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The 176 km of the eighth stage contained three big climbs but the last summit was more than 40 km before the finish, too far for any of the big gc contenders to plan an attack. Four riders escaped early in the race and held on to the lead. Luis Sanchez of Spain was the fastest of the four. Rinaldo Nocentini (Italy) kept the yellow jersey.
This was another difficult top ten to predict. Only 105 of the 447 game participants managed to obtain points today. Michael Grimaldi (USA) won the stage, ahead of Ras Zbych (Czech Republic) and Christian S. Wolf (USA). Rune Førsund kept the overall lead just like Martin Hoffellner held on to second place. Bas Denters (The Netherlands) moved up to third place.
Four more riders left the race today. The most important was former Tour winner Oscar Pereiro (member of 49 game participant teams).
1. 30 Michael Grimaldi (USA)
2. 28 Ras Zbych (Czech Republic)
3. 19 Christian S. Wolf (USA)
4. 17 Severine Chaumette (France)
5. 16 Dick van Broekhousen (Australia)
16 Keith Brown (Canada)
7. 15 Debby Crusio (The Netherlands)
15 Gjermund Sandbakk (Norway)
15 Mardie Long (Germany)
10. 14 Mxl Lxy (USA)
11. 13 Abadon Zosim (Czech Republic)
13 Frans Ackron (South Africa)
13. 11 Jasper van Veenendaal (The Netherlands)
11 Piotr Kurczak (Poland)
11 Wessel du Preez (South Africa)
16. 10 Gosse Bouma (The Netherlands)
10 Keir Mitchell (UK)
10 Martin Hoffellner (Austria)
10 Tomas Dedek (Czech Republic)
10 Travis Wilkerson (USA)
21. 9 Anja Lex (Germany)
9 Jacob Eplov (Denmark)
9 Kees Schotten (The Netherlands)
9 Rune Førsund (Norway)
9 Will van Iersel (The Netherlands)
26. 8 Bronno Meijer (The Netherlands)
8 Ed Mocnik (Canada)
8 Lucien Dewaelle (France)
8 Rob Spaans (The Netherlands)
30. 7 Arthur Denneman (The Netherlands)
7 Bruno Steurs (Belgium)
7 Dave Keeler (USA)
7 Eugene Ryser (USA)
7 Grant Dusyk (Canada)
7 Matt Struckman (USA)
7 Michael Johnston (Canada)
7 Monica Armstrong (New Zealand)
7 Sjaak Piest (The Netherlands)
7 Wine Tiger (Germany)
40. 6 Bastin Verweij (The Netherlands)
6 Bevo Gallagher (USA)
6 Debbie Rowling (UK/England)
6 Erik Huygen (The Netherlands)
6 Greg Bouris (USA)
6 Jan Kowalski (Poland)
6 Jane van Niekerk (South Africa)
6 Jordi Llorens (France)
6 Mark Lyford (UK/England)
6 Suneel Gupta (Canada)
50. 5 Bas Denters (The Netherlands)
5 Christoph Kersten (Germany)
5 David Gould (UK)
5 Greg Thomas (New Zealand)
5 Juan Carlos (Spain)
5 Roberto Sabadini (Italy)
5 Wicher Otten (The Netherlands)
57. 4 Dan Foss (USA)
4 Edmee Kerkhofs (The Netherlands)
4 Frans Meeus (Belgium)
4 G. Duster (The Netherlands)
4 J. Wales (South Africa)
