[Ben Lauer]

Originally Posted by Cory

That was a nasty spill those guys took when crossing the railroad tracks. Looked like a whole lot more than a few to me, seemed like a whole group of the peloton went down within seconds of each other.

Honestly I wasn't watching it, I was only able to read about it because I didn't have access to OLN.

Stage 8: Pforzheim to Gérardmer 231.5km

I wasn't able to watch or follow the stage to day, but here are the results and the rest of the leaders.

Apperently there was an amazing sprint to the finish, if anyone has more information, please share it.
See Picture of amazing finish here:

Only a fraction of a centimeter has separated the first and second placed riders. The top 10 in the 231.5km eighth stage is:
1. Pieter Weening (Ned) RAB
2. Andreas Kloden (Ger) TMO at same time
3. Alejandro Valverde (Sp) IBA at 27"
4. Kim Kirchen (Lux) FAS at st
5. Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC at st
6. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TMO at st
7. Cadel Evans (Aus) DVL at st
8. Christophe Moreau (Fr) C.A at st
9. Chris Horner (USA) SDV at st
10. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) TMO at st.

Lance Armstrong maintains his lead in the general classification after stage eight. The new top 10 overall is listed below:
1. Lance Armstrong (US) DSC
2. Jens Voigt (Ger) CSC at 1’00"
3. Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) TMO at 1’02"
4. Bobby Julich (USA) CSC at 1’07"
5. Ivan Basso (It) CSC at 1’26"
6. Jan Ullrich (Ger) TMO at 1’36"
7. Carlos Sastre (Sp) CSC at 1’36"
8. George Hincapie (USA) DSC at 1’47"
9. Andreas Kloden (Ger) TMO at 1’50"
10. Floyd Landis (USA) PHO at 1’50"

Yellow: Lance Armstrong
Green: Tom Booden
Polka-Dot: Michael Rasmussen
White: Vladimir Karpets (claimed from Yaroslav Popovych by 1 second during this stage)