July 13, 2019 (Saint-Etienne, FRA) – A fateful crash with 15km to go saw Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First finish 69th at 14:22 behind winner Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal who soloed in for win on Stage 8 from Macon to Saint-Etienne, 200 km. Woods is now 35th overall.

The crash involved Team Ineos riders Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) and Geraint Thomas (Gbr) but Thomas recovered to finish 10th on the day and sits 5th overall as Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep reclaimed the yellow jersey.

Results

1. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 5:00:17
2. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:06
3. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep
4. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:26
5. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
6. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott
7. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
8. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team
9. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos
10. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Ineos
11. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
12. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team
13. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team
14. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First
15. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
16. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott
17. Warren Barguil (Fra) Ark_a Samsic
18. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
19. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
20. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates
21. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team
22. Enric Mas (Esp) Deceuninck-QuickStep
23. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
24. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
25. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Dimension Data
26. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo
27. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team
28. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
29. S_bastien Reichenbach (Sui) Groupama-FDJ
30. George Bennett (Nzl) Team Jumbo-Visma
31. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team
32. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates
33. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
34. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert
35. Sergio Henao (Col) UAE Team Emirates
36. Lennard K_mna (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:32
37. S¿ren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 0:56
38. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb 1:46
39. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis Solutions Credits 2:38
40. Rein Taaram_e (Est) Total Direct Energie 3:27
41. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 3:42
42. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team 4:11
43. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Ineos 4:25
44. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education First
45. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
46. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 4:42
47. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 5:01
48. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 5:37
49. Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team
50. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 5:45
51. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo
52. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Ark_a Samsic
53. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb
54. Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma
55. Tanel Kangert (Est) EF Education First
56. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana Pro Team
57. Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 8:02
58. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 8:12
59. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Ineos
60. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team
61. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team
62. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team
63. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Ineos
64. Gregor MŸhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
65. Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos 9:46
66. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:13:46
67. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Ark_a Samsic
68. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott
69. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First 0:14:22
70. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First
71. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
72. Ben King (USA) Dimension Data 0:16:57
73. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma
74. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team
75. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:17:13
76. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
77. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
78. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team
79. Amael Moinard (Fra) Ark_a Samsic
80. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Bahrain-Merida
81. Michael Sch_r (Sui) CCC Team
82. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo
83. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott
84. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:19:43
85. St_phane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
86. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
87. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal
88. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale
89. Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe
90. Stefan KŸng (Sui) Groupama-FDJ
91. Paul Ourselin (Fra) Total Direct Energie
92. Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
93. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal
94. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
95. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates
96. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott
97. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team
98. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Total Direct Energie
99. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) CCC Team
100. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo
101. Florian Vachon (Fra) Ark_a Samsic
102. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Ark_a Samsic
103. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension Data
104. Romain Sicard (Fra) Total Direct Energie
105. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
106. Lukas P_stlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe
107. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
108. Carlos Verona (Esp) Movistar Team
109. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
110. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Ark_a Samsic
111. Luis Le-n Sanchez (Esp) Astana Pro Team
112. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana Pro Team
113. Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:23:47
114. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Total Direct Energie
115. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal
116. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert
117. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida
118. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
119. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Total Direct Energie
120. Serge Pauwels (Bel) CCC Team
121. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Cofidis Solutions Credits
122. Mads WŸrtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin
123. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team
124. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data
125. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Ineos
126. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal
127. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin
128. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First
129. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal
130. Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos 0:23:55
131. Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida 0:26:32
132. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep
133. Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) CCC Team
134. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie
135. William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ
136. Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin
137. Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
138. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Katusha-Alpecin
139. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo
140. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe
141. Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
142. Andr_ Greipel (Ger) Ark_a Samsic
143. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott
144. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First
145. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
146. Ivan Garcia (Esp) Bahrain-Merida
147. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep
148. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
149. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits
150. Tony Martin (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma
151. Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert
152. Sven Erik Bystr¿m (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
153. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb
154. Amund Gr¿ndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma
155. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma
156. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb
157. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb
158. Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal
159. Niccol˜ Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie
160. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep
161. Jos_ Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin
162. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Dimension Data
163. Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep
164. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) Dimension Data
165. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
166. Michael M¿rk¿v (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep
167. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin
168. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Wanty-Gobert
169. Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
170. Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
171. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 0:29:44
172. Lars Bak (Den) Dimension Data
DNS Tejay Van Garderen (USA) EF Education First
DNF Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits

