▁the ▁stage . ▁ ▁De ▁la ▁Fu ente ' s ▁three ▁leads ▁over ▁the ▁to ps ▁of ▁clim bs ▁earned ▁him ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Mountains ▁classification , ▁while ▁four ▁rid ers , ▁including ▁Agr it ub el ▁team ▁leader ▁Christ ophe ▁More au ▁failed ▁to ▁finish ▁and ▁Magn us ▁B äck sted t ▁finished ▁outside ▁reg ulation ▁time . ▁ ▁Li qu ig as ▁r ider ▁Manuel ▁Bel tr án ▁was ▁revealed ▁after ▁this ▁stage ▁to ▁have ▁failed ▁a ▁blood ▁do ping ▁test ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁tour , ▁and ▁was ▁with dra wn ▁by ▁his ▁team . ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 8 ▁▁ 1 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁F ige ac ▁to ▁Toul ouse , ▁ 1 7 2 . 5   km ▁ ▁This ▁was ▁a ▁connecting ▁stage ▁from ▁the ▁Mass if ▁Central ▁to ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁and ▁had ▁four ▁categor ized ▁clim bs ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁race ▁before ▁the ▁finish ▁in ▁Toul ouse . ▁ ▁The ▁significant ▁break ▁of ▁the ▁day ▁saw ▁Laurent ▁Le fe vre ▁go ▁clear ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁clim b , ▁and ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁his ▁Bou yg ues ▁T élé com ▁team mate ▁J ér ôme ▁P ine au , ▁Am ets ▁T x ur ru ka , ▁and ▁Christ ophe ▁Rib lon . ▁Event ually ▁Le fe vre ▁allowed ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁to ▁join ▁him , ▁and ▁the ▁group ▁att ained ▁a ▁maximum ▁advantage ▁of ▁ 5 ' ▁ 1 5 '' ▁at ▁ 1