Benson Bulletin: Tour de France stage 8
Girmay marches on, Pedersen out, analysis with Southam, and Pogačar on gravel
Hello Subscribers,
We had another cracker of a stage at the Tour de France on Saturday with Biniam Girmay winning in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises ahead of Jasper Philipsen and Arnaud De Lie.
It was a frantic sprint finale, and with the top four on GC separated by just 1:36, the race is nicely poised ahead of Sunday’s all-important gravel stage.
Today we take a look at the major headlines from the race, including Girmay's quest for green, Philipsen’s struggles, a race without Mads Pedersen, analysis from Tom Southam, and we hear from Tadej Pogačar ahead of Sunday’s gravel stage.
Read on for your daily Tour de France bulletin.
Girmay doubles up, extends green jersey lead
Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) made history on stage 3, becoming the first Eritrean rider to ever win a stage in the Tour de France, and five days on from that triumph he was back to winning ways.
He’s now the first sprinter in this year’s r…