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On Tour de France Stage 9, UAE Team Emirates-XRG drove an aggressive front-of-pack pace to keep the day’s breakaway within reach despite little GC threat; Pogačar said there were no ambitions to win the stage, while teammate Wellens suggested the plan was to pressure rivals, and Mathieu van der Poel went on to take his first stage win of the race.
Mathieu van der Poel out-sprinted a leading quartet to win Tour de France stage 9 into Ussel, with Tobias Halland Johannessen second and Tom Pidcock third as the break held off the peloton on a heat-shortened day (30km cut) in 34°C heat; Alex Baudin and Filippo Ganna completed the top five, with Mads Pedersen and other GC contenders following behind.
Jonas Vingegaard (Visma-Lease a Bike) surged to victory on the final climb of Corno alle Scale to win Giro d'Italia stage 9, with Felix Gall taking second and Giulio Pellizzari third, while GC leader Afonso Eulálio retained the pink jersey heading into the rest day, sitting several minutes ahead of Vingegaard in the overall standings (~2:24).
Pauline Ferrand-Prévot won the final stage and overall victory at the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, becoming the first French winner since the 1980s, with a historic solo ride in the last kilometers. The race featured intense attacks, strategic team efforts, and notable performances from Demi Vollering and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney, culminating in Ferrand-Prévot's remarkable achievement.
Tim Merlier won Stage 9 of the Tour de France in a sprint finish after a breakaway attempt by van der Poel was thwarted; overall race leader Pogačar retains the yellow jersey, with notable events including Almeida's withdrawal due to injury. The next stage will be a challenging mountainous route.
Belgian sprinter Tim Merlier won Stage 9 of the Tour de France in a mass sprint after Van der Poel's breakaway was caught near the finish, with no significant changes in the overall standings and Pogačar maintaining the yellow jersey.
Former Michigan Wolverine Michael Woods wins Stage 9 of the Tour de France, a mountainous stage, in an upset victory. Woods completed the 113-mile race in 4 hours, 19 minutes, 28 seconds, with four other cyclists finishing within one minute of him. This win marks Woods' first stage victory at the Tour de France and puts him in 22nd place overall. The two leaders, Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogacar, finished 14th and 13th, respectively, but maintained their positions as the top two overall.
Stage 9 of the Tour de France features a challenging mountain top finish on the Puy de Dôme, with a highly anticipated GC battle expected between Jonas Vingegaard and Tadej Pogačar. The breakaway group of 14 riders is working together to build their advantage, while several teams attempt to bridge the gap. Sprinters such as Jordi Meeus and Pedersen have fallen behind, and Julian Alaphilippe makes a move to close the gap. Mark Cavendish has withdrawn from the race due to a collarbone injury, and Mathieu Van der Poel rides in honor of his late grandfather, Raymond Poulidor.