Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) crushed his sprint rivals to take a brilliant win on Stage 8 at the Tour de France. The Italian comfortably held off Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) to win in the green jersey,

Italian rider Jonathan Milan has timed his attack perfectly to win the eighth stage of the Tour de France in a sprint finish.

Tim Merlier powered past Jonathan Milan to win stage nine of the Tour de France on Sunday, denying the green jersey holder back-to-back wins after Mathieu van der Poel's audacious solo attack ended in heartbreak just 700 metres from the finish.