Tour de France, the second act of the Pyrenees calls the big names



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The ninth stage of the French race reaches Laruns and on the eve of the first rest day it can alter the ranking even more

Pyrenees again, on the eve of the first day of rest. The ninth stage of the Tour de France is 153 km long: starting from Pau, the city where the Tour passes almost every year, and reaching Laruns.

ROAD –

– There are five programmed mountain prizes. Here is the detail: after 9.5 km, the Cote d’Artiguelouve (2.3 km at 4.5%), fourth category; after 69 km the Col de la Hourcere (11.1 km at 8.8%), first category; after 78 km the Col de Soudet (3.8 km at 8.5%), third category; after 115.5 km the Col d’Ichere (4.2 km at 7%), third category); after 135 km the Col de Marie Blanque (7.7 km at 8.6%), first category. The latter culminates 18 km from the end and will give away 8 “, 5” and 2 “to the first three at the top. These are bonuses in addition to those already available at the finish line: 10”, 6 “and 4 “.

THE SITUATION

– We started again without Nizzolo and Rosa, retired yesterday, and with Adam Yates always wearing the yellow jersey. The 28-year-old Briton from Mitchelton-Scott is 3 “ahead of Slovenian Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) and 9” ahead of Guillame Martin (Fra, Cofidis). Fourth at 11 ”Romain Bardet, 5th Bernal at 13”, with the same time the Colombians Quintana, López, Uran. Ninth Pogacar at 48 “, 10º Landa at 1’34”, 11º Gates at 1’34 “.

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