Tour de France stage 9 Live – Puncheur potential and GC panic on the gravel

The Tour de France is also arranging its own tribute to the Norwegian rider, as Norwegian team Uno-X Mobility is set to arrive at the start line five minutes ahead of the stage start in order to pay tribute to Drege.

Elsewhere in pro cycling, the tragic news of André Drege continues to make its impact on the sport.

Alongside tributes across the peloton, today’s Tour of Austria final stage will instead be a condolence ride for Drege.

Today’s stage will start and finish in Troyes, taking in 14 gravel sections in the loo course.

In a welcome change to yesterday’s proceedings, sun is currently shining down on the start and finish town.

A one-day Classic sandwiched into the middle of a Grand Tour, today’s stage to Troyes has been hotly anticipated. It is also a relative unknown for the GC competition, where Pogačar spoke with trepidation yesterday:

“There’s going to be a lot of things that can cause you crash or get stuck behind. So, it’s not going to be decisive, but you can lose the Tour tomorrow.”

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Bonjour and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live coverage of stage 9 of the 2024 Tour de France!