Overview
- Jonathan Milan outpaced the peloton in a mass sprint to claim Stage 8 into Laval, with Tadej Pogacar finishing safely to preserve his overall lead.
- Pogacar reinforced his command of the yellow jersey after back-to-back standout performances, including a decisive win on the Muro de Bretagne Guerlédan in Stage 7.
- Marc Márquez secured pole in wet qualifying at Sachsenring with a 1’27.811 lap on rain tires and executed a final-lap charge from fifth place to win the MotoGP sprint race.
- Franco Morbidelli suffered a high-speed crash in the Sprint race at over 170 km/h and was taken to the medical centre with a left clavicle contusion.
- Maverick Viñales withdrew from the German Grand Prix weekend after fracturing his left shoulder in a Q2 crash, ruling him out of further competition.