4 Kaspar Kristiansen (Denmark)
4 Katie Plunk (Canada)
4 Trevor Hallam (Canada)
65. 3 Andrew Middleton (Australia)
3 Dick West (UK/England)
3 Dominik Vergoossen (The Netherlands)
3 Graeme Camp (New Zealand)
3 Lanterne Jaune (UK/Scotland)
3 Mol Loy (Ireland)
3 William Swanson (UK/Scotland)
72. 2 Angelo Colombo (Italy)
2 Craig Walsh (Australia)
2 Guus Van Zadelhoff (The Netherlands)
2 Hugo Paulissen (Belgium)
2 I. Uncu (The Netherlands)
2 Jed J. Fritsch (USA)
2 Joe Park (Australia)
2 Jose Aarts (The Netherlands)
2 Martin Borggreve (The Netherlands)
2 Mat Butterworth (Australia)
2 Michael Pugh (New Zealand)
2 Peter Andersen (Canada)
2 Rens Jan Piket (The Netherlands)
2 Ton de Groot (The Netherlands)
2 Tore Högman (Sweden)
87. 1 Adele Gibbs (Australia)
1 Arno Ham (USA)
1 Dennis O'Farrell (Australia)
1 Frank Koper (The Netherlands)
1 Gabe Clingman (USA)
1 Julian O'Brien (UK)
1 Karu Meininki (Finland)
1 Matthew Pickford (UK/England)
1 Michael Williamson (USA)
1 Natacha Haslin (France)
1 Neil Pickup (UK)
1 Pål Omnes Kjerpeseth (Norway)
1 Peter Cunliffe (UK/England)
1 Reinier van Olderen (The Netherlands)
1 Rick Goatman (Greenland)
1 Sean O'Brien (USA)
1 Tom Barbieri (USA)
1 Vratislav Kriz (Czech Republic)
1 Zvelkejmace Cezvincovhaj (Czech Republic)
106. 0 A.A. Fiona Jaffa (UK/England)
0 A.B. Glah (USA)
0 Achille Alberti (Switzerland)
0 Ad Paantjens - De Das (The Netherlands)
0 Adam Kulik (Poland)
0 Adam Wyatt (USA)
0 Al DiFeo (USA)
0 Al Vancamp Korncohawk (Japan)
0 Alan Cowan (UK/Scotland)
0 Alan Weinstein (USA)
0 Alberto Botero (USA)
0 Alexander Kempers (The Netherlands)
0 Alfred Rasmussen (Canada)
0 Aly Ugen (Luxembourg)
0 Amanda Nauman (USA)
0 Amandine Haslin (France)
0 Amandine Nicolle (France)
0 Amiel van den Barselaar (The Netherlands)
0 An Hong Ferrarini (Australia)
0 Anders Andersson (Sweden)
0 Anders Hallman (Sweden)
0 Andre Janssens (Belgium)
0 Andreas Steinvik (Norway)
0 Andrew Howard (USA)
0 Andrew Tombs (UK)
0 Andrew Torrance (Germany)
0 Annie Adriaans (The Netherlands)
0 Annie Tombs (UK)
0 Anton Cozijnsen (Australia)
0 Arild Nygaard (Norway)
0 Arjan Wils (The Netherlands)
0 Arnaud Le Ny (France)
0 Arnaud de la Losa (France)
0 Arno Koskenoja (Finland)
0 Astrid van Kooten (The Netherlands)
0 Balazs Barna (Hungary)
0 Baldina Hill (Israel)
0 Baptiste de Morsang (France)
0 Barry Traband (USA)
0 Bartolomej Altreich (Czech Republic/Silesia)
0 Bec Miller (Australia)
0 Ben Rolink (The Netherlands)
0 Benny Mcafee (UK/Scotland)
0 Benoit Rey (France)
0 Bernard Sinclair (UK)
0 Bert Kerkhofs (The Netherlands)
0 Bert Meeus (Belgium)
0 Bert Nijhoff (The Netherlands)
0 Bert Platt (The Netherlands)
