2021 Tour de France

108th edition: June 26 - July 18, 2021

Stage 9, Sunday, July 4, 2021

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Sunday, July 4: Stage 9, Cluses - Tignes, 144.9 km

Stage 9 map & profile | Stage 9 photos

Ben O'Connor has left the best bicycle riders in the world more than five minutes behind. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

Weather at the finish city of Tignes at 2:15 PM, local time: 8C (46F), raining, with the wind from the southwest at 11 km/hr (7 mph). The rain is expected to continue through the afternoon.

Rated ascents

• Km 19.6: Côte de Domancy, 2.5 km @ 9.7%. Cat. 2
• Km 49.4: Col de Saisies, 9.5 km @ 6.2%. Cat 1
• Km 80.9: Col du Pré, 13.1 km @ 7.4%. Hors Categorie
• Km 93.3: Cormet de Roselend, 5.8km @ 6.3%. Cat. 2
• Km 143: Montée de Tignes, 21.1 km @ 5.6%. Cat. 1

The race: Last year's runner-up, Primoz Roglic, did not start today's stage. He suffered at terrible crash in stage three and was never able to recover. Also, Mathieu van der Poel, who wore yellow for 6 days, was also a non-starter.

The peloton minus Mathieu van der Poel & Primoz Roglic, awaits the start signal under raining skies. Photo: ASO/Pauline Ballet

That left 175 riders in a peloton that was given its official start under raining skies at 1:10 PM.

Here's the race organizer's stage nine summary:

Ben O’Connor, 25, claimed his first win at the Tour de France in his first participation at the end of another rain soaked stage in the Alps. He got rid of his Colombian breakaway companions to become the 14th Australian stage winner for a total of 35 victories since Phil Anderson in 1982. The AG2R-Citroën rider virtually had the yellow jersey on the road but Tadej Pogacar responded to a late attack by Richard Carapaz to remain in the lead of the overall classification ahead of the first rest day.

An offensive race under the rain
175 riders took the start of stage 9 under the rain in Cluses at 13.10. Non-starters: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix).

Benoît Cosnefroy (AG2R-Citroën) was the first attacker at km 2. Harry Sweeny (Lotto-Soudal) was next at km 6, soon rejoined by Davide Ballerini (Deceuninck-Quick Step). They were overhauled at the top of côte de Domancy by Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) who continued solo before being rejoined by Dan Martin (Israel-Start Up-Nation) at km 20. At km 24, another duo was formed at the front by Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) and Anthony Perez (Cofidis), soon reinforced by Sergio Higuita (EF) and Fabien Doubey (TotalEnergies). Six riders took the lead before the intermediate sprint at Praz-sur-Arly (km 32.7) where Colbrelli preceded Michael Matthews (BikeExchange), Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious), Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) and Chris Juul-Jensen (BikeExchange). A front group of 43 riders was formed at km 35 with an advantage of 2’ over the yellow jersey peloton.

Quintana on the hunt for the polka dot jersey
Up to the col des Saisies, Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic), Michael Woods (Israel SUN) and Omar Fraile (Astana) rode away. As they got brought back, Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) went solo 6km before the summit. Quintana caught up with him right on the line of 1st category KOM and continued solo in the downhill. A group of 5 leaders was formed before the ascent to col du Pré, the first hors-category climb of the 2021 Tour de France, with 75km to go: Quintana, Woods, Higuita, Ben O’Connor (AG2R-Citroën) and Lucas Hamilton (BikeExchange). Quintana rode away solo 2km before the summit. Higuita and O’Connor successively rejoined the new leader of the KOM classification. The leading trio made the difference at Cormet de Roselend (km 93.3) where O’Connor was virtually in the lead of the overall classification.

Pogacar still the strongest of the favourites
O’Connor couldn’t hold the pace of the two Colombians in the tricky downhill of Cormet de Roselend. He came across in the valley after Bourg-Saint-Maurice. Quintana went hungerflat with 22km to go, leaving Higuita and O’Connor riding for the stage victory while UAE Team Emirates upped the tempo to defend the yellow jersey. O’Connor went solo with 17.5km to go.

