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Sunday, July 9: Stage 9, Nantua - Chambéry, 181.5 km

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Rigoberto Uran (in green jersey) beats Warren Barguil in a photo finish.

Weather at the finish city of Chambéry at 1:40 PM, local time: 26C (78F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the NE at 3 km/hr (2 mph). There is a 90% chance of rain and thunder in the late afternoon.

Rated ascents:

• Km 3.5: Côte des Neyrolles, 3.2 km @ 7.2% - cat. 2
• Km 11.0: Col de Bérentin, 4.1 km @ 6.1% - cat. 3
• Km 38.0: Côte de Franclens, 2.4 km @ 6% - cat. 3
• Km 67.5: Col de la Biche (Croix de Famban), 10.5 km @ 9% - cat. H
• Km 91.0: Grand Colombier, 8.5 km @ 9.9% - cat. H
• Km 134.0: Côte de Jongieux, 3.9 km @ 4.2% - cat. 4
• Km 155.5: Mont du Chat, 8.7 km @ 10.3% - cat. H

The race: It's a tough start to today's stage, with a second-category climb starting almost as the flag was dropped at 11:58 AM. Today might very well be the 2017 Tour's hardest day in the saddle. Alberto Contador said, “It's not just about the last climb today. It's going to be very hard, it's going to be a grandissima stage.”

All 193 finishers of Saturday's stage 8 began today's stage. Arnaud Demare (FDJ), who was feeling bad yesterday and had trouble beating the time cutoff, was the first to be dropped today.

Km 62: As the HC rated Col de Biche starts to bite, there are 39 riders off the front with the Yellow Jersey group 4min 30sec back.

Km 72: Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo), part of a group of 29 leading riders, was the first over the Col de Biche. The descent is technical and difficult with slippery wet spots, causing several riders in the break to crash. The pack is 6min 40sec back.

Km 85: Both Geraint Thomas and Rafal Majka crashed on the Col de la Biche descent. Oh, damn! Thomas has been put in an ambulance with a broken collarbone.

On the HC-rated Grand Colombier there is a group of seven in the lead: Jan Bakelants, Axel Domont and Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo), Pawel Poljanski (Bora-Hansgrohe), Tiejs Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) and Warren Barguil (Sunweb). The Yellow Jersey group is 6min 16sec back.

Km 94: Ag2r is leading the Yellow Jersey Group has been doing the hard work for much of the day.

Warren Barguil led Tiejs Benoot over the Grand Colombier. Nairo Quintana & Alberto Contador fell on the ascent, but both were back up in a flash. The Yellow Jersey group is 6min 15sec behind Barguil/Benoot. The road is dry on the descent.

Km 110: With the descent of the Grand Colombier negotiated, there are 12 riders in the front group, including Michael Matthews. He will want to grab the sprint points in play in the intermediate sprint coming up. The peloton is 4min 46sec back

Km 125: Nairo Quintana had to get a new bike. Because there are no Movistar riders in the Yellow Jersey group (teammate Carlos Betancur is in the break), he is making his way back to the peloton on his own. Team Sky has taken over the duty of leading the pack from Ag2r. The lead group of 12 riders is 3min 35sec up the road.

Km 128: Michael Matthews easily took the intermediate sprint. The peloton is slowing reeling in the leaders. After the sprint Tony Gallopin and Jan Bakelants took off. The gap back to the peloton is now 3min 13sec.

Km 145: The giant HC Mont du Chat has just started to bite. Bakelants and Gallopin are still in the front with eight riders 52 seconds back. The Peloton is 2min 50sec behind the lead duo.

Sky rider and valuable Froome help Michal Kwiatkowski is out of gas after doing tons of work. He's pulled off, but I think Froome still has three teammates with him. Fabio Aru is sitting on Froome's wheel.

Km 148: Bam! Tony Gallopin takes off in search of solo glory.

Km 150: Froome had a mechanical, calling for help. Aru saw it and attacked with Quintana & Porte on his wheel. Soon thereafter, with Dan Martin protesting, the Aru group slowed for Froome, who regained the Aru escapees.

Warren Barguil is off the front, 2min ahead of the Froome group.

Km 154: Bam again! Contador came off and then Aru attacked. Porte came through and hit even harder. Froome was able to stay with the hits.

Aru goes again and Froome closes the gap.

