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It's single-file in the peloton with Intermaché and Alpecin both committing a rider and Ineos lining up in full order close behind.
Both the break and the peloton are still going incredibly fast and we're still seven minutes ahead of the fastest scheduled time for today.
No one told me Luka Dončić was at the start in Libourne today? Pogačar has been emulating his Slovenian compatriot at the start in Libourne.
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150KM TO GO
Van der Poel has been saying pre-race that he will be working in the finale for Philipsen once again today. The Belgian sprinter has performed well on punchy routes in his career, particularly at the Vuelta a España, where he's taken 3 stage wins in the past.
Here's Træen after his second unfortunate crash at the 2023 Tour de France. He's soldiered on and is back in the bunch.
Gap to the break has gone straight out to 4:03 with the peloton settling into the opening half to the stage. Perfect time to grab a musette or go for a nature break.
It looks like this move is going to stick with a trio of riders up front for the day. Alpecin marked a few of the latter moves as they were happy with this composition. That's our electric opening 30km done and the break decided. We'll now see the gap go out.
170KM TO GO
Andrey Amador (EF Education-EasyPost) has made about 10 efforts, but hasn't made it. He's not given up yet and neither has Magnus Cort his teammate. Commitment is needed to bridge this now 23 second gap.
Van Aert played no part in the sprint yesterday, but is eyeing up today's finale as one that he wants. Will Jumbo control the break for him?
🇫🇷 #TDF2023 Fast start of the stage so far. Wout wants to go for it today! 💨 pic.twitter.com/OHv3KPUNG0July 8, 2023
The leading trio have around a 10 second lead with the peloton still full of riders who aren't happy having missed out. Wright has had another dig as has Pedersen, but they'll need more than ones and twos to commit if they are going to bridge the gap.
Is that a tractor getting into the break? Tim Declercq (Soudal-QuickStep) is leading for now as Kirsch sets off to try and make it into the front. Anthony Delaplace (Arkéa-Samsic) and Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergies) are the only two with Declercq for now.
Lutsenko has unfortunately had a mechanical issue after his aggressive efforts to get into the break.
Torstein Træen (Uno-X) has crashed over a divider in the middle of the road and this is his second crash of the race after hitting the deck in the Basque Country Grand Depart. Hopefully the Norwegian can get back in and hold on.
Alexey Lutsenko (Astana Qazaqstan) has been very active at the front of the race. Alberto Bettiol (EF Education-EasyPost) has had a mechanical issue at the back of the bunch and is getting back into the peloton now.
British national champion, Fred Wright (Bahrain-Victorious) is trying his best top get into the day's break, but he won't like the sight of Pedersen up there with him as the Dane has bettered him in a Tour de France breakaway stage before - stage 13 of the 2022 race.
Average speed so far is up at 54km/h.
Here's a look back at our jersey wearers before the stage from left to right: Philipsen in green, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) in white, Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) in yellow, Neilson Powless (EF Education-Easy-Post) in polka-dots and Simon Guglielmi (Arkéa-Samsic) with the gold combativity race number on his back.
188KM TO GO
Still no break, but the peloton definitely isn't easing up. The fight is still ongoing with multiple teams still trying to split it at the front in a group big enough that could make it.
We've got our next wave of attacks coming now. There's a tailwind today so we should be going at quite a rate of knots for the whole 200km of racing.
Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek) is right towards the fore fighting for this breakaway move. If he makes it into this move, anyone with him should be incredibly worried. All of the sprinters teams seem to be letting riders try and make it into this move. Ben Turner (Ineos Grenadiers) is also well within this fight alongside veteran Edvald Boasson-Hagen (TotalEnergies)
Soudal-Quick Step are clearly wanting to get into this with any of their riders after an uncharacteristically disappointing first 7 stages at the Tour.
There's a lot of quality interested in this break with Alex Kirsch (Lidl-Trek) up at the front with Mathieu Burgaudeau (TotalEnergies) also fancying it. This fight may go on for a long time before the elastic snaps.
Straight from the gun the battle for the break starts. Every single team seems interested in getting into this move. Tour of Flanders winner, Kasper Asgreen (Soudal-Quick Step), and former World Champion, Rui Costa (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty), were the first to bite and certainly won't be the last to try get into this break.
200.7KM TO GO
Stage 8 of the 2023 Tour de France is underway! We may see a more aggressive fight for the break today despite the last few flat and hilly stages seeing barely any interest with the parcours suiting it. We had a small delay over the km0 with Laurent Pichon (Arkéa-Samsic) having a puncture in the neutral zone.
Stage 8 of the 2023 Tour de France is underway! We'll, of course, have a period of neutralised riding during the départ fictif before the flag is waved and the proper racing gets started.
It's another hot day at the Tour with temperatures over 30 degrees at the start in Libourne. It will be a tough day out for anyone who gets into the break on our 200km test.
The riders are just completing sign-ons and the team presentation ahead of the day's racing. Take a look below at the profile for stage 8 which shows an opening flat 120km, before the undulations start to come thick and fast before our punchy finish into Limoges.
Will any of the big sprinters be able to hold on? Or will it be a day for the puncheurs to fight for victory?
A very smiley Cavendish is completing his pre-race interviews after his disappointing loss yesterday. A mechanical interfered with his ability to fully sprint on stage 7 as Philipsen overtook him in the final 100 metres to take victory.
Could today be a chance for Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Circus-Wanty) to make history? He was close yesterday and showed that he was well within reach of taking victory even with stage winner, Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), aggressively pushing him off of Mark Cavendish's (Astana Qazaqstan) wheel in the run to the line.
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We're just under 45 minutes away from the neutralised start in Libourne at 12:30 CEST before the flag is dropped and racing gets underway at 12:45 CEST. The last time a Tour de France stage started here was in 2021 with a time trial that was won by Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).
On this occasion, it should be a day for the punchier sprinters with an uphill finish in Limoges, but Van Aert could still be one of the favourites for the day.
Today's stage is the second longest of this year's Tour at 200.7km from Libourne to Limoges as we approach the end of what has been a Tour de France first week for the ages.
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