Bryan Coquard wins eighth stage and Mas succeeds Pogacar in the lead

Bryan Coquard, French cyclist from the Cofidis team, won Saturday in a sprint the eighth stage of the Vuelta a España. This was his first victory in this year's edition of the race.

The stage was marked by the withdrawal of Tadej Pogacar, Slovenian cyclist from UAE Emirates, who suffered a crash during the race and could not continue. Pogacar, who was the leader of the general classification, thus had to abandon the competition.

With Pogacar's exit, the Spanish Enric Mas, from the Movistar team, succeeded him in the lead of the Vuelta. Thus, the general classification came to be led by the Spanish rider.

The article provides no additional details about the circumstances of Pogacar's crash or about the times or distances relative to Coquard's stage victory.