July 08, 2012 (Porrentruy, France) – Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat scored the win on Stage 8 from Belfort to Porrentruy, 157.5 km, soloing in for the victory with defending Tour champ Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team in second and race leader Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling in 4th with the same time as Evans. This was the biggest win of Pinot’s career as he sits third overall in the Best Young Rider Classification.

Results (brief)

1. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat    3:56:10
2. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team    0:26
3. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan
4. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling
5. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
6. Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team
7. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling
8. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team
9. Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan
10. Fränk Schleck (Lux) RadioShack-Nissan    0:30

GC after Stage 9

1. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling    38:17:56
2. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team    0:10
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale    0:16
4. Denis Menchov (Rus) Katusha Team    0:54
5. Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre (Esp) RadioShack-Nissan    0:59
6. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling    1:32
7. Maxime Monfort (Bel) RadioShack-Nissan    2:08
8. Jurgen van den Broeck (Bel) Lotto Belisol Team    2:11
9. Nicolas Roche (Irl) AG2R La Mondiale    2:21
10. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit en Ligne    2:27

Points Classification
1. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale  217  pts
2. Matthew Harley Goss (Aus) Orica GreenEdge Cycling Team  185
3. André Greipel (Ger) Lotto Belisol Team  172
4. Mark Cavendish (Gbr) Sky Procycling  129
5. Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre – ISD  109
6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling  95
7. Tom Veelers (Ned) Argos-Shimano  76
8. Fabian Cancellara (Sui) RadioShack-Nissan  74
9. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team  72
10. Kenny Robert Van Hummel (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  69

Mountain Classification
1. Fredrik Kessiakoff (Swe) Astana Pro Team  21  pts
2. Christopher Froome (Gbr) Sky Procycling  20
3. Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team  18
4. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  16
5. Bradley Wiggins (Gbr) Sky Procycling  12
6. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank  9
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale  9
8. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan  9
9. Chris Anker Sörensen (Den) Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank  8
10. Jérémy Roy (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  5

Best Young Rider Classification
1. Rein Taaramae (Est) Cofidis, Le Credit En Ligne  38:20:23
2. Tony Gallopin (Fra) RadioShack-Nissan  0:00:46
3. Thibaut Pinot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  0:01:14
4. Tejay Van Garderen (USA) BMC Racing Team  0:01:41
5. Gorka Izaguirre Insausti (Esp) Euskaltel – Euskadi  0:03:38
6. Davide Malacarne (Ita) Team Europcar  0:10:57
7. Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale  0:14:16
8. Rafael Valls Ferri (Esp) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team  0:16:20
9. Arthur Vichot (Fra) FDJ-Big Mat  0:16:31
10. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky Procycling  0:17:04

Team Classification
1. RadioShack-Nissan  114:56:52
2. Sky Procycling  0:02:51
3. Liquigas-Cannondale  0:10:06
4. Katusha Team  0:10:40
5. Omega Pharma-Quickstep  0:13:07
6. Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne  0:15:38
7. BMC Racing Team  0:16:17
8. Movistar Team  0:16:53
9. Astana Pro Team  0:18:57
10. AG2R La Mondiale  0:19:05