For the 8th stage of the Tour de France 2022, Saturday July 9, after arriving at La Planche-des-Belles-Filles, the peloton set off from Dole, for the fourth time in its history, towards Lausanne in Switzerland. This Jura stage will be an appetizer before the alpine sequence of the Tour.
On Friday, the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE), wearing the yellow jersey, won the 7th stage at the top of the Super Planche des Belles Filles in the Vosges mountains. Second consecutive victory for Pogacar who overtook, in the last meters of the climb, the Dane Jonas Vingegaard in the first arrival at the top of the race. Two years ago, the Slovenian had already overturned the Tour in his favor in a memorable time trial in the resort of Haute-Saône, which will host the conclusion of the Tour de France Women on July 31.
Local of the stage, the Franc-Comtois Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) crossed the line in 31st position, almost two and a half minutes from Tadej Pogacar. “I am inevitably disappointed because we always hope for better. But I knew I wasn’t 100 percent. I will need a few more days”he commented on arrival. “The atmosphere, as always, is magical. They (the public) were up to it, not me, and that’s a shame”, he added.
The peloton before the 8th stage
- Winner of the Super Planche des Belles Filles and yellow jersey : Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE)
- In the general classification, only the Dane Jonas Vingegaard is less than a minute from Pogacar (0’35)
- the best french in the general classification: david gaudu, 5th at 1’31 minutes from the yellow jersey. Romain Bardet is 6th
- The stage location : Alexis Vuillermoz, 49th overall and from Saint-Claude
The 8th stage city by city and minute by minute
Fictitious departure in Dole, at 11:05 a.m. for the publicity caravan and at 1:05 p.m. for the runners. the actual departure is given on the D405, in the “Les Barraques” district, at 11:20 a.m. for the caravan and 1:20 p.m. for the peloton.
The race takes place over more than 107 km through the Jura, before entering Switzerland, via Bois-D’Amont and the border post of Le Brassus. The arrival in Lausanne promises to be spectacular, in the Olympic stadium. Arrival envisaged a little before 4 p.m. for the caravan; for runners between 5:30 p.m. and 5:53 p.m. the intermediate sprint is contested at km 46.9 in Montrond.
The collars are :
- Côte du Maréchet, category 4 (km 75.6)
- Côte des Rousses category 3 (km 101.3)
- Petra Felix Pass (km 136.9)
The map of the 8th stage
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The interactive map
The profile of the 8th stage
The Tour de France 2022 in the Grand Est and Franche-Comté
The Tour 2022 is also the Women’s Tour de France which is making a remarkable comeback in the East of France with five stages in the Grand Est and a stage in Franche-Comté, on July 31, between Lure and the Super Planche -des-Belles-Filles in Haute-Saône.