Tour de France 2008/8. stage

◄ 7.00000 Result of the 8th stage 9. ►00000
		Mark Cavendish (THR)	4:02:54 h
2.		Gerald Ciolek (THR)	equal time
3.		Jimmy Casper (AGR)	equal time
4th		Óscar Freire Gomez (TLJ)	equal time
5.		Robert Förster (GST)	equal time
6th		Erik Zabel (MRM)	equal time
7th		Gert Steegmans (EQS)	equal time
8th.		Sébastien Chavanel (FDJ)	equal time
9.		Thor Hushovd (CA)	equal time
10.		Robert Hunter (BAR)	equal time
		Laurent Lefèvre (DEN)
Intermediate results after the 8th stage
		Kim Kirchen (THR)	32:26:34 h
2.		Cadel Evans (OLO)	+0: ​​06 min
3.		Stefan Schumacher (GST)	+0: ​​16 min
		Óscar Freire Gomez (TLJ)	119 pts.
2.		Kim Kirchen (THR)	119 pts.
3.		Thor Hushovd (CA)	105 pts.
		David de la Fuente (GEO)	34 pts.
2.		Sylvain Chavanel (COF)	27 pts.
3.		Thomas Voeckler (DEN)	27 pts.
		Thomas Lövkvist (THR)	32:27:55 h
2.		Andy Schleck (TNK)	+0: ​​37 min
3.		Maxime Monfort (COF)	+0: ​​46 min
		Team CSC-Saxo Bank	97:22:08 h
2.		Team Columbia	+2: 52 min
3.		Caisse d'Epargne	+3: 29 min

The 8th stage of the Tour de France 2008 on July 12th was 172.5 kilometers long and ran from Figeac to Toulouse . There were three sprint classifications as well as two mountain classifications in the 4th category and two mountain classifications in the third category.

The stage began as restlessly as the day before with unsuccessful attempts to break away. First seven drivers tried to pull away, later a group of three consisting of David de la Fuente , Simon Gerrans and Egoi Martínez . The first mountain classification, which took place nine kilometers after the start, was won by de la Fuente. After the three were caught, first ten, then eleven other drivers tried to break away. All escape attempts were thwarted by the Columbia team , who defended the yellow jersey. Laurent Lefèvre , who won the second mountain classification, was the first to successfully break away at kilometer 35. The pursuit was taken by Amets Txurruka , Christophe Riblon and Jérôme Pineau . Lefèvre was able to achieve a maximum lead of 5:15 minutes before he waited for his pursuers and together they increased the lead, which had meanwhile decreased somewhat, to 5:25 minutes. Lefèvre also won the last two mountain classifications as well as the first and third sprint classifications. Later the gap shrank again and other drivers tried to catch up with the quartet. Txurruka and Pineau finally settled a little, Lefèvre and Riblon were swallowed by the field.

About three kilometers before the finish line, the last two outliers are caught up, so that the sprint finals came again. The goal in Toulouse was reached on a 420 meter long and eight meter wide home straight. There Mark Cavendish celebrated his second stage win of this tour. As a result, Óscar Freire , who finished fourth, was able to secure the green jersey, who now leads the ranking with the same number of points as Kim Kirchen . There were no changes to the other ratings.

tasks

• 62 Manuel Beltrán - suspended by the team on suspicion of doping (positive A sample)

Sprint ratings

• 1st intermediate sprint in La Salvetat-Peyrales (km 57.5) (527 m above sea level)

First	Laurent Lefèvre	6 pts.
Second	Amets Txurruka	4 pts.
Third	Christophe Riblon	2 pts.

• 2nd intermediate sprint in Carmaux (kilometer 85) (257 m above sea level)

First	Christophe Riblon	6 pts.
Second	Laurent Lefèvre	4 pts.
Third	Amets Txurruka	2 pts.

• 3rd intermediate sprint in Rabastens (kilometer 134.5) (134 m above sea level)

First	Laurent Lefèvre	6 pts.
Second	Amets Txurruka	4 pts.
Third	Jérôme Pineau	2 pts.

• Target sprint in Toulouse (kilometer 172.5) (149 m above sea level)

First	Mark Cavendish	35 pts.
Second	Gerald Ciolek	30 pts.
Third	Jimmy Casper	26 pts.
Fourth	Óscar Freire	24 pts.
fifth	Robert Forster	22 pts.
Sixth	Erik Zabel	20 pts.
seventh	Gert Steegmans	19 pts.
Eighth	Sébastien Chavanel	18 pts.
Ninth	Thor Hushovd	17 pts.
Tenth	Robert Hunter	16 pts.
11.	Romain Feillu	15 pts.
12.	Mark Renshaw	14 pts.
13.	Rubén Pérez	13 pts.
14th	Iñaki Isasi	12 pts.
15th	Francesco Chicchi	11 pts.
16.	Heinrich Haussler	10 pts.
17th	Robbie McEwen	9 pts.
18th	Leonardo Duque	8 pts.
19th	Julian Dean	7 pts.
20th	Óscar Pereiro	6 pts.
21st	Sebastian Langeveld	5 pts.
22nd	Juan Antonio Flecha	4 pts.
23.	Stefan Schumacher	3 pts.
24.	Maxime Monfort	2 pts.
25th	Brett Lancaster	1 point

Mountain ratings

• Côte de Loupiac, category 4 (kilometer 9) (333 m above sea level; 2.7 km at 6.0%)

First	David de la Fuente	3 pts.
Second	Simon Gerrans	2 pts.
Third	Egoi Martínez	1 point

• Côte de Macarou, category 3 (36.5 km) (512 m above sea level; 4.2 km at 6.1%)

First	Laurent Lefèvre	4 pts.
Second	David de la Fuente	3 pts.
Third	Yoann Le Boulanger	2 pts.
Fourth	Sandy Casar	1 point

• Côte de la Guionie, Category 4 (km 52.5) ​​(583 m above sea level; 1.5 km at 5.5%)

First	Laurent Lefèvre	3 pts.
Second	Amets Txurruka	2 pts.
Third	Christophe Riblon	1 point

• Côte du Port de la Besse, Category 3 (km 70.5) (423 m above sea level; 4.1 km at 4.5%)

First	Laurent Lefèvre	4 pts.
Second	Amets Txurruka	3 pts.
Third	Jérôme Pineau	2 pts.
Fourth	Christophe Riblon	1 point