Km 156: Now Froome attacks with Porte on his wheel. Aru and Quintana are dropped and then close back up. Froome continues to set the pace at the front of his small group.

Barguil was first over the Mont du Chat. He'll be in polka-dots tonight. The Froome group is 24 seconds back.

Dan Martin and Richie Porte just crashed hard on the descent! The doctors are examining Porte. They are putting a brace on Porte and then putting him on a stretcher. His Tour is over. I hope he's OK.

Dan Martin did remount and start chasing.

Km 167: Barguil is 21 seconds ahead of the small Froome group.

Km 171: Romain Bardet caught Barguil and then went right by him. He's alone and 31 seconds ahead of the Froome group.

Km 175, 7 to go: Bardet has 19 seconds on the hard-chasing Froome group.

3.5 km to go: Bardet has just 7 seconds.

The finish: Bardet was caught with 2 kilometers to go. In the final kilometers it looked as if Froome was trying to ride the others off his wheel.

Another photo finish! Looks like Warren Barguil won. Nope, Rigoberto Uran.

Here's the organizer's telling of the day's racing:

An eventful stage 9 of the 104th Tour de France saw the victory of Colombia's Rigoberto Uran in Chambéry after a fierce battle in three Hors-Category climbs. In a 6-man sprint including yellow jersey holder Chris Froome, the Cannondale-Drapac rider took his revenge over Frenchman Warren Barguil who deprived him of a highly awaited success in stage 16 of the 2013 Vuelta a España at Aramon-Formigal. Robert Gesink, Geraint Thomas and Richie Porte successively abandoned after different falls.

193 riders started stage 9 in Nantua. As Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal) was the first man to attack right after the flag off up the first hill of the day, stage 8 runner up Robert Gesink (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Manuele Mori (UAE Team Emirates) were forced to abandon the Tour de France after crashing. A leading group of 40 riders was formed after the côte des Noyelles at km 5. It enabled Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) to crest the first two climbs of the day in the first position. After losing Eduardo Sepulveda (Fortuneo-Oscaro) in a crash at km 17, the front group was made of Jan Bakelants, Axel Domont and Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jesus Herrada and Carlos Betancur (Movistar), Bauke Mollema and Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo), Alessandro De Marchi and Amaël Moinard (BMC), Bakhtiar Kozhatayev and Alexey Lutsenko (Astana), Kristjian Durasek and Vegard Stake Laengen (UAE), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ), Michael Albasini (Orica-Scott), Zdenek Stybar (Quick-Step Floors), Pawel Poljanski (Bora-Hansgrohe), Robert Kiserlovski and Tiago Machado (Katusha-Alpecin), Tiejs Benoot, Thomas De Gendt, Tony Gallopin and Tim Wellens (Lotto-Soudal), Michael Matthews, Nikias Arndt, Warren Barguil, Simon Geschke and Laurens ten Dam (Sunweb), Nicolas Edet and Dani Navarro (Cofidis), Primoz Roglic (LottoNL-Jumbo), Thomas Voeckler and Sylvain Chavanel (Direct Energie), Pierre Rolland and Dylan Van Baarle (Cannondale-Drapac), Tsgabu Grmay and Javier Moreno (Bahrain-Merida), Brice Feillu and Pierre-Luc Périchon (Fortuneo-Oscaro).

The 39-man leading pack started the first Hors-Category climb of the 104th Tour de France with an advantage of four minutes over the bunch led by Team Sky. Roglic crested the col de la Biche in first position. The three AG2R-La Mondiale riders split the group into pieces in the descent before Geraint Thomas (Sky) crashed in the peloton and abandoned with a broken collarbone. Alexis Vuillermoz (AG2R-La Mondiale), Jarlinson Pantano (Trek-Segafredo), Tiejs Benoot (Lotto-Soudal) and Warren Barguil (Sunweb) rode away up the Grand Colombier. Barguil was first at the summit six minutes before the yellow jersey group and a 12-man group was reunited in the valley on the way to the Mont du Chat. They passed the intermediate sprint at km 126.5 in the following order: Matthews, Bakelants, Gallopin, Geschke, Benoot, Roglic, Mollema, Barguil, Navarro, Pantano, Vuillermoz and Betancur.

