a bridge across the River Vienne at about 3km to-go. The final kilometer rises uphill all the way to the finish line, which means riders will need to time their final accelerations just right in the event of small group sprinting for the win together.

Riders to watch

The finish of Stage 8 is perfect for the Tour’s Classics riders, men who can follow attacks on the climbs and hold their own in a small group sprint if no one’s able to get away. Slovenia’s Matej Mohorič (Bahrain Victorious) won a stage into Limoges in 2020, and the winner of last year’s Milan-Sanremo is the perfect type of rider for a stage like this one.

This could also be the day for Belgium’s Wout van Aert to finally snag a stage win (this year) after coming up short earlier in the week. He dropped off the back at the end of Stage 7, perhaps to keep himself fresh for a shot at Stage 8. And his nemesis, the Netherlands’ Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), will likely have a green light to play his own card after working so hard (and so well) for his teammate, Belgium’s Jasper Philipsen, during the Tour’s first few field sprints.

We’re also keeping on eye on Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty)and Denmark’s Mad Pedersen (Lidl-Trek), who are strong enough to handle the climbs at the end of the stage and fast enough to win the sprint from a smaller group.

When to Watch

We’re expecting an exciting battle to win the stage, so we’ll be tuning in at about 10:30 a.m. EDT to watch it unfold. The race is expected to end around 11:20 a.m. EDT.

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Stage eight of the Tour de France 2022 starts in Dole and finishes in Lausanne.

Even though the stage passes through the heart of the Jura massif to reach the Swiss city of Lausanne, the peloton’s yellow jersey contenders and climbers will have to wait another 24 hours before a major mountain test. Instead, it appears this is another opportunity for the break to take a stage win.

When is stage eight of the Tour de France taking place?

The Tour de France stage eight takes place on Saturday, July 9, starting at 12:20 BST with an anticipated finish time of 16:40 BST. 

How long is stage eight of the Tour de France?

The Tour de France stage eight will be 186.3km long.

Tour de France stage eight: expected timings

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From the Jura foothills the route climbs to the resort of Les Rousses, where Frenchman Lilian Calmejane was the stage victor in 2017, then travels along a plateau into neighbouring Switzerland. 

There’s a steady drop to the shore of Lake Geneva in Lausanne, then an intriguing climb to the finish next to the Olympic stadium. Extending to almost 5km, the most challenging section is the penultimate kilometre, which averages 9.5%. Beyond it, the last 800 metres keep dragging up to the line.

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Tour de France stage eight: what to expect 

This looks like another good opportunity for a breakaway to go the distance, although there are sure to be some teams that will want to keep the escapees within reach in order to set up their puncheurs for the challenging finale. It will be interesting to see how the GC teams respond in this contest. Some may be keen to assist the peloton’s pursuit if they sense there’s a chance to grab a stage win and some useful bonus seconds.

Tour de France stage eight: riders to watch

This is another enticing stage for riders who thrive in the hilly Classics, and particularly those who can deliver a sharp turn of finishing speed after a short but intense climb. Veteran Philippe Gilbert might like the look of this, while Bahrain’s Dylan Teuns has this season established himself as a force to be reckoned with on uphill finishes. Michael Matthews could be a threat if the peloton makes it to the finish en masse.

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Tour de France 2023 stage eight preview - putting the sprinters under pressure

The sprinters on stage eight will have to keep any attacks under control if they are to be in with a chance of being the first over the line

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Distance: 200.7km Start location: Libourne Finish location: Limoges Start time: 12:30 CEST Finish time (approx): 17:07 CEST

As the second of just two stages of this year’s Tour de France that exceeds 200km, stage eight is a long transition stage designed to take the race north-eastwards to the western edge of the Massif Central. The hills of this highland region of south-central France will be of great significance in the coming days, but in regards to the history of today’s finish town of Limoges, it's the clay soil of Saint-Yrieix-la-Perche, about 40km to the south, that is of most interest. It was here in the 18th century that kaolin was first discovered, the mineral which, when combined with petuntse rock, creates porcelain. Factories were established in Limoges and industry boomed, and soon the town overtook Paris to become the nation’s leading manufacturers of porcelain, and it’s still revered for its quality today.

