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Races / Tour de France 2026 / Stage 8

Tour de France 2026 — Stage 8

11 Jul 2026 · 180 km

Stage Impact
What changed on Stage 8
Tadej Pogacar → Tadej Pogacar

Tadej Pogacar kept the GC lead after Stage 8. Tim Merlier won the stage. Emiel Verstrynge lost the most time among the main GC movers.

Stage Winner
Tim Merlier
GC Gainers
Time Losses
Telemetry
Peloton sample for this stage
24 telemetry samples
197 WAvg power
240 W NPAvg NP
137 bpmAvg HR
30.2 km/hAvg speed
73 rpmAvg cadence
1199 WPeak power
197 bpmPeak HR
Aggregated from 15 power files and 4 HR files; rows below are the individual samples included for this stage.
RiderActivityDistanceDurationAvg WNPAvg HRSpeedCadence
Maxime Bouet
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
10.3 km 1h 13m — — — 9.2 km/h —
Andre Carvalho
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
144.1 km 5h 48m — — — 29.3 km/h 70 rpm
Thomas Degand
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
322.5 km 14h 01m 171 W 201 W NP — 24.0 km/h 68 rpm
Jesus Del Pino
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
188.6 km 4h 42m 197 W 258 W NP 137 bpm 40.1 km/h 74 rpm
Amund Grondahl Jansen
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
40.2 km 5h 11m — — — 7.7 km/h —
Ruben Guerreiro
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
44.5 km 2h 17m 214 W 272 W NP — 25.8 km/h 71 rpm
Ruben Guerreiro
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
32.4 km 1h 31m 227 W 252 W NP — 32.0 km/h 75 rpm
Benoit Jarrier
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
6.9 km 37m 0 W 0 W NP — 11.2 km/h 84 rpm
Michael Kukrle
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
179.1 km 4h 50m 230 W 300 W NP — 40.1 km/h 70 rpm
Jose Manuel Diaz Gallego
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
76.2 km 2h 15m — — — 33.7 km/h 81 rpm
Tim Merlier
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
185.3 km 4h 05m — — — 45.6 km/h 74 rpm
Remy Mertz
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
64.3 km 2h 31m — — — 30.7 km/h 76 rpm
Jhonatan Narvaez
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
125.6 km 4h 20m — — — 34.1 km/h 74 rpm
Dominik Neuman
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
166.2 km 3h 58m 248 W 317 W NP 149 bpm 42.6 km/h 81 rpm
Tobias Nolde
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
172.5 km 4h 16m 232 W 305 W NP 139 bpm 40.5 km/h 62 rpm
Ander Okamika
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
142.3 km 4h 49m 215 W 246 W NP — 31.4 km/h 77 rpm
Piotr Pekala
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
172.4 km 4h 08m 275 W 308 W NP — 41.7 km/h 85 rpm
Lukas Postlberger
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
153.9 km 6h 28m 215 W 247 W NP — 27.0 km/h 75 rpm
Michel Ries
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
69.5 km 3h 01m 201 W 264 W NP — 25.6 km/h 69 rpm
Nicolas Roche
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
97.1 km 2h 55m 233 W 264 W NP — 34.2 km/h 73 rpm
Oscar Rodriguez
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
187.9 km 4h 42m — — — 39.9 km/h 76 rpm
Ferit Samli
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
106.6 km 5h 23m 184 W 233 W NP — 21.3 km/h 56 rpm
Etienne Van Empel
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
10.1 km 21m 120 W 127 W NP 124 bpm 27.8 km/h —
Harm Vanhoucke
Strava
11 Jul 2026 · Strava · source
160.0 km 6h 12m — — — 29.0 km/h 67 rpm
#RiderTeamTime
1 Tim Merlier Soudal Quick-Step (WT) 3h 52' 50"
2 Biniam Girmay NSN Cycling Team (WT) same time
3 Olav Kooij Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) same time
4 Jasper Philipsen Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) same time
5 Pavel Bittner Team Picnic PostNL (WT) same time
6 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) same time
7 Pascal Ackermann Team Jayco AlUla (WT) same time
8 Clement Russo Groupama - FDJ United (WT) same time
9 Max Kanter XDS Astana Team (WT) same time
10 Milan Fretin Cofidis (PRT) same time
11 Soren Waerenskjold Uno-X Mobility (WT) same time
12 Mads Pedersen Lidl - Trek (WT) same time
13 Fernando Gaviria Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) same time
14 Dorian Godon Netcompany INEOS (WT) same time
15 Anthony Turgis TotalEnergies (PRT) same time
16 Mathieu Van Der Poel Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) same time
17 Phil Bauhaus Bahrain - Victorious (WT) same time
18 Jenno Berckmoes Lotto Intermarché (WT) same time
19 Alfred Wright Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) same time
20 Quentin Pacher Groupama - FDJ United (WT) same time
21 Anthon Charmig Uno-X Mobility (WT) same time
22 Mauro Schmid Team Jayco AlUla (WT) same time
23 Niklas Markl Team Picnic PostNL (WT) same time
24 Aurelien Paret Peintre Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) same time
