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Cycling-France's Vuillermoz wins eighth Tour stage, Froome leads

MUR DE BRETAGNE, France, July 11 (Reuters) - France's Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2r-La Mondiale) won the eighth stage of the Tour de France, a 181.5-km ride from Rennes on Saturday. Ireland's Dan Martin of Cannondale-Garmin was second and Spaniard Alejandro Valverde finished third for Movistar. Briton Chris Froome retained the overall leader's yellow jersey. (Reporting by Julien Pretot; Editing by Ken Ferris)