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Saturday, July 8: Stage 8, Dole - Station des Rousses, 187.5 km

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Lilian Calmejane takes a brilliant solo win at the end of stage eight. Photo © ASO/Thomas Maheux

Weather at Saint Claude, before the start of the Côte de la Combe de Laisia ascent at 1:30 PM, local time: 33C (91F), some clouds, with the wind from the WSW at 8 km/hr (5 mph). No rain is forecast.

Rated ascents:

• Km 101.5: Col de la Joux, 6.1 km @ 4.7% - cat. 3
• Km 138.5: Côte de Viry, 7.6 km @ 5.2% - cat. 2
• Km 175.5: Côte de la Combe de Laisia-Les Molunes, 11.7 km @ 6.4% - cat. 1

The race: All 193 stage 7 finishers started today. The official start was given at 12:24 PM.

Km 50: The attacks went off from the gun, but the peloton was together for the intermediate sprint at km 45, which was won by André Greipel. The day's hilly profile has started spitting riders out the back.

Km 60: Four riders have managed to get away and the peloton seems to have acquiesced: Mathias Frank (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jasha Sütterlin (Movistar), Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis)

Km 74: The four escapees are caught.

Km 91: Things are breaking up. There are 16 riders in the lead: Jan Bakelants and Mathias Frank (AG2R-La Mondiale), Koen de Kort (Trek-Segafredo), Michael Schär and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Michael Valgren (Astana), Jens Keukeleire (Orica-Scott), Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data), Emanuel Buchmann (Bora-Hansgrohe), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Laurens ten Dam (Sunweb), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale-Drapac),  Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors) and Warren Barguil (Sunweb)

42 seconds behind them is a group of 34 riders, and then a further three minutes behind them is the Yellow Jersey group, lead by Team Sky. And then there are groups of stragglers as much as 12 minutes behind the leaders.

Km 117: With the third category Col de la Joux in the rear-view mirror, Barguil, Pauwels Ulissi, Matthews, Van Avermaet, Burghardt & Bakelants are 20 seconds ahead of 41 chasers. Another two minutes behind them is the main peloton with the Yellow Jersey.

Former Green Jersey Arnaud Demare is sick. He's well behind the main field, but he has a couple of teammates who are trying to nurse him to the finish inside the time limit.

Km 147: Jan Bakelants (AG2R-La Mondiale), Nicolas Roche and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data), Warren Barguil (Sunweb), Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo), Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) form the leading group (42sec ahead of a chase group of 25) with 45km to go while Chris Froome has gone off road in a downhill with Geraint Thomas but the yellow jersey holder didn't crash. Both Froome and Thomas rejoined the main pack.

The Yellow Jersey group is 3min behind the 8 leaders.

Km 163: Things are slowly coming together as the riders approach the big climb. We've got nine riders off the front, but they are just 1min 27sec ahead of the yellow jersey group

Km 170: Four riders in front, Gesink, Calmejane, Roche & Pauwels. They are 1min 24sec ahead of the yellow jersey group with several riders in between. Sky, led by Sergio Henao, leads the main group.

Km 172: Bam! Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) has gone clear from the break with Nicolas Roche chasing hard.

Now Robert Gesink goes after Calmejane, going right by Roche.

Km 174: Calmejane is 11 seconds ahead of the hard-chasing Gesink. The Yellow Jersey group is 1min 12sec back. Both Calmejane & Gesink are 2016 Vuelta a Espana stage winners.

Km 177: Calmejane is pulling away from Gesink. The gap is now 31sec. Calmejane will be the King of the Mountains when he arrvies at the finish. There is still a trio of riders behind Gesink and in front of the Froome group: Roche, Pauwels & Martin.

Km 184, 3.6 km to go. Calmejane is 34 seconds ahead of the hard-chasing Gesink. Froome group is 1min 21sec back.

The Finish: Lilian Calmejane has earned a brilliant victory! Robert Gesink crossed the line 37 seconds later. Chris Froome suffered no real challenge to his GC leaders this stage.

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

Frenchman Lilian Calmejane of Direct Energie soloed to victory on stage 8 to Les Rousses, mimicking his compatriot Sylvain Chavanel who did it seven years ago and winning at the age of 24 the same way he did as a neo pro at the Vuelta a España last year. It was a very eventful race with top class contenders in the different breakaways but Chris Froome managed to retain the yellow jersey ahead of grueling climbs on the way to Chambéry.

