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July 4, 2021 1:09 PM ET

Next stage

The second week, after the first rest day, will begin with a day that will be favorable for the sprinters. Start in Albertville to reach Valence. There will only be a fourth category pass on the Col de Couz and the intermediate sprint at La Placette.

July 4, 2021 1:07 PM ET

🔟👥 Teams Ranking

This is how the teams ranking is going:

Teams Ranking
Pos. Team Time
1 Bahrain Victorious 102h 51'07"
2 AG2R Citroën + 18'04"
3 Ineos GrenadiersJumbo Visma + 27'33"
4 Astana - Premier Tech + 34'01"
5 EF Education - Nippo + 42'38"
6 Bora - Hansgrohe + 57'06"
7 Jumbo Visma + 59'11"
8 UAE Team Emirates + 01h 06'18"
9 Deceunink - Quick Step + 01h 13'13"
10 Trek Segafredo + 01h 14'59"

July 4, 2021 1:05 PM ET

🔟⬜ Youth's Ranking

This is how the youth's ranking is going:

Youth's Ranking
Pos. Corredor (País / Equipo) Tiempo
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 34h 11'10"
2 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 05'32"
3 David Gaudu (France / Groupama FDJ) + 07'22"
4 Aurélien Paret Peintre (France / AG2R Citroën) + 11'54"
5 Sergio Higuita (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 44'01"
6 Valentin Madouas (France / Groupama FDJ) + 56'50"
7 Lucas Hamilton (Australia / Team BikeExchange) + 57'23"
8 Mark Donovan (Great Bretain / Team DSM) + 01h 00'55"
9 Neilson Powless (United States / EF Education - Nippo) + 01h 10'43"
10 Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Lotto Soudal) + 01h 12'03"

July 4, 2021 12:55 PM ET

🔟⬜🟥 Mountain ranking

This is how the mountain classification is going:

Mountain Ranking
Pos. Rider (Country / Team) Points
1 Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Arkéa - Samsic) 50
2 Michael Woods (Canada / Israel Start-Up Nation) 42
3 Wouter Poels (Netherlands / Bahrain Victorious) 39
4 Ben O'Connor (Australia / AG2R Citroën) 24
5 Sergio Higuita (Colombia / EF Education Nippo) 22
6 Guillaume Martin (France / Cofidis) 14
7 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) 11
8 Dylan Teuns (Belgium / Bahrain Victorious) 10
9 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 10
10 Mattia Cataneo (Italy / Deceunink - Quick Step) 9

July 4, 2021 12:41 PM ET

🔟🟩 Points ranking

This is how the overall points standings are:

Points Ranking
Pos. Rider (Country / Team) Points
1 Mark Cavendish (Great Britain / Deceunink - Quick Step) 168
2 Michael Mathews (Australia / Team BikeExchange 130
3 Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain Victorious) 121
4 Jasper Philipsen (Belgium / Alpecin Fenix) 102
5 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) 99
6 Nacer Bouhanni (France / Arkea Samsic) 99
7 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 89
8 Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Bora - Hansgrohe) 72
9 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) 62
10 Kasper Asgreen (Denmark / Deceunink - Quick Step) 50

July 4, 2021 12:35 PM ET

🔟🟨 General classification

This how the general classification is going:

General classification
Pos. Rider (Country/Team) Time
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 34h 11'10"
2 Ben O'Connor (Australia / AG2R Citroën) + 02'01"
3 Rigoberto Urán (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 05'18"
4 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 05'32"
5 Richard Carapaz (Ecuador / Ineos Grenadiers) + 05'33"
6 Enic Mas (Spain / Movistar) + 05'47"
7 Wilco Kelderman (Netherlands / Bora - Hansgrohe) + 05'58"
8 Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan / Astana - Premier Tech) + 06'12"
9 Guillaume Martin (France / Cofidis) + 07'02"
10 David Gaudu (France / Groupama FDJ) + 07'22"

July 4, 2021 12:23 PM ET

🔟🏁 Top 10 of the stage

This how the general classification is going:

