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David Olle, France, +33 66 16 909 87
Tour de France, July 3 - 25, 2010, Report stage 9
Stage 9, Tuesday, July 13 204 km Morzine-Avoriaz → La Toussuire
Results
1 Sandy Casar (Fra) Française des Jeux 5:38:10
2 Luis León Sánchez Gil (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
3 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini
General classification
1 Andy Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 43:35:41
2 Alberto Contador Velasco (Spa) Astana 0:00:41
3 Samuel Sánchez Gonzalez (Spa) Euskaltel - Euskadi 0:02:45
14 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team HTC - Columbia 0:07:04
18 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC Racing Team 0:07:45
General report
it only takes one bad day, and a race can be over, ask Lance Armstrong (Sunday), and today, Cadel Evans. Cadel looked in trouble on the Col de Maddeleine, so the hitters ie Schelck & Contador, gave it full throttle, and put some time into the ‘hurters'... it was grim to watch. Cadel lost 8 minutes. With the race being on it's halfway point tomorrow, it will be hard to come back from this postion.
Skippy report: A twitter from Mark Renshaw, two days ago: Race finish 1830,hotel 2015, massage 2030, ostio 2130,dinner 2200, L'equipe interview 2230, sleeping 2330, drugtesting 0645... Need more zzz
And today, from Robbie McE wen: Just to make todays tough day that bit harder-730am wake up call for UCI blood control. I need the extra sleep & blood but they rob me of it
Cuisine report: Last night, at our hotel in Les Gets, Canard, again, but not Magret, ‘twas the leg, and it had a different name (that eludes me now). Accompanied by excellent Patate al forno, and followed by Pannacotta. It just keeps getting better.
Tomorrow: Stage 10 Wednesday, July 14 179 km Chambery → Gap
The final stage in the Alps runs over bumpy terrain between Chambèry and Gap, and includes two categorized climbs, the Côte de Laffrey and the Col du Noyer. It's a descending finish to Gap over small and sinuous roads. Though the climbing is less severe, this stage offers an invitation to risk. Gap has hosted stage finishes on 19 occasions its winners including Gémiani, Nencini, Bernard, and Vinokourov. (from steephill.tv) But tomorrow is Bastille day, expect a few Frenchmen to go for glory!
For those in Australia, SBS shows a daily report on the Tour de France, along with many stages broadcast live, catch them if you can.
Not forgetting our own Topbike TV on digital channel 44, check your local guide for details.
The Bike Race:
This year's Tour starts in the Netherlands (making that 3 grand tour prologues in a row, for Holland) belts into Belgium, before following a clockwise trace around France, finishing, of course, on the Champs Elysee in Paris. July 3-25, 3,596 kilometres, more than enough for anyone.
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David Olle's cycling reports are used by ABC radio's 774 DRIVE show in Melbourne, ABC radio
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