Mads Pedersen powers to victory on stage eight of the Tour de France 2023

Lidl-Trek rider holds off green jersey Jasper Philipsen in punch to the line in Limoges, as Mark Cavendish crashes out

Mads Pedersen wins stage eight of the Tour de France 2023
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Mads Pedersen powered to victory up a punchy finish on stage eight of the Tour de France, managing to hold off green jersey Jasper Philipsen in the process.

Pedersen, the Lidl-Trek rider, now has two Tour stage wins to his name, in a finish which mixed pure sprinters and punchier riders. Alpecin-Deceuninck's Philipsen was third, with Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) in third. To prove how mixed the top ten was, however, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) finished behind the likes of Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) and Bryan Coquard (Cofidis).

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