25 Tom Pidcock Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) same time
26 Frank Van Den Broek Team Picnic PostNL (WT) same time
27 Mike Teunissen XDS Astana Team (WT) same time
28 Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Mobility (WT) same time
29 Tobias Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility (WT) same time
30 Remco Evenepoel Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) same time
31 Magnus Cort Nielsen Uno-X Mobility (WT) same time
32 Maxim Van Gils Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) same time
33 Paul Seixas Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) same time
34 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team (WT) same time
35 Harold Tejada XDS Astana Team (WT) same time
36 Tom Van Asbroeck NSN Cycling Team (WT) same time
37 Tim Van Dijke Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) same time
38 Guillaume Martin Groupama - FDJ United (WT) same time
39 Robert Stannard Bahrain - Victorious (WT) same time
40 Jonas Abrahamsen Uno-X Mobility (WT) same time
41 Jose Felix Parra Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) same time
42 Damiano Caruso Bahrain - Victorious (WT) same time
43 Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) same time
44 Nils Politt UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) same time
45 Mattia Cattaneo Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) same time
46 Isaac Del Toro UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) same time
47 Juan Ayuso Pesquera Lidl - Trek (WT) same time
48 Brandon Mcnulty UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) same time
49 Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) same time
50 Edoardo Affini Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) same time
51 Jonas Vingegaard Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) same time
52 Ilan Van Wilder Soudal Quick-Step (WT) same time
53 Florian Lipowitz Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) same time
54 Toms Skujins Lidl - Trek (WT) same time
55 Per Strand Hagenes Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) same time
56 Filippo Ganna Netcompany INEOS (WT) same time
57 Egan Bernal Netcompany INEOS (WT) same time
58 Mattias Skjelmose Jensen Lidl - Trek (WT) same time
59 Sean Quinn EF Education - EasyPost (WT) same time
60 Jordan Jegat TotalEnergies (PRT) same time
61 Huub Artz Lotto Intermarché (WT) same time
62 Lenny Martinez Bahrain - Victorious (WT) same time
63 Mathias Vacek Lidl - Trek (WT) same time
64 Yannis Voisard Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) same time
65 Sepp Kuss Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) same time
66 Pablo Castrillo Zapater Movistar Team (WT) same time
67 Adam Yates UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) same time
68 Davide Piganzoli Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) same time
69 Joris Delbove TotalEnergies (PRT) same time
70 Lennert Van Eetvelt Lotto Intermarché (WT) same time
71 Kevin Vauquelin Netcompany INEOS (WT) same time
72 Alexandre Delettre TotalEnergies (PRT) same time
73 Cees Bol Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) same time
74 Chris Harper Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) same time
75 Antonio Tiberi Bahrain - Victorious (WT) same time
76 Jasper Stuyven Soudal Quick-Step (WT) same time
77 Lorenzo Germani Groupama - FDJ United (WT) same time
78 Lewis Askey NSN Cycling Team (WT) same time
79 Derek Gee Lidl - Trek (WT) same time
80 Alex Kirsch Cofidis (PRT) same time
81 Michel Hessmann Movistar Team (WT) same time
82 Vlad Van Mechelen Bahrain - Victorious (WT) same time
83 Louis Vervaeke Soudal Quick-Step (WT) same time
84 Krists Neilands NSN Cycling Team (WT) same time
85 Matteo Jorgenson Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) same time
86 Victor Campenaerts Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) same time
87 Matej Mohoric Bahrain - Victorious (WT) same time
88 Michal Kwiatkowski Netcompany INEOS (WT) same time
89 Mathis Le Berre TotalEnergies (PRT) same time
90 Romain Gregoire Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 0' 35"
91 Jonas Rickaert Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 0' 35"
92 Edward Planckaert Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 0' 35"
93 Matteo Trentin Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 0' 35"
94 Jai Hindley Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 0' 35"
95 Thymen Arensman Netcompany INEOS (WT) + 0' 35"
96 Georg Zimmermann Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 0' 35"
97 Clement Braz Afonso Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 0' 35"
98 Javier Romo Movistar Team (WT) + 0' 35"
99 Frits Biesterbos Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 0' 35"
100 Quinten Hermans Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 0' 35"
