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Sunday, August 22: Stage 9, Puerto Lumbreras - Alto de Velefique 188 km

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Damiano Caruso finished more than a minute ahead of his nearest chaser, Primoz Roglic. Photo: Gomez Sport

Rated ascents

• Km 74.5: Altro de Cuatro Vientos, 10.5 km @ 3.8%. Cat. 2
• Km 131: Alto Collado Venta Luisa, 29 km @ 4.4%. Cat. 1
• Km 159.1: Altro Castro de Filabres, 7.1 km @ 3.9%. Cat. 3
• Km 188: Alto de Velefique, 13.2 km @ 6.4%. Special Cat.

Weather at the city of Velafique, on the route, 12 km from the finish at 2:30 PM, local time: 31C (88F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the southeast at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 54% chance of rain, declining to 1% by 5:00 PM.

The race: All 175 riders who finished yesterday's stage started today. The official start was given at 12:09 PM.

Here's the race organizer's stage nine summary:

Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious) claimed an impressive stage win atop the Alto de Velefique, on stage 9 of La Vuelta 21, after an action-packed day in the Andalusian mountains. The Italian climber was part of the breakaway that only emerged after 90km of battle. And he went solo on the slopes of the Alto Collado Venta Luisa with 71km to eventually fend off the GC contenders on the final climb of the day. Second of the stage, Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) tightened his grip on La Roja ahead of Enric Mas (Movistar Team) on the eve of the rest day. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) and Mikel Landa (Bahrain Victorious) struggled on the Andalusian climb.

There are 175 riders left in the peloton of La Vuelta 21 as they roll from Puerto Lumbreras to face a brutal mountain stage on the eve of the first rest day: more than 4.500m of elevation to reach the summit finish at Alto de Velefique. And these mountains inspire the most combative riders, as it takes 90km of attacks and counter-attacks for the break to get away after two hours of battle!

Lilian Calmejane (AG2R-Citroën Team), Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious), Angel Madrazo (Burgos-BH), Julen Amezqueta (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA), Olivier Le Gac, Rudy Molard (Groupama-FDJ), Robert Stannard (Team BikeExchange), Romain Bardet, Martijn Tusveld (Team DSM), Kenny Elissonde (Trek-Segafredo) and Rafal Majka (UAE Team Emirates open a gap of 3’ at km 103.

Caruso's one man show
With the likes of Molard (+5’09’’), Calmejane (+6’34’’) and Caruso (+6’47’’) threatening La Roja, Primoz Roglic’s Jumbo-Visma control the attackers’ advantage. Ineos Grenadiers up the pace on the cat-1 ascent of the Alto de Collado Venta Luisa (29km with an average gradient of 4.4% and irregular slopes rising up to 15%). They quickly bring the gap down to 1’15’’.

Caruso decides to accelerate 14km away from the summit and nobody can keep up with him. Bardet, Tusveld, Majka and Amezqueta go over the top with a gap of 1’25’’. The rest of the attackers have been caught by a reduced GC group, now trailing by 1’55’’.

Damiano Caruso keeps pushing on the downhill and on the penultimate climb while Ineos Grenadiers stop chasing with 40km to go. Geoffrey Bouchard (AG2R-Citroën Team) makes the jump to the chasers while Tusveld is dropped. Bardet, Majka, Amezqueta and Bouchard trail by 2’30’’ into the last 20km, while the gap to the bunch is up to 4’50’’.

The Alto de Velefique finishing climb (shown above) averages 6.4%, but has sections of over 13%.

Full-on battle on the Alto de Velefique
Ineos Grenadiers are back at the helm of the GC group on the final climb, While Caruso maintains a strong pace at the front, his leader Mikel Landa is dropped with 10km to go. Adam Yates attacks 1km further up. Soon, a select group emerges with the Brit, his Ineos Grenadiers companion Egan Bernal, Primoz Roglic, and the Movistar Team duo Enric Mas - Miguel Angel Lopez. Jack Haig (Bahrain Victorious) also gets in the mix.

After another round of accelerations, Mas attacks with 5km to go and only Roglic can follow him. The two men work together to gain time on their rivals while Caruso manages to resist them. The Italian climber wins 1’05’’ ahead of Roglic, more than ever the leader of La Vuelta 21, and 1’06’’ ahead of Mas, now trailing by 28’’ on GC. Haig, Lopez and Yates are the strongest behind them, losing some 40’’. Bernal loses a minute and Landa drops 4 minutes.

