• Julian Alaphilippe leads by 23 seconds from Giulio Ciccone
Geraint Thomas bounced back from a second crash in the Tour de France to keep his hopes of a successful title defence intact, after a frenetic finale to stage eight.
As Thomas De Gendt of Belgium soloed to a typical breakaway win, Thomas followed with two of his teammates, as they chased Michael Woods down the day’s penultimate descent. It took a furious pursuit from Thomas, aided by his teammate Wout Poels, to get the 2018 champion back among the group of main contenders for overall victory.
Written by Jeremy Whittle in St-Étienne
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