Tour de France: Stage 8 finish line quotes

There was a dramatic finale to stage 8 of the Tour de France, as Thomas De Gendt won from the breakaway, Julian Alaphilippe recovered the yellow jersey from Giulio Ciccone, Thibaut Pinot gained time on his GC rivals, and Geraint Thomas came back from a late crash. Here's the instant reaction.

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