2016 Tour de France

103rd edition: July 2 - July 24, 2016

Stage 9, Sunday, July 10: 
Vielha Val d'Aran - Andorre Arcalis

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Stage 9, Sunday, June 10: Vielha Val d'Aran - Andorre Arcalis, 184.5 km

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Tom Dumoulin winning stage 9.

Rated ascents:

• Km 19.0: Port de la Bonaigua (2,072 m), 13.7 km @ 6.1% - cat 1
• Km 87.5: Port del Cantò (1,721 m), 19 km @ 5.4% - cat 1
• Km 143.0: Côte de la Comella (1,347 m), 4.2 km @ 8.2% - cat 2
• Km 157.0: Col de Beixalis (1,796 m), 6.4 km @ 8.5% - cat 1
• Km 184.5: Andorre Arcalis (2,240m), 10.1 km @ 7.2% - cat H

Weather: At the finish at Andorre Arcalis at 1:45 PM, it's mostly cloudy and 21C (69F) with the wind from the WSW at 10 km/hr (6mph). There is a potential for thunderstorms all afternoon.

The Race: 197 riders started at 12:04 PM for what is the 2016 Tour's Queen Stage with five monster climbs and a hilltop finish. Soon after the stage began, Mark Renshaw of Dimension Data abandoned.

From the gun, the attacks began and after just seven kilometers, 45 riders were clear. Alberto Contador and Alejandro Valverde and several others went after them. This would no easy day on the bike. Pierre Rolland, who crashed yesterday, was dropped by the main group, but made it back.

On the climb FDJ rider Mathieu Ladagnous became the third rider to quit this Tour. At the top of the Port de la Bonaigua, there were 21 riders off the front, including Valverde, Sagan and Majka. Contador (who awoke today with a fever) went back to the main group with Froome. Before the start of the Port del Cantò climb, Valverde also went back to the yellow jersey group.

That left about twenty riders three minutes ahead of the main group. On the climb, Contador had a long talk with his team car and then several more consultations.

And, a bit more than 100 kilometers before the stage finish, Alberto Contador abandoned the 2016 Tour de France.

Thomas de Gendt was first over the Port del Cantò, followed by Thibaut Pinot, making Pinot the virtual KOM. Then Cédric Pineau (FDJ) abandoned.

Well down the descent of the Cantò, the peloton is more than six minutes behind the break.

With a little more than fifty kilometers to go, the peloton seemed unworried about the break, which was now nearly nine minutes up the road.

Peter Sagan won the intermediate sprint at Andorra-la-Vella, but remains seven points behind Mark Cavendish in the contest for the green jersey. Shortly thereafter Thomas de Gendt was the first over the second-category La Comella. The peloton at this point was more than nine minutes back.

At the crest of the Col de Beixalis, the lead group was down to ten. One of the ten, George Bennett, tried several times to get away, but each time he was brought back. Thibaut Pinot was first over the top. The peloton, pulled along by Sky, was eight and a half minutes back.

On the final ascent to Andorre-Arcalis, Tom Dumoulin rode away from the break and quickly had a real gap. And, as forecast, the rain started falling hard. Then it started hailing.

Back in the peloton, Richie Porte attacked, but Froome was on him like stink on poo. Froome counter-attacked, bringing Nairo Quintana with him as well as Martin, Bardet and Yates.

Dumoulin won the stage with Rui Alberto Faria the first chaser across the line.

Froome finished with Yates, Quintana, Port, Martin and Jesus Herrada, allowing Froome to remain the GC leader.

After the race Dumoulin said, “This is a dream come true. I'm so tired that I can't even speak. It's been an incredible day. I've won the queen stage! It's special. I've showed that I'm not only a time trial specialist. I can do more. I'm so happy.”

