Stage 8 : June 16, 2018 Bellinzona - Bellinzona 123 km
1 Arnaud Demare (Fra) Groupama-FDJ 2.41.07
2 Fernando Gaviria (Col) Quick-Step Floors
3 Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
4 Peter Sagan (Svk) Bora-Hansgrohe
5 Jasper Stuyven (Bel) Trek-Segafredo
6 John Degenkolb (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
7 Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) Dimension Data
8 Sonny Colbrelli (Ita) Bahrain-Merida
9 Andre Greipel (Ger) Lotto Soudal
10 Michael Matthews (Aus) Team Sunweb
Changes in GC, stage 8 compared to stage 7 :
Biggest gainers by position :
+5 Paul Ourselin
+5 Kristijan Koren
+4 Jasper Stuyven
+4 Daniele Bennati
+3 Simon Gerrans
+3 Maximiliano Ariel Richeze
+3 Marcel Sieberg
+3 Lawrence Warbasse
+3 John Degenkolb
+3 Iljo Keisse
Biggest losers by position :
-11 Patrick Konrad
-9 Maxime Monfort
-9 Stefan Denifl
-7 Nathan Brown
-6 Benoit Vaugrenard
-6 Matti Breschel
-6 Nans Peters
-6 Owain Doull
-6 Perrig Quemeneur
-6 Rein Taaramae
-4 Bert-Jan Lindeman
Biggest gainers by time :
Biggest losers by time :
-9:23 Calvin Watson
-9:23 Matti Breschel
-9:23 Patrick Konrad
-9:23 Stefan Denifl
-4:57 Benoit Vaugrenard
-4:57 Bert-Jan Lindeman
-4:57 Juraj Sagan
-4:57 Mark Christian
-4:57 Mark Padun
-4:57 Michael Schar
-4:57 Nans Peters
Favourites by position :
+1 Gorka Izagirre Insausti
-1 Tejay van Garderen
-11 Patrick Konrad
Favourites by time :
-4:57 Tejay van Garderen
-9:23 Patrick Konrad
Top 10 and favourites GC standings (previous stage in parens) :
1 Richie Porte 28:47:17 (unchanged)
2 Nairo Quintana 0:17 (unchanged)
3 Wilco Kelderman 0:52 (unchanged)
4 Enric Mas 0:53 (unchanged)
5 Sam Oomen 1:13 (unchanged)
6 Jakob Fuglsang 1:28 (unchanged)
7 Mikel Landa Meana 1:31 (unchanged)
8 Steven Kruijswijk 1:37 (unchanged)
9 Simon Spilak 1:48 (unchanged)
10 Bauke Mollema 2:26 (unchanged)
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15 Jon Izagirre Insausti 3:03 (unchanged)
16 Mathias Frank 3:09 (unchanged)
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33 Gorka Izagirre Insausti 13:50 (was 34th at 13:50)
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38 Tejay van Garderen 19:53 (was 37th at 14:56)
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71 Patrick Konrad 52:26 (was 60th at 43:03)
Top 10 on Points table with previous in parens:
1 Peter Sagan 26 (was 2nd with 22 points)
2 Michael Matthews 24 (was 1st with 24 points)
3 Fernando Gaviria 24 (was 5th with 16 points)
4 Willem Jakobus Smit 21 (was 34th with 3 points)
5 Calvin Watson 19 (was 3rd with 19 points)
6 Gorka Izagirre Insausti 18 (was 4th with 18 points)
7 Christopher Juul Jensen 15 (was 6th with 15 points)
8 Sonny Colbrelli 14 (was 7th with 14 points)
9 Nathan Haas 14 (was 8th with 14 points)
10 Soren Kragh Andersen 13 (was 9th with 13 points)
Top 10 on Mountains table with previous in parens:
1 Mark Christian 36 (unchanged)
2 Nathan Haas 32 (unchanged)
3 Romain Sicard 24 (unchanged)
4 Nairo Quintana 20 (unchanged)
5 Lawrence Warbasse 20 (unchanged)
6 Rein Taaramae 20 (unchanged)
7 Filippo Zaccanti 17 (unchanged)
8 Nans Peters 16 (unchanged)
9 Maxime Monfort 16 (unchanged)
10 Daniel Oss 15 (unchanged)
Retirements to date : Stage
Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Mitchelton-Scott 7
Sam Bewley (Nzl) Mitchelton-Scott 6
Scott Davies (GBr) Dimension Data 6
Tim Wellens (Bel) Lotto Soudal 6
Bram Tankink (Ned) LottoNL-Jumbo 5
Filippo Ganna (Ita) UAE Team Emirates 5
William Clarke (Aus) EF Education First-Drapac p/b Cannondale 5
Total retirements : 7