Tour de France: Stage 8

Bradley Wiggins fought hard to spend a second day in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France after a gruelling eighth stage.

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Yellow Jersey: Bradley Wiggins | White jersey:Rein Taaramae |
| KoM Jersey: Fredrik Kessiakoff | Green Jersey: Peter Sagan | Team: Radioshack Nissan

Wiggins in yellow after a stage in the mountains … Photo: PhotoSport International. uk usa asia.

The Brit held firm and made his way into an elite group of favourites which formed over the top of the final first-category Col de Croix, chasing down rival Cadel Evans (BMC) in the final metres to maintain his 10-second lead. Wiggins was followed home by team-mate Chris Froome after a frenetic finish.

Team Sky were put under immense pressure during the stage but fought hard as strong contenders looked to power clear in the early going, with a breakaway always looking like a good bet to take victory.

That proved to be the case as up ahead Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) held on after a superb performance in the mountains to claim the stage win by 26 seconds, roared on by team boss Marc Madiot in his team car.

Evans led a group of just 10 riders home at the line, holding off Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan) after the elite faction had formed over the top of the final ascent. Wiggins was the next man home while Froome’s performance saw him vault up to sixth overall on the GC.

Liquigas-Cannondale and then Lotto-Belisol pushed the pace late on after an energy-sapping stage which saw the peloton tackle no less than seven categorised climbs. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) looked to put Wiggins under pressure on the descent but was reeled back on the run into Porrentruy.

Sean Yates, Team Sky Sports Director: “It was a tough day but in the end it all worked out. Whichever way it panned out it was always going to be hard, not just for us but for everyone else. You can see that by the damage done and the time gaps between the groups it was not an easy day.

“The boys coped well with the attacks early on. We knew it was going to be full gas from the start. Christian was great today along with Eddy. Brad and Froomey were up there at the end when it kicked off. There were only five or six guys together over the top of the final climb.

“Tomorrow is the race of truth and the truth will be told.”

Bradley Wiggins: On his first day wearing the yellow jersey in the Tour de France, Bradley Wiggins was subjected to some daunting attacks by the likes of Jurgen van den Broeck and Cadel Evans on the final descent but he reached the finish in the same group as the rider in second overall and will start the time trial of stage nine as the leader of the general classification.

“The plan was to try and let the right breakaway go and keep this jersey but it was a tough day and the team was fantastic. It’s always the same situation on a descent like that, Vincenzo [Nibali] is a fantastic descender and we knew he’d put us under pressure going into the finish but we were just trying to keep cool in those mountains.”

“It’s another day of the Tour ticked off and I’m really happy. The team was fantastic in the way that they were marshalling the race but it was a tough test. We saw on the last climb that there weren’t many guys – like yesterday – but now we can look forward to the time trial tomorrow.”

“I don’t know if [today’s chase of Evans in the finale] acts as a preview to what we can expect tomorrow; but it’s not a straight forward time trial – it’s quite technical in places and it’s going to be a good race.”

“I was trying to maintain as calm an approach as possible on the final climb. It was tough up there but it was like that for everyone. I was a bit surprised by the size of the group today at the top of the climb, I didn’t expect us to go as hard as we did but we were ready for it and it was good to be there with those guys at the end.”

“We’ll wait and see if I do gain ground on my competitors in the time trial; it’ll be a case of going out there and doing what we always do and stick to my race plan and stay focused on that – if that’s good enough, then I’ll hopefully take time on those guys. But it’s a tough one tomorrow and everyone has got to rise to the challenge, that’s for sure.”

