Tour de France #8: Daniel Teklehaimanot retains the Polka Dot Jersey
Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R La Mondiale) won the 8th stage of the Tour de France, riding clear on the Mur de Bretagne. Dan Martin (Cannondale-Garmin) was 2nd and Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) came in in 3rd place. MTN-Qhubeka p/b Samsung’s first objective of the day was to retain Daniel Teklehaimanot’s Polka Dot jersey. With 2 points available at the stage finish, our African team were relying largely on Joquim Rodriguez (Katusha) not winning the stage, as he was the only real threat to Daniel’s jersey today. With Vuillermoz taking the victory, Daniel will keep the Polka Dots for another day. The stage saw a group of 4 riders.