Complete Results:

Stage 9 photos | Stage 9 video

184.5 kilometers raced at an average speed of 34.99 km/hr

1	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	5hr 16min 24sec
2	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	@ 38sec
3	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	s.t.
4	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 01' 39''
5	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 57''
6	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	+ 02' 30''
7	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 02' 48''
8	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	+ 02' 52''
9	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 03' 44''
10	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 06' 35''
11	FROOME Christopher	SKY	+ 06' 35''
12	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	s.t.
13	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 06' 37''
14	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
15	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	s.t.
16	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	+ 06' 56''
17	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
18	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
19	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
20	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	s.t.
21	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	+ 07' 13''
22	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 07' 17''
23	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	s.t.
24	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
25	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	+ 07' 24''
26	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 07' 35''
27	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	s.t.
28	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
29	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	+ 08' 27''
30	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 08' 41''
31	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	s.t.
32	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
33	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 08' 50''
34	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 09' 30"
35	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 09' 41''
36	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 09' 44''
37	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 09' 47''
38	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 10' 08''
39	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
40	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 10' 18''
41	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 10' 51''
42	SANCHEZ GIL Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 12' 53''
43	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	+ 13' 06''
44	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 13' 50''
45	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
46	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 13' 59''
47	POELS Wouter	SKY	+ 14' 01''
48	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 15' 09''
49	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 15' 36''
50	PLAZA MOLINA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
51	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 15' 55''
52	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 17' 33''
53	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	+ 17' 42''
54	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 19' 03''
55	LANDA Mikel	SKY	s.t.
56	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 19' 11''
57	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 20' 39''
58	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
59	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
60	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
61	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	+ 21' 01''
62	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 14''
63	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
64	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	s.t.
65	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	s.t.
66	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
67	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
68	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
69	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
70	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 22' 07''
71	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	+ 22' 19''
72	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	s.t.
73	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	s.t.
74	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
75	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 22' 58''
76	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
77	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	+ 23' 24''
78	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 24' 10''
79	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 25' 48''
80	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	s.t.
81	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
82	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 28' 16''
83	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	s.t.
84	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	s.t.
85	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	s.t.
86	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
87	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
88	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
89	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 29' 43''
90	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	s.t.
91	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
92	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
93	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
94	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 31' 10''
95	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
96	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
97	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	s.t.
98	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	s.t.
99	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
100	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
101	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
102	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	s.t.
103	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
104	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
105	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
106	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
107	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 31' 48''
108	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	s.t.
109	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
110	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
111	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
112	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	s.t.
113	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	+ 32' 03''
114	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
115	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
116	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 32' 22''
117	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 32' 41''
118	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 35' 26''
119	BONNET William	FDJ	s.t.
120	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
121	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
122	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
123	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
124	ROWE Luke	SKY	s.t.
125	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
126	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
127	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
128	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	s.t.
129	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	s.t.
130	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
131	STANNARD Ian	SKY	s.t.
132	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
133	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
134	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	s.t.
135	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
136	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
137	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
138	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
139	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	s.t.
140	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	s.t.
141	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
142	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
143	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
144	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
145	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	s.t.
146	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
147	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
148	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
149	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
150	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
151	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	s.t.
152	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
153	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
154	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
155	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
156	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	s.t.
157	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	s.t.
158	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	s.t.
159	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	s.t.
160	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
161	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
162	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
163	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
164	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	s.t.
165	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	s.t.
166	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
167	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
168	GREIPEL André	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
169	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	s.t.
170	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	s.t.
171	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
172	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	s.t.
173	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
174	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
175	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	s.t.
176	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
177	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
178	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
179	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	s.t.
180	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	s.t.
181	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
182	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
183	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	s.t.
184	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	s.t.
185	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	s.t.
186	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	s.t.
187	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.
188	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	s.t.
189	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	s.t.
190	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
191	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	s.t.
192	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	s.t.
193	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO-SOUDAL	s.t.

GC after stage 9:

• GC leader: Christopher Froome (Sky)
• Points classification leader: Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data)
• Mountains classification leader: Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)
• Young rider classification leader: Adam Yates (Orica-BikeExchange)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1,769.5 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 39.67 km/hr

