I thought the final category 3 climb to the stage 8 finish might be a little too much for the sprinters, and that proved to be the case. A French climber, Alexis Vuillermoz, crossed the finish line 5 seconds ahead of fellow Frenchman Daniel Martin, and 10 seconds ahead of Spaniard Alejandro Valverde Belmonte. Christopher Froome of Great Britain was the eigth rider to finish, and that was good enough to keep him in the Yellow jersey.
Stage 9 is one of my favorite events in the Tour -- the team time trial. Each team will ride together against the clock on the 28 kilometer course, and all members of the team will get the time of the fifth team member to cross the finish line.
Here are the standings after stage 8:
YELLOW JERSEY (Overall Leaders)
1. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)
2. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........11"
3. Tejay Van Garderen, United States (BMC Racing)..........13"
4. Tony Gallopin, France (Lotto-Soudal)..........26"
5. Greg Van Avermaet, Belgium (BMC Racing)..........28"
6. Rigiberto Uran Uran, Colombia (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........34"
7. Alberto Contador, Spain (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........36"
8. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........1' 07"
9. Zdenek Stybar, Czech Republic (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........1' 15"
10. Bauke Mollema, Netherlands (Trek Factory Racing)..........1' 32"
GREEN JERSEY (Best Sprinter)
1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........213 pts
2. Andre Greipel, Germany (Lotto-Soudal)..........210 pts
3. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (ETIXX-Quick Step)..........159 pts
4. John Degenkolb, Germany (Giant-Alpecin)..........158 pts
5. Bryan Coquard, Francee (Europcar)..........102 pts
POLKA DOT JERSEY (Best Climber)
1. Daniel Teklehaimanot, Eritrea (MTN-Qhubeka)..........4 pts
2. Joachim Rodriguez Oliver, Spain (Team Katusha)..........2 pts
3. Alexis Vuillermoz, France (AG2R La Mondiale)..........2 pts
4. Michael Schar, Switzerland (BMC Racing)..........1 pt
5. Romain Sicard, France (Team Europcar)..........1 pt
6. Rafal Majka, Poland (Tinkoff-Saxo)..........1 pt
7. Thomas De Gendt, Belgium (Lotto-Soudal)..........1 pt
8. Christopher Froome, Great Britain (Team Sky)..........1 pt
9. Daniel Martin, France (Cannondale-Garmin)..........1 pt
WHITE JERSEY (Best Young Rider)
1. Peter Sagan, Slovakia (Tinkoff-Saxo)
2. Warren Barguil, France (Giant-Alpecin)..........56"
3. Nairo Alenander Quintano Rojas, Columbia (Movistar)..........1' 45"
TEAM LEADERS
1. BMC Racing (United States)
2. Tinkoff-Saxo (Russia).........1' 44"
3. ETIXX-Quick Step (Belgium)..........3' 43"
4. AG2R La Mondiale (France)..........5' 55"
5. Giant-Alpecin (Germany)..........7' 17"
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