Tadej Pogačar's outstanding display and first day in yellow at the Tour

Tadej Pogačar's dominance puts him well clear of rivals and close to his second win in France, in the Tour of the debut of GobikThe first eight stages have only been contested.

The last thirty kilometers of the first alpine stage have been a recital that brought back the memory of the great legends of the Tour, tothe Col de Romme in the rain, and after a excellent work of all our teammates, and after.

His solo exploits continued to advance through theCol de la Colombière, catching almost all of the day's escapees, except Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious), who would eventually take the stage victory.

Stage 8 results

1. Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious) 03h 54' 41''
2. Ion Izaguirre (Astana Premier Tech) +44"
3. Michael Woods (Israel Start-up Nation) +47".
4. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) +49"


Overall classification


1. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) 29h 38' 25''
2. Wout Van Aert (Jumbo Visma) +1' 48"
3. Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Premier Tech) +4' 38"


ImagesBettini Photo (UAE Team Emirates)

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