22 Monday, July 10, 2017 SPORTS SPORTS Monday, July 10, 2017 23 10 th stage Tuesday July 11 178 km Tour de France Sprint x Category of climb or pass PARIS Dan Martin: Tour organisers All times (local) based on an average speed of 44 kph 10 km Thenon 14:01/26.5 km got what they wanted Perigueux ▶ 13:25 Uran wins n angry Dan Martin the banking in one of the sure today the technical downhills. If you’re A(Quick-Step Floors) hit out worst falls this Tour has seen. route didn’t not safe in the first five riders…” the Tour de France organisers Martin was able to remount help with (cyclingnews) Thonac after he and Richie Porte (BMC and although he crashed once the rain,” he Les Eyzies-de-Tayac 14:31/48.5 km Racing) were involved in a more he finished the stage added. 14:55/66.5 km dramatic and serious crash on in ninth place, 1:15 down on “There was a Bergerac Sarlat- stage 9 of the race. stage winner Rigoberto Urán lot of gravel on the 17:28 la-Caneda The pair were in a select (Cannondale-Drapac). Porte road and a lot of fast 15:22/86 km ninth stage group of GC riders that crested was not so lucky and left Lalinde the top of the final climb of the race in a neck brace, his 16:51/151.5 km Saint- 4 Cote the Mont du Chat before their ambition of winning the Tour 4 de Domme Cyprien 15:42/100.5 km races were irreversibly altered. over for another year. Cote du Buisson- 16:09/ de-Cadouin 121 km The highly technical descent “It’s so slippery and I guess Source: ASO, 16:34/138.5 km – as used in the Critérium the organisers got what they maps4news.com/©HERE du Dauphiné – was wet from wanted. I don’t think anyone Stage winner Colombia’s Rigoberto Uran celebrates on the podium of the Tour rain, and when Porte locked wanted to take risks there, but up his back wheel in one of the it was so slippery under the Chris Froome survives Chambéry, France same perilous descent. corners he was forced onto the trees. Richie locked up his olombian Rigoberto Uran won a Twice former winner Alberto Porte crashes spectacularly out grass. back wheel, went straight crash-filled stage Cdrama-filled ninth stage of the Tour Contador was one of the big losers on the The move took the into the grass, just wiped out, de France yesterday. day from the 181.5km stage from Nantua Chambéry, France Australian down and back and his bike just collected Champion Chris Froome retained to Chambery. ustralian Richie Porte across the road, where he and me. I had nowhere to go,” the yellow jersey after finishing the The Spanish veteran cracked on the Awas taken to hospital after his bike made contact with Martin said after crossing the stage third, behind Frenchman Warren final of seven categorised climbs and lost crashing spectacularly out of the Martin. Both riders slammed line in Chambery. Barguil who missed out on victory in a several minutes by the finish. Tour de France on a treacherous into the right-hand side of “We take the risks, but for Ireland’s Daniel Martin rides photo-finish. Martin, though, produced a and costly ninth stage yesterday. Briton Froome’s four bonus seconds remarkable ride despite his two crashes Briton Geraint Thomas, who on the line helped him increase his lead to limit his losses. started the day second overall, had to 18sec over Italian Fabio Aru, who “I managed to catch the group in front already crashed out 100km from moved up a place to second with Thomas of me after I crashed the second time -- I the finish when Porte, who was having quit the race. was flying down the mountain,” he said fifth, slipped off the tarmac and Bardet is now third at 51sec with with a smile. onto a grass verge on the inside of Uran, who took the winner’s 10sec “After I caught Nairo (Quintana) at a rapid descent. bonus, fourth at 55sec. the bottom, everyone was committed He careered across the road Great Britain’s Christopher Froome celebrates his overall But other contenders including twice and it was just a case of getting to the and clattered into Ireland’s Dan leader yellow jersey on the podium former runner-up Nairo Quintana of finish. “Job done!” Martin, bringing the two crashing Chambéry, France because it’s tough to see that.” Colombia lost more than a minute, Like Quintana he came home 1min into the rocky side of the road hris Froome emerged On the road it was a Australia’s Richie Porte receives medical