Bakelants and Gallopin went on after the sprint and rode as a duo to the Mont du Chat. Gallopin soloed with 33km to go at the beginning of the climb but Barguil passed him 6km before the summit. The Frenchman from Sunweb also crested Mont du Chat alone in the lead but got caught at the end of the downhill by Romain Bardet (AG2R-La Mondiale) who rode away from the yellow jersey group after Richie Porte (BMC) badly crashed and abandoned the Tour de France. Bardet was alone at the front from 12 to 2km to go but five riders came across to him. Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) launched the sprint from far out to repeat the victory he got after climbing the Mont du Chat at the Critérium du Dauphiné but Rigoberto Uran (Cannondale-Drapac) and Barguil passed him. Uran, aged 30, was declared a Tour de France stage winner for the first time in this very tight finish.

Update: Richie Porte has a broken clavicle and pelvis but should not need surgery.

Video of the final kilometer:

Complete Results:

Stage 9 photos

181.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 35.430 km/hr

1	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	5hr 7min 22sec
2	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
3	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	s.t.
4	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
5	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	s.t.
6	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	s.t.
7	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	@ 1min 15sec
8	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
9	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
10	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
11	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
12	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 03' 32''
13	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	s.t.
14	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
15	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 04' 19''
16	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
17	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	s.t.
18	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	s.t.
19	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
20	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
21	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 04' 50''
22	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 06' 17''
23	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
24	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 07' 13''
25	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	s.t.
26	FEILLU BRICE	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 08' 07''
27	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
28	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
29	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 12' 56''
30	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
31	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 14' 19''
32	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
33	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
34	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 18' 21''
35	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	s.t.
36	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
37	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 19' 21''
38	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 21' 53''
39	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 25' 04''
40	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
41	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	s.t.
42	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	s.t.
43	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 26' 07''
44	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
45	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	s.t.
46	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 27' 10''
47	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
48	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
49	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
50	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
51	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	s.t.
52	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
53	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
54	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
55	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
56	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
57	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	s.t.
58	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
59	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
60	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	s.t.
61	GESBERT ELIE	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
62	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
63	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	s.t.
64	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	s.t.
65	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
66	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
67	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
68	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
69	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
70	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	s.t.
71	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
72	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	s.t.
73	WYSS DANILO	BMC	s.t.
74	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
75	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
76	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
77	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
78	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	s.t.
79	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
80	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	s.t.
81	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
82	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	s.t.
83	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
84	BOUET MAXIME	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
85	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	s.t.
86	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
87	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
88	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
89	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	s.t.
90	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
91	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
92	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
93	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
94	HARDY ROMAIN	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
95	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	s.t.
96	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
97	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
98	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
99	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
100	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
101	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
102	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
103	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
104	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
105	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
106	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
107	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	s.t.
108	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	s.t.
109	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
110	VACHON FLORIAN	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
111	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
112	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 29' 15''
113	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
114	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
115	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
116	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	s.t.
117	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
118	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
119	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
120	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 31' 23''
121	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
122	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	s.t.
123	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
124	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 33' 12''
125	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
126	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
127	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
128	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
129	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
130	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
131	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
132	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
133	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 35' 53''
134	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
135	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 36' 11''
136	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 36' 21''
137	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
138	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 37' 26''
139	ROWE LUKE	SKY	s.t.
140	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
141	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
142	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
143	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
144	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
145	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
146	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	s.t.
147	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
148	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	s.t.
149	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
150	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	s.t.
151	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
152	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	s.t.
153	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
154	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	s.t.
155	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
156	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
157	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
158	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	s.t.
159	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
160	PICHON LAURENT	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
161	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
162	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
163	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
164	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	s.t.
165	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
166	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
167	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
168	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
169	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
170	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	s.t.
171	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	s.t.
172	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
173	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
174	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	s.t.
175	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
176	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
177	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	s.t.
178	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	s.t.
179	MC LAY DANIEL	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	s.t.
180	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
181	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 37' 49''

GC after stage 9:

• GC leader: Chris Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Marcel Kittel (Quick-Step Floors)
• Maountains classification leader: Warren Barguil (Team Sunweb)
• Best young rider: Simon Yates (Orica-Scott)
• Team classification leader: Team Sky