Complete results:

Stage 9 photos

188 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.199 km/hr

1	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	5hr 3min 14sec
2	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	@ 1min 5sec
3	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	1' 06''
4	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 44''
5	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	s.t.
6	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
7	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	2' 07''
8	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 10''
9	EGAN BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
10	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 40''
11	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
12	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 43''
13	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2' 45''
14	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	3' 39''
15	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	3' 48''
16	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
17	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
18	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
19	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	3' 56''
20	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	4' 16''
21	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	5' 04''
22	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
23	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
24	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
25	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	6' 20''
26	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	7' 56''
27	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	8' 01''
28	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	s.t.
29	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
30	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	8' 32''
31	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	9' 08''
32	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	10' 31''
33	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	10' 51''
34	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	11' 07''
35	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	12' 28''
36	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
37	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	13' 31''
38	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
39	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
40	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	14' 32''
41	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	14' 37''
42	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
43	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
44	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
45	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
46	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	16' 49''
47	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
48	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	20' 43''
49	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	21' 04''
50	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
51	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	21' 34''
52	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	22' 35''
53	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	22' 49''
54	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	s.t.
55	GOTZON MARTIN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
56	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
57	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	22' 53''
58	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	23' 17''
59	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
60	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	s.t.
61	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
62	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
63	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	s.t.
64	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
65	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
66	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	24' 55''
67	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	26' 02''
68	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	26' 35''
69	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
70	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	27' 07''
71	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
72	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	27' 46''
73	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
74	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
75	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	28' 13''
76	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
77	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
78	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	BURGOS-BH	28' 36''
79	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
80	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
81	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	s.t.
82	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
83	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
84	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
85	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
86	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
87	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
88	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
89	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
90	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
91	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
92	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
93	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
94	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
95	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
96	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
97	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
98	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
99	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
100	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
101	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	29' 00''
102	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
103	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	29' 18''
104	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	30' 12''
105	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	31' 45''
106	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
107	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
108	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
109	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
110	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	31' 52''
111	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	s.t.
112	ANTONIO JESÚS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
113	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
114	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-FENIX	32' 55''
115	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
116	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
117	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
118	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
119	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
120	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
121	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
122	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
123	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
124	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
125	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
126	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.
127	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
128	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	s.t.
129	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
130	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
131	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	s.t.
132	DIEGO RUBIO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
133	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
134	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
135	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	s.t.
136	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
137	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	s.t.
138	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
139	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	s.t.
140	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
141	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
142	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	s.t.
143	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
144	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	33' 46''
145	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	s.t.
146	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
147	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
148	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	33' 58''
149	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	34' 38''
150	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	34' 57''
151	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	38' 04''
152	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
153	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
154	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
155	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
156	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
157	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
158	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
159	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	s.t.
160	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	s.t.
161	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
162	OIER LAZKANO	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	s.t.
163	ALEX ARANBURU	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
164	SIMON CARR	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	s.t.
165	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	s.t.
166	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
167	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
168	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	s.t.
169	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	40' 31''
170	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
171	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	s.t.

GC after stage 9:

• GC leader: Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma)
• Mountans classification leader: Damiano Caruso (Bahrain Victorious)
• Points classification leader: Fabio Jakobsen (Deceuninck-Quick Step)
• Best young rider: Egan Bernal (INEOS Grenadiers)
• Team classification leader: Movistar

