Tour de France (2012) Photos; Stage 8: Belfort → Porrentruy, 158 km
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Bradley Wiggins' first day in Yellow featured seven categorized climbs and he relied heavily on his team to keep the relentless breaks in check		share this photo
Nothing but up and down today with dangerous breaks around every corner		share this photo
An easy stage for some; the peloton in the horse country of the Jura		share this photo
Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) on the final climb, the cat 1 Col de la Croix (789 m) 3.7 km @ 9.2 %. He attacked with 85 km to go and attempted to solo in.		share this photo
But, despite encouragement he was caught by Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-Big Mat) near the top of Col de la Croix. He ended up 12th + 47s.		share this photo
Liquigas-Cannonadale attempted to bring the race back together to set up a win for Peter Sagan which was fine for race leader, Bradley Wiggins; however, Col de la Croix proved too steep for Sagan		share this photo
Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-Big Mat) passed Kessiakoff near the top of Col de la Croix and then soloed the final 17 km to the finish		share this photo
A big dinosaur greeted the race in Porrentruy		share this photo
The youngest rider in the race Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) wins after soloing over the final climb while team director Marc Madiot celebrates his team's first Tour de France stage win since 2008		share this photo
Cadel Evans attacking off the peloton looking for a few seconds on Bradley Wiggins		share this photo
The first successful break of this year's Tour, 22 year-old Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat) who won by 26s		share this photo
Cadel Evans leads the GC contenders across the line + 26s		share this photo
The youngest rider in the race, your stage 8 winner, Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-BigMat)... the first Frenchman to hit the podium of this year's Tour		share this photo
A young man on the rise		share this photo
Bradley Wiggins (Sky) survives a difficult first day in Yellow, but he lost his cool when the inevitable doping question came up post-race		share this photo
Swede Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) is the new KOM leader		share this photo
He was at the front of the race for almost 70 km which gives Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana) the most aggressive rider award		share this photo
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Tour de France (2012) Photos; Stage 8: Belfort → Porrentruy, 158 km
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