STAGE RESULT
1 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 03:56:10
2 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team 00:26
3 Tony Gallopin RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
4 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling @ same time
5 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
6 Jurgen Van Den Broeck Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
7 Christopher Froome Sky Procycling @ same time
8 Denis Menchov Katusha Team @ same time
9 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
10 Frank Schleck RadioShack – Nissan 00:30
11 Chris Horner RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
12 Fredrik Kessiakoff Astana Pro Team 00:47
13 Nicolas Roche Ag2R – La Mondiale 01:25
14 Chris Anker Sorensen Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
15 Maxime Monfort RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
16 Pierre Rolland Europcar @ same time
17 Michele Scarponi Lampre – ISD @ same time
18 Tejay Van Garderen BMC Racing Team @ same time
19 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team @ same time
20 Levi Leipheimer Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
21 Janez Brajkovic Astana Pro Team @ same time
22 Christian Vande Velde Garmin – Sharp @ same time
23 Jelle Vanendert Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
24 Ivan Basso Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
25 R̩my Di Gregorio Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne 02:21
26 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
27 Laurens Ten Dam Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
28 Peter Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
29 Gorka Izagirre Insausti Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
30 Andr̩as Kl̦den RadioShack РNissan @ same time
31 Alejandro Valverde Belmonte Movistar Team @ same time
32 David Moncouti̩ Cofidis РLe Credit En Ligne @ same time
33 Blel Kadri Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
34 J̩rome Coppel Saur РSojasun @ same time
35 Giampaolo Caruso Katusha Team @ same time
36 Dmitriy Fofonov Astana Pro Team @ same time
37 Alexandre Vinokourov Astana Pro Team @ same time
38 Juan Jose Cobo Acebo Movistar Team @ same time
39 Robert Kiserlovski Astana Pro Team @ same time
40 Arthur Vichot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 04:58
41 Davide Malacarne Europcar @ same time
42 Sylvain Chavanel Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
43 Guillaume Levarlet Saur – Sojasun @ same time
44 Egoi Martinez De Esteban Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
45 Stuart O’ Grady Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
46 Andrey Kashechkin Astana Pro Team @ same time
47 Richie Porte Sky Procycling @ same time
48 Pierrick Fedrigo Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
49 Dominik Nerz Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
50 Kevin De Weert Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
51 Simon Gerrans Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
52 Sandy Casar Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
53 Cyril Gautier Europcar @ same time
54 Thomas Voeckler Europcar @ same time
55 Peter Sagan Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
56 Simone Stortoni Lampre – ISD @ same time
57 Yuri Trofimov Katusha Team @ same time
58 Michael Rogers Sky Procycling @ same time
59 Sergio Miguel Moreira Paulinho Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
60 Johnny Hoogerland Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
61 Eduard Vorganov Katusha Team @ same time
62 Christophe Kern Europcar @ same time
63 Marco Marcato Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 07:25
64 Daniel Martin Garmin – Sharp @ same time
65 Danilo Hondo Lampre – ISD @ same time
66 S̩bastien Minard Ag2R РLa Mondiale @ same time
67 Maxime Bouet Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
68 Vladimir Karpets Movistar Team @ same time
69 Anders Lund Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
70 Yaroslav Popovych RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
71 Sylvester Szmyd Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
72 Michael Albasini Orica – GreenEDGE 09:07
73 Federico Canuti Liquigas – Cannondale 10:17
74 George Hincapie BMC Racing Team @ same time
75 Michael Schar BMC Racing Team @ same time
76 Bauke Mollema Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
77 Edvald Boasson Hagen Sky Procycling @ same time
78 Kristjan Koren Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
79 Jens Voigt RadioShack – Nissan 12:19
80 Baden Cooke Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
81 Michael Morkov Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
82 Manuel Quinziato BMC Racing Team @ same time
83 Luca Paolini Katusha Team @ same time
84 Romain Zingle Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
85 Koen De Kort Argos-Shimano @ same time
86 Fabrice Jeandesboz Saur – Sojasun @ same time
87 Tony Martin Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
88 David Millar Garmin – Sharp @ same time
89 Lars Ytting Bak Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
90 Fabian Cancellara RadioShack – Nissan @ same time
91 Rob Ruijgh Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
92 David Zabriskie Garmin – Sharp @ same time
93 Mickael Cherel Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
94 Jean-christophe Peraud Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
95 J̩r̩my Roy Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat @ same time
96 Amaël Moinard BMC Racing Team @ same time
97 Christian Knees Sky Procycling @ same time
98 Sebastian Langeveld Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
99 Steven Kruijswijk Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
100 Rafael Valls Ferri Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team 13:57
101 Vasil Kiryienka Movistar Team @ same time
102 Alessandro Vanotti Liquigas – Cannondale @ same time
103 Grega Bole Lampre – ISD 16:30
104 Marco Marzano Lampre – ISD @ same time
105 Pieter Weening Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
106 Andriy Grivko Astana Pro Team 16:41
107 Patrick Gretsch Argos-Shimano @ same time
108 Marcel Sieberg Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
109 Giovanni Bernaudeau Europcar @ same time
110 Jorge Azanza Soto Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
111 Nicki Sørensen Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
112 Francis De Greef Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
113 Nick Nuyens Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
114 Ruben Perez Moreno Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
115 Daryl Impey Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
116 Robert Gesink Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
117 Alessandro Petacchi Lampre – ISD @ same time
118 Pablo Urtasun Perez Euskaltel – Euskadi @ same time
119 Nicolas Edet Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
120 Adam Hansen Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
121 Jurgen Roelandts Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
122 Matthieu Sprick Argos-Shimano @ same time
123 Christophe Riblon Ag2R – La Mondiale @ same time
124 Steven Cummings BMC Racing Team @ same time
125 Johan Vansummeren Garmin – Sharp @ same time
126 Joan Horrach Rippoll Katusha Team @ same time
127 C̩dric Pineau Equipe Cycliste FDJ РBigMat @ same time
128 Julien Fouchard Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
129 Yukiya Arashiro Europcar @ same time
130 Cyril Lemoine Saur – Sojasun @ same time
131 Matthew Goss Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
132 Bert Grabsch Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
133 Gregory Henderson Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
134 Martin Velits Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
135 Dries Devenyns Omega Pharma – Quickstep @ same time
136 Marcus Burghardt BMC Racing Team @ same time
137 Philippe Gilbert BMC Racing Team @ same time
138 Luis Leon Sanchez Gil Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
139 Yohann Gène Europcar @ same time
140 Brett Lancaster Orica – GreenEDGE @ same time
141 J̩rome Pineau Omega Pharma РQuickstep @ same time
142 Kris Boeckmans Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
143 Brice Feillu Saur – Sojasun @ same time
144 Jean-marc Marino Saur – Sojasun @ same time
145 Anthony Roux Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 19:31
146 Daniel Oss Liquigas – Cannondale 21:56
147 S̩bastien Hinault Ag2R РLa Mondiale 22:19
148 Mark Cavendish Sky Procycling @ same time
149 Bernhard Eisel Sky Procycling @ same time
150 Matthew Lloyd Lampre – ISD @ same time
151 Jonathan Cantwell Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
152 Lieuwe Westra Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
153 Luis Angel Mate Mardones Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
154 Roy Curvers Argos-Shimano @ same time
155 Aleksandr Kuschynski Katusha Team @ same time
156 Borut Bozic Astana Pro Team @ same time
157 Albert Timmer Argos-Shimano @ same time
158 Juan Jose Haedo Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
159 Yann Huguet Argos-Shimano @ same time
160 Karsten Kroon Team Saxo Bank – Tinkoff Bank @ same time
161 Yauheni Hutarovich Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 23:31
162 Kenny Van Hummel Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
163 Maxim Iglinskiy Astana Pro Team @ same time
164 Yuriy Krivtsov Lampre – ISD @ same time
165 Tyler Farrar Garmin – Sharp @ same time
166 Julien Simon Saur – Sojasun @ same time
167 Andre Greipel Lotto – Belisol Team @ same time
168 Bram Tankink Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
169 Gustav Erik Larsson Vacansoleil – DCM Pro Cycling Team @ same time
170 Jan Ghyselinck Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
171 Ruben Plaza Molina Movistar Team @ same time
172 Tom Veelers Argos-Shimano @ same time
173 Jimmy Engoulvent Saur – Sojasun @ same time
174 Mark Renshaw Rabobank Cycling Team @ same time
175 Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne @ same time
176 Vincent Jerome Europcar @ same time
177 Matthieu Ladagnous Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat @ same time
178 Vladimir Gusev Katusha Team @ same time
DNF Samuel Sanchez Gonzalez Euskaltel – Euskadi
DNF Gorka Verdugo Marcotegui Euskaltel – Euskadi
DNS Johannes Frohlinger Argos-Shimano