1,596.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.53 km/hr

1	FROOME CHRISTOPHER	SKY	38hr 26min 28sec
2	ARU FABIO	ASTANA	+ 00' 18''
3	BARDET ROMAIN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 51''
4	URAN RIGOBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 00' 55''
5	FUGLSANG JAKOB	ASTANA	+ 01' 37''
6	MARTIN DANIEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01' 44''
7	YATES SIMON	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 02' 02''
8	QUINTANA NAIRO	MOVISTAR	+ 02' 13''
9	LANDA MIKEL	SKY	+ 03' 06''
10	BENNETT GEORGE	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 03' 53''
11	MEINTJES LOUIS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 05' 00''
12	CONTADOR ALBERTO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 05' 15''
13	LATOUR PIERRE-ROGER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 05' 30''
14	NIEVE MIKEL	SKY	+ 06' 18''
15	HENAO SERGIO LUIS	SKY	+ 06' 55''
16	CARUSO DAMIANO	BMC	+ 06' 58''
17	VUILLERMOZ ALEXIS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 07' 56''
18	BUCHMANN EMANUEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 08' 46''
19	BETANCUR CARLOS ALBERTO	MOVISTAR	+ 10' 34''
20	FEILLU BRICE	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 11' 43''
21	BARGUIL WARREN	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 14' 11''
22	MARTIN GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 15' 23''
23	BENOOT TIESJ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 18' 44''
24	BAKELANTS JAN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 20' 02''
25	KREUZIGER ROMAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 21' 06''
26	NAVARRO DANIEL	COFIDIS	+ 21' 08''
27	MOLLEMA BAUKE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 22' 55''
28	PANTANO JARLINSON	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 23' 05''
29	GALLOPIN TONY	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 25' 44''
30	CHAVANEL SYLVAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 26' 10''
31	TALANSKY ANDREW	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 29' 11''
32	PAUWELS SERGE	DIMENSION DATA	+ 29' 14''
33	ROCHE NICOLAS	BMC	+ 29' 28''
34	SEPULVEDA EDUARDO	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 31' 24''
35	DEGAND THOMAS	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 31' 50''
36	CHAVES JOHAN ESTEBAN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 32' 03''
37	ROGLIC PRIMOZ	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 32' 58''
38	ROLLAND PIERRE	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 33' 25''
39	CALMEJANE LILIAN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 34' 51''
40	ZUBELDIA HAIMAR	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 36' 30''
41	CASTROVIEJO JONATHAN	MOVISTAR	+ 36' 38''
42	HARDY ROMAIN	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 36' 52''
43	MAJKA RAFAL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 37' 26''
44	GASTAUER BEN	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 37' 40''
45	FRANK MATHIAS	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 38' 34''
46	BRAJKOVIC JANEZ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 39' 28''
47	TEN DAM LAURENS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 39' 39''
48	MATE MARDONES LUIS ANGEL	COFIDIS	+ 40' 27''
49	KISERLOVSKI ROBERT	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 42' 04''
50	EDET NICOLAS	COFIDIS	+ 42' 40''
51	MINNAARD MARCO	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 42' 50''
52	CINK ONDREJ	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 43' 22''
53	VICHOT ARTHUR	FDJ	+ 43' 30''
54	MOLARD RUDY	FDJ	+ 43' 39''
55	BRAMBILLA GIANLUCA	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 43' 43''
56	VALGREN ANDERSEN MICHAEL	ASTANA	+ 43' 55''
57	CLARKE SIMON	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 46' 39''
58	MACHADO TIAGO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 47' 32''
59	BROWN NATHAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 48' 04''
60	POLJANSKI PAWEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 49' 19''
61	ZEITS ANDREY	ASTANA	+ 49' 37''
62	LUTSENKO ALEXEY	ASTANA	+ 49' 44''
63	BOUET MAXIME	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 50' 19''
64	NAESEN OLIVER	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 50' 22''
65	OFFREDO YOANN	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 50' 27''
66	VAN AVERMAET GREG	BMC	+ 50' 44''
67	GAUTIER CYRIL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 51' 01''
68	PINOT THIBAUT	FDJ	+ 52' 02''
69	KEUKELEIRE JENS	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 52' 04''
70	MC CARTHY JAY	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 54' 19''
71	ULISSI DIEGO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 54' 26''
72	IMPEY DARYL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 55' 44''
73	QUEMENEUR PERRIG	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 56' 01''
74	GESCHKE SIMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 56' 27''
75	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 56' 51''
76	BOASSON HAGEN EDVALD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 57' 07''
77	HOWSON DAMIEN	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 57' 45''
78	GILBERT PHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 57' 59''
79	MOINARD AMAËL	BMC	+ 58' 14''
80	KWIATKOWSKI MICHAL	SKY	+ 58' 27''
81	DOMONT AXEL	AG2R LA MONDIALE	+ 58' 31''
82	STYBAR ZDENEK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 59' 13''
83	DURASEK KRISTIJAN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 59' 38''
84	MARTENS PAUL	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 00' 15''
85	VANSPEYBROUCK PIETER	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 00' 38''
86	BEVIN PATRICK	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 00' 38''
87	MATTHEWS MICHAEL	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 01' 13''
88	BETTIOL ALBERTO	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 01' 28''
89	DE KORT KOEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 01' 31''
90	WYSS DANILO	BMC	+ 01H 01' 37''
91	POLITT NILS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 02' 23''
92	ALBASINI MICHAEL	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 02' 55''
