LIVE - Tour de France Femmes Stage 8 - UAE and Lidl-led breakaway holds six-minute advantage as race enters fast phase
CyclingSaturday, 08 August 2026 at 16:04
Good morning and welcome to the liveblog of the Tour de France Femmes. Stage 8 takes the peloton to Nice on a route featuring two very different sections, with the terrain in the finale potentially providing the perfect launchpad for attacks. There are several possible scenarios today, from a successful breakaway to a late attack or even a sprint finish. However, with fatigue beginning to take its toll after a demanding week of racing, anything can happen over the next few hours. So join us and don’t miss any of the action, attacks and drama as we bring you live, minute-by-minute coverage of the race.
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Carlos Silva is a writer for CiclismoAtual.com and CyclingUpToDate.com, where he contributes race reports, interviews, analysis pieces, and live coverage of the international cycling calendar. Holding a degree in Sports from the Jean Piaget Institute, he combines academic knowledge of performance, training, and competition with hands-on journalism experience in professional cycling.
Throughout his career, Carlos has conducted interviews with leading figures in the sport, including Alberto Contador, Joaquim Rodríguez, Óscar Pereiro, João Almeida, Isaac del Toro, Derek Gee, John Degenkolb and Geraint Thomas. These conversations reflect direct engagement with Grand Tour winners, Classics specialists, and emerging talents.
He has provided on-site coverage at major events ranging from the Vuelta a España to the Tour de France, alongside stage races such as Vuelta a Andalucía, Volta ao Algarve, Volta a Portugal and O Gran Camiño. Covering the mythical climbs of the Giro d'Italia remains one of his professional ambitions.
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- A race--or a career--can end in an instant for Pogacar the same as any of these other guys. On the same corner that took out Lipowicz, Pogačar had his back wheel in the air and his front just centimeters from the curb. He is inevitable and unstoppable until he isn't. I hope this generation of superstars races as long as they want and move on when the risk outweighs the joy.
MarkFour08-08-2026 - It is very easy to say whether you can match the power in training or not, If you cannot you can only win by the opponents mistake or tactic or misfortune. Visma already know the level of both, the numbers etc. Since 2024 Pogi has gone up a level while Jonas is stuck. Jonas is not retiring because it is hard to win but he wants to spend more time with family and crashes are scary to anybodyabstractengineer08-08-2026
- I believe Jonas really thought he could win this Tour. He came in with great form but Pog just blew him away. I don't think he'll make the sacrifices required to race the Tour again knowing he'll be riding for 2nd place at best. He's had a great career and i don't think he's interested in riding other races he's always won. The Tour was his motivation to sacrifice so much. Now that's not a realistic goal, he'll retire this year. All the best to him.Santiago08-08-2026
- will he retire or just avoid Tadej? race whatever he doesn't.mij08-08-2026
- did it really take several weeks for someone to voice these thoughts publicly?Ketterechts08-08-2026
- Certainly one of the best. Hope denialists found something better to watchMistermaumau08-08-2026
- My prediction.. Pog will win 7 Tours, maybe 8 with the help of IDT. Then he'll work for IDT to win.Santiago08-08-2026
- Bravo RidesHills for your comment That is precisely why Jonas shoud retire. He has nothing to prove but has something to lose. He can't prove he can beat Pogi, but may start losing to Seixas, Del Toro or even Remco. Does he really need this sh**... I don't think so. PS: Jonas can be proud of his cycling career, it was exceptional, winning 4 GT (2X TdF) and most of the prestigious one week stage races.PogiSloFans08-08-2026
- Yeah, his name is Mou, I think. He's a fraud and has been banned over multiple sites. He's on X now, but the disgusting things he writes about Tadej and Urška doesn't make him a Pogi fan... He's disgusting.PogiSloFans08-08-2026
- Awsome! The best women race I've ever watched!averagecyclist08-08-2026
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