In the last 10km, Ineos Grenadiers set the pace of the group in which Pogacar remained without any domestique. 4km before the end, Carapaz attacked but Pogacar responded and showed once again that he’s by far the strongest of the favourites. The Colombians suffered badly in the final climb and O’Connor won with a big gap (more than 5’) over Cattaneo and Colbrelli.

Complete results:

Stage 9 photos

144.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 32.596 km/hr

1	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	4hr 26min 43sec
2	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	@ 5min 7sec
3	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	5' 34"
4	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	5' 36"
5	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	6' 02"
6	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
7	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	6' 34"
8	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
9	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	s.t.
10	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
11	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	6' 38"
12	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	6' 47"
13	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
14	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	7' 32"
15	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	7' 36"
16	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
17	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	7' 59"
18	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
19	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	9' 41"
20	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	10' 23"
21	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
22	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
23	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
24	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
25	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	11' 15"
26	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	12' 50"
27	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
28	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	12' 54"
29	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	13' 17"
30	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	14' 21"
31	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	15' 27"
32	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	15' 33"
33	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
34	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
35	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 12"
36	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 49"
37	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
38	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	21' 14"
39	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
40	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	23' 10"
41	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
42	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
43	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
44	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	25' 27"
45	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
46	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	25' 55"
47	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
48	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
49	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
50	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
51	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
52	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
53	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	27' 12"
54	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
55	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
56	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 09"
57	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
58	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	28' 25"
59	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	29' 22"
60	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	30' 27"
61	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
62	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	31' 37"
63	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
64	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
65	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
66	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
67	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	s.t.
68	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
69	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
70	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
71	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
72	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
73	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
74	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
75	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
76	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
77	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
78	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
79	LUKE ROWE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
80	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
81	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
82	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
83	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
84	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
85	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
86	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
87	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
88	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
89	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
90	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
91	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
92	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
93	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
94	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
95	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
96	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
97	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
98	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
99	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
100	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	s.t.
101	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
102	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
103	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
104	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
105	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
106	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
107	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
108	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
109	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
110	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
111	PETER SAGAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
112	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
113	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
114	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
115	SIMON YATES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
116	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
117	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
118	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
119	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
120	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
121	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
122	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
123	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
124	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
125	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
126	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
127	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
128	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	32' 21"
129	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	s.t.
130	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
131	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
132	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
133	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
134	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
135	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
136	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
137	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
138	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	s.t.
139	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
140	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	33' 06"
141	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	33' 21"
142	MICHAEL GOGL	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
143	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	33' 54"
144	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	34' 11"
145	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
146	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	34' 13"
147	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
148	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
149	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
150	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	34' 39"
151	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	35' 03"
152	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
153	ROGER KLUGE	LOTTO SOUDAL	35' 33"
154	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
155	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
156	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	s.t.
157	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	35' 43"
158	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	35' 49"
159	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
160	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
161	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	36' 28"
162	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	37' 15"
163	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	s.t.
164	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
165	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.

GC after stage 9:

• GC leader: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Mountains classification leader: Nairo Quintana (Arkea-Samsic)
• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)
• Team classification leader: Bahrain Victorous

