Overview

• Juan Ayuso attacked with 11 kilometers remaining on the final climb and soloed away from the break to win at Cerler.
• Marco Frigo finished second at 1:15, with Raul Garcia Pierna taking third on the Pyrenean summit finish.
• It was Ayuso's first Vuelta stage victory and UAE Team Emirates' third consecutive stage win this week.
• General classification contenders, including Jonas Vingegaard and Joao Almeida, finished together after Almeida's late bid was neutralized.
• Stage 8 features a relatively flat 163.5-kilometer route from Monzon Templario to Zaragoza that favors sprinters.