Three remarkable feats highlight Stage 8

A trio of sterling performances marked Stage 8 of the Tour de France on Saturday, the first day the peloton has battled in the mountains this year.

Let's start with Portugal's Rui Costa (Movistar), left. He joined a breakaway less than two miles into the 118-mile lumpy route from Aigurande and survived to the mountain-top finish at Super Besse-Sancy for his first Tour de France stage win.

After dropping his three companions in the breakaway on the final climb, Costa outlasted Phillippe Gilbert (Omega) ...

Source: http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2011/7/9/4855281.html

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