Top 10 of the stage
Pos. Rider (Country/Team) Time
1 Ben O'Connor (Australia / AG2R Citroën) 04h 26'43"
2 Mattia Cattaneo (Italy / Deceunink - Quick Step) + 05'07"
3 Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain Victorious) + 05'34"
4 Guillaume Martin (France / Cofidis) + 05'36"
5 Franck Bonnamour (France / B&B Hotels) + 06'02"
6 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) + 06'02"
7 Richard Carapaz (Ecuador / Ineos Grenadiers) + 06'34"
8 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 06'34"
9 Enric Mas (Spain / Movistar) + 06'34"
10 Rigoberto Urán (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 06'34"

July 4, 2021 12:18 PM ET

Other favorites arrive

Richard Carapaz, Jonas Vingegaard, Enric Mas and Rigoberto Urán finish the top 10 of the stage, 06'34" behind Ben O'Connor... They lost 32 seconds to Pogacar.

July 4, 2021 11:48 AM ET

Pogacar arrives

The leader of the Tour arrives with 06'02" of difference with the winner of the stage. Let's wait and see how much he will get out of the rest of the favorites.

July 4, 2021 11:46 AM ET

Mattia Cattaneo arrives

The Italian rider of Deceunink - Quick Step comes in second at 05'07".

July 4, 2021 11:45 AM ET

🥇 VICTORY FOR BEN O'CONNOR!

Victory for the AG2R Citroën rider! He moves into second place in the overall standings.

July 4, 2021 11:39 AM ET

🏁 1 km to go

Last kilometer for O'Connor... And Tadej Pogacar escaped in the group of favorites.

July 4, 2021 11:38 AM ET

🏁 1,9 km to go

Ben O'Connor crosses first on the Montée de Tignes; in the group of favorites, Richard Carapaz tries to attack Pogacar.

July 4, 2021 11:37 AM ET

🏁 3 km to go

Ben O'Connor is approaching the summit of the last pass of the day. After climbing the Montée de Tignes, there will be 1.9 kilometers to go to the finish.

July 4, 2021 11:34 AM ET

⛰️ Cormet de Roselend - Mountain (2nd category)

We review the positions in the fourth mountain pass of the day:

  1. Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) - 5 pts
  2. Sergio Higuita (EF Education - Nippo) - 3 pts
  3. Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) - 2 pts.
  4. Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) - 1 pt

July 4, 2021 11:33 AM ET

⛰️ Col du Pré - Mountain (HC)

We review the positions in the third mountain pass of the day:

  1. Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) - 20 pts
  2. Sergio Higuita (EF Education - Nippo) - 15 pts
  3. Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) - 12 pts
  4. Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) - 10 pts
  5. Lucas Hamilton (Team BikeExchange) - 8 pts
  6. Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) - 6 pts
  7. Anthony Perez (Cofidis) - 4 pts
  8. Gillaume Martin (Cofidis) - 2 pts 

July 4, 2021 11:30 AM ET

⛰️ Col des Salsies - Mountain (1st category)

We review the positions in the second mountain pass of the day:

  1. Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) - 10 pts
  2. Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) - 8 pts
  3. Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) - 6 pts
  4. Sergio Higuita (EF Education - Nippo) - 4 pts
  5. Ben O'Connor (AG2R Citroën) - 2 pts
  6. Lucas Hamilton (Team BikeExchange) - 1 pt

July 4, 2021 11:25 AM ET

🏁 10 km to go

The gap now between O'Connor and his main pursuer is already three minutes. Everything indicates that it will be victory for the AG2R Citroën rider.

July 4, 2021 11:12 AM ET

🏁 15 km to go

Ben O'Connor has gone solo. Sergio Higuita could not hold on any longer.

July 4, 2021 11:05 AM ET

⏱ Differences

1️⃣ Higuita y O'Connor - 17 Km to go

2️⃣ Quintana - to 01'05"

3️⃣ Martin, Cattaneo, Bonnamour, Guerreiro y Colbrelli - to 03'29"

4️⃣ Pelotón - to 06'57"

July 4, 2021 10:59 AM ET

🏁 21 km to go

The final climb of the day begins. Nairo Quintana was left behind already after all the effort he has made. Sergio Higuita is up in the lead with Ben O'Connor.