101 Nico Denz Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 0' 35"
102 Carlos Verona Lidl - Trek (WT) + 0' 35"
103 Piet Allegaert Cofidis (PRT) + 0' 48"
104 Hugo Page Cofidis (PRT) + 0' 48"
105 Lars Craps Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 0' 48"
106 Xandro Meurisse Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 0' 56"
107 Kasper Asgreen EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 03"
108 Jake Stewart NSN Cycling Team (WT) + 1' 03"
109 Brent Van Moer Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 1' 03"
110 Einer Rubio Movistar Team (WT) + 1' 03"
111 Nicolas Prodhomme Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 1' 11"
112 Quinn Simmons Lidl - Trek (WT) + 1' 11"
113 Tiesj Benoot Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 1' 11"
114 Liam Slock Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 1' 20"
115 Jenthe Biermans Cofidis (PRT) + 1' 20"
116 Davide Ballerini XDS Astana Team (WT) + 1' 29"
117 John Degenkolb Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 1' 29"
118 Abel Balderstone Roumens Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 1' 33"
119 Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco AlUla (WT) + 1' 41"
120 Kamil Gradek Bahrain - Victorious (WT) + 1' 41"
121 Richard Carapaz EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 49"
122 Michael Matthews Team Jayco AlUla (WT) + 1' 49"
123 Luke Durbridge Team Jayco AlUla (WT) + 1' 49"
124 Xabier Mikel Azparren Irurzun Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 1' 49"
125 Warren Barguil Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 1' 49"
126 Bruno Armirail Team Visma | Lease a Bike (WT) + 1' 49"
127 Baptiste Veistroffer Lotto Intermarché (WT) + 1' 49"
128 Aaron Gate XDS Astana Team (WT) + 1' 49"
129 Felix Grossschartner UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 1' 49"
130 Tim Wellens UAE Team Emirates - XRG (WT) + 1' 49"
131 Damien Howson Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 1' 49"
132 Raul Garcia Pierna Movistar Team (WT) + 1' 49"
133 Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility (WT) + 1' 49"
134 Jefferson Cepeda Hernandez Movistar Team (WT) + 1' 49"
135 Matthew Riccitello Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 1' 49"
136 Daan Hoole Decathlon CMA CGM Team (WT) + 1' 49"
137 Robbe Dhondt Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 1' 49"
138 Julius Van Den Berg Team Picnic PostNL (WT) + 1' 49"
139 Tobias Foss Netcompany INEOS (WT) + 1' 49"
140 Joshua Tarling Netcompany INEOS (WT) + 1' 49"
141 Alex Baudin EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 49"
142 Matheo Vercher TotalEnergies (PRT) + 1' 49"
143 Michael Valgren Andersen EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 49"
144 Ben Healy EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 49"
145 Max Walker EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 49"
146 Georg Steinhauser EF Education - EasyPost (WT) + 1' 49"
147 Jan Tratnik Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe (WT) + 1' 49"
148 Ben O Connor Team Jayco AlUla (WT) + 1' 49"
149 Ewen Costiou Groupama - FDJ United (WT) + 1' 49"
150 Ion Izagirre Cofidis (PRT) + 1' 49"
151 Sergio Higuita XDS Astana Team (WT) + 1' 49"
152 Alex Aranburu Cofidis (PRT) + 1' 49"
153 Marc Hirschi Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 1' 49"
154 Benjamin Thomas 2 Cofidis (PRT) + 1' 49"
155 Sebastian Berwick Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 1' 49"
156 George Bennett NSN Cycling Team (WT) + 1' 49"
157 Ramses Debruyne Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 1' 49"
158 Tim Marsman Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 1' 49"
159 Simone Velasco XDS Astana Team (WT) + 1' 49"
160 Jakub Otruba Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 1' 49"
161 Nicolas Breuillard TotalEnergies (PRT) + 2' 20"
162 Valentin Paret Peintre Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 2' 41"
163 Dylan Van Baarle Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 2' 41"
164 Marco Haller Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 3' 01"
165 Stefano Oldani Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) same time
166 Nicolas Vinokurov XDS Astana Team (WT) + 3' 26"
167 Silvan Dillier Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 3' 56"
168 Luke Plapp Team Jayco AlUla (WT) + 3' 56"
169 Thibault Guernalec TotalEnergies (PRT) + 3' 56"
170 Matis Louvel NSN Cycling Team (WT) + 3' 56"
171 Michael Storer Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 3' 56"
172 Julian Alaphilippe Tudor Pro Cycling Team (PRT) + 3' 56"
173 Marco Frigo NSN Cycling Team (WT) + 3' 56"
174 Joel Nicolau Caja Rural - Seguros RGA (PRT) + 4' 45"
175 Pascal Eenkhoorn Soudal Quick-Step (WT) + 5' 44"
176 Emiel Verstrynge Alpecin - Premier Tech (WT) + 6' 12"