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  Stage 8: Sunday, July 19 - 118 miles Posted: Friday, July 10, 1998 Sunday July 19 - Brive gets a second visit as the start for a 190-km leg to Montauban over roads where Switzerland's Hugo Koblet made a 40-km solo break that left the big names struggling and helped him to win the 1951 Tour.
At the crossroads of three tourist regions, Périgord, Quercy and the Limousin, Brive, town of character combines with joy ancestral traditions and modernity. A city known for its gastronomy, famous for its architecture and its book fair is also the capital of Rugby and titleholder of the European Cup.
The Place Nationale whose origins date from 1144, has been the center of urban life since the Middle Ages. Rebuilt in 18th century after two fires, it houses a daily market as well as cultural events.
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