The premiere of Italian Jonathan Milan, the price of combativeness for two French people … The summary of the 8th stage

A beautiful first at the end of the boredom … Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) allowed Italy to find the way to victory, after six years of scarcity on the Tour de France. The Transalpine runner had a first success, Saturday July 12, winning in Laval after an 8th stage traced for an arrival at the sprint. Enough to allow Tadej Pogacar to keep his yellow jersey without worry.

The 24-year-old runner made his power and 1.96 m speak to ahead of the Belgian Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease A Bike) and the Australian Kaden Groves (Alpecin-Deceuninck) after a long upholstery. Its main rival Tim Merlier (Sudal Quick-Step), which experienced a mechanical problem about ten kilometers from the finish, was not able to weigh on the final. This step, which could be described as soporific, however saw two French people illustrate: Mathieu Burgaudeau, and Mattéo Vercher of the Totalenergies team. The price of combativeness was also an exceptionally awarded to both of them.