Hello and welcome to live coverage of stage eight of the Tour de France - a 181.5km ride through Brittany that features just one fourth category climb ahead of the punchy uphill finish at Mûr-de-Bretagne.

Sagan did take the green jersey from Andre Greipel, however. His fourth place was enough to put him three points clear of the German veteran...

No change in the immediate overall classification with Chris Froome retaining his 11-second lead over Peter Sagan - who just missed out on those four bonus seconds for third place.

Dan Martin hits the handlebars in frustration - he wanted the win... but it went to Alexis Vuillermoz - that's the first for France in this year's Tour.

Martin was second, while Valverde pipped Sagan for third place in a group of chasers.

Victory for Vuillermoz! The Frenchman follows up his third on the Mur de Huy with a win on the Mur de Bretagne!

It will be one of Vuillermoz and Martin... Sagan won't chase...

Dan Martin leads the chase now!

Now Froome takes it up with Rodriguez - and Vuillermoz pops clear with gusto!

Sagan is still there, but Geshke, Vuillermoz and one of the Yates have a gap. Froome leads the chase under the banner.

Giant have two men for Barguil, who is in the wheel of Froome. Kwiatkowski has blown as Vuillermoz and Yates have a pop.

Konig still driving the pace, with Froome and Thomas in his wheel. Giant now edge clear for Barguil...

It's a 2km long climb that rises in one straight line - and here we are...

Porte and Konig now driving the pace for Froome on the front. Dan Martin is there too - and both Bardet and Pinot are readying themselves. Barguil too.

Orica-GreenEdge have edged forward - perhaps one of the Yates twins. Froome has Thomas and Konig aroung him.

A couple of IAM riders have edged up, ditto Katusha. All the favourites are gathering near the fore - Sagan and Contador are there for Tinkoff-Saxo.

Europcar have riders on the front behind BMC. The pace is ferocious. Froome is there too in yellow.

John Degenkolb is one of the numerous riders to throw in the towel. He'll be keeping his fingers crossed for team-mate Warren Barguil...

Michal Golas and Lars Bak are swept up by the pack. BMC are driving the pace - they're wearing yellow helmets as the best overall team. Many riders have called it a day and are soft pedalling off the back.

Bak and Golas still combine together out ahead. They have 15 seconds as QuickStep come to the front of the peloton with Astana on one side, while BMC form on the other.

Bartosz Huzarski is the first of the escapees to be caught - he was out in the earlier break so it's no surprise he was first to succumb.