Britain’s Fred Wright led a breakaway on stage eight, but was caught in the closing stages on a day that made little difference to the overall standings
Wout van Aert of Belgium took his second stage win in the, sprinting to victory for Jumbo-Visma in the eighth stage from Dole to Lausanne, after a two-man breakaway including Britain’s Fred Wright was hoovered up by the speeding peloton as the race entered the streets of the Olympic capital.
The 23-year-old Londoner dropped his final companion Mattia Cattaneo with 7km to race, but as the stage entered the closing few kilometres and began the steep climb to the finish, Wright of Bahrain Victorious was finally reeled in with 3km left.After an opening week uncharacteristically lacking in major crashes, the second weekend opened with plenty, including a mass fall after only 10km of racing, that created chaotic scenes.
But perhaps the most hapless rider of the day was Groupama-FDJ’s Thibaut Pinot, who crashed on the descent of the Col de Pétra Félix only to then be smacked in the face by the arm of a Trek-Segafredo team helper passing drinks to his team’s riders from the roadside. After a long and lonely chase, the Frenchman was able to make his way through the convoy of team cars and rejoin the rear of the peloton. There was no significant change in the overall standings.
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