0 Bert Rullens (The Netherlands)
0 Bill Hamill (USA)
0 Bill Mackenzie (Canada)
0 Bill Schoppe (USA)
0 Bobby Hale (USA)
0 Bojan Kozelj (Slovenia)
0 Brent Swanick (Canada)
0 Bret Jaeger (USA)
0 Brian Gregg (USA)
0 Brian Power (Canada)
0 Brigitte Touw (The Netherlands)
0 Bruce Amos (Canada)
0 Bruce McDougall (Canada)
0 Bruno F. (Portugal)
0 Bruno Segvic (Croatia)
0 Bryan Camphouse (USA)
0 Bryan Stout (New Zealand)
0 Bryan Wyman (USA)
0 Bushrod Johnson (USA)
0 C. Tyndall (Canada)
0 Calvin Kuo (USA)
0 Carla Hall (Australia)
0 Cameron Henderson (Australia)
0 Carl Simpson (Canada)
0 Carlos Topografo (Portugal)
0 Carole Ugen (Luxembourg)
0 Carron Murphy (UK/Northern Ireland)
0 Chad Lennon (Canada)
0 Charlie Lindsay (Canada)
0 Chaz Powers (USA)
0 Chris Hoekwater (USA)
0 Chris Long (USA)
0 Chris Mandy (Australia)
0 Christopher Chambers (Canada)
0 Christopher Yaure (USA)
0 Chuck Guidry (USA)
0 Clement Lee (Singapore)
0 Craig Kessler (USA)
0 Cycopath Retsu (USA)
0 Daan Creemers (The Netherlands)
0 Daniboy Molloy (Ireland)
0 Darren Martin (UK/England)
0 Daryl Collingwood (New Zealand)
0 Dave Bell (UK/England)
0 David Brooks (UK)
0 David Marshall (Australia)
0 David N. (USA)
0 David Redhead (UK)
0 Dean Andrews (Australia)
0 Deborah Pickell (USA)
0 Deda Deda (USA)
0 Dennis van Belle (The Netherlands)
0 Derek Seow (New Zealand)
0 Dex Tooke (USA)
0 Dick Howard (USA)
0 Dimitri van Agterveld (The Netherlands)
0 Dorette van Ravesteyn (The Netherlands)
0 Doug Bennett (UK/Scotland)
0 Drew Cornelison (USA)
0 Drew Holman (Australia)
0 E. Gaasenbeek (The Netherlands)
0 Eb Mieghommel (The Netherlands)
0 Ed McVicker (USA)
0 Edward Quan (Canada)
0 Edwin Bauer (Germany)
0 Edwin Saunders (South Africa)
0 Eli Lee (Canada)
0 Ellen Cressman (USA)
0 Emanuel Correia (Portugal)
0 Eric McIntyre (Canada)
0 Erik Dekker (United Arab Emirates)
0 Erik Hom (USA)
0 Erik TKS (The Netherlands)
0 Erix Schokker (The Netherlands)
0 Eugene Daemen (The Netherlands)
0 Ewan Hall (Australia)
0 Fabian van den Barselaar (The Netherlands)
0 Fam Borggreve (The Netherlands)
0 Faramayo de España (Spain)
0 Ferry Deurloo (The Netherlands)
0 Fia Nygren (Sweden)
0 Fiona G. (USA)
0 Francis Lee (France)
0 Francis Stalpers (The Netherlands)
0 Fred Haslin (France)
0 Frzer Pearce (UK)
0 Gabriel Andrade (Ecuador)
0 Gary Timberlake (Canada)
0 Geoff Deavoll (New Zealand)
0 Geraint Parry (USA)
0 Gerard Creemers (The Netherlands)
0 Gerard Gallagher (USA)
0 Gerarde Nixon (UK)
0 Gerjan Diepstraten (The Netherlands)
0 Gert Bernstein (USA)
0 Gert Valk (The Netherlands)
0 Gilles Uguen (Canada)
0 Gillian Pallas (Canada)
0 Glen Doherty (UK/England)
0 Grant Anderson (UK/Scotland)
