After a first act won on Saturday by Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) in Laval during this weekend reserved for sprinters, the second round again promises a good battle in the streets of Châteauroux this Sunday, a city whose Mark Cavendish had made his kingdom with three victories in 2008, 2011 and 2021 ! The 9th stage of Tour de France is like the flat watch like the hand, with no difficulty listed throughout the 174.1 km. If it will still have to be wary of the wind, with a few management changes that could be exploited in the final, everything seems to be pointed towards a new massive sprint, with the Italian green jersey in a big favorite … and a Tim Merlier (Soudal Quick-Step) Revanchard after his puncture in Mayenne.
Video – Thierry Gouvenou on this arrival at “Cavendish City”
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Who to succeed Cavendish in Châteauroux?
Except mechanical glitch, the two men should give themselves a new duel to win a 2nd victory on this Tour And take the ascendancy over his rival. Among the outsiders, we will again find runners like Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Dylan Groenewegen (Jayco simple), Jordi Meeus (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe), Kaden Groves (Alpecin – Deceuninck), Wout van Aert (Visma | lease a bike), without forgetting the Phil Bauhaus (Bahrain – Victorious), Arnaud de Lie (Lotto), Arnaud Demare (Arkéa – B&B Hotels), The country (Groupama – FDJ), Bryan Coquard (COFIDIS) Alberto Dainese (Tudor pro cycling team) or Marijn van den Berg (EF Education – Easypost). The sprinters will once again try to fill up on points for the classification of the green jersey and to rule out the threat Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).
The route of the 9th stage
– Sunday July 13 – Step 9 : Chinon – Châteauroux / 174.1 km
