2022 Vuelta a España

77th edition: August 19 - September 11, 2022

Stage 9: Sunday, August 28

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Sunday, August 28: Stage 9, Villaviciosa - Les Praeres. Nava, 171.4 km

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Louis Meintjes wins stage nine.

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Weather at the finish city of Les Praeres at 1:50 PM, local time: 27C (81F), sunny, with the wind from the northwest at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is a 13% chance of rain.

Rated ascents

• Km 55.6: Alto del Torno, 7.6km @ 6%, Cat. 2
• Km 93: Mirardor del Fito, 9 km @ 6%. Cat. 1
• Km 118.1: Alto de la Llama, 7.1 km @ 5.1%. Cat. 3
• Km 148.6: La Campa, 9.3 km @ 4.1%. Cat. 3
• Km 171.4: Les Praeres. Nava, 3.9 km @ 12.9%. Cat 1

The race: There were three non-starters: Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) and Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl). Kuss has a fever according to his team while the other two returned positive tests to Covid-19. That left a starting peloton of 166 riders.

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

Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) dropped all his rivals on the brutal slopes of Les Praeres at the end of stage 9 of La Vuelta 22, won by Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert).

The pocket climber joined the breakaway after a fierce battle to become the second South-African stage winner in the history of the Spanish Grand Tour, two decades after Robbie Hunter (2 victories in 1999 and 2001). But the strongest on the day was, again, the young Belgian star, who powered away 3km away from the summit of the infamous ascent to extend his GC lead ahead of tomorrow’s rest day and Tuesday’s time trial. Enric Mas (Movistar) is still 2nd of the GC standings, with a gap of 1’12’’, and Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma) trails by 1’53’’.

The last stage of La Vuelta 22 ahead of the rest day is a gruelling one, with 3,700m of elevation and a brutal finish on the slopes of Les Praeres (3.9km at 12.9%, maximum gradient: 24%). 166 riders start from Villaviciosa after the withdrawals of Sepp Kuss (Jumbo-Visma), Wout Poels (Bahrain Victorious) and Pieter Serry (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl).

9 riders on the move
Baroudeurs are inspired again, so much that it takes 44km of battles for the nine attackers of the day to launch the breakaway: Samuele Battistella (Astana Qazaqstan), Edoardo Zambanini (Bahrain Victorious), Dylan van Baarle (Ineos Grenadiers), Louis Meintjes (Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert), Filippo Conca (Lotto Soudal), Jimmy Janssens, Robert Stannard (Alpecin Deceuninck), José Manuel Diaz Gallego (Burgos-BH) and Simon Guglielmi (Arkea Samsic).

Thymen Arensman (Team DSM) was also up there but the Dutch youngster, 11th in the overall standings, drops back to the bunch on the first ascent of the day, the cat-2 Alto del Torno (summit at km 55.6). Stannard goes first over the top ahead of Janssens to defend Jay Vine’s polka-dot jersey. The Australian climber, already a winner of two stages, also attacks on the ascent but the situation settles under Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl’s control.

Meintjes and Evenepoel are out of reach
Remco Evenepoel’s teammates keep the gap at around 5’ over the following ascents, the cat-1 Alto del Mirador del Fito (km 93) and the cat-3 Alto de la Llama (km 118.1). Atop the penultimate climb of the day, the cat-3 La Campa (km 148.6), the gap is still up to 4’12’’.

The riders at the front start attacking each other with 12km to go. Janssens and Battistella have a small lead as they hit the first slopes up Les Praeres. But they can’t hold off Meintjes when the South African rider catches them and drops them with 2.5km to go.

Louis Meintjes gets to sit up and enjoy his win.

In the GC group, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates) is the first rider to strike, early on the ascent. But Remco Evenepoel ups the ante with 3km to go and opens significant gaps (34’’ to Ayuso, 44’’ to Mas, 46’’ to Rodriguez, 52’’ to Roglic…) to tighten his grip on La Roja ahead of Tuesday’s time-trial in Alicante.