0 Gregor Hall (UK/Scotland)
0 Gregory Tullock (USA)
0 Guido Van Hal (Belgium)
0 Håkon Mørk (Norway)
0 Hank Ebert (USA)
0 Hannelore Sorst (Germany)
0 Hans Dewit (Belgium)
0 Hans Magnus Holten (Norway)
0 Hans Reidt (The Netherlands)
0 Hans de Wit (The Netherlands)
0 Harrie Wintermans (The Netherlands)
0 Hayden Dempsey (New Zealand)
0 Hayden Dusyk (Canada)
0 Heather Johnston (USA)
0 Henk Kramer (The Netherlands)
0 Henrik Hoffmann (Denmark)
0 Henry Sorst (Germany)
0 Herman Beer (The Netherlands)
0 Hernando Uribe (Colombia)
0 Hilary Sinclair (UK)
0 Ivica Anzulovic (Croatia)
0 Jørgen Schiøtt (Norway)
0 J. Chaumette (USA)
0 Jacques van Woerden (The Netherlands)
0 Jamee Gray (UK)
0 James D. (USA)
0 James David Lasiter (USA)
0 James Faragher (USA)
0 Jan Buiten (The Netherlands)
0 Jan Modaal (United Nations)
0 Jan Willem Jansen (The Netherlands)
0 Jan van Dieten (The Netherlands)
0 Janne Högman (Sweden)
0 Jay Howard (USA)
0 Jeff Bull (USA)
0 Jeff Driscoll (USA)
0 Jeff Fountain (France)
0 Jeff Johnson (USA)
0 Jeff Le Roux (France)
0 Jeff Roux (Canada)
0 Jenni Collingwood (New Zealand)
0 Jeroen de Bruin (The Netherlands)
0 Jeroen van Amersfoort (The Netherlands)
0 Jeroen van Koert (Australia)
0 Jesper Fuhlendorff (New Zealand)
0 Jim Green (USA)
0 Jim Klepper (USA)
0 Jim Molloy (Ireland)
0 Jim Moore (USA)
0 Jim Singer (USA)
0 Jo Maynard (USA)
0 Jo Suzuki-Linz (Canada)
0 Joao Borges (Portugal)
0 Joe Barrins (Australia)
0 Joel Goodman (USA)
0 Joel Hull (UK)
0 Joey Mocnik (Canada)
0 Johan van Ommen (The Netherlands)
0 John Hamill (USA)
0 John Harris (USA)
0 John Madsen (USA)
0 John Pederick (Australia)
0 John Silverio (Canada)
0 John Stine (USA)
0 John White (UK)
0 John Wickstrom (USA)
0 Jolanda Prins (The Netherlands)
0 Jonathan Bertram (Australia)
0 Jonathan Peeters (USA)
0 Jos Droste (The Netherlands)
0 Jose Maria Olazabel Da Silva Smith Jr. (Swaziland)
0 Jose Miguel Sala (Spain)
0 Julie Deshayes (France)
0 Julie Rogers (USA)
0 Julie Rowe (South Africa)
0 Karel Van Der Heide (The Netherlands)
0 Karolina Tobiasson (Sweden)
0 Karsten Sorst (Germany)
0 Kathryn Yetter (USA)
0 Kaylee Dekker (United Arab Emirates)
0 Keith Sturgess (UK)
0 Ken Blundell (USA)
0 Ken Charbonneau (USA)
0 Kenan Santic (Norway)
0 Kev Panther (UK)
0 Keven Fitzpatrick (Canada)
0 Kevin Mathers (USA)
0 Kevin McMillan (Canada)
0 Kim Johnstone (New Zealand)
0 Kip Wright (USA)
0 Kira Cornelison (USA)
0 Kirk Schaubmayer (USA)
0 Konkel Bär (Sweden)
0 Kristjana Zoras (Canada)
0 Kyle Berlind (USA)
0 Lars-Åke Stridh (Sweden)
0 Le Petit Mig (USA)
0 Leif Rahr Knudsen (Sweden)
0 Leighton Smith (New Zealand)
0 Leo Rog (The Netherlands)
0 Linda De Winter (Belgium)
