Chris Froome moved into the yellow jersey with a stunning downhill attack to win stage eight of the Tour de France into Bagneres-de-Luchon.

The two-time winner and defending champion led a select group of riders over the top of the Col de Peyresourde and immediately accelerated away, ultimately taking victory by 13 seconds from Ireland’s  Dan Martin of Etixx-QuickStep, who led the chasing pack home.

With BMC’s Greg Van Avermaet dropped early on a challenging day in the Pyrenees, Team Sky’s Froome assumes the overall lead of the race.

It was the fifth victory for a British rider in the first eight stages of this Tour.