93	VAN BAARLE DYLAN	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 02' 56''
94	LAENGEN VEGARD STAKE	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 03' 03''
95	PERICHON PIERRE-LUC	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 03' 37''
96	LAMMERTINK MAURITS	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 04' 27''
97	ERVITI IMANOL	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 04' 50''
98	ARNDT NIKIAS	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 04' 57''
99	ATAPUMA JOHN DARWIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 05' 27''
100	HANSEN ADAM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 05' 52''
101	KÜNG STEFAN	BMC	+ 01H 05' 56''
102	CATALDO DARIO	ASTANA	+ 01H 05' 58''
103	VACHON FLORIAN	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 06' 42''
104	GESBERT ELIE	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 06' 46''
105	THWAITES SCOTT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 07' 42''
106	DE GENDT THOMAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 08' 24''
107	SCHÄR MICHAEL	BMC	+ 01H 09' 03''
108	DE MARCHI ALESSANDRO	BMC	+ 01H 09' 03''
109	MORENO BAZAN JAVIER	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 09' 23''
110	MARCATO MARCO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 09' 28''
111	AMADOR ANDREY	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 10' 42''
112	WELLENS TIM	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 11' 50''
113	ROELANDTS JURGEN	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 12' 03''
114	BAK LARS YTTING	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 12' 16''
115	PASQUALON ANDREA	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 12' 38''
116	SIMON JULIEN	COFIDIS	+ 01H 12' 52''
117	ARASHIRO YUKIYA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 12' 54''
118	TEUNISSEN MIKE	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 13' 00''
119	ZABEL RICK	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 13' 05''
120	HERRADA JESÚS	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 13' 10''
121	BONO MATTEO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 13' 43''
122	BODNAR MACIEJ	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01H 14' 22''
123	FELLINE FABIO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 14' 43''
124	DEGENKOLB JOHN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 14' 47''
125	GOGL MICHAEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 14' 49''
126	SMITH DION	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 14' 55''
127	KOZHATAYEV BAKHTIYAR	ASTANA	+ 01H 15' 01''
128	BAUER JACK	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 15' 23''
129	BURGHARDT MARCUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01H 16' 02''
130	ROOSEN TIMO	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 16' 21''
131	GRMAY TSGABU GEBREMARYAM	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 17' 23''
132	VOECKLER THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 17' 47''
133	GRUZDEV DMITRIY	ASTANA	+ 01H 18' 07''
134	BACKAERT FREDERIK	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 18' 16''
135	SWIFT BEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	+ 01H 18' 45''
136	GRIVKO ANDRIY	ASTANA	+ 01H 19' 06''
137	IRIZAR MARKEL	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01H 19' 32''
138	SÜTTERLIN JASHA	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 20' 22''
139	SICARD ROMAIN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 20' 54''
140	HAYMAN MATHEW	ORICA-SCOTT	+ 01H 21' 07''
141	BENNATI DANIELE	MOVISTAR	+ 01H 21' 09''
142	JANSE VAN RENSBURG REINARDT	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 21' 22''
143	KIRYIENKA VASILI	SKY	+ 01H 23' 34''
144	BOLE GREGA	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 23' 47''
145	COLBRELLI SONNY	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 24' 19''
146	LEMOINE CYRIL	COFIDIS	+ 01H 24' 25''
147	PICHON LAURENT	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 24' 26''
148	MARTIN TONY	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 24' 57''
149	PETIT ADRIEN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 25' 05''
150	KITTEL MARCEL	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 26' 09''
151	KNEES CHRISTIAN	SKY	+ 01H 26' 30''
152	SABATINI FABIO	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 26' 57''
153	VERMOTE JULIEN	QUICK-STEP FLOORS	+ 01H 27' 57''
154	SINKELDAM RAMON	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 27' 57''
155	BOUHANNI NACER	COFIDIS	+ 01H 28' 20''
156	GROENEWEGEN DYLAN	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 28' 33''
157	VAN KEIRSBULCK GUILLAUME	WANTY-GROUPE GOBERT	+ 01H 29' 10''
158	LAPORTE CHRISTOPHE	COFIDIS	+ 01H 29' 21''
159	GENE YOHANN	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 29' 42''
160	KRISTOFF ALEXANDER	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 29' 45''
161	HALLER MARCO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 29' 51''
162	CURVERS ROY	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 30' 54''
163	EISEL BERNHARD	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 30' 55''
164	GREIPEL ANDRÉ	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 30' 58''
165	MC LAY DANIEL	TEAM FORTUNEO-OSCARO	+ 01H 31' 04''
166	SIEBERG MARCEL	LOTTO SOUDAL	+ 01H 31' 48''
167	SENECHAL FLORIAN	COFIDIS	+ 01H 32' 24''
168	PHINNEY TAYLOR	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01H 33' 35''
169	CUMMINGS STEPHEN	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 34' 12''
170	WAGNER ROBERT	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 34' 55''
171	BOUDAT THOMAS	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01H 35' 33''
172	BOZIC BORUT	BAHRAIN-MERIDA	+ 01H 35' 41''
173	TIMMER ALBERT	TEAM SUNWEB	+ 01H 37' 31''
174	CLAEYS DIMITRI	COFIDIS	+ 01H 38' 25''
175	HOLLENSTEIN RETO	KATUSHA-ALPECIN	+ 01H 39' 27''
176	CIMOLAI DAVIDE	FDJ	+ 01H 40' 51''
177	VENTER JACOBUS	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01H 41' 10''
178	SELIG RÜDIGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	+ 01H 41' 43''
179	LEEZER TOM	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01H 51' 39''
180	ROWE LUKE	SKY	+ 01H 56' 00''
181	LE GAC OLIVIER	FDJ	+ 01H 56' 55''

