Tour de Suisse 2017: Superior sprint victory Sagan, Spilak retains in overall lead
Peter Sagan is in a class of his own in the hilly criterium of 100 kilometres in Schaffhausen. The World Champion powers to his fifteenth stage win in the Tour de Suisse ever. Simon Spilak holds on to yellow. (Slideshow route/profile)
Results 8th stage 2017 Tour de Suisse
1. Peter Sagan (svk) s.t.
2. Sacha Modolo (ita) s.t.
3. Matteo Trentin (ita) s.t.
4. Magnus Cort (den) s.t.
5. Niccolo Bonifazio (ita) s.t.
6. Michael Matthews (aus) s.t.
7. John Degenkolb (ger) s.t.
8. Oscar Gatto (ita) s.t.
9. Kevin Reza (fra) s.t.
10. Salvatore Puccio (ita) s.t.
GC after 8th stage
1. Simon Spilak (slo)
2. Damiano Caruso (ita) + 0.52
3. Steven Kruijswijk (nld) + 1.05
4. Domenico Pozzovivo (ita) + 2.28
5. Rui Costa (por) + 2.35
6. Mathias Frank (swi) + 2.51
7. Mikel Nieve (spa) + 2.54
8. Ion Izagirre (spa) + 3.51
9. Marc Soler (spa) + 4.07
10. Pelle Bilbao (spa) + 4.10
Race report
From the gun it’s attackers alert. Nick van der Lijke, Jelle Wallays, Jaco Venter and KOM king Lasse Norman Hansen jump clear to race to a maximum lead of almost 2 minutes. Round after round Hansen outsprints his rival Van der Lijcke on the only KOM climb of the day to win the mountain jersey.
The four attackers are reeled in with 13 kms remaining.
In the ensuing sprint Peter Sagan storms to victory, bike lengths ahead of Modolo, thus adding to his record tally of 15 victories at the Tour de Suisse.
The GC remains unchanged, although all GC contenders ended up behind a split in the peloton.
Read also: route 8th stage 2017 Tour de Suisse.
Tour de Suisse 2017 stage 8: Route maps, height profiles, and more
Click on the images to zoom
Peter Sagan
Watch the highlights of recent races here:
Related articles Favourites - Tour de Suisse 2017 Overview - Tour de Suisse 2017 Rohan Dennis wins ITT in Schaffhausen, Simon Spilak takes overall victory - Tour de Suisse 2017 Spilak solos to victory and race lead on Tiefenbachferner - Tour de Suisse 2017 Pozzovivo wins in La Punt to take yellow jersey - Tour de Suisse 2017 Peter Sagan powers to victory, Caruso retains in lead - Tour de Suisse 2017 Warbasse solos to mountain victory, Caruso new leader - Tour de Suisse 2017 Stage win and leaders jersey Michael Matthews - Tour de Suisse 2017 Sprint victory Philippe Gilbert, Stefan Küng new leader - Tour de Suisse 2017 Rohan Dennis powers to stage win and leaders jersey in short ITT - Tour de Suisse 2017 Route stage 1: ITT in Cham - Tour de Suisse 2017 Route stage 2: Cham - Cham - Tour de Suisse 2017 Route stage 3: Menziken – Bern - Tour de Suisse 2017 Route stage 4: Bern – Villars sur Ollon - Tour de Suisse 2017 Route stage 5: Bex – Cevio - Tour de Suisse 2017 Route stage 6: Locarno – La Punt - Tour de Suisse 2017 Route stage 7: Zernez – Sölden (Aut) - Tour de Suisse 2017 More articles Cycling Calendar 2025
Tour de France 2025: The Route
Tour de France 2025: Riders
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 1: Lille - Lille
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 2: Lauwin-Planque - Boulogne-sur-Mer
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 3: Valenciennes - Dunkirk
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 7: Saint-Malo - Mûr-de-Bretagne
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 10: Ennezat - Le Mont-Dore
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 12: Auch - Hautacam
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 13: Loudenvielle - Peyragudes
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 14: Pau - Superbagnères
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 16: Montpellier - Mont Ventoux
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 18: Vif - Col de la Loze
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 19: Albertville - La Plagne
Tour de France 2025 Route stage 21: Mantes-la-Ville - Paris
Giro 2025: The Route
Giro 2025 Route stage 1: Durazzo - Tirana
Giro 2025 Route stage 9: Gubbio - Siena
Giro 2025 Route stage 19: Biella – Champoluc
Giro 2025 Route stage 20: Verrès – Sestrière
UAE Tour 2025: The Route
UAE Tour 2025: Riders
Ruta del Sol 2025: The Route
Ruta del Sol 2025: Riders
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025: The Route
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 2025: Riders
Strade Bianche 2025: The Route
Strade Bianche 2025: Riders
Vuelta 2025: The Route