1	FROOME Christopher	SKY	44hr 36min 3sec
2	YATES Adam	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	@ 16sec
3	MARTIN Daniel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 00' 19''
4	QUINTANA Nairo	MOVISTAR	+ 00' 23''
5	RODRIGUEZ Joaquin	KATUSHA	+ 00' 37''
6	BARDET Romain	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 00' 44''
7	MOLLEMA Bauke	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
8	HENAO Sergio Luis	SKY	s.t.
9	MEINTJES Louis	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 00' 55''
10	VALVERDE Alejandro	MOVISTAR	+ 01' 01''
11	VAN GARDEREN Tejay	BMC	s.t.
12	KREUZIGER Roman	TINKOFF	+ 01' 16''
13	ARU Fabio	ASTANA	+ 01' 23''
14	PORTE Richie	BMC	+ 02' 10''
15	BARGUIL WARREN	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 02' 51''
16	THOMAS Geraint	SKY	+ 03' 20''
17	ROLLAND Pierre	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 04' 01''
18	REICHENBACH Sébastien	FDJ	+ 05' 22''
19	KELDERMAN Wilco	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 05' 28''
20	VAN DEN BROECK Jurgen	KATUSHA	+ 05' 33''
21	NIEVE Mikel	SKY	+ 07' 30''
22	BUCHMANN Emanuel	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 08' 48''
23	SCHLECK Frank	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 11' 20''
24	FRANK Mathias	IAM CYCLING	+ 12' 00''
25	CARUSO Damiano	BMC	+ 12' 13''
26	KANGERT Tanel	ASTANA	+ 15' 30''
27	PINOT Thibaut	FDJ	+ 15' 39''
28	SEPULVEDA Eduardo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 16' 57''
29	VUILLERMOZ Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 19' 44''
30	POZZOVIVO Domenico	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 20' 50''
31	ZUBELDIA Haimar	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 21' 42''
32	MAJKA Rafal	TINKOFF	+ 25' 56''
33	BENNETT George	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 26' 03''
34	NAVARRO Daniel	COFIDIS	+ 28' 04''
35	MORABITO Steve	FDJ	+ 29' 40''
36	LANDA Mikel	SKY	+ 33' 53''
37	NIBALI Vincenzo	ASTANA	+ 34' 14''
38	CLEMENT Stef	IAM CYCLING	+ 34' 35''
39	PANTANO Jarlinson	IAM CYCLING	+ 35' 47''
40	TEN DAM Laurens	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 36' 27''
41	IMPEY Daryl	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 37' 03''
42	MORENO Daniel	MOVISTAR	+ 37' 33''
43	ZAKARIN Ilnur	KATUSHA	+ 40' 03''
44	DUMOULIN Tom	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 40' 24''
45	ALAPHILIPPE Julian	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 40' 37''
46	PREIDLER Georg	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 42' 03''
47	STETINA Peter	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 42' 05''
48	FARIA Rui Alberto	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 42' 27''
49	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 42' 38''
50	POELS Wouter	SKY	+ 42' 46''
51	PAUWELS Serge	DIMENSION DATA	+ 43' 08''
52	HUZARSKI Bartosz	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 44' 58''
53	KISERLOVSKI Robert	TINKOFF	+ 45' 40''
54	MOINARD Amaël	BMC	+ 45' 45''
55	BAKELANTS Jan	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 45' 48''
56	SANCHEZ Luis-Leon	ASTANA	+ 45' 53''
57	ROSA Diego	ASTANA	+ 48' 44''
58	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BMC	+ 48' 58''
59	FUGLSANG Jakob	ASTANA	+ 54' 13''
60	JEANNESSON Arnold	COFIDIS	+ 54' 24''
61	DE GENDT Thomas	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 55' 09''
62	KONRAD Patrick	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 57' 33''
63	PLAZA Ruben	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 57' 49''
64	MARTIN Tony	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 59' 43''
65	MATE Luis Angel	COFIDIS	+ 59' 57''
66	GESCHKE Simon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 01' 48''
67	LOSADA Alberto	KATUSHA	+ 01h 02' 20''
68	GRIVKO Andriy	ASTANA	+ 01h 02' 31''
69	CRADDOCK Lawson	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 02' 36''
70	CHAVANEL Sylvain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 02' 57''
71	ANACONA Winner Andrew	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 03' 21''
72	GASTAUER Ben	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 04' 19''
73	SICARD Romain	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 06' 18''
74	SORENSEN Chris Anker	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 07' 02''
75	POLANC Jan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 07' 49''
76	CHEREL Mikael	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 07' 57''
77	IZAGUIRRE Ion	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 07' 57''
78	TIRALONGO Paolo	ASTANA	+ 01h 10' 32''
79	HERRADA Jesús	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 12' 39''
80	SLAGTER Tom Jelte	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 12' 44''
81	IZAGUIRRE Gorka	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 12' 54''
82	VICHOT Arthur	FDJ	+ 01h 15' 24''
83	FEILLU Brice	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 15' 36''
84	GALLOPIN Tony	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 16' 07''
85	ROY Jérémy	FDJ	+ 01h 16' 24''
86	GAUTIER Cyril	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 16' 41''
87	ROUX Anthony	FDJ	+ 01h 16' 49''
88	ELMIGER Martin	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 16' 52''
89	GRMAY Tsgabu Gebremaryam	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 17' 26''
90	COPPEL Jérôme	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 18' 48''
91	NAESEN Oliver	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 19' 45''
92	DURASEK Kristijan	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 20' 50''
93	VOECKLER Thomas	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 22' 25''
94	EDET Nicolas	COFIDIS	+ 01h 22' 26''
95	VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael	TINKOFF	+ 01h 22' 38''
96	LUTSENKO Alexey	ASTANA	+ 01h 23' 49''
97	SAGAN Peter	TINKOFF	+ 01h 24' 07''
98	GERRANS Simon	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 24' 34''
99	BURGHARDT Marcus	BMC	+ 01h 24' 55''
100	BARTA Jan	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 25' 19''
101	PIBERNIK Luka	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 26' 03''
