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July 3, 2021 12:23 PM ET

Next stage

The first week will end with a brutal stage that can move the general classification... if Tadej Pogacar's rivals want it. The roughness of the mountains will shake the riders, who in the first 20 kilometers will have just climbed the second category Côte de Domancy and after the intermediate sprint in Praz-Sur-Arly, come four more passes: the first category Col des Saisies, the Col du Pré, out of category, then the climb to the second category Cormet de Roselend and the first category Montée de Tignes, 1.9 kilometers from the finish line.

July 3, 2021 12:20 PM ET

🔟👥 Teams Ranking

This is how the teams ranking is going:

Teams Ranking
Pos. Team Time
1 Bahrain Victorious 89h 03'04"
2 Astana - Premier Tech + 15'34"
3 Jumbo Visma + 18'27"
4 AG2R Citroën + 25'12"
5 Ineos Grenadiers + 28'49"
6 Trek Segafredo + 38'31"
7 Team BikeExchange + 39'12"
8 EF Education - Nippo + 44'21"
9 Deceunink - Quick Step + 47'21"
10 UAE Team Emirates + 53'09"

July 3, 2021 12:14 PM ET

🔟⬜ Youth's Ranking

This is how the youth's ranking is going:

Youth's Ranking
Pos. Corredor (País / Equipo) Tiempo
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 29h 38'25"
2 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 05'00"
3 David Gaudu (France / Groupama FDJ) + 05'52"
4 Aurélien Paret Peintre (France / AG2R Citroën) + 07'33"
5 Lucas Hamilton (Australia / Team BikeExchange) + 31'48"
6 Mark Donovan (Great Bretain / Team DSM) + 35'20"
7 Sergio Higuita (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 37'09"
8 Neilson Powless (United States / EF Education - Nippo) + 45'08"
9 Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Lotto Soudal) + 46'28"
10 Dorian Godon (France / AG2R Citroën) + 47'26"

July 3, 2021 12:10 PM ET

🔟⬜🟥 Mountain ranking

This is how the mountain classification is going:

Mountain Ranking
Pos. Rider (Country / Team) Points
1 Wouter Poels (Netherlands / Bahrain Victorious) 23
2 Michael Woods (Canada / Israel Start-Up Nation) 16
3 Dylan Teuns (Belgium / Bahrain Victorious) 12
4 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) 11
5 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 10
6 Guillaume Martin (France / Cofidis) 8
7 Aurélien Paret-Peintre (France / AG2R Citroën) 8
8 Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Arkéa - Samsic) 6
9 Sepp Kuss (United States / Jumbo Visma) 6
10 Ide Schelling (Netherlands / Bora - Hansgrohe) 5

July 3, 2021 12:05 PM ET

🔟🟩 Points ranking

This is how the overall points standings are:

Points Ranking
Pos. Rider (País / Team) Points
1 Mark Cavendish (Great Britain / Deceunink - Quick Step) 168
2 Michael Mathews (Australia / Team BikeExchange 113
3 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin Fenix) 103
4 Jasper Philipsen (Belgium / Alpecin Fenix) 102
5 Nacer Bouhanni (France / Arkea Samsic) 99
6 Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain Victorious) 86
7 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) 84
8 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 79
9 Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Bora - Hansgrohe) 72
10 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) 62

July 3, 2021 11:56 AM ET

🔟🟨 General classification

This how the general classification is going:

General classification
Pos. Rider (Country/Team) Time
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 29h 38'25"
2 Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Jumbo Visma) + 01'48"
3 Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan / Astana - Premier Tech) + 04'38"
4 Rigoberto Urán (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 04'46"
5 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 05'00"
6 Richard Carapaz (Ecuador / Ineos Grenadiers) + 05'01"
7 Wilco Kelderman (Netherlands / Bora - Hansgrohe) + 05'13"
8 Enic Mas (Spain / Movistar) + 05'15"
9 David Gaudu (France / Groupama FDJ) + 05'52"
10 Peio Bilbao (Spain / Bahrain Victorious) + 06'41"

July 3, 2021 11:47 AM ET

🔟🏁 Top 10 of the stage

This how the general classification is going:

General classification
Pos. Rider (Country/Team) Time
1 Dylan Teuns (Belgium / Bahrain Victorious) 03h 54'41"
2 Ion Izaguirre (Spain / Astana - Premier Tech) + 00'44"
3 Michael Woods (Canada / Israel Start-Up Nation) + 00'47"
4 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) + 00'49"
5 Wout Poels (Netherlands/ Bahrain Victorious) + 02'33"
6 Simon Yates (Great Bretain / Team Bike Exchange) + 02'43"
7 Aurélien Paret Peintre (France / AG2R Citroën) + 03'03"
8 Guillaume Martin (France / Cofidis) + 03'03"
9 Mattia Cattaneo (Italia / Deceunink - Quick Step) + 04'07"
10 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 04'09"

July 3, 2021 11:38 AM ET

Pogacar arrives!

The Slovenian passes behind Ion Izaguirre and Michael Woods. Now it remains to be seen how much he is ahead of each of his rivals.

