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Robert Gesink finished second and Guillaume Martin third.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Stage 8 Results<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1 Lilian Calmejane (Fra) Direct Energie 4:30:29<br \/>\n2 Robert Gesink (Ned) Team LottoNl-Jumbo 0:00:37<br \/>\n3 Guillaume Martin (Fra) Wanty &#8211; Groupe Gobert 0:00:50<br \/>\n4 Nicolas Roche (Irl) BMC Racing Team 0:00:50<br \/>\n5 Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Orica-Scott 0:00:50<br \/>\n6 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:50<br \/>\n7 Michael Valgren Andersen (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:00:50<br \/>\n8 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:00:50<br \/>\n9 Nathan Brown (USA) Cannondale-Drapac 0:00:50<br \/>\n10 Romain Hardy (Fra) Team Fortuneo &#8211; Oscaro 0:00:50<\/p>\n<h2><strong>General Classification<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1 Christopher Froome (GBr) Team Sky 33:19:10<br \/>\n2 Geraint Thomas (GBr) Team Sky 0:00:12<br \/>\n3 Fabio Aru (Ita) Astana Pro Team 0:00:14<br \/>\n4 Daniel Martin (Irl) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:25<br \/>\n5 Richie Porte (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:00:39<br \/>\n6 Simon Yates (GBr) Orica-Scott 0:00:43<br \/>\n7 Romain Bardet (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 0:00:47<br \/>\n8 Alberto Contador (Spa) Trek-Segafredo 0:00:52<br \/>\n9 Nairo Quintana (Col) Movistar Team 0:00:54<br \/>\n10 Rafal Majka (Pol) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:01<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lilian Calmejane (Direct Energie) won his first Tour de France stage today! 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