1,447.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.333 km/hr

1	TADEJ POGACAR	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	34hr 11min 10sec
2	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	@ 2min 1sec
3	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	5' 18"
4	JONAS VINGEGAARD	JUMBO-VISMA	5' 32"
5	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 33"
6	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	5' 47"
7	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	5' 58"
8	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	6' 12"
9	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	7' 02"
10	DAVID GAUDU	GROUPAMA-FDJ	7' 22"
11	PEIO BILBAO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	8' 38"
12	MATTIA CATTANEO	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	11' 38"
13	AURÉLIEN PARET PEINTRE	AG2R-CITROEN	11' 54"
14	DYLAN TEUNS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	20' 54"
15	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	22' 22"
16	NAIRO QUINTANA	ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 25"
17	FRANCK BONNAMOUR	B&B HOTELS	25' 07"
18	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	25' 59"
19	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	26' 40"
20	WOUT VAN AERT	JUMBO-VISMA	27' 23"
21	JONATHAN CASTROVIEJO	INEOS GRENADIERS	32' 23"
22	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	32' 51"
23	BAUKE MOLLEMA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	36' 00"
24	ION IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	36' 06"
25	RUBEN GUERREIRO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	36' 57"
26	JAKOB FUGLSANG	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	37' 07"
27	SIMON YATES	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	37' 48"
28	GERAINT THOMAS	INEOS GRENADIERS	39' 42"
29	VINCENZO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	41' 25"
30	DAVIDE FORMOLO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	41' 52"
31	SONNY COLBRELLI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	41' 57"
32	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	44' 01"
33	PATRICK KONRAD	BORA-HANSGROHE	44' 22"
34	SØREN KRAGH ANDERSEN	TEAM DSM	45' 22"
35	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	46' 19"
36	MICHAEL WOODS	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	46' 26"
37	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	47' 02"
38	PIERRE ROLLAND	B&B HOTELS	47' 12"
39	RICHIE PORTE	INEOS GRENADIERS	47' 36"
40	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	47' 44"
41	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	49' 29"
42	KASPER ASGREEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	50' 53"
43	MATEJ MOHORIC	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	52' 50"
44	JASPER STUYVEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	53' 40"
45	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	54' 26"
46	QUENTIN PACHER	B&B HOTELS	55' 20"
47	PIERRE LATOUR	TOTALENERGIES	56' 32"
48	VALENTIN MADOUAS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	56' 50"
49	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	57' 23"
50	HUGO HOULE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	57' 54"
51	EMANUEL BUCHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	57' 55"
52	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 00' 29"
53	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 00' 51"
54	MARK DONOVAN	TEAM DSM	1h 00' 55"
55	MICHAEL VALGREN HUNDAHL	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 00' 58"
56	STEFAN KÜNG	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 01' 00"
57	VICTOR DE LA PARTE	TOTALENERGIES	1h 01' 22"
58	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 01' 24"
59	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 02' 37"
60	WARREN BARGUIL	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 02' 49"
61	DANIEL MARTIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 03' 42"
62	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 04' 11"
63	BENOIT COSNEFROY	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 05' 02"
64	TOMS SKUJINS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 05' 29"
65	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 06' 37"
66	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1h 06' 47"
67	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 07' 30"
68	TIESJ BENOOT	TEAM DSM	1h 07' 32"
69	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 08' 48"
70	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 09' 34"
71	CRISTIAN RODRIGUEZ	TOTALENERGIES	1h 10' 08"
72	NEILSON POWLESS	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 10' 43"
73	IVAN GARCIA CORTINA	MOVISTAR	1h 11' 52"
74	BRENT VAN MOER	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 12' 03"
75	DORIAN GODON	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 13' 01"
76	PHILIPPE GILBERT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 13' 02"
77	NILS POLITT	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 13' 38"
78	ANTHONY TURGIS	TOTALENERGIES	1h 14' 34"
79	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	1h 14' 36"
80	ALEX ARANBURU DEBA	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 15' 05"
81	RUI COSTA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 15' 35"
82	LORENZO ROTA	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 15' 47"
83	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 16' 43"
84	MICHAL KWIATKOWSKI	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 16' 59"
85	FABIEN DOUBEY	TOTALENERGIES	1h 17' 16"
86	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 17' 20"
87	JONAS RUTSCH	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 18' 01"
88	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 18' 39"
89	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	1h 19' 56"
90	GREG VAN AVERMAET	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 19' 59"
91	CONNOR SWIFT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 20' 16"
92	CYRIL BARTHE	B&B HOTELS	1h 21' 15"