July 4, 2021 10:46 AM ET

🅿 Intermediate sprint - Paz-Sur-Arly

This is how the positions were at the intermediate sprint of the day:

1- Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) - 20 pts
2- Michael Matthews (BikeExchange) - 17 pts
3- Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-Quick Step) - 15 pts
4- Dylan Teuns (Bahrain Victorious) - 13 pts
5- Stefan Küng (Groupama-FDJ) - 11 pts
6- Chris Juul Jensen (BikeExchange) - 10 pts
7- Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo) - 9 pts
8- Anthony Pérez (Cofidis) - 8 pts
9- Lucas Hamilton (BikeExchange) - 7 pts
10- Sergio Higuita (EF Education-Nippo) - 6 pts
11- Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) - 5 pts
12- Ruben Guerreiro (EF Education-Nippo) - 4 pts
13- Élie Gesbert (Arkéa-Samsic) - 3 pts
14- Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe) - 2 pts
15- Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) - 1 pt

July 4, 2021 10:41 AM ET

⛰️ Côte de Domancy - Mountain (2nd Category)

We review the positions in the first pass of the day:

  1. Pierre Latour (TotalEnergies) - 5 pts
  2. Harry Sweeny (Lotto-Soudal) - 3 pts
  3. Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic) - 2 pts
  4. Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) - 1 pt

July 4, 2021 10:36 AM ET

🏁 32 km to go

Brandon McNulty fell, the American went wide in a corner and ended up in a sleeve.

July 4, 2021 10:29 AM ET

🏁 34 km to go

Nairo Quintana has reconnected at the head of the race.

July 4, 2021 10:25 AM ET

🏁 38 km to go

Sergio Higuita has gone solo, taking advantage of the descent.

July 4, 2021 10:23 AM ET

🏁 40 km to go

Nairo Quintana and Sergio Higuia set the pace at the head of the race.

July 4, 2021 10:20 AM ET

5️⃣ Green Maillot group

The final group of the stage is initially made up of the leader of the points classification, Mark Cavendish.

July 4, 2021 10:15 AM ET

4️⃣ Peloton

Further back is the big group with leader Tadej Pogacar.

July 4, 2021 10:10 AM ET

3️⃣ Pursuers

Más atrás viene un grupo de ocho corredores:

Mattia Cattaneo (Deceuninck-Quick Step), Patrick Konrad (Bora-Hansgrohe), Guillaume Martin, Anthony Pérez (Cofidis), Ruben Guerreiro (EF Education-Nippo), Warren Barguil (Arkéa-Samsic), Sonny Colbrelli (Bahrain Victorious) y Víctor de la Parte (TotalEnergies).

July 4, 2021 10:08 AM ET

2️⃣ Pursuer

Canadian Michael Woods (Israel Start-Up Nation) is chasing the leaders.

July 4, 2021 10:06 AM ET

1️⃣ Leading group.

At the moment, three riders are in the lead:

Ben O'Connor (Australia / AG2R Citroën).

Nairo Quintana (Colombia / Arkea Samsic)

Sergio Higuita (Colombia / EF Education Nippo)

July 4, 2021 10:00 AM ET

Carreer status now

There are 57 kilometers to go to the finish. 22 riders are in the breakaway, but three of them are in the lead. Three of the day's five passes have already been ridden.

July 4, 2021 9:51 AM ET

We start!

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July 4, 2021 9:45 AM ET

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July 4, 2021 9:10 AM ET

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July 4, 2021 9:05 AM ET

Route of the stage 9 of the tour

The first week will end with a brutal stage that can move the general classification... if Tadej Pogacar's rivals want it. The roughness of the mountains will shake the riders, who in the first 20 kilometers will have just climbed the second category Côte de Domancy and after the intermediate sprint in Praz-Sur-Arly, come four more passes: the first category Col des Saisies, the Col du Pré, out of category, then the climb to the second category Cormet de Roselend and the first category Montée de Tignes, 1.9 kilometers from the finish line.

July 4, 2021 9:00 AM ET

👕 Jersey wearers

This is how the jerseys distinguishing the different leaders of the classifications are distributed:

🟡 Leader: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates).

