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AWelcome to our live blog of the ninth stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France, the 154 km route from Pau to Laruns, which is the second act of a double Pyrenean title. Before we take a quick look at what’s on stage today, let’s take a quick recap of what happened on Saturday.
First, here is our correspondent Tom carynext verdict Nans peters‘(Ag2r-La Mondiale) stage victory and promotion of the race leader Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott). . .
Britain’s yellow jersey wearer Adam Yates showed his mettle on the first big day of climbing at the 107th Tour de France, suggesting that he may prove to be more difficult to shake than his rivals realize.
The 28-year-old, who races for the Australian team Mitchelton-Scott, made a wonderfully brave ride on stage eight, the first of two great days in the Pyrenees.
Yates appeared to be in trouble when he was knocked out of the race’s favorite group on the day’s last climb, the Col de Peyresourde. But he didn’t panic. Driving at his own pace, he gradually returned to the group in time for the descent to the final town of Loudenvielle.
“I tried to hold out as long as possible,” Yates explained later. “I had to go out and ride at my own pace. But I went back on my own time and then managed to stay with them at the top. “
If there were doubts about his right to lead the race when he inherited the yellow jersey on Wednesday thanks to a freak mistake by Belgian team Deceuninck-Quick Step, which gave Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe an illegal bottle in the last 20km of the stage, there they are none now.
Meanwhile, our colleagues from The cycling podcast posted its latest episode on Saturday night. While we wait for today’s stage to begin, why don’t you listen to it?
The 2020 Tour de France arrived in the Pyrenees and an absorbing day of racing further ordered the overall classification and perhaps for the first time suggested that this race will be more complex than the anticipated battle between Jumbo-Visma and Ineos Grenadiers.
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