Yates crosses in 15thpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 5 July
Adam Yates comes through the finish 55 seconds down and provisionally 15th on the stage.
Not a bad effort from the British rider.
Summary
Stage eight: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises, 183.4km
The rolling terrain could favour the breakaway or a sprint finish
Tadej Pogacar wears the leader's yellow jersey
Yates crosses in 15thpublished at 16:10 British Summer Time 5 July
Postpublished at 16:08 British Summer Time 5 July
Wow Remco Evenepoel is 10 seconds quicker than Jonas Vingegaard. He is blasting his way around this course.
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Jonas Vingegaard is nine seconds faster than Primoz Roglic at the first check.
The defending champion is going well and is told that "he is going well" and "should only think about touching the motorbike" ahead of him.
Roglic makes fast startpublished at 16:05 British Summer Time 5 July
Primoz Roglic is first rider through the opening time check in under 10 minutes today. Can he sustain this?
Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 5 July
Remco Evenepoel's position on his tt bike is like no other. He is so aerodynamic.
In real time he is 18 seconds up on the man in the hot seat, Victor Campenaerts.
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Tadej Pogacar flies out of the traps...
Postpublished at 15:59 British Summer Time 5 July
World time trial champion Remco Evenepoel heads off like a rocket...
Vingegaard sets offpublished at 15:56 British Summer Time 5 July
Here come the real big hitters. Defending champion Jonas Vingegaard sets off.
Just Remco Evenepoel and Tadej Pogacar to go.
Postpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time 5 July
We are now in the top five riders as Primoz Roglic heads out looking to reignite his GC challenge...
Jorgenson could climb into top 10published at 15:52 British Summer Time 5 July
Can Matteo Jorgenson use this undulating course to his advantage and leap into the top 10 on GC?
The American is motoring and six seconds quicker than Victor Campenaerts with 16.9km to go.
Thomas and Pidcock lose timepublished at 15:48 British Summer Time 5 July
Geraint Thomas loses one minute and 29 seconds, while Tom Pidcock is provisionally 93rd over three minutes and 30 seconds down and only a few seconds ahead of Mark Cavendish.
Healy moves into thirdpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time 5 July
Ben Healy was flying on the second time check, a couple of seconds up on Victor Campenaerts but the Irishman has let it drift and crosses the finish seven seconds down in third.
Thomas toilspublished at 15:42 British Summer Time 5 July
Geraint Thomas is struggling here. He has around 3.5km remaining but is going to finish over a minute down by the looks of it.
Postpublished at 15:40 British Summer Time 5 July
As always when it comes to the Tour de France, there are some great sights on this route today but just imagine being able to watch the race go by from your kitchen or while getting the barbecue on.
Sign me up.
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Image source, Getty Images
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Image source, Getty ImagesAs things standpublished at 15:33 British Summer Time 5 July
1. Victor Campenaerts (Bel/Lotto-dstny) 29mins 44secs2. Kevin Vauquelin (Fra/Arkea-B&B Hotels) Same time3. Stefan Kung (Swi/Groupama-FDJ) +08secs4. Stefan Bissegger (Swi/EF Education-EasyPost) +22secs5. Nelson Oliveira (Por/Movistar) +32secs
Thomas going all inpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time 5 July
Tom Pidcock is almost a minute down on Victor Campenaerts at the first time check.
He will not be troubling the time keepers later although Geraint Thomas might. The 2018 Tour de France champion looks like is all in and only a couple of seconds or so down at the first check.
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There are three time checks along the route on stage seven.
The first arrives after 8.6km, the second at the crest of the climb at 14.4km and a third on Morey-Saint-Denis with 6.4km to race.
British rider Fred Wright has just called the fan-lined route "lovely" and says it's a joy to see so many people out on the roadside.
Thomas under waypublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 5 July
As Geraint Thomas sets off, France's Julien Bernard is being roared up the Cote de Curtil-Vergy.
He has a legion of fans in what is basically a home stage and even stops while being serenaded to hug his wife and his son. Remarkable scenes.
General classification after stage sixpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 5 July
Just a reminder of how things look in the GC battle before the favourites get under way...
1. Tadej Pogacar (Slo/UAE Team Emirates) 26hrs 47mins 19secs
2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel/Soudal-Quick Step) +45secs
3. Jonas Vingegaard (Den/Visma-Lease a Bike) +50secs
4. Juan Ayuso (Spa/UAE Team Emirates) +1min 10secs
5. Primoz Roglic (Slo/Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) +1mins 14secs
6. Carlos Rodriguez (Spa/Ineos Grenadiers) +1mins 16secs
7. Mikel Landa (Spa/Soudal-Quick Step) +1min 32secs
8. Joao Almeida (Por/UAE Team Emirates) +1min 32secs
9. Giulio Ciccone (Ita/Lidl-Trek) +3mins 20secs
10. Egan Bernal (Col/Ineos Grenadiers) +3mins 21secs
Pidcock gets goingpublished at 15:10 British Summer Time 5 July
Tom Pidcock is under way...
Not quite the cheer that greeted Romain Bardet, who went off just before him.