193 riders started stage 8 in Dole. As expected on a stage dedicated to attackers, many skirmishes took place from the gun. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data), Gianluca Brambilla (Quick-Step Floors), Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie) and Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale-Drapac) formed the first breakaway of the day. It didn't work out but Chavanel went again, accompanied by Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana). Beaten by André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) and Michael Matthews (Sunweb), Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors) increased his lead in the points classification over runner up Arnaud Démare (FDJ) who struggled badly in the first climb of the day, as well as Team Sky's Luke Rowe. Mathias Frank (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jasha Sütterlin (Movistar), Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Cyril Lemoine (Cofidis) rode away after 50km of racing. Sütterlin was substituted by Diego Ulissi (UAE Team Emirates) in the leading quartet but it was all together again at km 70.

46 riders managed to go clear after 75km of racing. 16 of them formed a leading group with 98km to go: Jan Bakelants and Mathias Frank (AG2R-La Mondiale), Koen de Kort (Trek-Segafredo), Michael Schär and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Michael Valgren (Astana), Jens Keukeleire (Orica-Scott), Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data), Matteo Trentin (Quick-Step Floors), Emanuel Buchmann and Marcus Burghardt (Bora-Hansgrohe), Thomas De Gendt (Lotto-Soudal), Warren Barguil and Laurens ten Dam (Sunweb), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Alberto Bettiol (Cannondale-Drapac). Barguil and Pauwels rode away in the col de la Joux with 92km to go. The Frenchman and the Belgian were still part of a group of seven riders who climbed the côte de Viry at the front before a regrouping. At the initiative of Van Avermaet, they went again before the top of the hill where Barguil outsprinted Bakelants and an eight-man group was formed with 48km to go: Jan Bakelants (AG2R-La Mondiale), Nicolas Roche and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC), Serge Pauwels (Dimension Data), Warren Barguil (Sunweb), Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo), Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) and Simon Clarke (Cannondale-Drapac).

Michael Valgren (Astana) rejoined the leading group at St-Claude with 25km to go. In the first category Montée de la Combe de Laisia les Molunes, Calmejane rode away solo as there were 17km remaining before the finish. He suffered cramps with 5km to go but managed to overcome the pain to maintain his 40 seconds advantage over lone chaser Gesink. It's his first Tour de France victory and the second for a French rider this year after Arnaud Démare on stage 4 in Vittel. Calmejane also took the polka dot jersey while Chris Froome retained the lead in the overall ranking.

Stage 8 video summary:

Complete results:

Stage 8 photos

187.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.592 km/hr

1	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	4hr 30min 29sec
2	GESINK ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	@ 37sec
3	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 00' 50''
4	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	s.t.
5	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
6	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
7	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	s.t.
8	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
9	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
10	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
11	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
12	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
13	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
14	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
15	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
16	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	s.t.
17	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	s.t.
18	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	s.t.
19	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
20	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
21	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
22	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
23	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
24	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
25	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
26	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
27	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
28	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
29	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
30	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
31	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
32	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
33	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	s.t.
34	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
35	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
36	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
37	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
38	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
39	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
40	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
41	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 00' 56''
42	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01' 59''
43	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 02' 25''
44	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 06' 59''
45	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
46	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 08' 47''
47	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
48	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 09' 34''
49	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
50	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
51	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
52	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
53	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
54	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
55	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
56	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
57	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
58	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
59	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
60	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 13' 12''
61	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	s.t.
62	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
63	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
64	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
65	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 13' 28''
66	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
67	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
68	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
69	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
70	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
71	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	s.t.
72	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
73	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
74	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
75	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 15' 14''
76	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	s.t.
77	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
78	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
79	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 16' 52''
80	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
81	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 17' 15''
82	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
83	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 20' 56''
84	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
85	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
86	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
87	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
88	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
89	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	s.t.
90	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
91	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
92	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	s.t.
93	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
94	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
95	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
96	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
97	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
98	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
99	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
100	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
101	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
102	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
103	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
104	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
105	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
106	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
107	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	s.t.
108	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
109	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	s.t.
110	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	s.t.
111	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	s.t.
112	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
113	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
114	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
115	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
116	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
117	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
118	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
119	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
120	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
121	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
122	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
123	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
124	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
125	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
126	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	s.t.
127	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
128	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 24' 29''
129	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
130	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
131	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
132	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
133	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
134	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 27' 26''
135	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	27min 49sec
136	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 28' 30''
137	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 31' 34''
138	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
139	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
140	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	s.t.
141	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
142	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
143	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
144	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
145	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	s.t.
146	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
147	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
148	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
149	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	s.t.
150	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
151	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
152	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
153	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
154	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
155	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	s.t.
156	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
157	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
158	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
159	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
160	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
161	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
162	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
163	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
164	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
165	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
166	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
167	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
168	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
169	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
170	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	s.t.
171	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	s.t.
172	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
173	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	s.t.
174	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
175	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
176	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
177	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
178	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
179	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
180	VAN EMDEN JOS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
181	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
182	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	s.t.
183	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	s.t.
184	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
185	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
186	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	+ 37' 33''
187	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	s.t.
188	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	s.t.
189	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
190	ROWE LUKE	SKY	s.t.
191	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
192	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
193	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 40' 30''

