There was a home winner on the eighth stage of the Tour de France while Vincenzo Nibali remains in the yellow jersey after a thrilling battle with Alberto Contador.

SIX-TIME winner Lance Armstrong lost the Tour de France yellow jersey after another dramatic day of climbing which handed Germany’s Jens Voigt the race lead for only the second time in his career.

Holland’s Pieter Weening claimed stage eight of the Tour de France today, pipping Andreas Kloden of Germany in a photo finish after a two-man sprint for the line.

Tom Ross