With a sprint finish on stage 8, there were no major changes at the top of the GC, however on account of a crash in the final 5km, Simon Yates lost 47 seconds and saw his position in the standings drop from 4th to 6th place.
Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) finished safely in the main body of the peloton to retain the yellow jersey with a lead of 25 seconds over Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates). The Dane took the jersey at Cauterets on Thursday when Pogačar’s stage victory saw the Slovenian underline his own GC credentials.
Jai Hindley (Bora-Hangsrohe) remains third overall, 1:34 behind Vingegaard.
With Simon Yates dropping down the standings, Carlos Rodríguez (Ineos Grenadiers) is now in fourth at 3:30, as Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates) moves into fifth at 3:40.
Behind them, Simon Yates is in sixth now at 4:01 back, while the top 10 is completed by David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ) at 4:03, Romain Bardet (DSM-Firmenich) at 4:43, Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) also at 4:43, and Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma) at 5:28.
Further down the classification, Mikel Landa (Bahrain-Victorious) dropped three places from 11th to 14th and is now 6:36, losing more than a minute in the overall standings after being involved in the same late-race crash with Simon Yates into Limoges.
Also involved in that crash was Steff Cras (TotalEnergies), who went into stage 8 in 13th overall but was forced to abandon the Tour de France.
The Tour de France continues on Sunday with the 182.4km stage 9 that starts in Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat and ends at the Puy de Dôme.
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The Tour de France classifications
Here's a rundown of all the ongoing competitions at the Tour de France. Click here for a more comprehensive explainer, including minor competitions such as the intermediate sprints prize and the fighting spirit prize. Speaking of prizes, click here to find out how much the riders can win during the Tour de France.
Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification who has completed the stages so far in the lowest accumulated time.
Green Jersey – The green jersey is the points classification. Riders accrue points at one of the two intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the man with the most points leads the ranking.
Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain classification. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the man with the most points leads the ranking.
White jersey – The white jersey is the best young rider classification. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders aged 25 or under are eligible to win.