assistance after falling as did Dan Martin, who courageously 15sec behind Uran and now sits sixth at in the final 25km of the 181.5km through the debris of a good day for Froome as he battled on despite being taken down 1:44, with Quintana remaining eighth stage from Nantua to Chambery. “He had a bit more fear than unfortunately, there will be other “devastating”C ninth stage of extended his lead by a few by Porte’s spectacular crash, and even but now out to 2:13 behind Froome. “Devastating images of @richie_ pain but for the moment it’s scenarios -- good moments and the Tour de France with his seconds, thanks mostly to a coming off his bike a second time on that (AFP) porte coming from the road after a reassuring as he was conscious bad moments.” (AFP) yellow jersey intact, but the four-second bonus he took on nasty crash. Richie will be taken and that’s the most important race is over for Richie Porte the line for finishing third. to hospital for examination,” said thing,” said Florence Pommerie, and Geraint Thomas. He now leads Fabio Aru by Sunday July 9 Porte’s BMC team on Twitter. one of the Tour doctors. Martin was saved by his 18sec with Frenchman Romain Janez Brajkovic, Cink top Porte was given immediate “These guys are tough but we helmet which took the Bardet third at 51sec. medical assistance by an need to wait a bit longer to get the 9th stage 181.5 km brunt of the impact and was “I’m very, very happy with ambulance and some medical results.” destroyed. Even though he that and still in yellow, but it Bahrain Merida riders minutes later hadn’t Thomas had crashed on 1 R. Uran 5h07:22 crashed a second time on that was really hard today,” said (COL/Cannondale) Aidan Payne/DTNN and Spaniard Javier Moreno moved. another descent much earlier in descent, he only lost 1min Froome. “There was a moment [email protected] (106th, +27:10) fourth. However, organisers the stage and quit the Tour with a 2 W. Barguil at 0:00 15sec by the finish. in Bardet’s attack when I The tour began with said he was conscious and fractured collarbone. (FRA/Sunweb) “I feel bad, it was a really thought he’d go all the way and Manama 22 teams comprising 198 speaking but It meant race leader and 3 C. Froome at 0:00 bad, bad crash,” said Froome maybe take the race lead. ahrain’s Merida Pro Cycling Team riders racing 21 stages over was being reigning champion Chris Froome (GBR/Sky) of Porte’s spill. “But in the end there were Brider Janez Brajkovic (Slovenia) came 3,540km in varying terrains taken to lost both a key team-mate in 4 R. Bardet at 0:00 “And my team-mate as well, four of us behind and we in 43rd place in five hours 33 minutes such as flat courses, hills and hospital. Thomas and chief rival in Porte (FRA/AG2R) he’s broken his collarbone. worked hard together -- thanks 29 seconds yesterday after completing the mountains, with the final on the same stage. 5 F. Aru at 0:00 But that image is hard to look to that we caught him.” the mountainous ninth stage of the stage on 23 July covering “Horrible scenes on the descent (ITA/Astana) at,” added Froome, watching a Bardet had attacked on the 104th Tour de France from Nantua to 103km over a flat course from as Porte and Martin crash hard. video of Porte’s crash. descent of the Mont du Chat, Overall Chambery over 181.5km. Montgeron to the Champs- We hope both guys are both Pawel Poland’s Pawel Poljanski (3rdR), France’s Thibaut Pinot (C) and Netherlands’ Dylan van Baarle (3rdL) ride in a “I hope he recovers well soon after Porte’s spill. (AFP) The stage winner was the Colombian Elysees in Paris. okay,” said Froome’s Sky team on 1 C. Froome 38h26:28 breakaway during the 181,5 km ninth stage of the 104th edition of the Tour de France cycling race yesterday between Rigoberto Uran of the Cannondale Today is a rest day and Twitter. (GBR/Sky) Nantua and Chambery (AFP) Drapac Professional Cycling Team in the tour resumes tomorrow Five riders in total crashed 2 F. Aru at 0:18 five hours seven minutes 22 minutes, with the 10th stage taking the out of the race on Sunday while (ITA/Astana) Chambéry, France preparation this year. which saw the field reduced by 12 as five remaining (181) riders from two-time former winner Alberto 3 R. Bardet at 0:51 airo Quintana admitted he His Movistar team believes riders withdrew and seven eliminated Perigueux to Bergerac.