Biniam Girmay celebrates second victory on stage eight of Tour de France

Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay took his second stage win of the Tour de France in Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises. Pic: Jerome Delay/AP)

Biniam Girmay took his second victory on stage eight of the Tour de France as Tadej Pogacar retained the yellow jersey.

The rolling 183.4km stage to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises – the former home and final resting place of Charles de Gaulle – looked tailor-made for a breakaway but instead came down to a reduced sprint on a riding gradient up to the finish line.