GC after Stage 8:

• GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick Step)
• Mountains classification leader: Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie)
• Best young rider: Simon Yates (Orica-Scott)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

1,415 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.468 km/hr

1	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	33hr 19min 10sec
2	THOMAS GERAINT	SKY	@ 12sec
3	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	+ 00' 14''
4	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 00' 25''
5	PORTE RICHIE	BMC	+ 00' 39''
6	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 00' 43''
7	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 47''
8	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 00' 52''
9	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 54''
10	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 01''
11	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	s.t.
12	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 01' 07''
13	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01' 24''
14	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01' 29''
15	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	+ 01' 33''
16	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 01' 47''
17	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 01' 57''
18	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02' 00''
19	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 02' 14''
20	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 02' 23''
21	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	+ 02' 32''
22	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 34''
23	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 02' 35''
24	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 41''
25	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 02' 42''
26	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 44''
27	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	+ 03' 17''
28	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 03' 24''
29	FEILLU BRICE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 03' 32''
30	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 03' 33''
31	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 04' 10''
32	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 04' 36''
33	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 09' 16''
34	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 09' 24''
35	HARDY ROMAIN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 09' 38''
36	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 11' 20''
37	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 11' 47''
38	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 11' 51''
39	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 13' 13''
40	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 13' 17''
41	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 13' 41''
42	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 14' 13''
43	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 14' 47''
44	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 14' 50''
45	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 14' 54''
46	GESINK ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 14' 58''
47	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 15' 00''
48	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 15' 08''
49	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 15' 36''
50	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 16' 08''
51	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 16' 16''
52	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 16' 25''
53	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 16' 41''
54	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 16' 49''
55	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 17' 33''
56	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 17' 42''
57	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 18' 01''
58	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 19' 25''
59	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 20' 18''
60	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 20' 50''
61	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 22' 02''
62	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 22' 05''
63	BOUET MAXIME	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 23' 05''
64	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 08''
65	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 23' 13''
66	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 17''
67	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 23' 26''
68	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	+ 23' 30''
69	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 23' 47''
70	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	+ 24' 15''
71	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 24' 48''
72	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 24' 50''
73	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 25' 24''
74	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 27' 12''
75	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 28' 30''
76	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 28' 35''
77	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 28' 47''
78	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 29' 53''
79	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 30' 31''
80	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 30' 43''
81	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 30' 45''
82	MORI MANUELE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 30' 57''
83	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 31' 41''
84	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 31' 59''
85	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 32' 09''
86	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 33' 01''
87	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 33' 06''
88	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 33' 24''
89	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 33' 24''
90	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 33' 27''
91	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 33' 36''
92	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 33' 59''
93	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 34' 17''
94	WYSS DANILO	BMC	+ 34' 23''
95	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 34' 33''
96	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 35' 09''
97	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 35' 30''
98	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 35' 35''
99	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	+ 35' 40''
100	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 35' 49''
101	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 36' 23''
102	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 36' 37''
103	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 36' 52''
104	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 37' 13''
105	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 37' 13''
106	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 37' 17''
107	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 37' 36''
108	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 37' 48''
109	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 38' 13''
110	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 38' 32''
111	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 38' 34''
112	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 38' 38''
113	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	+ 38' 44''
114	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 39' 06''
115	VACHON FLORIAN	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 39' 28''
116	GESBERT ELIE	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 39' 32''
117	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 40' 28''
118	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 41' 10''
119	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 41' 15''
120	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 41' 26''
121	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 41' 33''
122	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 41' 49''
123	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 42' 04''
124	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 42' 09''
125	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 42' 10''
126	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 42' 14''
127	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 43' 28''
128	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 43' 37''
129	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 43' 52''
130	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 43' 55''
131	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 45' 02''
132	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 45' 24''
133	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 45' 36''
134	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	+ 45' 38''
135	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 45' 40''
136	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 46' 04''
137	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 46' 16''
138	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 46' 17''
139	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 46' 29''
140	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 46' 49''
141	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 46' 55''
142	PICHON LAURENT	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 46' 56''
143	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 47' 02''
144	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 47' 06''
145	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 47' 19''
146	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 47' 35''
147	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 47' 53''
148	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 48' 39''
149	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 49' 00''
150	VAN EMDEN JOS	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 49' 11''
151	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 49' 27''
152	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 49' 47''
153	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 49' 53''
154	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 50' 27''
155	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 50' 27''
156	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 50' 33''
157	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 50' 50''
158	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 51' 02''
159	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 51' 03''
160	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 51' 51''
161	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 52' 12''
162	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 52' 15''
163	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 53' 25''
164	TRENTIN MATTEO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 53' 27''
165	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 53' 28''
166	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 53' 34''
167	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 53' 40''
168	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 54' 18''
169	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 54' 54''
170	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE DRAPAC	+ 56' 05''
171	DEMARE ARNAUD	FDJ	+ 56' 31''
172	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 56' 35''
173	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 56' 42''
174	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 57' 25''
175	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 57' 38''
176	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 57' 43''
177	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 57' 43''
178	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 58' 03''
179	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 58' 11''
180	GUARNIERI JACOPO	FDJ	+ 59' 18''
181	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 01H 00' 55''
182	RENSHAW MARK	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 01' 12''
183	KONOVALOVAS IGNATAS	FDJ	+ 01H 02' 47''
184	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 01H 03' 21''
185	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 03' 40''
186	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01H 04' 13''
187	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 04' 15''
188	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 08' 00''
189	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 14' 09''
190	SAGAN JURAJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01H 15' 15''
191	DELAGE MICKAËL	FDJ	+ 01H 16' 48''
192	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 01H 18' 30''
193	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 01H 29' 41''

