The roads tilt up - Stage 8 results

A bum knee won't keep her down! Nibali Me This, lead by Bethany Buus, had riders 2, 3 and 4 on the finish today to take the stage win and overall lead. Also with a great pick for the day, Drugs over talent, lead by Matt Kurke, picked the winner for the stage.

Tomorrow should bring changes to the overall classification. The team time trial is difficult. Team Sky should do well to keep Froome in the lead, but they had a poor showing at the Critérium du Dauphiné in a similar time trial.

My pick for yellow after tomorrow is Tejay Van Garderen. BMC has looked strong and has a knack for the TTT discipline. He might be the first American in yellow since 2006 (that wasn't caught for cheating...)

Here are the stage and overall results:

Stage 8 Podium
1 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 298
2 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 238
3 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 201

GC - Team Name - Manager - Score
1 - Nibali Me This - Bethany Buus - 1253
2 - Team Rush-more - Ryan Buus - 1197
3 - There's a Cav in my Dish - Alex Hooke - 1110
4 - Flo Ridas - Lizzy Sander - 1058
5 - Drugs over talent - Matt Kurke - 1056
6 - Les Têtards - Charlie Sawyer - 1039
7 - Faire le Pont - Jeff Cook-Lundgren - 946
8 - Team (Broken) Bullseye - Steve Knutson - 888
9 - Dufresne, Party of Nine - Alex Kurt - 791
10 - Contador's Double - Scott Bromelkamp - 711
11 - Johnston Racing Group - Vicki Johnston - 646
12 - MOTO MAN - JUSTIN RATH - 593

Check out who picked who here: Team Scores
See rider results here: Rider Scores
Peer in on stage results here: Stage Results