Stage eight: Tadej Pogacar untroubled in overall lead Merlier produces superb sprint for second day Tim Merlier sprinted to his second consecutive victory in this year’s Tour de France, on stage eight, from Périgueux to Bergerac. But it was cruel luck for Liam Slock, of the Lotto Intermarché team, whose 175km effort at the front ended 1,300 metres from the finish line. On a perfect stage for lovers of pale-stoned chateaux and crystalline swimming pools, the Tour leader, Tadej Pogacar, rode unt