Complete results:

Stage 9 photos

171.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 37.719 km/hr

1	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	4hr 32min 39sec
2	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	@ 1min 1sec
3	EDOARDO ZAMBANINI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1' 14''
4	REMCO EVENEPOEL	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1' 34''
5	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	1' 58''
6	JUAN AYUSO PESQUERA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 08''
7	SIMON GUGLIELMI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
8	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	2' 18''
9	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ CANO	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 20''
10	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	2' 26''
11	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2' 37''
12	SIMON PHILIP YATES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	s.t.
13	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	2' 58''
14	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	3' 06''
15	MARK PADUN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3' 15''
16	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	3' 17''
17	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	3' 20''
18	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	3' 22''
19	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	3' 42''
20	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
21	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
22	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	4' 01''
23	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
24	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	4' 19''
25	JOSE FELIX PARRA CUERDA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	4' 23''
26	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	4' 28''
27	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	5' 01''
28	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	5' 07''
29	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	5' 08''
30	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ GALLEGO	BURGOS-BH	5' 20''
31	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	5' 23''
32	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 31''
33	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	6' 06''
34	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	6' 18''
35	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	6' 24''
36	ROBERT STANNARD	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	6' 25''
37	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	6' 27''
38	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	6' 32''
39	VOJTĚCH ŘEPA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
40	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	6' 37''
41	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	7' 17''
42	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	7' 38''
43	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	s.t.
44	MATTEO FABBRO	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
45	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
46	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
47	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	7' 50''
48	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	7' 59''
49	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	8' 02''
50	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
51	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
52	THIBAUT PINOT	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
53	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
54	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	8' 28''
55	OSCAR CABEDO CARDA	BURGOS-BH	8' 30''
56	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	9' 22''
57	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	9' 24''
58	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
59	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	9' 31''
60	NANS PETERS	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
61	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	9' 43''
62	LUCAS HAMILTON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	9' 57''
63	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	10' 01''
64	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	10' 05''
65	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	10' 09''
66	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	10' 19''
67	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	10' 24''
68	JESUS EZQUERRA MUELA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
69	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	10' 45''
70	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	10' 54''
71	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	10' 58''
72	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	11' 22''
73	ETHAN HAYTER	INEOS GRENADIERS	11' 42''
74	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
75	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	12' 05''
76	DAVIDE VILLELLA	COFIDIS	s.t.
77	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	12' 20''
78	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	12' 34''
79	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	12' 36''
80	HAROLD ALFONSO TEJADA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	12' 54''
81	FAUSTO MASNADA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	13' 34''
82	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	13' 49''
83	VINCENZO NIBALI	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	s.t.
84	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
85	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	14' 04''
86	CHRIS HARPER	JUMBO-VISMA	14' 19''
87	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	14' 25''
88	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	s.t.
89	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	14' 28''
90	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	14' 47''
91	GIANNI VERMEERSCH	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	15' 17''
92	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	s.t.
93	RÉMI CAVAGNA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
94	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	s.t.
95	LUKE DURBRIDGE	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	15' 23''
96	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	15' 33''
97	BEN TURNER	INEOS GRENADIERS	15' 46''
98	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	s.t.
99	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	15' 56''
100	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
101	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	16' 11''
102	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	16' 16''
103	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
104	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	16' 51''
105	PASCAL ACKERMANN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	17' 00''
106	MERHAWI GHEBREMEDHIN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	s.t.
107	URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	17' 05''
108	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	17' 14''
109	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	17' 23''
110	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	17' 34''
111	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	17' 36''
112	JAMES SHAW	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	17' 47''
113	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	18' 37''
114	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
115	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
116	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	s.t.
117	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	18' 44''
118	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
119	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
120	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	18' 48''
121	JARRAD DRIZNERS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
122	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	19' 26''
123	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	20' 25''
124	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	s.t.
125	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	21' 21''
126	KAMIL MALECKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	22' 03''
127	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
128	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	22' 30''
129	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	22' 35''
130	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	22' 55''
131	FABIAN LIENHARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	23' 23''
132	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	23' 30''
133	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	23' 33''
134	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	23' 37''
135	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	23' 42''
136	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 05''
137	KELLAND O’BRIEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	24' 18''
138	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	24' 29''
139	ANTOINE RAUGEL	AG2R-CITROEN	s.t.
140	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 50''
141	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	25' 05''
142	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	25' 37''
143	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	25' 40''
144	IBAI AZURMENDI	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	26' 14''
145	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	26' 39''
146	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	26' 58''
147	YEVGENIY FEDOROV	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	27' 11''
148	MIKEL ITURRIA SEGUROLA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	s.t.
149	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	27' 17''
150	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	27' 48''
151	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
152	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	s.t.
153	TIM MERLIER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	27' 51''
154	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	27' 57''
155	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 05''
156	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	MOVISTAR	28' 24''
157	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	s.t.
158	IVO MANUEL ALVES OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	28' 33''
159	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 26''
160	ANTONIO TIBERI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	s.t.
161	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	30' 47''
162	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	31' 08''
163	MATHIAS JØRGENSEN	MOVISTAR	32' 40''
164	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	33' 20''