1,397.2 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 40.717 km/hr

1	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	34hr 18min 53sec
2	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	@ 28sec
3	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	MOVISTAR	1' 21''
4	JACK HAIG	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 42''
5	EGAN BERNAL	INEOS GRENADIERS	1' 52''
6	ADAM YATES	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 07''
7	GIULIO CICCONE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	2' 39''
8	SEPP KUSS	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 40''
9	FELIX GROSSSCHARTNER	BORA-HANSGROHE	3' 25''
10	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 55''
11	ALEKSANDR VLASOV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
12	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	4' 00''
13	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	4' 05''
14	FABIO ARU	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	4' 36''
15	DAMIANO CARUSO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	5' 35''
16	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	5' 47''
17	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	5' 52''
18	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	7' 40''
19	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 10''
20	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	9' 39''
21	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	10' 57''
22	STEVEN KRUIJSWIJK	JUMBO-VISMA	11' 24''
23	RÉMY ROCHAS	COFIDIS	18' 09''
24	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	20' 14''
25	RAFAL MAJKA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	21' 14''
26	GIANLUCA BRAMBILLA	TREK-SEGAFREDO	24' 05''
27	STEFF CRAS	LOTTO SOUDAL	24' 31''
28	GEOFFREY BOUCHARD	AG2R-CITROEN	24' 58''
29	MARTIJN TUSVELD	TEAM DSM	28' 44''
30	MARK PADUN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	29' 46''
31	LILIAN CALMEJANE	AG2R-CITROEN	30' 20''
32	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	32' 46''
33	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	32' 52''
34	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	33' 12''
35	GORKA IZAGIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	33' 18''
36	WOUTER POELS	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	33' 37''
37	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	33' 43''
38	ROMAIN BARDET	TEAM DSM	35' 16''
39	SIMONE PETILLI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	36' 19''
40	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
41	SERGIO LUIS HENAO	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	36' 43''
42	ION IZAGUIRRE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	37' 30''
43	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	37' 50''
44	OSCAR CABEDO	BURGOS-BH	38' 12''
45	MIKEL NIEVE	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	39' 04''
46	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	39' 19''
47	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	39' 49''
48	JAMES PICCOLI	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	40' 31''
49	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	42' 55''
50	JEFFERSON CEPEDA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	43' 05''
51	MICHAEL STORER	TEAM DSM	44' 02''
52	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	44' 47''
53	ANDREY ZEITS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	45' 34''
54	ANDREAS KRON	LOTTO SOUDAL	48' 25''
55	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	48' 41''
56	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	48' 45''
57	JONATHAN LASTRA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	48' 48''
58	MIKAEL CHEREL	AG2R-CITROEN	48' 51''
59	JULEN AMEZQUETA	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	49' 08''
60	RYAN GIBBONS	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	49' 10''
61	FERNANDO BARCELO	COFIDIS	50' 24''
62	NICHOLAS SCHULTZ	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	50' 26''
63	STAN DEWULF	AG2R-CITROEN	52' 14''
64	JAMES KNOX	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	52' 35''
65	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	53' 22''
66	MAURI VANSEVENANT	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	54' 55''
67	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	55' 00''
68	ANGEL MADRAZO	BURGOS-BH	55' 27''
69	JOSEPH DOMBROWSKI	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	55' 28''
70	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	56' 02''
71	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	56' 39''
72	LUCAS HAMILTON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	57' 21''
73	TOBIAS BAYER	ALPECIN-FENIX	57' 30''
74	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	57' 44''
75	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	57' 56''
76	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	58' 19''
77	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	58' 45''
78	JHONATAN NARVAEZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	59' 20''
79	ANTONIO JESÚS SOTO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	59' 23''
80	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 01' 14''
81	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 02' 07''
82	IMANOL ERVITI	MOVISTAR	1H 02' 46''
83	BEN ZWIEHOFF	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 03' 08''
84	ANDREA BAGIOLI	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 03' 13''
85	JAN HIRT	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 04' 49''
86	OLIVIER LE GAC	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 04' 52''
87	GUY NIV	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 05' 40''
88	DAMIEN TOUZE	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 06' 50''
89	ANTHONY ROUX	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 07' 05''
90	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	1H 07' 21''
91	YURIY NATAROV	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1H 07' 44''
92	HARM VANHOUCKE	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 07' 45''
93	DIEGO ANDRES CAMARGO	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 08' 22''
94	SIMON CARR	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 08' 49''
95	CESARE BENEDETTI	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 08' 51''
