Stage glory for Wout Van Aert as Tadej Pogacar extends Tour de France lead

Stage winner Belgium's Wout Van Aert, wearing the best sprinter's green jersey, celebrates as he crosses the finish line ahead of second placed Australia's Michael Matthews, left and third placed Slovenia's Tadej Pogacar, , wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, during the eighth stage of the Tour de France.

Wout Van Aert and Tadej Pogacar once again took the glory on stage eight of the Tour de France as Van Aert snatched his second victory of the week and Pogacar extended his lead in the yellow jersey.

After hopes of a breakaway success were extinguished as the race moved into Switzerland, Van Aert had the power to beat Michael Matthews in an uphill sprint to the Olympic Stadium in Lausanne, but Pogacar, ever hungry for success, was in the mix too as he came home in third.