2011 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11#Stage 9

(38,1 km / h)

See paragraph fighting spirit

The 9th stage of the Tour de France 2011 on July 10, led about 208 km from Issoire to Saint -Flour. On the stage in the Massif Central there was a sprint and eight mountain stages: three of the 2nd and 3rd category and two of the fourth category. There were still 187 of the 198 registered riders at the start.

Race course

Lieuwe Westra and Pavel Brutt translated the first attack, the others followed. However, they were caught again. Only a kilometer before the first mountain stage managed a successful breakaway, which was launched by Thomas Voeckler. Voeckler reached the summit as first, before Johnny Hoogerland, while the field was torn apart. Juan Antonio Flecha and Laurens ten Dam, Voeckler tried to catch up, but the latter fell back again, while Hoogerland was able to catch the tip. Luis Leon Sanchez, Sandy Casar and Niki Terpstra joined later on to the top three, then their lead grew to at times over four minutes.

In the box it came meanwhile to falls that led to the abandonment of Amets Txurruka and Pawel Brutt while Alberto Contador was able to continue the race. When you climb to the second summit Terpstra lost the connection to the top, while Voeckler once again won the mountains classification before Hoogerland. On the descent, there was a greater fall which led to the abandonment of Alexander Vinokourov, Jurgen Van Den Broeck, Frederik Willems and David Zabriskie, in consequence of which the outliers were able to settle and the projection rose to over seven minutes. In the next four climbs each Hoogerland won ahead of Voeckler. Omega Pharma-Lotto and Leopard Trek led the field again a little closer.

After the sixth mountain classification Flecha and Hoogerland were hit by a support vehicle, with Hoogerland was swept off the road and landed on a barbed wire fence while admitting to deep cuts. However, both were able to continue the race and was later elected to the kämpferischten drivers. The so reduced to three riders made the top intermediate sprint from among themselves, with Casar went first over the bar. Behind Flecha Philippe Gilbert took the next points. Voeckler then won the seventh mountain classification, while Sánchez won the victory and the eighth mountain classification for itself.

Voeckler, best placed of the top group in the standings who, secured by the moved-out lead the yellow jersey before Sanchez and Cadel Evans, who came up with the next group to the finish, which also included Andy Schleck and Contador. Gilbert led this group with just under four minutes behind the finish line and so fourth.

Climbs

Côte de Massiac, Category 3 ( 43.5 km; 753 m; 3.4 km at 6.2 %)

Col du Pas de Peyrol, Category 2 ( 99.5 km; 1589 m; 7.7 km at 6.2 %)

Col du Perthus, Category 2 ( 116 km, 1309 m, 4.4 km at 7.9 %)

Col de Cère, Category 3 ( 127.5 km; 1294 m; 2.9 km at 6.3 %)

Côte de la Chevade, Category 3 ( 139.5 km; 1162 m, 3.0 km at 7.9%)

Col de Prat de Bouc, Category 2 ( 154 km, 1309 m, 8.0 km at 6.1%)

Côte du Château d' Alleuze, Category 4 ( 193 km, 872 m, 2.0 km at 4.9%)

Saint -Flour ( Montée des Orgues ), Category 4 ( 208 km, 882 m, 1.6 km at 6.1%)

Scoring

Intermediate sprint in Neuvéglise ( 178 kilometers, 938 m)

Destination in Saint -Flour ( 208 km; 882 m)

Fighting spirit

After the 9th stage of the award for the most combative rider was on two drivers - Juan Antonio Flecha ( SKY) and Johnny Hoogerland (VCD) - assigned. They had been placed in the top group of a support vehicle to case and reached the milestone injured and with a large gap to the later stage winner Sanchez.

Tasks

026 - Amets Txurruka ( Euskaltel -Euskadi ): task during the stage
031 - Jurgen Van Den Broeck ( Omega Pharma- Lotto): task during the stage
039 - Frederik Willems ( Omega Pharma- Lotto): task during the stage
044 - Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank Cycling Team ): Not competing in the National Stage
059 - David Zabriskie ( Garmin- Cervélo ): task during the stage
061 - Alexander Vinokourov ( Pro Team Astana ) task during the stage
192 - Pawel Brutt ( Katusha ) task during the stage
207 - Wout Poels ( Vacansoleil -DCM ): task during the stage

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