Cavendish Wins Stage 8; Kirchen Retains Yellow Jersey

A great day for Team Columbia as Mark Cavendish currently leads all riders in stage victories as he wins his second stage of the Tour De France. Cavendish's teammate Gerald Ciolek finished in second place, and their teammate Kim Kirchen will still retain the yellow jersey for another stage.

After winning the 107-mile-long stage, Cavendish said, "To finish with a 1-2 and have Kim in yellow, you can't do better than that. When I'm there in the sprint and fired up, normally I can win." This stage was the last chance for riders to sprint for the time being; starting on Sunday, cyclists will ride through the Pyrenees.

Overall standings after Stage 8:

1. Kim Kirchen (32:26:34)
2. Cadel Evans (6 seconds behind Kirchen)
3. Stefan Schumacher (16 seconds behind Kirchen)
4. Christian Vandevelde (44 seconds behind Kirchen)
5. Denis Menchov (63 seconds behind Kirchen)