🟢 Points: Mark Cavendish (Deceunink - Quick Step)

Mountain: Matej Mohoric (Bahrain victorious)

Youth's: Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) - Leader: Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates)

July 4, 2021 8:55 AM ET

🔟👥 Teams Ranking

This is how the teams ranking is going:

Teams Ranking
Pos. Team Time
1 Jumbo Visma 60h 32'02"
2 EF Education - Nippo + 02'25"
3 Bahrain Victorious + 03'02"
4 Astana - Premier Tech + 03'23"
5 Deceunink - Quick Step + 03'25"
6 Ineos Grenadiers + 03'25"
7 Trek Segafredo + 05'21"
8 Team BikeExchange + 06'01"
9 Movistar Team + 08'41"
10 Bora - Hansgrohe + 09'50"

July 4, 2021 8:50 AM ET

🔟⬜ Youth's Ranking

This is how the youth's ranking is going:

Youth's Ranking
Pos. Corredor (País / Equipo) Tiempo
1 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 25h 43'00"
2 Jonas Vingegaard (Denmark / Jumbo Visma) + 01'35"
3 David Gaudu (France / Groupama FDJ) + 02'27"
4 Sergio Higuita (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 02'58"
5 Lucas Hamilton (Australia / Team BikeExchange) + 03'51"
6 Aurélien Paret Peintre (France / AG2R Citroën) + 05'14"
7 Neilson Powless (United States / EF Education - Nippo) + 07'13"
8 Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Lotto Soudal) + 08'09"
9 Mark Donovan (Great Bretain / Team DSM) + 09'59"
10 Dorian Godon (France / AG2R Citroën) + 10'59"

July 4, 2021 8:45 AM ET

🔟⬜🟥 Mountain ranking

This is how the mountain classification is going:

Mountain Ranking
Pos. Rider (Country / Team) Points
1 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) 11
2 Ide Schelling (Netherlands / Bora - Hansgrohe) 5
3 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin Fenix) 4
4 Jasper Stuyven (Belgium / Trek Segafredo) 4
5 Anthony Perez (France / Cofidis) 3
6 Brent Van Moer (Belgium / Lotto Soudal) 3
7 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step)  2
8 Edward Theuns (Belgium / Trek - Segafredo) 2
9 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 2
10 Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium / AG2R Citroën) 1

July 4, 2021 8:40 AM ET

🔟🟩 Points ranking

This is how the overall points standings are:

Points Ranking
Pos. Rider (País / Team) Points
1 Mark Cavendish (Great Britain / Deceunink - Quick Step) 168
2 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin Fenix) 103
3 Jasper Philipsen (Belgium / Alpecin Fenix) 102
4 Nacer Bouhanni (France / Arkea Samsic) 99
5 Michael Matthews (Australia / Team BikeExchange) 96
6 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) 84
7 Peter Sagan (Slovakia / Bora - Hansgrohe) 72
8 Sonny Colbrelli (Italy / Bahrain Victorious) 66
9 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) 64
10 Tim Merlier (Belgium / Alpecin Fenix) 62

July 4, 2021 8:35 AM ET

🔟🟨 General classification

This how the general classification is going:

General classification
Pos. Rider (Country/Team) Time
1 Mathieu Van Der Poel (Netherlands / Alpecin Fenix) 25h 39'17"
2 Wout Van Aert (Belgium / Jumbo Visma) + 00'30"
3 Matej Mohoric (Slovenia / Bahrain Victorious) + 01'49"
4 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) + 03'01"
5 Tadej Pogacar (Slovenia / UAE Team Emirates) + 03'43"
6 Vincenzo Nibali (Italy / Trek Segafredo) + 04'12"
7 Julian Alaphilippe (France / Deceunink - Quick Step) + 04'23"
8 Alexey Lutsenko (Kazakhstan / Astana - Premier Tech) + 04'56"
9 Pierre Latour (France / TotalEnergies) + 05'03"
10 Rigoberto Urán (Colombia / EF Education - Nippo) + 05'04"

July 4, 2021 8:30 AM ET

Winner - Stage 8

Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious), was the winner of the eighth day, which was disputed between Oyonnax and Le Grand Bornand.

July 4, 2021 8:25 AM ET

Welcome to VAVEL.com's coverage of stage 9 of the 2021 Tour de France, between Cluses and Tignes.

My name is Jhonatan Martinez and I will be your host for this stage. We'll be bringing you preview analysis, updates and live news here on VAVEL.

July 4, 2021 8:20 AM ET
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