Great Dane Rasmussen wearing yellow

DENMARK’S Michael Rasmussen won the eighth stage of the Tour de France by a comfortable margin and claimed the yellow jersey in the process.

Mon, 16 Jul, 2007 - 01:00
Timothy Abraham

The Rabobank rider finished two minutes and 47 seconds in front of Spanish pair Iban Mayo and Alejandro Valverde.

Mayo came in second and Valverde third after the 165km journey from Le Grand-Bornand to Tignes.

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