93	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 21' 46"
94	ANTHONY PEREZ	COFIDIS	1h 22' 36"
95	GUILLAUME BOIVIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 22' 38"
96	JONAS RICKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 23' 37"
97	SILVAN DILLIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 23' 50"
98	PETER SAGAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 24' 55"
99	MICHAEL SCHÄR	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 25' 00"
100	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 25' 44"
101	DRIES DEVENYNS	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 25' 48"
102	OLIVER NAESEN	AG2R-CITROEN	1h 26' 00"
103	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 26' 27"
104	DAVIDE BALLERINI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 27' 21"
105	EDVALD BOASSON HAGEN	TOTALENERGIES	1h 28' 28"
106	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	1h 28' 50"
107	MICHAEL GOGL	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1h 29' 08"
108	CHRISTOPHE LAPORTE	COFIDIS	s.t.
109	VICTOR CAMPENAERTS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1h 29' 13"
110	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	1h 29' 23"
111	MAXIME CHEVALIER	B&B HOTELS	1h 29' 47"
112	NILS EEKHOFF	TEAM DSM	1h 30' 12"
113	CYRIL GAUTIER	B&B HOTELS	1h 30' 18"
114	JORGE ARCAS	MOVISTAR	1h 30' 20"
115	STEFAN BISSEGGER	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1h 31' 09"
116	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 31' 23"
117	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	1h 31' 29"
118	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	1h 31' 58"
119	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 32' 41"
120	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1h 33' 03"
121	MAXIMILIAN WALSCHEID	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1h 34' 25"
122	KRISTIAN SBARAGLI	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 34' 57"
123	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 35' 33"
124	CHRISTOPHER JUUL JENSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 35' 42"
125	JULIEN SIMON	TOTALENERGIES	1h 35' 45"
126	CARLOS BARBERO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1h 35' 49"
127	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 36' 01"
128	DMITRIY GRUZDEV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1h 36' 29"
129	LUKAS PÖSTLBERGER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 36' 48"
130	LUKE DURBRIDGE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 37' 01"
131	JONAS KOCH	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 37' 16"
132	DANNY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 37' 45"
133	SEAN BENNETT	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1h 37' 56"
134	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1h 38' 24"
135	VEGARD STAKE LAENGEN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 39' 41"
136	PETR VAKOČ	ALPECIN-FENIX	1h 39' 59"
137	SIMON CLARKE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1h 40' 01"
138	TOSH VAN DER SANDE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1h 40' 33"
139	DANIEL OSS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 41' 23"
140	IDE SCHELLING	BORA-HANSGROHE	1h 41' 41"
141	MIKKEL BJERG	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 41' 49"
142	GEORG ZIMMERMANN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1h 42' 02"
143	LUKE ROWE	INEOS GRENADIERS	1h 42' 14"
144	TIM DECLERCQ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 43' 35"
145	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 43' 37"
146	JELLE WALLAYS	COFIDIS	1h 45' 14"
147	MICHAEL MØRKØV	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 45' 50"
148	NACER BOUHANNI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 46' 07"
149	EDWARD THEUNS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 46' 24"
150	CEES BOL	TEAM DSM	1h 46' 35"
151	RICK ZABEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 46' 44"
152	MARK CAVENDISH	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1h 47' 07"
153	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 47' 31"
154	ANDRÉ GREIPEL	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 47' 51"
155	TONY MARTIN	JUMBO-VISMA	1h 48' 08"
156	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1h 49' 10"
157	MARCO HALLER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1h 50' 00"
158	CASPER PEDERSEN	TEAM DSM	1h 50' 32"
159	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1h 51' 39"
160	JÉRÉMY CABOT	TOTALENERGIES	1h 51' 42"
161	MARC HIRSCHI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1h 55' 36"
162	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1h 57' 22"
163	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1h 59' 10"
164	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	2h 00' 48"
165	ROGER KLUGE	LOTTO SOUDAL	2h 03' 04"

Eliminated from the race because they exceeded the time limit:

VLIEGEN Loïc	Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert
GUARNIERI Jacopo	Groupama-FDJ
DELAPLACE Anthony	Arkéa Samsic
DE BOD Stefan	Astana-Premier Tech
COQUARD Bryan	B&B Hotels
DLAMINI Nic	Qhubeka-NextHash
DÉMARE Arnaud	Groupama-FDJ

Stage 9 map & profile:

Stage 9 map

Stage 9 profile

Stage 9 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

This isn't turning out to be Geraint Thomas' Tour. He was 19th today.

Nairo Quintana was 11th, @ 6min 38sec. He is surely letting himself lose time so that he can go after KOM points without worrying the GC contenders.

GC leader Tadej Pogacar finished sixth in the stage.

Fifth place Franck Bonnamour

Fourth place Guillaume Martin

Third-place Sonny Colbrelli

Mattia Cattaneo was second.

Stage winner Ben O'Connor speeds to the finish.

Indeed, Ben O'Connor takes a brilliant solo win.

Franck Bonnamour leads Tadej Pogacar across the finish line.

Ben O'Connor just after crossing the line

Stage winner Ben O'Connor

Nairo Quintana is King of the Mountains

Tadej Pogacar was impressive today.

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