Tour '22, Stage 9: Taking Nothing for Granted

While they weren't sprinting for a stage win, both Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) and Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) were fighting for seconds amongst themselves, and over the other GC hopefuls just behind.  While Vingegaard didn't out sprint Pogacar yet again, he didn't lose any time either.  What he did manage was to put time into everyone else behind him on GC and on the stage.  Dropping a further three seconds down the classification were Geraint Thomas and Adam Yates, both on Ineos Grenadiers.  On the other hand, with their teammate already finishing second, they increased their lead in the team classification.

Now they can all have a rest day, and so can I (well sort of a rest day for me, and them, too.)

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Tour '22, Stage 9: Keeping Them All at Bay

Bob Jungels (Ag2r-Citroen) was able to build enough of a lead when he attacked on the Col de la Croix to stay off the front of the race all of the way to the finish line.  His win today marks eleven years since a racer from Luxembourg has won a stage of the Tour de France.  Even the fast closing Maillot Jaune couldn't catch the solo effort by Jungels.  His stage win help the team balance out the tough day of their team leader Ben O'Connor.  While he did well to finish the stage, I doubt he will be at the start when the race resumes after the rest day tomorrow.

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Tour '22. Stage 9: The Next Escapee

Every Frenchman, woman, and child was screaming with delight as Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ) - and this American-lept free of the diminished break away and headed up the mountain alone.  He had only one guy up the road to catch for a stage victory.  Alas, he never got closer than 19 seconds to Bob Jungels, but it was quite a thrill while it was happening.  Once he started to drift back off of Jungels pace he seemed to lose this fervor finishing fourth on the stage a full forty seconds behind the stage winner.  Nevertheless, it is good to see him coming right as the big mountain stages arrive later this week.

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