 

GC after stage 9:

• GC leader: Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
• Mountains classification leader: Jay Vine (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Points classification leader: Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo)
• Best young rider: Remco Evenepoel (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)
• Team classification leader: UAE Team Emirates

1,427.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.927 km/hr

1	REMCO EVENEPOEL	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	34hr 2min 32sec
2	ENRIC MAS	MOVISTAR	@ 1min 12sec
3	PRIMOŽ ROGLIČ	JUMBO-VISMA	1' 53''
4	CARLOS RODRIGUEZ CANO	INEOS GRENADIERS	2' 33''
5	JUAN AYUSO PESQUERA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2' 36''
6	SIMON PHILIP YATES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	3' 08''
7	JOAO PEDRO GONÇALVES	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	4' 32''
8	MIGUEL ANGEL LOPEZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	5' 03''
9	JAI HINDLEY	BORA-HANSGROHE	5' 36''
10	PAVEL SIVAKOV	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 39''
11	THYMEN ARENSMAN	TEAM DSM	5' 45''
12	TAO GEOGHEGAN HART	INEOS GRENADIERS	5' 51''
13	BEN O'CONNOR	AG2R-CITROEN	5' 53''
14	ALEJANDRO VALVERDE	MOVISTAR	s.t.
15	HUGH JOHN CARTHY	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	5' 58''
16	LOUIS MEINTJES	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	6' 44''
17	MARK PADUN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	7' 47''
18	DAVID DE LA CRUZ	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	7' 57''
19	GINO MÄDER	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	8' 15''
20	RIGOBERTO URAN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	8' 42''
21	SERGIO ANDRES HIGUITA	BORA-HANSGROHE	9' 45''
22	DOMENICO POZZOVIVO	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	9' 49''
23	WILCO KELDERMAN	BORA-HANSGROHE	10' 18''
24	LUIS LEON SANCHEZ	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	11' 25''
25	JAN POLANC	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	12' 55''
26	RICHARD CARAPAZ	INEOS GRENADIERS	14' 34''
27	OSCAR CABEDO CARDA	BURGOS-BH	16' 28''
28	MIKEL LANDA	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	17' 00''
29	RUDY MOLARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	17' 58''
30	JAY VINE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	19' 46''
31	JAN BAKELANTS	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	19' 56''
32	JOSE FELIX PARRA CUERDA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	20' 07''
33	THIBAUT PINOT	GROUPAMA-FDJ	20' 51''
34	SÉBASTIEN REICHENBACH	GROUPAMA-FDJ	21' 12''
35	SAM OOMEN	JUMBO-VISMA	23' 34''
36	CHRIS HARPER	JUMBO-VISMA	24' 38''
37	REIN TAARAMÄE	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	24' 49''
38	CARLOS VERONA	MOVISTAR	27' 08''
39	NELSON OLIVEIRA	MOVISTAR	27' 55''
40	QUENTIN PACHER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	28' 14''
41	MIKEL BIZKARRA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	30' 18''
42	DAVIDE VILLELLA	COFIDIS	30' 23''
43	KENNY ELISSONDE	TREK-SEGAFREDO	33' 07''
44	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	AG2R-CITROEN	34' 12''
45	SANTIAGO BUITRAGO	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	34' 48''
46	RUBEN FERNANDEZ	COFIDIS	34' 51''
47	MARC SOLER	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	34' 59''
48	ILAN VAN WILDER	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	36' 29''
49	CALLUM SCOTSON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	36' 50''
50	EDOARDO ZAMBANINI	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	37' 13''
51	JHOAN ESTEBAN CHAVES	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	37' 45''
52	JULIAN ALAPHILIPPE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	40' 33''
53	VINCENZO NIBALI	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	40' 42''
54	JOSÉ ROJAS	MOVISTAR	41' 59''
55	LUCAS HAMILTON	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	42' 34''
56	XANDRO MEURISSE	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	42' 56''
