Stage 8 of the Tour de France can be summoned up in three words: mountains, mountains, mountains.
The 176.5-kilometer stage will have the remaining 176 riders climb three times from the center of the Andorra-la-Vielle to Saint-Girons.
But while three climbs does not seem like such a hard day for the boys on the tour, the professional cyclist will earn their pay as two of the climbs are category 1 with the third climb ranked as a category 2.
You can watch the stage 8 preview video below, and don't forget to check out the Tour de France stage 7 results and General Standings below as well:
Top Stage 7 Results:
1 Brice Feillu (Agritubel)
2 Christophe Kern (Cofidis)
3 Johannes Fröhlinger (Milram)
4 Rinaldo Nocentini (AG2R La Mondiale)
Egoi Martínez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Christophe Riblon (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
Jérôme Pineau (Fra) Quick Step
Iván Gutiérrez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 3:26
Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 3:48
GC Standings after Stage 7:
- 1. Rinaldo Nocentini Ag2r-La Mondiale in 25:44:32
- 2. Alberto Contador Astana in 25:44:38
- 3. Lance Armstrong Astana in 25:44:40 at 00:08
- 4. Levi Leipheimer Astana in 25:45:11 at 00:39
- 5. Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream in 25:45:18 at 00:46
- 6. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 25:45:26 at 00:54
- 7. Tony Martin Team Columbia - Htc in 25:45:32 at 01:00
- 8. Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream in 25:45:56 at 01:24
- 9. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 25:46:21 at 01:49
- 10. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 25:46:26 at 01:54
- 11. Jérôme Pineau Quick Step in 25:46:42 at 02:10
- 12. Maxime Monfort Team Columbia - Htc in 25:46:53 at 02:21
- 13. Frank Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 25:46:57 at 02:25
- 14. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 25:47:12 at 02:40
- 15. Carlos Sastre Cervelo TestTeam in 25:47:24 at 02:52
- 16. Johannes FrÖhlinger Team Milram in 25:47:26 at 02:54
- 17. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas in 25:47:35 at 03:03
- 18. Cadel Evans Silence - Lotto in 25:47:39 at 03:07
- 19. Egoi Martinez Euskaltel - Euskadi in 25:47:42 at 03:10
- 20. Kim Kirchen Team Columbia - Htc in 25:47:48 at 03:16
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