EPIC RACE ON THE GRAVEL! 🤩 | Tour de France Stage 9 Race Highlights | Eurosport Cycling

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cycling supporters around the world were expecting a champagne finish to the first block of racing at this year’s totto France nobody expected a calm afternoon sipping in the sun however this was going to be very very interesting 14 gravel sectors 32 km in total the stage 200ks almost and a loop at the tour in and around the Champagne region town of TWA a first proper sustained exposure to the gravel roads in the history of the men’s tour to France one where the GC could be lost others hoping for success in turns of a stage win now before the race there was a moment of silence to remember the late Andre Dreer who was tragically killed while racing in the tour of Austria the day before Norwegian Riders visibly affected the cycling family morning when the flag was dropped and racing began on stage n of the tour attacks did not cease some huge names were at the front since the start with just over 150 km remaining the first of 14 sectors of gravel roads were hit just 20 seconds of a gap back to the yellow Jersey group for those up the road and others still trying to join a breakaway of 12 they were were Pitcock and Healey they get some help from palus and the early break of the day was established two and a half minutes almost back to the padin and there were already issues most notably for primar RIT he was distanced and he would face a big fight to get back on a couple of teammates were in and around him and as the gravel sectors came he himself would have to close the gap this time at the intermediate Sprint behind every time they went onto a sector there was an acceleration in the yellow Jersey group they got to within 35 seconds with 80 odd kilm to go and Patra himself was having a go then joined by aapo and Vore this was kicking off inle himself would try with 77 K to go the G see guys kicking lumps out of each other already would any of them regret the effort [Applause] though Bacha going with 75 K to go and theore having to follow on a bike that wasn’t his own yannik provided the spare bike even theol would be caught for a while RIT was distanced again but the Slovenian was fighting as those at the front of the race fighting to stay ahead led by Derek G they managed to just about extend their Gap again after being within 15 seconds of having been caught the break at the front split into two groups and behind other Riders wanted to join bam get mat F Paul Michael Matthews and Rasmus tiller followed by the old Wy Fox that is R kosa 22 km to go last few sectors of gravel and Pacha was at it again once more distancing Rivals this time theago and aapo were called out rogl once again at the back of a chasing group thankfully for RIT and the rest it would come back together Father Paul and Co weren’t getting closer to the leading group and with just over 10ks to go yasper sturen who hadn’t won a race on the road since winning Milano Sano went off in search of Glory ironically the last time he won in any racing was on the gravel he’s the reigning European Champion 8 to 10 seconds was his biggest Gap behind they were attacking each other would that be the end for the chasing group but no inside the final kilometer or just about Stan ran out of gas lenko was there G was going for the line Alex samburu as well Tom pitcock in the fight for the stage win but it all went to Anon Tois and toi were winners at the tour bam gay winning the Sprint for the minor places behind and extending his lead in the green jersey competition Delight though heni team from France and at the end of a pulsating stage it will be a Frenchman with the pop of a champagne cork arriving to the first rest day Anon Tois now a tour of France stage winner he beat Pitcock G adamu Healey lenko Romo Stan gmai and Matthews 4 hours 20 minutes of electric entertainment one of the greatest stages in recent memory the toour to France beautiful chaos all day long until J on top of the podium at the end of it for the general classification going into the second week it’s a 33 second lead for T Pacha aol’s in second there go third RIT surviving in fourth and one mover into the top 10 is Derek G after his brilliant day in the Breakaway Vata then still in the yellow Jersey nine stages down still playing of action to come the Tour stage 10 is what the tour of FR resumes with on Tuesday or to Santa just 1,000 MERS of climbing possible Crosswinds the terrain is perfect if it should be blowing possibly probably a Sprint 187 km will be on the menu and we sincerely hope you’ll be able to join us for what’s been a fairy tale tour so far you can catch it live and on Dem and on Eurosport and Discovery Plus [Music]