GC after Stage 8

1. Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Deceuninck-QuickStep 34:17:59
2. Giulio Ciccone (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:23
3. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:53
4. George Bennett (Nzl) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:10
5. Geraint Thomas (Gbr) Team Ineos 1:12
6. Egan Bernal (Col) Team Ineos 1:16
7. Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:27
8. Rigoberto Uran (Col) EF Education First 1:38
9. Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:42
10. Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:45
11. Enric Mas (Esp) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:46
12. Adam Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 1:47
13. Xandro Meurisse (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 2:02
14. Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 2:04
15. Mikel Landa (Esp) Movistar Team 2:06
16. Daniel Martin (Irl) UAE Team Emirates 2:09
17. David Gaudu (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 2:15
18. Richie Porte (Aus) Trek-Segafredo 2:19
19. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 2:45
20. Patrick Konrad (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 2:46
21. Alexey Lutsenko (Kaz) Astana Pro Team 2:54
22. Alejandro Valverde (Esp) Movistar Team 3:18
23. Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 3:20
24. Warren Barguil (Fra) Ark_a Samsic 3:26
25. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Dimension Data 3:28
26. Fabio Aru (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 3:48
27. Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty-Gobert 3:50
28. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 6:18
29. S_bastien Reichenbach (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 0:10:12
30. Rudy Molard (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:11:07
31. Rein Taaram_e (Est) Total Direct Energie 0:13:27
32. Alexis Vuillermoz (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:13:38
33. Greg Van Avermaet (Bel) CCC Team 0:14:25
34. Jack Haig (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:15:23
35. Michael Woods (Can) EF Education First 0:15:32
36. Julien Bernard (Fra) Trek-Segafredo 0:18:11
37. Sergio Henao (Col) UAE Team Emirates 0:19:08
38. Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb 0:19:25
39. Matteo Trentin (Ita) Mitchelton-Scott 0:20:00
40. Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:20:07
41. Maximilian Schachmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:20:32
42. Mikael Cherel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:23:06
43. Nicolas Roche (Irl) Team Sunweb 0:23:14
44. Rui Costa (Por) UAE Team Emirates 0:23:30
45. Michal Kwiatkowski (Pol) Team Ineos 0:23:46
46. Laurens De Plus (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:24:00
47. Jesus Herrada (Esp) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:24:03
48. Marc Soler (Esp) Movistar Team 0:24:25
49. Mathias Frank (Sui) AG2R La Mondiale 0:25:10
50. Gregor MŸhlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:26:21
51. Wilco Kelderman (Ned) Team Sunweb 0:26:40
52. Dylan Teuns (Bel) Bahrain-Merida 0:27:01
53. Gorka Izagirre Insausti (Esp) Astana Pro Team 0:28:32
54. Tanel Kangert (Est) EF Education First 0:29:07
55. Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:29:59
56. Simon Geschke (Ger) CCC Team 0:30:11
57. Pello Bilbao (Esp) Astana Pro Team 0:30:50
58. Andrey Amador (CRc) Movistar Team 0:31:32
59. Lennard K_mna (Ger) Team Sunweb 0:31:36
60. Wout Van Aert (Bel) Team Jumbo-Visma 0:31:43
61. Wout Poels (Ned) Team Ineos 0:32:41
62. Jonathan Castroviejo (Esp) Team Ineos 0:32:44
63. Alberto Bettiol (Ita) EF Education First 0:32:52
64. Alessandro De Marchi (Ita) CCC Team 0:33:46
65. Luis Le-n Sanchez (Esp) Astana Pro Team 0:34:11
66. Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 0:34:20
67. Fabio Felline (Ita) Trek-Segafredo 0:34:59
68. Nils Politt (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 0:36:20
69. Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:36:28
70. S¿ren Kragh Andersen (Den) Team Sunweb 0:36:44
71. Daryl Impey (RSA) Mitchelton-Scott 0:37:33
72. Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Katusha-Alpecin 0:37:52
73. Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Dimension Data 0:38:30
74. Maxime Bouet (Fra) Ark_a Samsic 0:39:24
75. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Dimension Data 0:41:09
76. Tiesj Benoot (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:43:25
77. Omar Fraile (Esp) Astana Pro Team 0:44:10
78. Joseph Rosskopf (USA) CCC Team 0:45:13
79. Simon Clarke (Aus) EF Education First 0:46:22
80. Gianni Moscon (Ita) Team Ineos 0:47:43
81. Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:49:19
82. Jan Tratnik (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:49:32
83. Pierre Luc Perichon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:50:09
84. Elie Gesbert (Fra) Ark_a Samsic 0:50:13
85. Romain Sicard (Fra) Total Direct Energie 0:52:17
86. Matej Mohoric (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 0:52:23
87. Dylan van Baarle (Ned) Team Ineos 0:52:24
88. Rohan Dennis (Aus) Bahrain-Merida 0:52:46
