The Belgian Dylan Teuns won solo the 8th stage of the Tour de France, the first in the high mountains, between Oyonnax and Le Grand Bornand.
But the big blow of the day is for Tadej Pogacar, who blew up all his rivals to take the yellow jersey in the Alps.
Tadej Pogacar is much, much too strong. The young Slovenian, winner last year, has already taken a big step towards a second consecutive coronation in the Tour de France by crushing all his rivals from the first high mountain stage, run on Saturday in the Alps between Oyonnax and Le Grand Bornand . The UAE Emirates team rider took the yellow jersey after an incredible show of strength, following a lightning acceleration 30 km from the finish. Tadej Pogacar, for example, pushed Ecuadorian Richard Carapaz to more than three minutes, who appeared to be one of the few capable of worrying the defending champion.
This 8th stage was won by the Belgian Dylan Teuns, who left alone and who resisted the Slovenian "TGV", which did not try too hard to catch up with him in the last kilometers. But make no mistake: barring a disaster, the general classification of this 2021 Tour seems to have already been decided ...