0 Lucas Owen (Australia)
0 Lucien Kraamwinkel (The Netherlands)
0 Lucy Groeneveld (The Netherlands)
0 Lynn Chambers (Canada)
0 M. Balon (USA)
0 Maaike Kuipers (The Netherlands)
0 Manjunath Reddlapalli (Australia)
0 Marc Adriaans (The Netherlands)
0 Marc Sullivan (Canada)
0 Marc Tohir (USA)
0 Marc Van den Bossche (Belgium)
0 Marc-Jan De Haas (The Netherlands)
0 Marcel Esveld (The Netherlands)
0 Marcel Post (USA)
0 Marcel Spanjer (The Netherlands)
0 Marco Ruhmanseder (Austria)
0 Marco Russell (New Zealand)
0 Marcus Kuppens (USA)
0 Marcy Dalton (Canada)
0 Marina Frankova (Ukraine)
0 Mario Ruhmanseder (Austria)
0 Mark A. Witney (UK)
0 Mark Aston (USA)
0 Mark Bignell (Democratic Republic of Congo)
0 Mark Conolly (USA)
0 Mark Hollinger (USA)
0 Mark Pallas (Canada)
0 Mark Wismans (The Netherlands)
0 Marko Tukic (Croatia)
0 Marten de Blecourt (The Netherlands)
0 Martin Connor (UK)
0 Martin Evans (UK)
0 Martin Firing (The Netherlands)
0 Martin Hansen (Norway)
0 Martin Vandents (Singapore)
0 Mathew Mitchell (Germany)
0 Matt Makou (USA)
0 Matt McClain (USA)
0 Matt Topham (USA)
0 Matthias Kersten (Germany)
0 Matthieu Jouan (France)
0 Maureen Murphy (Australia)
0 Mees Adriaans (The Netherlands)
0 Melanie Camphouse (USA)
0 Michael Botzet (Germany)
0 Michael Henderson (Australia)
0 Michael Jiggins (Canada)
0 Michael Mangrich (USA)
0 Michael Marckx (USA)
0 Michael McQuillen (USA)
0 Michael Smukler (USA)
0 Michael Zehnal (USA)
0 Michal Barla (Slovakia)
0 Michel Oberson (Switzerland)
0 Mickael Vasquez (France)
0 Mike Lennon (Canada)
0 Mike Ross (New Zealand)
0 Milena Marani (Italy)
0 Milton Speer (Australia)
0 Mirjam Esveld (The Netherlands)
0 Mitch Sull (USA)
0 Murray Mansill (Australia)
0 Na Fianna (Ireland)
0 Nagrom Skubidi (Norway)
0 Neil Dakin (UK)
0 Nicholas Murphy (Australia)
0 Nick Walker (UK/Northern Ireland)
0 Nick Xenos (Australia)
0 Nico Wienders (France)
0 Nicola Stout (New Zealand)
0 Olle Olausson (Sweden)
0 Pablo García Chao (Spain/Asturies)
0 Paige Dusyk (Canada)
0 Pantini Maherk-Otto (Australia)
0 Pat Rossbach (USA)
0 Patrick Beyltjens (Belgium)
0 Patrick van Eijs (The Netherlands)
0 Paul Evans (France)
0 Paul Nobilo (New Zealand)
0 Paul Puppyn (New Zealand)
0 Paul Rosenberg (Canada)
0 Paul Ryan (Australia)
0 Paul Schlösser (The Netherlands)
0 Peter Bruning (UK)
0 Peter Drnovsek (Slovenia)
0 Peter Kundmueller (Germany)
0 Peter Maks (USA)
0 Peter Zoras (Canada)
0 Phil Hamilton (UK)
0 Phil Hancox (UK/England)
0 Phil Rowling (UK/England)
0 Pierre-André Le Ny (France)
0 Pierrick Haslin (France)
0 Polo Bernard (France)
0 Pon Juicer (USA)
0 R. Simpson (USA)
0 Raewyn Johnstone (New Zealand)
