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Van Aert strikes again as Pogacar extends yellow lead

Wout Van Aert of Team Jumbo-Visma celebrates as he crosses the finish line
Wout Van Aert of Team Jumbo-Visma celebrates as he crosses the finish line

Wout Van Aert won stage eight of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar extended his advantage in the yellow jersey.

After a steep climb away from Lake Geneva up to the finish, Van Aert beat Michael Matthews in a reduced sprint just ahead of Pogacar at the end of the 186km stage from Dole to the Olympic Stadium in Lausanne, Switzerland.

It was Van Aert's second stage win of this Tour de France, while third place for Pogacar brought four bonus seconds to pad his lead in yellow to 39 seconds ahead of Jonas Vingegaard.

Sunday's ninth stage is a 192.9-km mountainous trek from Aigle, Switzerland, to Chatel.

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