July 3, 2021 11:20 AM ET

🥇 DYLAN THEUNS WINS!

Deserved victory for the Baharain Victorious rider! It is the second in a row for the team.

July 3, 2021 11:15 AM ET

🏁 1 km to go

Last kilometer! It's going to be a solo victory for Theuns. Almost 50 seconds ahead of Pogacar.

July 3, 2021 11:10 AM ET

🏁 5 km to go

Last five kilometers. Theuns has continued to increase the gap to Pogacar on the descent.

July 3, 2021 11:05 AM ET

🏁 10 km to go

Dylan Theuns gives his all on the descent. Only 30 seconds separate him from Tadej Pogacar.

July 3, 2021 11:00 AM ET

🏁 14,7 km

Dylan Theuns passed first on the Col de la Colombière and gained eight seconds. Tadej Pogacar passed second with a 14-second gap and a bonus of five seconds.

July 3, 2021 10:55 AM ET

🏁 16 km to go

LESS THAN A MINUTE! Pogacar continues with a devastating pace and is already less than a minute behind the race leader.

July 3, 2021 10:50 AM ET

🏁 18 km to go

Dylan Theuns has caught Michael Woods at the head of the race, while the rest of the chasing group is keeping pace with him, but with the power at which Pogacar is going, they could be caught.

July 3, 2021 10:45 AM ET

⏱ Differences

1️⃣ Michael Woods - 20 km to go

2️⃣ Wout Poels, Mattia Cattaneo, Simon Yates y Nairo Quintana + 00'39"

3️⃣ Grupo Pogacar + 02'34"

4️⃣ Grupo Carapaz + 3:47

5️⃣ Grupo Van Aert + 05'08

6️⃣ Grupo Van Der Poel 11'43"

July 3, 2021 10:40 AM ET

🏁 23 km to go

Pogacar's performance is brutal. He is already 1'15" ahead of Carapaz. Mathieu Van Der Poel was left behind and will lose the yellow jersey.

July 3, 2021 10:35 AM ET

🏁 30 km to go

POGACAR ATTACKED! The Slovenian has hit the gas and although Richard Carapaz tried to follow his wheel, he couldn't keep up the pace.

July 3, 2021 10:30 AM ET

⛰️ Col de la Romme - Mountain (1st Category)

Here are the positions on the Col de la Romme:

1- Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) - 10
2- Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) - 8
3- Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) - 6
4- Guillaume Martin (Cofidis) - 4
5- Simon Yates (BikeExchange) - 2
6- Mattia Cattaneo (Deceuninck-Quick Step) - 1

July 3, 2021 10:25 AM ET

⛰️ Côte de Menthonnex-en-Bornes - Mountain (4th Category)

Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) passed first on the second mountain pass of the day.

July 3, 2021 10:20 AM ET

⛰️ Côte de Copponex - Mountain (3rd Category)

Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) passed first on the first mountain pass of the day and added a two in the classification. Kenny Elissonde came in second and scored the remaining point.

July 3, 2021 10:15 AM ET

🅿 Intermediate Sprint - Frangy

This is how the positions were at the intermediate sprint of the day:

1- Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) - 20
2- Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) - 17
3- Fred Wright (Bahrain Victorious) - 15
4- Luka Mezgec (BikeExchange) - 13
5- Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious) - 11
6- Kasper Asgreen (Deceuninck-Quick Step) - 10
7- Alex Aranburu (Astana-PremierTech) - 9
8- Soren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM) - 8
9- Julien Bernard (Trek-Segafredo) - 7
10- Pierre-Luc Périchon (Cofidis) - 6
11- Connor Swift (Arkéa-Samsic) - 5
12- Tao Geoghegan Hart (Ineos Grenadiers) - 4
13- Davide Formolo (UAE Team Emirates) - 3
14- Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) - 2
15- Brandon McNulty (UAE Team Emirates) - 1

July 3, 2021 10:10 AM ET

🏁 42 km to go

The weather conditions of the stage make it more difficult for the riders, who take risks when descending the various passes. The gap between the escapees and the peloton already exceeds five minutes.

July 3, 2021 10:05 AM ET

💨 🏁The stage escapees

The riders who are in the breakaway right now are:

Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Jonathan Castroviejo (Ineos Grenadiers), Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation), Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo), Mattia Cattaneo (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Bruno Armirail (Groupama-FDJ), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Aurélien Paret-Peintre, Nans Peters (Ag2r-Citröen), Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic), Tiesj Benoot, Soren Kragh Andersen (Team DSM), Wout Poels, Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious), Chris Juul Jensen, Simon Yates (BikeExchange), Ion Izagirre (Astana-PremierTech) y Sergio Henao (Qhubeka-NextHash) .

July 3, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Carreer status now

There are 51 kilometers to go to the finish. There is a group of 18 riders in front at the moment, who have four minutes of difference over the peloton, which brings the leader Mathieu Van Der Poel. The intermediate sprint, the first two mountain passes and the third one are being disputed.

