Kwiatkowski still in white despite Vosges blow

Polish champion Michal Kwiatkowski (Omega Pharma – QuickStep) was the best young rider and fourth in the general classification before the first mountain summit, stage 8 of the Tour de France. But he was one of the first big overall contenders to get dropped in the final kilometres of a stormy Saturday afternoon up to Gérardmer La Mauselaine.