Tomorrow is the first day Today's stage at Tour de France linked Saint-Méen-le-Grand with Lorient, distance 181 km of hilly roads, including 3 cat. 4 and one cat. 3 hills. Tomorrow is the first day.

The stage was animated by the long breakaway with 6 racers, who attacked one hour after the start and which gap reached up to 6 minutes.

Towards the finish, the leading group exploded. France's Sylvain Calzati attacked alone with 30 kilometres to go, and never looked back.

The peloton's stampede never came, and Sylvain Calzati won stage 8 alone. Kjell Carlström and Patrice Halgand, survivors of the long attack, finished 2nd and 3rd, while Robbie won the sprint for 4th, improving his position for the green jersey's classification.

Ukraine's Honchar (T-Mobile) keeps the yellow jersey.