Alejandro Valverde takes 3rd in Stage 8
Michael Rasmussen crushed stage 8 and holds a good lead now in the Tour de France. He's wearing the leaders yellow jersey. Both Rasmussen and Iban Mayo beat Valverde in Stage 8 - but Valverde raced well to take 3rd and put some distance between himself and the rest of the pack.
By the end of the climbing in Stage 8, only Antonio Colom and David Arroyo were still with Rasmussen. But Rasmussen eventually dropped them (in a big way) at the base of the last steep hill of the stage. Rasmussen created a margin of about four minutes for the remainder of the ride.
Iban Mayo has a strong individual performance to close that gap, and came in 2.47 back for 2nd.
Alejandro Valverde stayed behind Christophe Moreau for most of the climb but then passed Moreau easily at the end to take 3rd.
Rasmussen now has a solid lead in this year's Tour de France. He's the man to beat.
By the end of the climbing in Stage 8, only Antonio Colom and David Arroyo were still with Rasmussen. But Rasmussen eventually dropped them (in a big way) at the base of the last steep hill of the stage. Rasmussen created a margin of about four minutes for the remainder of the ride.
Iban Mayo has a strong individual performance to close that gap, and came in 2.47 back for 2nd.
Alejandro Valverde stayed behind Christophe Moreau for most of the climb but then passed Moreau easily at the end to take 3rd.
Rasmussen now has a solid lead in this year's Tour de France. He's the man to beat.
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