Advertisement League of Ireland Horse Racing TV Listings GAA Fixtures The Video Review Sport meets news, current affairs, society & pop culture Rugby Weekly Extra Dive into all the news and analysis 3 times a week The Football Family Weekly insights from the week’s big talking points Advertisement More Stories Jonathan Milan sprints to stage victory in Laval Espace Mayenne.AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy/Alamy Stock Photo FreeCycling Milan wins baking Tour de France eighth stage in mass sprint Three-time former champion Tadej Pogacar retains the yellow jersey ahead of Remco Evenepoel and Kevin Vauquelin. 5.10pm, 12 Jul 2025 Share options 🔁 Relive an explosive final kilometre between the strongest sprinters where Jonathan Milan takes his first Tour victory. 🔁 Un dernier km explosif entre costauds qui a permi à Jonathan Milan de s'imposer pour la première fois sur le Tour #TDF2025 pic.twitter.com/8DTIq2X334— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) July 12, 2025 JONATHAN MILAN WON stage eight of the Tour de France in a mass bunch sprint on Saturday ahead of Wout van Aert and Kaden Groves. On a day for pure sprinters and with no change at the top of the overall rankings, Lidl-Trek’s Milan was the first Italian to win a stage on the Tour since Vincenzo Nibali in the Alps in 2019. Advertisement Pure sprinter Milan, 24, took over the top of the sprint points rankings and had been wearing the green tunic in place of Tadej Pogacar, who had earned the sprint and the overall leader’s yellow jersey by winning stage seven. Three-time former champion Pogacar retained the overall lead with Remco Evenepoel and Kevin Vauquelin rounding out the top three, with no change in the top ten as the peloton kept its powder dry. Ben Healy, who won Thursday’s sixth stage, finished towards the head of the peloton in 28th place. With Eddie Dunbar forced to retire from the race with injury ahead of Saturday’s start, the remaining 177 riders from the original 184 rolled through the Brittany countryside with the harvest ongoing a month early and colossal crowds on the roadside. Under clear blue skies and 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit) heat there was little inspiration in the peloton to breakaway until late in the day. French duo Mathieu Burgaudeau and Matteo Vercher attacked from 70km and the pair were only reeled in on the edge of finish town Laval after enthusiastic support on this Tour, which is based entirely on French soil but with no home winner yet. Stage nine on Sunday heads south from Chinon to Chateauroux and is another flat affair with the focus on keeping hydrated in the heat and staying in the saddle. But on France’s national holiday on Monday there are eight classified climbs and many more besides in a stage loaded with opportunities. – © AFP 2025 Viewcomments Send Tip or Correction Embed this post To embed this post, copy the code below on your site Email “Milan wins baking Tour de France eighth stage in mass sprint”. Recipient's Email Feedback on “Milan wins baking Tour de France eighth stage in mass sprint”. 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