The porcelain industry created a lot of jobs during the industrial revolution — including Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who worked in a factory before transcending his humble origins to establish himself as one of the great painters of the Impressionist movement. One of Limoges famous sons, some of his work is housed in the town’s Museum of Fine Arts, where you can also find examples of the famous local porcelain. 

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The first half of this stage could not be kinder to the sprinters. As the riders make their way north-eastwards through Girande, there’s barely so much as a speed bump to test the climbing legs. However, the category three Côte de Champs-Romain that’s tackled 130km into the stage marks the onset of a new phase of the race, where undulating roads will make attacks difficult to control and put the sprinters under pressure to stay in the peloton. Two more climbs have been given a category four rating, but there’s lots of similar short steepish ramps that have been left uncategorised in the final 50km.

Even if the sprinters do survive and the attacks are neutralised, there’s a sting in the tail at the finish where an uphill to the line could foil them. The drag wasn’t enough to prevent pure sprinter Marcel Kittel from winning here the last time the Tour visited Limoges in 2016, although he had to dig deep and maintain his sprint for an agonisingly long time to just about edge Bryan Coquard at the line. However, this year the finishing uphill will be a longer one, which means it could be a puncheur rather than a sprinter who triumphs. 

Despite the number of climbs on this stage, which could pose a difficulty for the pure sprinters in the peloton, we still anticipate a battle among some of the fastest men for the stage victory. It is their last opportunity for a potential bunch sprint before the route takes the riders to the Puy de Dôme, followed by a rest day. 

This presents a prime opportunity for riders like Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who has recently garnered attention not for his winning capabilities, but for his exceptional lead-out skills. His teammate Jasper Philipsen has already triumphed in three stages of this Tour, with Van der Poel playing a crucial role, and considering the former's immense form he might fancy his chances at a fourth win here. But could this stage be the moment we witness Van der Poel going for a victory as a thanks for his hard work so far? 

Another rider who has been putting in considerable effort throughout this Tour, albeit without any podium finishes, is Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma). Despite his valiant attempts, Van Aert has experienced a disappointing opening week in terms of personal chances for stage victories. However, he seemed to conserve his energy in stage seven, preparing himself for this particular stage perhaps.  

Lidl-Trek's Mads Pedersen loves a tough finish, and this slightly uphill sprint to the finish line will certainly provide a challenge. The team’s sprint star hasn’t achieved the desired results thus far, with this best result a ninth-place finish. Nonetheless, this more complicated sprint might offer him an opportunity to step onto the podium. 

Bryan Coquard (Cofidis) secured second place in a photo finish on a similar stage back in 2016 when he faced off against Marcel Kittel. The French rider has demonstrated strength in the current Tour, placing fourth on the lumpy stage four, and is a definite contender for a maiden Tour victory. Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) will also be a rider to watch and on paper, this looks a stage suited more to his strengths. He's creeping utowards a stage win with a third-place finish on stage seven. 

Caleb Ewan (Lotto Dtsny) possesses the ability to excel in an uphill bunch finish due to this small stature and ability to hold a long sprint. He has come close to claiming victory twice already in this Tour, delivering impressive performances on stages three and four. He appears to be in good form, and if any attacks can be neutralised resulting in a bunch sprint, the slight uphill towards the end might give him the advantage. 

A rider who has the abilities to grin and bear a gruelling finish is Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team), who could be an outside contender for the stage. Or punchier riders who could launch an attack on one of the categorised climbs could be Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal-Quick-Step) or Magnus Cort (EF Education-EasyPost), both on the hunt for a stage win. 

Prediction 

We think (again) Wout van Aert will win the stage. Prior to the start of stage seven, he expressed his interest in stage eight as a potential opportunity, and considering the outstanding form he displayed in stage five, it is evident that he will be highly motivated to capitalise on this chance.

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