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Tour de France: Which GC contenders lost time on stage 8 in the Pyrenees – Cyclingnews.com

Pinot and Alaphilippe out of contention in Loudenvielle

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The first Pyrenean stage of the 2020 Tour de France saw a number of dramatic changes on GC with several potential contenders losing time. The main casualties were Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) and Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Julian Alaphilippe. The FDJ leader was dropped on the second climb of the day, the Port de Balès, and quickly lost ground as Jumbo-Visma set a steady but still bearable pace on the front of the peloton with 41km to go.
Alaphilippe was more than good enough to hang on and the Fren…

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