Stage 8 : March 12, 2017 Nice - Nice 115.5 km
1 David De La Cruz (Spa) Quick-Step Floors 2.48.53
2 Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo
3 Marc Soler (Spa) Movistar Team 0.05
4 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 0.21
5 Julian Alaphilippe (Fra) Quick-Step Floors
6 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
7 Diego Ulissi (Ita) Team UAE Emirates
8 Gorka Izagirre (Spa) Movistar Team
9 Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept
10 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie
Changes in GC, stage 8 compared to stage 7 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+35 Jose Joao Pimenta Costa Mendes
+33 David Lopez Garcia
+33 Alessandro De Marchi
+30 Rory Sutherland
+29 Simone Petilli
+28 Tom Jelte Slagter
+28 Jan Polanc
+27 Sonny Colbrelli
+27 Pierre-Luc Perichon
+26 Michal Golas
Biggest losers by position :
-21 Kristijan Koren
-19 Sven Erik Bystrom
-17 Christian Knees
-16 Jelle Vanendert
-16 Laurent Pichon
-16 Winner Anacona Gomez
-16 Yves Lampaert
-14 Jelle Wallays
-12 Haimar Zubeldia Aguirre
-9 Bram Tankink
-8 Luke Rowe
Biggest gainers by time :
+0:59 Gorka Izagirre Insausti
+0:33 David de la Cruz
+0:29 Alberto Contador Velasco
+0:23 Marc Soler
+0:03 Michael Matthews
Biggest losers by time :
-20:35 Dylan Groenewegen
-20:35 Ignatas Konovalovas
-20:35 Julien Simon
-20:35 Kristijan Koren
-20:35 Maarten Wynants
-20:35 Mitchell Docker
-20:35 Natnael Berhane
-20:35 Remy Di Gregorio
-20:35 Robert Wagner
-20:35 Sven Erik Bystrom
-20:35 Youcef Reguigui
Favourites by position :
+3 Jakob Fuglsang
+1 Simon Yates
+1 Richie Porte
+1 Mikel Nieve Ituralde
+1 Alberto Contador Velasco
-1 Daniel Martin
-2 Tony Gallopin
-8 Pierre Rolland
Favourites by time :
+0:59 Gorka Izagirre Insausti
+0:29 Alberto Contador Velasco
-2:33 Mathias Frank
-3:04 Mikel Nieve Ituralde
-5:52 Tony Gallopin
-16:16 Pierre Rolland
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Sergio Luis Henao Montoya 29:50:29 (unchanged)
2 Alberto Contador Velasco 0:02 (was 3rd at 0:31)
3 Daniel Martin 0:30 (was 2nd at 0:30)
4 Gorka Izagirre Insausti 0:01 (was 4th at 1:00)
5 Julian Alaphilippe 1:22 (unchanged)
6 Ilnur Zakarin 1:34 (unchanged)
7 Jon Izagirre Insausti 1:41 (unchanged)
8 Warren Barguil 4:07 (was 9th at 4:07)
9 Simon Yates 4:39 (was 10th at 4:39)
10 Tony Gallopin 9:14 (was 8th at 3:22)
11 Richie Porte 14:26 (was 12th at 14:26)
12 Jakob Fuglsang 18:07 (was 15th at 18:07)
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22 Mathias Frank 35:14 (was 22nd at 32:41)
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25 Mikel Nieve Ituralde 38:30 (was 26th at 35:26)
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80 Pierre Rolland 1:18:17 (was 72nd at 1:02:01)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Julian Alaphilippe 42 (was 1st with 36 points)
2 Alberto Contador 41 (was 3rd with 27 points)
3 John Degenkolb 30 (was 2nd with 30 points)
4 Michael Matthews 28 (was 9th with 20 points)
5 Richie Porte 25 (was 4th with 25 points)
6 Sergio Henao 25 (was 5th with 25 points)
7 Sonny Colbrelli 24 (was 12th with 17 points)
8 Andre Greipel 23 (was 6th with 23 points)
9 David De La Cruz 22 (was 27th with 5 points)
10 Daniel Martin 20 (was 8th with 20 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Lilian Calmejane 63 (was 1st with 42 points)
2 Axel Domont 42 (was 2nd with 32 points)
3 Alberto Contador 24 (was 9th with 13 points)
4 Sergio Henao 21 (was 3rd with 19 points)
5 Arnold Jeannesson 20 (was 13th with 10 points)
6 David De La Cruz 20 (was 0 points)
7 Simon Yates 17 (was 4th with 17 points)
8 Eduardo Sepulveda 17 (was 5th with 17 points)
9 Pierre Luc Perichon 17 (was 7th with 14 points)
10 Alessandro De Marchi 17 (was 10th with 13 points)
Retirements to date : Stage
Alberto Losada Alguacil (Spa) Katusha-Alpecin 8 <<<
Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Katusha-Alpecin 8 <<<
Angelo Tulik (Fra) Direct Energie 8 <<<
Antoine Duchesne (Can) Direct Energie 8 <<<
Borut Bozic (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 8 <<<
Davide Cimolai (Ita) FDJ 8 <<<
Edward Theuns (Bel) Trek-Segafredo 8 <<<
Francisco Ventoso (Spa) BMC Racing Team 8 <<<
Grega Bole (Slo) Bahrain-Merida 8 <<<
Jacopo Guarnieri (Ita) FDJ 8 <<<
Julien Morice (Fra) Direct Energie 8 <<<
Marc Sarreau (Fra) FDJ 8 <<<
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Quick-Step Floors 8 <<<
Marco Haller (Aut) Katusha-Alpecin 8 <<<
Mathew Hayman (Aus) Orica-Scott 8 <<<
Matti Breschel (Den) Astana Pro Team 8 <<<
Michael Gogl (Aut) Trek-Segafredo 8 <<<
Michael Morkov (Den) Katusha-Alpecin 8 <<<
Michal Kolar (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 8 <<<
Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Hansgrohe 8 <<<
Tom Stamsnijder (Ned) Team Sunweb 8 <<<
Tyler Farrar (USA) Dimension Data 8 <<<
Zico Waeytens (Bel) Team Sunweb 8 <<<
Arnaud Demare (Fra) FDJ 7
Bryan Coquard (Fra) Direct Energie 7
Daniel McLay (GBr) Fortuneo - Vital Concept 7
Joe Dombrowski (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 7
Omar Fraile Matarranza (Spa) Dimension Data 7
Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 7
Andrea Guardini (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 6
Christophe Laporte (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 6
Davide Formolo (Ita) Cannondale-Drapac 6
Dimitri Claeys (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 6
Erik BaAˇka (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe 6
Lawson Craddock (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 6
Riccardo Minali (Ita) Astana Pro Team 6
Laurens De Vreese (Bel) Astana Pro Team 5
Stef Clement (Ned) Team LottoNL-Jumbo 5
Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data 3
Jesus Hernandez Blazquez (Spa) Trek-Segafredo 2
Maxime Bouet (Fra) Fortuneo - Vital Concept 2
Nacer Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits 2
Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Bahrain-Merida 2
Emanuel Buchmann (Ger) Bora-Hansgrohe 1
Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Direct Energie 1
Matteo Bono (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 1
Michael Schar (Swi) BMC Racing Team 1
Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1
Total retirements : 48