Racing | Tour De France | Stage 8

17:25 CEST   

Thanks for having joined us again today, and we sure hope to have you back with us tomorrow, when the GC riders will be center-stage. Until then, au revoir et bonne soirée!

17:21 CEST   

What a finish. Fortuntely there were no crashes. Columbia took another great victory, with McEwen losing out again. It seems too fast for the Australian as the Columbia train performs really well.

17:15 CEST   

Yes, it's Ciolek taking second. Freire fourth.

17:15 CEST   

Cavendish comes up from the left with a Team-mate - Ciolek? And Cav takes it!!

17:14 CEST   

casper is in third, Freire in fourth position. Steegmans leads, Freire in his wheel.

17:14 CEST   

Quick Step's Rosseler takes over in front. Freire is on the left, in fifth position. They pass the flamme rouge.

17:13 CEST   

Zabel sits in seventh position or so. Other riders come up from the sides. McEwen!

17:12 CEST   

Columbia leads out. Lövkvist works for Cavendish.

17:11 CEST    168.5km/4km to go

That's it - the break is over. Rain is pouring down. What a pace the bunch is putting on now!

17:10 CEST   

The lead duo is almost caught. They don't sit up, though!