 

OVERALL AFTER 8 STAGES
1 Bradley Wiggins Sky Procycling 38:17:56
2 Cadel Evans BMC Racing Team 00:10
3 Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas – Cannondale 00:16
4 Denis Menchov Katusha Team 00:54
5 Haimar Zubeldia Agirre RadioShack – Nissan 00:59
6 Christopher Froome Sky Procycling 01:32
7 Maxime Monfort RadioShack – Nissan 02:08
8 Jurgen Van Den Broeck Lotto – Belisol Team 02:11
9 Nicolas Roche Ag2R – La Mondiale 02:21
10 Rein Taaramäe Cofidis – Le Credit En Ligne 02:27
11 Tony Gallopin RadioShack – Nissan 03:13
12 Rui Alberto Faria Da Costa Movistar Team 03:24
13 Thibaut Pinot Equipe Cycliste FDJ – BigMat 03:41
14 Chris Horner RadioShack – Nissan 03:43
15 Frank Schleck RadioShack – Nissan 03:47
16 Janez Brajkovic Astana Pro Team 04:03
17 Tejay Van Garderen BMC Racing Team 04:08
18 Ivan Basso Liquigas – Cannondale 04:12
19 Andr̩as Kl̦den RadioShack РNissan 04:24
20 Pierre Rolland Europcar 04:26
21 Levi Leipheimer Omega Pharma – Quickstep 04:46
22 Michele Scarponi Lampre – ISD 05:37
23 J̩rome Coppel Saur РSojasun @ same time
24 Jelle Vanendert Lotto – Belisol Team 05:47
25 Gorka Izagirre Insausti Euskaltel – Euskadi 06:05

 

 

 

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