Loeb dominated proceedings once Gronholm had bowed out on stage eight, winning four of the day's six stages.
BBC: Marcus Gronholm had won four of the six stages on day one
Another driver struggling on Saturday was Chris Atkinson, who damaged his Subaru in a heavy landing on stage eight.
BBC: Marcus Gronholm had won four of the six stages on day one
Gronholm had led the race in his Ford before crashing out on stage eight, handing control of the race to Loeb.
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Stage eight saw Coma, from Spain, snatch the lead from the Frenchman and build a lead of one minute and 26 seconds.
But as the terrain flattened, the main pack gradually began to reel in the Gerolsteiner rider, who will wear the polka-dot jersey in stage eight.
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The Frenchman, who got stuck in a patch of mud for ten minutes during stage eight, bounced back to triumph in the 606km stretch with Como coming in second.
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Duval went off twice in the day's opening stage, which was won by Hirvonen, as Loeb re-took the overall lead and he then stretched his advantage further with victory in stage eight.
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But it is only the latest stage in eight centuries of reinvention, in which the opening of a public museum in 1793 was just one milestone.
Ireland had already qualified for the Super Eight stage after winning their four opening qualifiers.
While not underestimating their oponents the Dutch are pleased to have avoided Spain at the last eight stage.
It is the third successive season that the Ospreys have exited Europe's premier competition at the last-eight stage.
And, with the team sitting second in the Bundesliga looking far from world-beaters, Rangers must fancy their chances of reaching the last eight stage of the tournament.
His departure came in the wake of a disappointing World Cup campaign that ended at the Super Eight stage, and which followed Australia's 5-0 win on home soil to regain the Ashes.
At the inaugural ICC World Twenty20 two years ago, they made it through to the Super Eight stage by virtue of a win over Zimbabwe, but bowed out of the tournament after losing to hosts South Africa, New Zealand and India.
They are then allowed to develop to the eight-cell stage, which takes two to three days.
In the group stage, there will be eight groups with four players each.
The Association of Chief Police Officers says it will not review Tasers or pepper spray use at this stage despite three deaths in eight days.
He did his damage after tight spells from Chigumbura and Gary Brent kept the scoring down to 12 runs in eight overs at one stage.
Against Italy in the group stage and France in the last eight, Del Bosque even picked a starting 11 without a single striker -- a tactic designed to help Spain keep the ball better and lure the opposing defense out so they could get in behind.
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The Dragons are now unbeaten in eight matches but at one stage in the closing moments were just two points ahead.
The format of the competition, meanwhile, is to be changed with each county playing eight games in the group stage, three more than last year.
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Beyond that, there are another eight compounds in late-stage trials.
The event should prove to be a lively one given that it will be the first time that all eight candidates will appear on stage together post Labor Day, when the campaign for the Republican nomination really starts to heat up.
Horford scored on an alley-oop eight seconds later, setting the stage for Anthony's final basket.
Down most of the game, the Knicks did stage a minor comeback late, pulling within eight at 85-77 midway through the fourth.
Only eight patients then progressed to the stage where the device was fully activated and they were constantly informed of their chance of a seizure.
Leone Stars are second in Group 4 behind Nigeria with seven point and need to avoid defeat to stand a chance of qualifying for the next stage of the qualifiers as one of the best eight second-placed teams.
In the event, McDowell's first two rounds of 72 and 73 left him too much ground to make up on the German, who was eight shots ahead of him at the halfway stage.
The Fifa team is looking at the eight cities that South Africa is putting forward to stage potential World Cup matches, and the trip also includes visiting stadiums, airports and hospitals.
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