0 Rajce Zdravi (Czech Republic)
0 Ramon Gonzalez (USA)
0 Randall Cockroft (USA)
0 Red Penguins (The Netherlands)
0 Remco van Veenendaal (The Netherlands)
0 René Leerdam (The Netherlands)
0 Rhoda Gray (UK/Northern Ireland)
0 Ria Molanus (The Netherlands)
0 Rich Woodruff (UK/England)
0 Richard Daniells (UK)
0 Rick Hoekwater (USA)
0 Rick Rijssemus (The Netherlands)
0 Rien Post (The Netherlands)
0 Rik McCorkell (Australia)
0 Rob Hritz (USA)
0 Rob Leberer (USA)
0 Robert Andersen (Canada)
0 Robert Beernink (The Netherlands)
0 Robert Brandfass (USA)
0 Robert Grzegorzek (Australia)
0 Robin van Koert (USA/The Netherlands)
0 Rocky G. (USA)
0 Rocky W. Meadows (USA)
0 Rod Andi (Canada)
0 Roger Bergson (USA)
0 Roger Martin (The Netherlands)
0 Roger Partington (Canada)
0 Rogier van Kooten (The Netherlands)
0 Ron Collingwood (New Zealand)
0 Ronnie VanHemert (USA)
0 Ross Ogilvie (Australia)
0 Ross Woolford (Canada)
0 Rudi de Smit (The Netherlands)
0 Rudy van Spaandonk (The Netherlands)
0 Sally Plunkett (Canada)
0 Sami Saariaho (Finland)
0 Sander Denters (The Netherlands)
0 Sandra Cunliffe (UK/England)
0 Sapna Sanagavarapu (USA)
0 Saverio Heyer (Italy)
0 Scott R. Drury (USA)
0 Sean York (USA)
0 Shannon Sullivan (USA)
0 Sharon Dekker (United Arab Emirates)
0 Sidurd Bjerke (Norway)
0 Siebte Sohn (Ireland)
0 Simon Dantuma (UK/England)
0 Simon White (France)
0 Sjoerd Stoffels (The Netherlands)
0 Stacy Schaubmayer (USA)
0 Steele Hagivassilis (Australia)
0 Stefano Heyer (Switzerland)
0 Stefano Ferrarini (Australia)
0 Stephane Pous (France)
0 Stephen Andersen (Canada)
0 Stephen Bruekink Wallace (New Zealand)
0 Steve Smith (UK)
0 Steven Beningo (USA)
0 Suchi Sanagavarapu (USA)
0 Sven Ugen (Luxembourg)
0 Swiftkaltel Swiftkadi (UK/England)
0 T. Chauvin (USA)
0 T. Leberer (USA)
0 Tadhg Molloy (Ireland)
0 Tait Szabo (USA)
0 Tako Molanus (The Netherlands)
0 Tatyana Molloy (Ireland)
0 Thomas Storrødvann (Norway)
0 Thyra Andersen (Canada)
0 Tim Molloy (Ireland)
0 Toad Wyman (USA)
0 Tobias van den Broek (The Netherlands)
0 Todd Gallacher (Australia)
0 Tom Adriaans (The Netherlands)
0 Tom Denters (The Netherlands)
0 Tom Dewaelle (France)
0 Tom Scanlon (USA)
0 Tom Vanhoy (USA)
0 Tomasz Dereszynski (UK)
0 Tomasz Malec (Poland)
0 Tomasz Nowak (Poland)
0 Tony Christian (USA)
0 Twan Verweij (The Netherlands)
0 Vaughan Collingwood (New Zealand)
0 Vlado Juve (Macedonia)
0 Wil Gommans (The Netherlands)
0 Wiljan Lammers (The Netherlands)
0 Willem Adriaans (The Netherlands)
0 William Schoppe (USA)
0 Wim Reidt (Italy)
0 Xiaojun Creemers (The Netherlands)
0 Yann Friocourt (France)
0 Youen Kervella (France)
0 Zeno Colo (USA)
0 Zirkus Knie (Germany)