57	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	44' 14''
58	MATTEO FABBRO	BORA-HANSGROHE	44' 54''
59	G LAWSON CRADDOCK	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	45' 10''
60	ROBERT GESINK	JUMBO-VISMA	46' 40''
61	VADIM PRONSKIY	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	46' 50''
62	JESUS EZQUERRA MUELA	BURGOS-BH	47' 06''
63	JESUS HERRADA	COFIDIS	49' 15''
64	DYLAN VAN BAARLE	INEOS GRENADIERS	49' 38''
65	LUIS ANGEL MATE	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	52' 42''
66	ROBERT STANNARD	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	53' 52''
67	FAUSTO MASNADA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	54' 25''
68	DANIEL NAVARRO	BURGOS-BH	55' 52''
69	ELIE GESBERT	ARKEA-SAMSIC	56' 08''
70	GREGOR MÜHLBERGER	MOVISTAR	56' 11''
71	OMER GOLDSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	56' 21''
72	SIMON GUGLIELMI	ARKEA-SAMSIC	56' 52''
73	JOSE MANUEL DIAZ GALLEGO	BURGOS-BH	57' 57''
74	SAMUELE BATTISTELLA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	59' 22''
75	FRED WRIGHT	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 00' 02''
76	ROHAN DENNIS	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 00' 29''
77	BRANDON MCNULTY	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 00' 38''
78	BOB JUNGELS	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 01' 11''
79	ETHAN HAYTER	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 02' 23''
80	NANS PETERS	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 03' 03''
81	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 03' 16''
82	JOSE HERRADA	COFIDIS	1H 03' 24''
83	JUAN PEDRO LOPEZ PEREZ	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 04' 09''
84	LUCAS PLAPP	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 04' 33''
85	LOUIS VERVAEKE	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 04' 40''
86	BRUNO ARMIRAIL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 04' 59''
87	JULIEN BERNARD	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 06' 46''
88	JONATHAN CAICEDO	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1H 07' 07''
89	HARRISON SWEENY	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 08' 20''
90	MAXIM VAN GILS	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 09' 34''
91	VOJTĚCH ŘEPA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 09' 53''
92	URKO BERRADE FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 11' 40''
93	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 13' 05''
94	NICOLAS PRODHOMME	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 13' 44''
95	JOAN BOU COMPANY	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 14' 05''
96	RAUL GARCIA PIERNA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 16' 34''
97	FILIPPO CONCA	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 17' 39''
98	MERHAWI GHEBREMEDHIN	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1H 19' 00''
99	XABIER MIKEL AZPARREN	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 19' 47''
100	CARLOS CANAL BLANCO	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 20' 42''
101	ALEXEY LUTSENKO	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	1H 20' 51''
102	LUKE DURBRIDGE	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 21' 35''
103	THOMAS DE GENDT	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 22' 00''
104	PATRICK BEVIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1H 22' 35''
105	DRIES DEVENYNS	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 22' 58''
106	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1H 23' 14''
107	MARCO BRENNER	TEAM DSM	1H 23' 32''
108	GOTZON MARTIN SANZ	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 23' 58''
109	JETSE BOL	BURGOS-BH	1H 24' 53''
110	HAROLD ALFONSO TEJADA	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	1H 24' 56''
111	BEN TURNER	INEOS GRENADIERS	1H 25' 40''
112	MADS PEDERSEN	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 26' 20''
113	JIMMY JANSSENS	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 26' 40''
