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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, celebrates on the podium after the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Belgium's Tim Merlier celebrates as he crosses the finish line to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy
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Belgium's Tim Merlier, left, crosses the finish line to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, crosses the finish line during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Breakaway riders race during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Spectators cheer as the pack rides riders past them during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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The pack rides during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race of over 180.4 kilometers (about 112 miles) with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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The pack rides during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race of over 180.4 kilometers (about 112 miles) with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Breakaway riders speed past spectators during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over of 180.4 kilometers (112 miles) with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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The pack rides during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 180.4 kilometers (111.8 miles) with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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The pack rides during the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race over 180.4 kilometers (about 112 miles) with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
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Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, is shielded from the sun ahead of the start of the eighth stage of the Tour de France cycling race of over 180.4 kilometers (about 1120 miles) with start in Perigueux and finish in Bergerac, France, Saturday, July 11, 2026. | Photo: AP/Thibault Camus
