Tour de France 2019/9. stage

◄ 8.00000 Result of the 9th stage 10. ►00000
		Daryl Impey (MTS)	4:03:12 h (42.064 km / h)
2.		Tiesj Benoot (LTS)	equal time
3.		Jan Tratnik (TBM)	+ 0:10 min
4th		Oliver Naesen (ALM)	equal time
5.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	equal time
6th		Nicolas Roche (SUN)	+ 0:14 min
7th		Marc Soler (MOV)	+ 0:21 min
8th.		Iván García Cortina (TBM)	+ 1:50 min
9.		Simon Clarke (EF1)	equal time
10.		Anthony Delaplace (PCB)	+ 2:42 min
		Tiesj Benoot (LTS)
Intermediate results after the 9th stage
		Julian Alaphilippe (DQT)	38:37:36 h
2.		Giulio Ciccone (TFS)	+ 0:23 min
3.		Thibaut Pinot (GFC)	+ 0:53 min
		Peter Sagan (BOH)	204 pts.
2.		Michael Matthews (SUN)	144 pts.
3.		Sonny Colbrelli (TBM)	129 pts.
		Tim Wellens (LTS)	43 pts.
2.		Thomas De Gendt (LTS)	37 pts.
3.		Giulio Ciccone (TFS)	30 pts.
		Giulio Ciccone (TFS)	38:37:59 h
2.		Egan Bernal (INS)	+ 0:53 min
3.		Enric Mas (DQT)	+ 1:23 min
		Trek-Segafredo	116: 12: 24 h
2.		Movistar team	+ 01:50 min
3.		EF Education First	+ 15:24 min

The 9th stage of the Tour de France 2019 took place on July 14, 2019. It was a French national holiday and the Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe drove in the yellow jersey. The 170.5 kilometer long hilly stage led from Saint-Étienne to Brioude . The stage start was at 13:05 at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard , the sharp start took place at 13:27 north of Saint-Genest-Lerpt .

Race course

On the first kilometers, a top group of 14 formed from Lukas Pöstlberger , Oliver Naesen , Iván Garcia Cortina , Jan Tratnik , Tony Martin , Simon Clarke , Daryl Impey , Jasper Stuyven , Nicolas Roche , Jesús Herrada , Tiesj Benoot , Romain Sicard , Edvald Boasson Hagen and Anthony Delaplace . Nils Politt had previously tried to pull away from the field of drivers, but his attempt to break away failed.

On the first ascent to the Mur d'Aurec-sur-Loire , Marc Soler joined the leading group, so that the breakaway group comprised 15 riders. Also Rui Costa tried, drive up close to the leading group, but failed. The outliers were able to develop a lead of more than 10 minutes in the course of the stage. After the second ascent (Côte des Guillaumanches) , Pöstlberger launched an attack, and the group of pursuers split up into several groups. Pöstlberger was put back on the climb to the Côte de Saint-Just-près-Brioude . Shortly before the last mountain classification, Impey, Benoot and Roche separated from the rest of the drivers. The top trio now tried to win the stage among themselves. About 13 kilometers from the finish, the trio had a lead of 15 seconds over the chasing quartet Tratnik, Naesen, Stuyven and Soler. Benoot attacked eight kilometers from the finish, Impey followed; Roche could no longer keep up with the pace of the top duo. In the last 100 meters Impey won the sprint stage. Tratnik came in third. The peloton crossed the finish line 16:25 minutes after the top duo. There were no changes in the ratings.

The stage was overshadowed by a serious fall a few kilometers after the sharp start. The Italian Alessandro De Marchi ( CCC Team ), who the day before was the last to keep up with runaway Thomas De Gendt until a few kilometers before the finish , had to give up the race. He sustained serious injuries including a fractured collarbone, a broken rib and a bruised lung.

Time bonus

Time bonus on the Côte de Saint-Just-près-Brioude driver Time bonus  Daryl Impey (MTS) 8 seconds  Tiesj Benoot (LTS) 5 seconds  Nicolas Roche (SUN) 2 seconds

Time bonus at the stage destination driver Time bonus  Daryl Impey (MTS) 10 seconds  Tiesj Benoot (LTS) 6 seconds  Jan Tratnik (TBM) 4 seconds

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Arlanc after 92 km at 591  m
1.		Edvald Boasson Hagen (TDD)	20 pts.
2.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	17 pts.
3.		Anthony Delaplace (PCB)	15 pts.
4th		Daryl Impey (MTS)	13 pts.
5.		Tiesj Benoot (LTS)	11 pts.
6th		Jesús Herrada (COF)	10 pts.
7th		Nicolas Roche (SUN)	9 pts.
8th.		Simon Clarke (EF1)	8 pts.
9.		Lukas Pöstlberger (BOH)	7 pts.
10.		Oliver Naesen (ALM)	6 pts.
11.		Tony Martin (TJV)	5 pts.
12.		Jan Tratnik (TBM)	4 pts.
13.		Iván García Cortina (TBM)	3 pts.
14th		Romain Sicard (TDE)	2 pts.
15th		Marc Soler (MOV)	1 point

Stage finish in Brioude after 170.5 km at 442  m
1.		Daryl Impey (MTS)	30 pts.
2.		Tiesj Benoot (LTS)	25 pts.
3.		Jan Tratnik (TBM)	22 pts.
4th		Oliver Naesen (ALM)	19 pts.
5.		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	17 pts.
6th		Nicolas Roche (SUN)	15 pts.
7th		Marc Soler (MOV)	13 pts.
8th.		Iván García Cortina (TBM)	11 pts.
9.		Simon Clarke (EF1)	9 pts.
10.		Anthony Delaplace (PCB)	7 pts.
11.		Jesús Herrada (COF)	6 pts.
12.		Romain Sicard (TDE)	5 pts.
13.		Lukas Pöstlberger (BOH)	4 pts.
14th		Edvald Boasson Hagen (TDD)	3 pts.
15th		Tony Martin (TJV)	2 pts.

Mountain ratings

Mur d'Aurec-sur-Loire Category 1 after 36.5 km at 802  m 3.2 km at 11.0%
1.		Tiesj Benoot (LTS)	10 pts.
2.		Anthony Delaplace (PCB)	8 pts.
3.		Daryl Impey (MTS)	6 pts.
4th		Romain Sicard (TDE)	4 pts.
5.		Jesús Herrada (COF)	2 pts.
6th		Jasper Stuyven (TFS)	1 point

Côte des Guillaumanches Category 3 after 106 km at 1015  m 7.8 km at 4.1%
1.		Daryl Impey (MTS)	2 pts.
2.		Tiesj Benoot (LTS)	1 point

Côte de Saint-Just-près-Brioude Category 3 after 161.5 km at 731  m 3.6 km at 7.2%
1.		Daryl Impey (MTS)	2 pts.
2.		Tiesj Benoot (LTS)	1 point

tasks

•  Alessandro De Marchi (CCC): Task during the stage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ South African Impey the Strongest on Bastille Day. In: radsport-news.com. July 14, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ De Marchi fails with broken bones and bruised lungs. In: radsport-news.com. July 14, 2019, accessed July 15, 2019 . 

Web links

• 9th stage of the Tour de France 2019 on letour.fr
• Race course of the 9th stage on letour.fr (see dispatches)
• Tour de France 2019/9. Stage in the ProCyclingStats.com database
• Tour de France: Summary - Stage 9 - Tour de France 2019 on YouTube (Length: 4:06 min).
• Press kit and final result of the 9th stage provided by tissottiming.com (PDF; 3.3 MB)