July 3, 2021 9:55 AM ET

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July 3, 2021 9:50 AM ET

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July 3, 2021 9:45 AM ET

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July 3, 2021 9:40 AM ET

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July 3, 2021 9:35 AM ET

Route of the stage 8 of the Tour

July 3, 2021 9:30 AM ET

👕 Jersey wearers

This is how the jerseys distinguishing the different leaders of the classifications are distributed:

🟡 Leader: Mathieu Van Der Poel (Alpecin Fenix).

🟢 Points: Mark Cavendish (Deceunink - Quick Step)

Mountain: Matej Mohoric (Bahrain victorious)

Youth's: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

July 3, 2021 9:25 AM ET

🔟👥 Teams Ranking

This is how the teams ranking is going:

Teams Ranking
Pos. Team Time
1 Jumbo Visma 60h 32'02"
2 EF Education - Nippo + 02'25"
3 Bahrain Victorious + 03'02"
4 Astana - Premier Tech + 03'23"
5 Deceunink - Quick Step + 03'25"
6 Ineos Grenadiers + 03'25"
7 Trek Segafredo + 05'21"
8 Team BikeExchange + 06'01"
9 Movistar Team + 08'41"
10 Bora - Hansgrohe + 09'50"

July 3, 2021 9:20 AM ET

🔟⬜ Youth's Ranking

This is how the youth's ranking is going:

Clasificación de los jóvenes
Pos. Corredor (País / Equipo) Tiempo
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 25h 43'00"
2 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 01'35"
3 David Gaudu (France / Groupama FDJ) + 02'27"
4 Sergio Higuita (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 02'58"
5 Lucas Hamilton (Australia / Team BikeExchange) + 03'51"
6 Aurélien Paret Peintre (France / AG2R Citroën) + 05'14"
7 Neilson Powless (United States / EF Education - Nippo) + 07'13"
8 Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Lotto Soudal) + 08'09"
9 Mark Donovan (Great Bretain / Team DSM) + 09'59"
10 Dorian Godon (France / AG2R Citroën) + 10'59"

July 3, 2021 9:15 AM ET

🔟⬜🟥 Mountain ranking

This is how the mountain classification is going:

Mountain Ranking
Pos. Rider (Country / Team) Points
1 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) 11
2 Ide Schelling (Netherlands / Bora - Hansgrohe) 5
3 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin Fenix) 4
4 Jasper Stuyven (Belgium / Trek Segafredo) 4
5 Anthony Perez (France / Cofidis) 3
6 Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Lotto Soudal) 3
7 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step)  2
8 Edward Theuns (Belgium / Trek - Segafredo) 2
9 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 2
10 Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / AG2R Citroën) 1

July 3, 2021 9:10 AM ET

🔟🟩 Points ranking

This is how the overall points standings are:

Points Ranking
Pos. Rider (País / Team) Points
1 Mark Cavendish (Great Britain / Deceunink - Quick Step) 168
2 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin Fenix) 103
3 Jasper Philipsen (Belgium / Alpecin Fenix) 102
4 Nacer Bouhanni (France / Arkea Samsic) 99
5 Michael Matthews (Australia / Team BikeExchange) 96
6 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) 84
7 Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Bora - Hansgrohe) 72
8 Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain Victorious) 66
9 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 64
10 Tim Merlier (Belgium / Alpecin Fenix) 62

July 3, 2021 9:05 AM ET

🔟🟨 General classification

This how the general classification is going:

General classification
Pos. Rider (Country/Team) Time
1 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin Fenix) 25h 39'17"
2 Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Jumbo Visma) + 00'30"
3 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) + 01'49"
4 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) + 03'01"
5 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) + 03'43"
6 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Trek Segafredo) + 04'12"
7 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) + 04'23"
8 Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan / Astana - Premier Tech) + 04'56"
9 Pierre Latour (France / TotalEnergies) + 05'03"
10 Rigoberto Urán (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 05'04"

July 3, 2021 9:00 AM ET

Resume of seven stage

Matej Mohoric and a victory for the breakaway

177 riders took the start in the last stage of the 2021 Tour de France, which covered 249.1 kilometers between Vierzon and Le Creusot, the longest of the entire competition. 29 riders broke away from the 40th kilometer, where names like Wout van Aert (Jumbo Visma), Vincenzo Nibali (Trek Segafredo), Simon Yates (BikeExchange) and even líder Mathieu Van Der Poel himself stood out.

While the pelotonón rode very calmly, the escapees managed to have an advantage of up to 7'30". Mark Cavendish wonó the intermediate sprint in Saint-Benin-d’Azy, but then it was Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), who startedó to show himself as favorite. The race would be defined on the ramps of Signal d'Uchon, where the Slovenian would go solo and end up winning all the mountain passes; a that were disputed to become owner of the jersey that distinguishes the leader of that classification and also with a stage in which he was not caught since his escape.

Speaking already of the favorites, Richard Carapaz tried an attack that did not bear fruit, as he was caught arriving at the finish line by the rest of the group. On the other hand, Primoz Roglic had a bad day and ended up losing almost four minutes, so he practically says goodbye to the fight for this year's Tour.

July 3, 2021 8:55 AM ET

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July 3, 2021 8:50 AM ET
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