Stage8

Photos from stage 8 of the 2014 Tour de France

Richie Porte made his way into third overall Saturday, with a persevering ride in the Vosges. What's up next for the new captain?

Alberto Contador and his Tinkoff-Saxo bank attacked to reshuffle the GC deck in the first of three hard days across the soggy Vosges

Results from stage 8 of the 2014 Tour de France

As Kadri takes the stage and the climber's jersey, Contador and Nibali test each other a bit, with the Spaniard clawing back a few seconds

Plenty of teams had bad days on stage 8, but most agree that the Tour has yet to be settled

Froome's lieutenant says Sky's dominance shouldn't surprise anyone, and promises more beatdowns

The Tour's new leader says today's racing is cleaner and his results will stand the test of time

Casey B. Gibson snaps the action as the Tour pitches its first real hardball at the peloton

Van Garderen said he felt about 30 percent off normal, but hopes to bounce back "and take something out of the Tour"

Photos from stage 8 of the 2013 Tour de France

Results from stage 8 of the 2013 Tour de France

Froome lights it up in the first real test for the GC men and lives up to expectations, taking the stage and the yellow jersey

Maximum tension, no room for error; that’s how the Vuelta is stacking up going into its second week

Graham Watson captures the action as the Vuelta climbs into Andorre

The Movistar rider roared up from behind on the final climb to win stage 8 in Andorra

Casey B. Gibson follows the peloton to Switzerland on Sunday during the eighth stage of the 2012 Tour de France

Andrew Hood and Matthew Beaudin go over stage 8 into Switzerland

Thibaut Pinot may be young, but he's not dumb. He had stage 8 on his to-do list — and he did it

White jersey Rein Taaramäe says he's a better time trialist than a climber

Cadel Evans hopes Monday's individual time trial shakes things up a bit

Graham Watson focuses on stage 8 of the 2012 Tour de France

The race leader becomes vitrolic over questions about whether a Tour rider must be doped "to the gills" to succeed

It's time for another edition of "Breakfast with Bernie"

Sanchez leaves the Tour on a stretcher with an unspecified shoulder injury while Froehlinger quits with a broken finger

Graham Watson captures stage 8 of the 2011 Vuelta a España.

Stage 8

• 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, 4:49:01
• 2. Michele Scarponi, Lampre-ISD, at 0:09
• 3. Bauke Mollema, Rabobank Cycling Team, at 0:09
• 4. Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Omega Pharma-Lotto, at 0:09
• 5. Jakob Fuglsang, Leopard-Trek, at 0:12

GC

• 1. Joaquin Rodriguez, Team Katusha, 32:18:16
• 2. Daniel Moreno, Team Katusha, at 0:32
• 3. Jakob Fuglsang, Leopard-Trek, at 0:34
• 4. Vincenzo Nibali, Liquigas-Cannondale, at 0:45
• 5. Michele Scarponi, Lampre-ISD, at 0:51

Joaquim Rodriguez (Katusha) shot away on a ridiculously steep cobbled climb to win his second stage of the 2011 Vuelta a España on Saturday.

Tyler Farrar called it quits during stage 8 of the 2011 Vuelta a España after twice coughing up blood.

Even if you weren’t one of the 10 riders who abandoned in the first week of this Tour de France, the cuts and bruises sustained in the repeated pileups and crashes continue to hamper many of the 188 survivors.

Casey B. Gibson trains his lenses on the Tour's first foray into the Massif Central.

Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) lit up the roads of France with a thrilling ride in Saturday's eighth stage that confirmed his status as a future grand-tour rider, and the team bosses couldn't be happier with the young rider's performance.

Ben Delaney and Andrew Hood break down the first of two days in the Massif Central.

Sunday’s stage 9 from Issoire to St. Flour is both lengthy (208km) and difficult – with five substantial climbs within 55km of one another. Don’t look for any high-profile GC changes to occur, however, as Contador, Schleck and Evans have again agreed to complete the stage on a three-seat tandem bike.

Ben Delaney chats with Bernie Eisel about how he got into cycling and the joys of the gruppetto.

SUPER-BESSE, France (VN) ─ Veteran American cyclist Christian Vande Velde knows well what a rollercoaster of luck and fitness the Tour de France can be. He finished fourth overall in the 2008 Tour, 11th in the 2009 Tour and crashed out of the 2010 competition with broken ribs. Well before that, he twice rode on U.S. Postal Service squads that deliver Lance Armstrong to overall victory.

SUPER-BESSE, France (VN) ─ Andreas Klöden is RadioShack's last man standing.

Riding in his first Tour de France, 22-year-old American Tejay Van Garderen went for broke on stage 8, and ended up with the King of the Mountains jersey and the Most Combative prize for his efforts.

Robert Gesink's yellow jersey hopes suffered a blow as the Tour de France peloton completed the first of two consecutive days in the hilly Massif Central Saturday.

SUPER-BESSE, France (VN) ─ Ryder Hesjedal faced the cruel reality of the results sheet Friday evening and admitted the obvious: his GC chances are all but cooked.

Graham Watson was there as the peloton took its first look at the mountains in the 2011 Tour de France.

• 1. Faria Da Costa Rui Alberto, Movistar Team, 4h 36' 46"
• 2. Philippe Gilbert, Omega Pharma - Lotto, at 00:12
• 3. Cadel Evans, Bmc Racing Team, at at 00:15
• 4. Samuel Sanchez, Euskaltel - Euskadi, at at 00:15
• 5. Peter Velits, Htc - Highroad, at at 00:15

Rui Da Costa (Movistar) won the eighth stage of the 2011 Tour de France just a whisker ahead of classics star Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) and BMC captain Cadel Evans.

Rain showers and breakaways in the forecast this weekend

July 9 Stage 8: Aigurande to Super-Besse, 189km (117.5 miles)