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Vuillermoz takes 8th stage, Froome keeps yellow jersey

Xinhua, July 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Frenchman Alexis Vuillermoz of AG2R La Mondiale team won the eighth stage of the Tour de France Saturday after a 181.5km ride from Rennes to Mur de Bretagne.

Sky's British rider Chris Froome kept the leader's yellow jersey after finishing eighth.

British rider Dan Martin was second and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde placed third.

Peter Sagan of Slovakia, coming fourth in the stage, stands second overall before American Tejay Van Garderen.

BMC leads the teams.

Sunday's ninth stage is a team time trial and Monday is a well-earned rest day. Endi