102	HOWES Alex	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 26' 55''
103	BERHANE Natnael	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 27' 10''
104	SCHÄR Michael	BMC	+ 01h 28' 49''
105	PERICHON Pierre-Luc	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 30' 28''
106	VOSS Paul	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 30' 40''
107	COQUARD Bryan	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 32' 05''
108	DELAPLACE Anthony	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 32' 27''
109	VACHON Florian	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 33' 27''
110	MARTENS Paul	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 33' 34''
111	DURBRIDGE Luke	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 33' 47''
112	VAN BAARLE Dylan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 35' 34''
113	OLIVEIRA Nelson	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 35' 54''
114	HANSEN Adam	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 36' 13''
115	BRESCHEL Matti	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 36' 56''
116	DUCHESNE Antoine	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 37' 19''
117	CURVERS Roy	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 37' 26''
118	VAN RENSBURG Reinardt	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 37' 28''
119	HOLLENSTEIN Reto	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 37' 29''
120	ARASHIRO Yukiya	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 37' 40''
121	HAYMAN Mathew	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 38' 07''
122	IRIZAR Markel	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 38' 29''
123	TEKLEHAIMANOT Daniel	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 38' 38''
124	TULIK ANGÉLO	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 38' 41''
125	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 39' 01''
126	STUYVEN Jasper	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 39' 02''
127	CANCELLARA Fabian	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 39' 23''
128	ROELANDTS Jurgen	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 39' 30''
129	VICIOSO Angel	KATUSHA	+ 01h 39' 37''
130	MATTHEWS Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 40' 19''
131	RAST Gregory	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 40' 31''
132	BONNET William	FDJ	+ 01h 40' 31''
133	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 41' 42''
134	ALBASINI Michael	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 41' 58''
135	DUMOULIN Samuel	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 42' 57''
136	CUMMINGS Stephen	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 43' 09''
137	KIRYIENKA Vasili	SKY	+ 01h 43' 17''
138	FONSECA Armindo	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 43' 23''
139	ENGER Sondre Holst	IAM CYCLING	+ 01h 43' 42''
140	COUSIN Jérome	COFIDIS	+ 01h 43' 52''
141	VAKOC Petr	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 44' 03''
142	THEUNS Edward	TREK-SEGAFREDO	+ 01h 44' 15''
143	DENNIS Rohan	BMC	+ 01h 44' 16''
144	JUUL-JENSEN Christopher	ORICA-BIKEEXCHANGE	+ 01h 45' 19''
145	LANGEVELD Sebastian	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 45' 53''
146	RICHEZE Ariel Maximiliano	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 46' 23''
147	LINDEMAN Bert Jan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 46' 27''
148	TOSATTO Matteo	TINKOFF	+ 01h 46' 28''
149	BENEDETTI Cesare	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 46' 46''
150	LAPORTE Christophe	COFIDIS	+ 01h 47' 46''
151	VANMARCKE Sep	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 48' 07''
152	KITTEL Marcel	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 48' 45''
153	ROOSEN Timo	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 49' 03''
154	WYNANTS Maarten	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 49' 03''
155	DEGENKOLB John	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 49' 07''
156	SCHILLINGER Andreas	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 01h 49' 11''
157	CAVENDISH Mark	DIMENSION DATA	+ 01h 49' 35''
158	SABATINI Fabio	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 49' 35''
159	KRISTOFF Alexander	KATUSHA	+ 01h 50' 22''
160	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 50' 32''
161	KOREN Kristijan	CANNONDALE-DRAPAC	+ 01h 50' 44''
162	GUARNIERI Jacopo	KATUSHA	+ 01h 51' 12''
163	HENDERSON Gregory	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 51' 27''
164	GENE Yohann	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 51' 47''
165	BONO Matteo	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 52' 24''
166	BREEN Vegard	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 52' 28''
167	SOUPE GEOFFREY	COFIDIS	+ 01h 52' 29''
168	SINKELDAM Ramon	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 52' 31''
169	STANNARD Ian	SKY	+ 01h 52' 32''
170	KEISSE Iljo	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 52' 40''
171	GREIPEL André	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 01h 53' 09''
172	ROWE Luke	SKY	+ 01h 53' 09''
173	PETIT Adrien	DIRECT ENERGIE	+ 01h 53' 11''
174	GROENEWEGEN Dylan	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 53' 51''
175	CIMOLAI Davide	LAMPRE-MERIDA	+ 01h 53' 51''
176	BOOKWALTER Brent	BMC	+ 01h 53' 54''
177	BOZIC Borut	COFIDIS	+ 01h 53' 54''
178	GATTO Oscar	TINKOFF	+ 01h 54' 39''
179	LEMOINE Cyril	COFIDIS	+ 01h 54' 46''
180	BODNAR Maciej	TINKOFF	+ 01h 55' 03''
181	ERVITI Imanol	MOVISTAR	+ 01h 55' 06''
182	MC LAY DANIEL	FORTUNEO-VITAL CONCEPT	+ 01h 55' 07''
183	TIMMER Albert	GIANT-ALPECIN	+ 01h 55' 19''
184	WAGNER Robert	LOTTO NL-JUMBO	+ 01h 56' 03''
185	VERMOTE Julien	ETIXX-QUICK STEP	+ 01h 56' 55''
186	HALLER Marco	KATUSHA	+ 01h 58' 16''
187	GOUGEARD Alexis	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	+ 01h 59' 34''
188	SIEBERG Marcel	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 02h 00' 03''
189	HOWARD Leigh	IAM CYCLING	+ 02h 02' 38''
190	EISEL Bernhard	DIMENSION DATA	+ 02h 02' 41''
191	ARCHBOLD Shane	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 03' 32''
192	BAK Lars Ytting	LOTTO-SOUDAL	+ 02h 18' 16''
193	BENNETT Sam	BORA-ARGON 18	+ 02h 22' 11''

