Stage 9 Tour de France Summary

Stage 9 of the Tour de France was a sprint stage. Stage 9 was relatively flat, and the peloton achieved speeds of almost 40 miles per hour on stage 9. It was expected at the outset that there would not be any changes to the overall standings. However, there was great anticipation over whether this stage would be won by the green jersey leader, who won stage 8, Jonathan Milan, or someone else. There was a risk of wind on this stage, and it was hot. Stage 9 went from Chinon to Châteauroux. Did you think Jonathan Milan would win stage 9?

Stage 9 Of the Tour de France Summary

The winner of stage 9 was Tim Merlier, he did not have a flat tire in this stage.  This was his second win of this tour as he won stage 3 at Dunkirk also. Jonathan Milan was second. This sprint was billed as a battle between the two of them. That proved to be the case. Arnaud de Lie was third after finishing fifth yesterday. Pavel Bittner was fourth. Paul Penhoët finished fifth in stage 9. They were all given the same time, like yesterday. It is often like in sprints. Biniam Girmay was sixth. He is off his form. 

There was no change again in the overall classification in stage 9. This is the way it is in sprint stages. Tadej Pogacar kept the overall lead. Remco Evenepoel is still in second place overall. Kevin Vauquelin is in third place overall.  Jonas Vingegaard is fourth. In fifth place is Matteo Jorgenson. Mathieu Van Der Poel dropped out of the top 5 overall. He was in sixth after being in the breakaway all day (he was caught with just 700 meters to go)

Tadej Pogacar Suffers Blow In Stage 9 Of Tour de France 2025

Tadej Pogacar’s Tour de France defense took a hit in stage 9, as his key teammate, João Almeida, left the tour two days after his nasty fall at the Mur de Bretagne, where he fractured a rib.”It’s a big loss, as he was in good shape,” Pogacar said. “He’s our hero. I was suffering today, so I understand how he must have felt. Every respect to him.”

After finishing in the peloton Sunday, Pogacar was already looking ahead to Monday’s mountainous 165.3-kilometer slog. “Visma have a strong team for tomorrow, and I think Jonas will be ready,” Pogacar said of his great Danish rival, Jonas Vingegaard. “There will be attacks from the main contenders. It’s up and down all day. “I’m pretty confident in my team, though. I’m looking forward to the hard stages.”

The Importance of Teams

In bicycle racing, it is easy to forget about the importance of teams, as the main pack is often a jumble of colored jerseys. However, teams are very important. One of the ways they are important can be seen in the sprint stages. like stage 9, as sprinters rely upon their teammates to lead them out in a line to man efficient finish.

Second, teammates are important because riders work with their teammates in the peloton and the breakaway. That happened in stage 9. Jonas Rickaert was named the most combative rider of stage 9 for accompanying Van der Poel to within 10 kilometers of the line, before slumping over his handlebars.

“I’m really happy,” Van der Poel explained. “That was one of his (Rickaert) dreams, to win the combativity award, and that’s why we went. “In the end, we nearly made it, but we hadn’t expected to get that far,” he said of his 173-kilometer breakaway at an average speed of 49.9kph. As with many heroic exploits, their epic escape was ultimately doomed to a gut-wrenching narrow failure.

But with his gung-ho all-in style, Van der Poel grew his Tour de France legend here, despite being caught with 700m to go; the plaudits will be both his and Merlier’s. “It’s hard not to be able to finish it off, but we put on a good show,” said the Dutch rider.

A third way teams are important is in the mountains. Tour de France contenders there rely upon their teammates to ride with them up the mountains. A goal of the riders who are placed high in the overall classification is to have as many teammates with them as possible, for as long as possible, as they ride up mountains. The overall leader in this year’s race suffered a big loss today,

Conclusion

Stage 9 was another sprint stage. It was an exciting finish, but there was next to no change in the overall standings in this sprint stage. Stage 10 is a different story. There are seven mountains on this stage, and six of them are classified as number two mountains by the race committee. The stage from Ennezet to Le Mont Dore is 164 kilometers long and is diabolical. Television coverage begins at 6:30 AM.