Stage 8 map and profile

Stage 8 map

Stage 8 profile

Stage 8 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Lilian Calmejane is gone. The other racers won't see him until the finish.

Team Sky's chase was controlled and effective. Froome will start Sunday's stage in yellow.

The pack's climbing is basically finished with one kilometer to go.

Robert Gesink chased hard, but could not catch Calmejane.

A brilliant stage win for Lilian Calmejane. Surely not the last one.

Guillaume Martin leads the Yellow Jersey group across the line.

Chris Froome finished safely in the pack.

Though ill, Arnaud Demare (Red/White/Blue kit) managed to finish the stage in time to beat the cutoff.

Stage winner Calmejane

Simon Yates is still the Best Young Rider.

Another stuffed lion for Chris Froome

Organizer's stage 8 preview:

After five stages dedicated to the sprinters, one to the time trialists and one to the climbers, to the taste of Marcel Kittel (three times), Peter Sagan and Arnaud Démare, Geraint Thomas and Fabio Aru in their respective capacities, stage 8 from Dole to Les Rousses is the first one for the attackers. Several of them have done their best to lose enough time in the first week of racing in order to get some freedom to attack this weekend, either today or tomorrow.

Pierre Rolland (Cannondale-Drapac), Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) are former Tour de France stage winners who have clearly opted for chasing a stage victory rather than riding for GC this year. Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) looks like another candidate for a break from far out. That's how Sylvain Chavanel became the stage winner on the last visit of the Tour to Les Rousses in the Jura.

This is the second mountain massif used by the Tour de France this year after La Planche des belles filles in the Vosges but the GC contenders eye more at the grueling climbs of col de la Biche, Grand Colombier and Mont du Chat the day after.   

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