Stage 9 map and profile:

Stage 9 map

Stage 9 profile

Stage 9 video

Stage 9 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Tom Dumoulin took off on the final climb. Waiting for him and the rest of the peloton was some real weather.

Romain Bardet is getting hammered by the rain and hail

Warren Barguil

Thomas de Gendt

Rui Alberto Faria getting hit with hail.

Wilco Kelderman

Roman Kreuziger

Frank Schleck

Alejandro Valverde

Tom Dumoulin wins the stage

Tom Dumoulin a little drier and cleaner

Chris Froome will start stage 10 on Tuesday in yellow.

Organizer's preview:

Talking about the Tour de France route he studied during the off season, Chris Froome highlighted Andorra as the first major appointment for a fight between the favourites. He didn't expect to be in the yellow jersey ahead of stage 9. Moreover, he didn't expect to win the way he did at Bagnères-de-Luchon, riding away solo in the downhill after cresting the col de Peyresourde.

He didn't create a massive gap and the Tour is far from over. He has 23 seconds lead over Nairo Quintana and Fabio Aru. Alberto Contador is further down at 3.12 as injuries from the first two days have taken their toll. Five big climbs are on the menu. The first two are on Spanish soil like the first 120 kilometres after the start at Vielha-Val d'Aran in the province of Lérida before entering the principality of Andorra.

This is the third stage finish at Arcalis in the history of the Tour de France, after Jan Ullrich sealed his overall victory in 1997 and Brice Feillu claimed the only victory of his career up to date in 2009. Colombia's Oliveiro Rincón also won a mountain stage in Andorra but that was at Pal when Quintana was only three years old (in 1993).

But Nairoman knows all of the career of his fellow countryman from Boyacá and he'd love to mimic him 23 years later to take a stage win at the 2016 Tour de France. Breakaway from far out can always work out in long mountainous stages, especially with the Port de la Bonaigua located only 19km after the start, but shall the protagonists be willing to challenge Froome, the terrain is ideal for the great climbers.

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