89. Natnael Berhane (Eri) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:54:35
90. Andrea Pasqualon (Ita) Wanty-Gobert 0:54:59
91. Luke Durbridge (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 0:55:06
92. Simon Yates (Gbr) Mitchelton-Scott 0:55:14
93. Toms Skujins (Lat) Trek-Segafredo 0:55:15
94. Nelson Oliveira (Por) Movistar Team 0:55:35
95. Mads WŸrtz Schmidt (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 0:56:12
96. Jens Keukeleire (Bel) Lotto Soudal 0:56:22
97. Ben King (USA) Dimension Data 0:56:35
98. Dries Devenyns (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 0:56:43
99. Julien Simon (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 0:56:51
100. Damiano Caruso (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0:56:55
101. Serge Pauwels (Bel) CCC Team 0:57:48
102. Anthony Roux (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 0:59:05
103. Stefan KŸng (Sui) Groupama-FDJ 0:59:26
104. Jasper De Buyst (Bel) Lotto Soudal 1:01:09
105. Oliver Naesen (Bel) AG2R La Mondiale 1:01:46
106. Hugo Houle (Can) Astana Pro Team 1:01:48
107. Paul Ourselin (Fra) Total Direct Energie 1:02:36
108. Amael Moinard (Fra) Ark_a Samsic 1:03:30
109. Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Total Direct Energie 1:03:56
110. Nikias Arndt (Ger) Team Sunweb 1:04:24
111. Tony Gallopin (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:04:26
112. Daniel Oss (Ita) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:05:45
113. Michael Sch_r (Sui) CCC Team 1:05:57
114. Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Ark_a Samsic 1:07:46
115. Fabien Grellier (Fra) Total Direct Energie 1:08:01
116. Benoit Cosnefroy (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:08:30
117. Jasper Philipsen (Bel) UAE Team Emirates 1:09:46
118. Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Wanty-Gobert 1:09:51
119. Christopher Juul Jensen (Den) Mitchelton-Scott 1:09:59
120. Anthony Delaplace (Fra) Ark_a Samsic 1:10:04
121. Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:10:54
122. Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 1:11:46
123. Ivan Garcia (Esp) Bahrain-Merida 1:11:59
124. Florian Vachon (Fra) Ark_a Samsic 1:12:07
125. Yves Lampaert (Bel) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:12:15
126. Jos_ Gonçalves (Por) Katusha-Alpecin 1:12:18
127. Imanol Erviti (Esp) Movistar Team 1:13:05
128. St_phane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 1:13:10
129. Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 1:13:34
130. Maxime Monfort (Bel) Lotto Soudal 1:14:59
131. Lukasz Wisniowski (Pol) CCC Team 1:15:32
132. Caleb Ewan (Aus) Lotto Soudal 1:16:06
133. Luke Rowe (Gbr) Team Ineos 1:16:15
134. Sven Erik Bystr¿m (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 1:16:49
135. Marcus Burghardt (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:17:18
136. Carlos Verona (Esp) Movistar Team 1:17:30
137. Elia Viviani (Ita) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:17:34
138. Rick Zabel (Ger) Katusha-Alpecin 1:18:12
139. Anthony Perez (Fra) Cofidis Solutions Credits 1:18:13
140. Koen de Kort (Ned) Trek-Segafredo 1:18:18
141. Lukas P_stlberger (Aut) Bora-Hansgrohe 1:18:38
142. Lars Bak (Den) Dimension Data 1:18:46
143. Anthony Turgis (Fra) Total Direct Energie 1:18:56
144. Matthieu Ladagnous (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:18:58
145. William Bonnet (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 1:19:10
146. Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin 1:19:25
147. Alexis Gougeard (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1:19:56
148. Niki Terpstra (Ned) Total Direct Energie 1:20:06
149. Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Astana Pro Team 1:20:18
150. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) EF Education First 1:20:45
151. Alex Dowsett (Gbr) Katusha-Alpecin 1:21:04
152. Andr_ Greipel (Ger) Ark_a Samsic 1:21:13
153. Niccol˜ Bonifazio (Ita) Total Direct Energie 1:21:14
154. Aime De Gendt (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 1:21:21
155. Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Dimension Data 1:21:51
156. Roger Kluge (Ger) Lotto Soudal 1:21:56
157. Kevin Van Melsen (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 1:21:58
158. Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates 1:22:35
159. Michael Hepburn (Aus) Mitchelton-Scott 1:23:21
160. Cees Bol (Ned) Team Sunweb 1:23:56
161. Amund Gr¿ndahl Jansen (Nor) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:24:30
162. Dylan Groenewegen (Ned) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:25:05
163. Michael M¿rk¿v (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:25:20
164. Tom Scully (Nzl) EF Education First 1:25:47
165. Maximiliano Richeze (Arg) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:26:05
166. Stephen Cummings (Gbr) Dimension Data 1:26:08
167. Frederik Backaert (Bel) Wanty-Gobert 1:26:38
168. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Deceuninck-QuickStep 1:26:50
169. Tony Martin (Ger) Team Jumbo-Visma 1:28:20
170. Chad Haga (USA) Team Sunweb 1:28:31
171. Jens Debusschere (Bel) Katusha-Alpecin 1:28:38
172. Yoann Offredo (Fra) Wanty-Gobert