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Tour de France 2016 stage 8
Tour de France 2016 Stage 8: Froome attacks in descent of Peyresourde to solo to yellow jersey
After a race over four passes, including the Tourmalet and the Peyresourde, the finish of stage 8 in the descent. Froome attacks just before cresting and solos to victory in a downhill. Always a poor descender, things have changed and Froome takes the stage win and yellow jersey in Bagneres-de-Luchon. Daniel Martin finishes in second, Joaquim Rodríguez in third. Froome puts 13 seconds into most opponents and 1'41" into Contador.
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Tour de France 2016 Route stage 8: Pau – Bagnères de Luchon
Saturday, July 9, 2016 – At 184 kilometres, stage 8 of the 2016 Tour de France takes the rider into the Pyrenees. At the end of this tough ordeal the finish line is in Bagnères-de-Luchon, the famous spa also known as the ‘Queen of the Pyrenees’.
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Tour de France 2016 Favourites stage 8: Escapees and good descenders
The first tough Pyrenees stage leads over four cols, with one of them hors category, to finish after 184 kilometres in Bagnères-de-Luchon. The arrival is in the valley, opening up opportunities for good descenders. The final drop is around 14 kilometres while the last few kilometrs are on flat roads.
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