114	GIANNI VERMEERSCH	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	1H 26' 51''
115	EDOARDO AFFINI	JUMBO-VISMA	1H 27' 59''
116	LUKASZ OWSIAN	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 28' 28''
117	JONAS KOCH	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 28' 49''
118	HECTOR CARRETERO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 32' 08''
119	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1H 34' 21''
120	KADEN GROVES	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 34' 29''
121	RÉMI CAVAGNA	QUICK-STEP ALPHA VINYL	1H 34' 34''
122	MILES SCOTSON	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1H 35' 03''
123	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	1H 35' 15''
124	ANDER OKAMIKA	BURGOS-BH	1H 36' 15''
125	JASHA SÜTTERLIN	BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS	1H 39' 08''
126	ALESSANDRO DE MARCHI	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1H 40' 36''
127	DARIO CATALDO	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 41' 48''
128	THIBAULT GUERNALEC	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 41' 56''
129	MICHAEL HEPBURN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	1H 46' 10''
130	CHRIS FROOME	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1H 46' 22''
131	ANTOINE RAUGEL	AG2R-CITROEN	1H 46' 27''
132	ALEX KIRSCH	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 46' 38''
133	JAMES SHAW	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	1H 47' 24''
134	DANIEL MCLAY	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 47' 55''
135	ANTONIO TIBERI	TREK-SEGAFREDO	1H 47' 56''
136	JORIS NIEUWENHUIS	TEAM DSM	1H 48' 25''
137	CEDRIC BEULLENS	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 48' 54''
138	PASCAL ACKERMANN	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	1H 51' 29''
139	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM	1H 52' 55''
140	BRYAN COQUARD	COFIDIS	1H 54' 36''
141	YEVGENIY FEDOROV	ASTANA-QAZAQSTAN	1H 55' 26''
142	JOHN DEGENKOLB	TEAM DSM	1H 57' 04''
143	MIKEL ITURRIA SEGUROLA	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	1H 58' 40''
144	DANNY VAN POPPEL	BORA-HANSGROHE	1H 58' 45''
145	CLÉMENT RUSSO	ARKEA-SAMSIC	1H 59' 25''
146	JARRAD DRIZNERS	LOTTO SOUDAL	1H 59' 41''
147	SAM BENNETT	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 01' 51''
148	IBAI AZURMENDI	EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI	2H 02' 28''
149	FABIAN LIENHARD	GROUPAMA-FDJ	2H 02' 46''
150	JUAN SEBASTIAN MOLANO	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2H 02' 51''
151	MIKE TEUNISSEN	JUMBO-VISMA	2H 03' 52''
152	KELLAND O’BRIEN	BIKEEXCHANGE-JAYCO	2H 06' 20''
153	KAMIL MALECKI	LOTTO SOUDAL	2H 07' 38''
154	MATHIAS JØRGENSEN	MOVISTAR	2H 10' 46''
155	JULIUS VAN DEN BERG	EF EDUCATION-EASYPOST	2H 13' 39''
156	IVO MANUEL ALVES OLIVEIRA	UAE TEAM EMIRATES	2H 14' 07''
157	LIONEL TAMINIAUX	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2H 15' 18''
158	TIM MERLIER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2H 18' 51''
159	DAVIDE CIMOLAI	COFIDIS	2H 19' 07''
160	RYAN MULLEN	BORA-HANSGROHE	2H 21' 23''
161	JULIUS JOHANSEN	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2H 22' 51''
162	LUIS GUILLERMO MAS	MOVISTAR	2H 23' 06''
163	BOY VAN POPPEL	INTERMARCHE-WANTY-GOBERT	2H 30' 38''
164	FLORIS DE TIER	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	2H 37' 07''

 

Stage 9 map & profile:

Stage 9 map

Stage 9 profile

Stage 9 photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

World road champion Julian Alaphilippe

Thibaut Pinot

Dylan van Baarle finsihed 16th today.

Alejandro Valverde was 14th.

Primox Roglic racing to 10th place in the stage

Carlos Rodriguez was ninth.

Race leader Remco Evenepoel going deep on the final climb.

Edoardo Zambanini climbing to third place in the stage.

Samuele Battistella finished second. Note the big rear cog he is punching to get up the mountain.

Louis Meintjes has left everyone else behind,

Louis Meintjes wins stage nine.

Stage winner Louis Meintjes

Remco Evenepoel remains the GC leader.