Stage 9 map and profile:

Stage 9 map

Stage 9 profile

Stage 9 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

In the final kilometers Chris Froome tried to ride the others off his wheel.

The Froome group approaches the line.

It sure looks like Warren Barguil (left) won this stage.

Still can't tell from this photo, but the stage was Uran's (right).

Just after the line....

The Alberto Contador-led group came in 4min 19sec after Uran.

Stage winner Rigoberto Uran.

Warren Barguil is the new King of the Mountains.

Chris Froome rode powerfully and skilfully today. Taking the Yellow Jersey from him wil be no easy task.

Organizer's stage 9 preview:

The 104th Tour de France is often introduced as little mountainous compared to previous editions, but the contenders of stage 9 might not think so when they'll hit the difficulties. Such a stage is unprecedented in the history of the event. Col de la Biche (doe), Grand Colombier and Mont du Chat (cat) are some of the steepest climbs to be experienced on French soil. Col de la Biche will be a first time, only 60km after the start in Nantua. Grand Colombier has been done in 2012 and 2016 but it has four versants and this one via Virieu-le-Petit is the hardest one, called the “directissime” because it has very few curves.

The first four kilometers have an average gradient of 13% with sections at 22%. And the downhill is extremely technical and definitely scary. Mont du Chat has been used only once before by the Tour de France and it gave Raymond Poulidor the opportunity to drop Eddy Merckx off in 1974. Fewer people in France remember that Merckx eventually won that stage at Aix-les-Bains.

The rehearsal of Mont du Chat at last month's Critérium du Dauphiné evidenced that it's steep enough for Fabio Aru to ride away solo on those slopes. Having reckoned it, Chris Froome declared after taking his third yellow jersey at Les Rousses that he expects the race to be blown right up. He underlined the importance of the downhill on that day. Romain Bardet knows the terrain as well. He's highly awaited in Chambéry, the home of his AG2R-La Mondiale team. He admitted that he seldom went training up the Mont du Chat when he used to live in Chambéry because it's too hard… This wild world of mountains at a relatively low altitude (1500 metres max) will put the peloton of the Tour de France in the unknown.

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