96	JENS KEUKELEIRE	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 09' 03''
97	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 09' 20''
98	SYLVAIN MONIQUET	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 09' 30''
99	MAXIMILIAN SCHACHMANN	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 09' 35''
100	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 09' 52''
101	SANDER ARMEE	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1H 10' 32''
102	MICHAEL MATTHEWS	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1H 10' 33''
103	RUI OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 10' 53''
104	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	BURGOS-BH	1H 11' 00''
105	KOEN BOUWMAN	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 11' 24''
106	ANTONIO NIBALI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 12' 37''
107	MAGNUS CORT NIELSEN	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 13' 05''
108	EDDY FINE	COFIDIS	1H 14' 10''
109	CLÉMENT VENTURINI	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 14' 23''
110	THOMAS PIDCOCK	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 14' 38''
111	NATHAN VAN HOOYDONCK	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 14' 39''
112	WESLEY KREDER	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 14' 42''
113	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	1H 15' 31''
114	ROBERT STANNARD	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1H 15' 57''
115	CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON	TEAM DSM	1H 16' 16''
116	PELAYO SANCHEZ	BURGOS-BH	1H 16' 36''
117	MIKEL ITURRIA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 17' 08''
118	JASPER PHILIPSEN	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 17' 10''
119	EDWARD PLANCKAERT	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 17' 18''
120	ARITZ BAGÜES	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 17' 56''
121	JON ABERASTURI	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 18' 22''
122	ALVARO CUADROS	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 18' 46''
123	ALEXANDER KRIEGER	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 18' 59''
124	ALEX ARANBURU	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1H 19' 32''
125	ARNAUD DEMARE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 19' 51''
126	LUKA MEZGEC	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1H 20' 06''
127	BERT-JAN LINDEMAN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1H 20' 24''
128	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 20' 32''
129	PATRICK GAMPER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 20' 41''
130	TOBIAS LUDVIGSSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 20' 44''
131	SALVATORE PUCCIO	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 21' 26''
132	MATTHEW HOLMES	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 21' 58''
133	OIER LAZKANO LOPEZ	CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA	1H 22' 10''
134	DAMIEN HOWSON	TEAM BIKEEXCHANGE	1H 22' 20''
135	FLORIAN SENECHAL	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 22' 30''
136	KÉVIN GENIETS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 22' 35''
137	ANTON PALZER	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 22' 40''
138	CONNOR BROWN	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1H 23' 09''
139	DYLAN SUNDERLAND	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1H 23' 30''
140	RAMON SINKELDAM	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
141	DIMITRI CLAEYS	QHUBEKA-NEXTHASH	1H 23' 33''
142	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	1H 23' 42''
143	YUKIYA ARASHIRO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 23' 48''
144	SEP VANMARCKE	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 23' 49''
145	JAN TRATNIK	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 24' 15''
146	PIET ALLEGAERT	COFIDIS	1H 25' 07''
147	LENNARD HOFSTEDE	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 25' 17''
148	SEBASTIAN BERWICK	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 26' 38''
149	CHAD HAGA	TEAM DSM	1H 27' 21''
150	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 27' 25''
151	SCOTT THWAITES	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 27' 26''
152	SACHA MODOLO	ALPECIN-FENIX	1H 27' 47''
153	OMAR FRAILE	ASTANA-PREMIER TECH	1H 28' 02''
154	JUAN JOSE LOBATO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 28' 24''
155	NICO DENZ	TEAM DSM	1H 28' 30''
156	FLORIAN VERMEERSCH	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 28' 33''
157	MATTEO TRENTIN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 29' 06''
158	BERT VAN LERBERGHE	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 29' 56''
159	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM	1H 30' 39''
160	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 32' 28''
161	RICCARDO MINALI	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 32' 39''
162	TOM SCULLY	EF EDUCATION-NIPPO	1H 34' 01''
163	QUINN SIMMONS	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 34' 22''
164	KEVIN VAN MELSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	1H 34' 47''
165	DIEGO RUBIO HERNANDEZ	BURGOS-BH	1H 34' 53''
166	JORDI MEEUS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 38' 03''
167	MARTIN LAAS	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 38' 11''
168	FABIO JAKOBSEN	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 38' 20''
169	ITAMAR EINHORN	ISRAEL START-UP NATION	1H 41' 51''
170	KIEL REIJNEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 42' 01''
171	JOSEF ČERNÝ	DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP	1H 42' 55''

Stage 9 map & profile:

Stage 9 map

Stage 9 profile

Stage 9 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Riders on the final ascent, the Alto de Velefique.

A group of Euskaltel-Euskadi riders leads a group up the mountain.

He's gone! Damiano Caruso flies up the Alto de Velefique.

Caruso makes his way up the mountain.

Enric Mas and GC leader Primoz Roglic are about a minute behind Caruso.

And about a minute behind Mas and Roglic is Egan Bernal, wearing the white jersey of the Best Young Rider.

Jumbo-Visma rider Steven Kruijswijk leads a small group.

Richard Carapaz

Damiano Caruso wins the stage.

Caruso enjoys his win.

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