The Danish cyclist Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) won the eighth stage of the Tour de France this Saturday, marked by the withdrawal of Mark Cavendish, with Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) defending the lead on the eve of the arrival at the Puy de Cópula .
In a session in which the Briton from Astana retired due to a fall, the 2019 long-distance world champion prevailed at the end of the 200.7 km between Libourne and Limoges, in 04:12.26, ahead of Belgian Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin – Deceuninck) and Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), respectively second and third.
Vingegaard, who had a quiet day today defending the yellow, faces a tough test this Sunday in the ninth stage, which will join Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat to the Puy de Dôme special category computation, in a total of 182.4 kilometres, because he will start with a 25-second advantage over the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), second overall, and 01.34 minutes over the Australian Jai Hindley (BORA-hansgrohe), who is third.
Source: TSF
