So close.
Irish rider Dan Martin had been tipped to take stage eight of the Tour de France atop the Mur de Bretagne but despite a strong sprint finish, he was just pipped at the line by France’s Alexis Vuillermoz.
Martin finished five seconds behind the stage winner, while Chris Froome finished eighth, to leave him 12 seconds behind Peter Sagan in the overall race for the Yellow Jersey.
Good first week for @DanMartin86 at Tour de France. Fourth and second on different stages.
— Kieran Cunningham (@KCsixtyseven) July 11, 2015
Irish riders Nicholas Roche and Sam Bennett finished over eight minutes behind the stage winner, in 139th and 158th respectively.
