Stage 8 winner Mads Pedersen (Lidl-Trek)
Stage 9 Favorites
Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogacar, Jai Hindley, Roman Bardet, Simon Yates
Stage 9 Profile
Tour Talk
“The second part [Puy de Dome] is really merciless. And the heat is also an important factor.” – Ben O’Connor (Sporza)
“I hope it [stage 9 Puy de Dôme] won’t be too hot but I’m afraid it will.” – Tadej Pogačar (L’Équipe)
“Such a painful sprint [stage 8] 50 meters from the finish I almost wanted to give up.” – Mads Pedersen (Sporza)
“We knew it was going to be tough. In principle I can do this pretty well, but Mads [Pedersen] can do this very well. He has had that power for a long time. He’s certainly a deserved winner.” – Jasper Philipsen (Wielerflits)
“It was a tough and long sprint and Mads [Pedersen] was clearly a bit stronger. His train was well on track, but so was ours. Mathieu did another super lead-out. I’m sorry I couldn’t finish it, especially because this was an arrival that also suited Mathieu.” – Jasper Philipsen (Nieuwsbald)
“I was very, very well positioned by Christophe (Laporte). He thought I was going to pass on his right, except I had my wheel on his left, and at that point Mathieu (Van der Poel) and Jasper (Philipsen) passed me on the left.” – Wout van Aert (L’Équipe)
“It will be a new experience for everyone. It’s a special stage tomorrow [stage 9] and it will be super tough again. The course will probably explode again.” – Tadej Pogačar (Wielerflits)
“We will stay focused and we still have work to do in this Tour, but it’s a big blow [Cavendish’s crash]. We will try to honor Cav with a win, but the loss remains very difficult.” – Astana (Wielerflits)
“Yes, we want Mark [Cavendish] to continue in 2024 and be able to ride his 15th Tour de France to win his 35th stage. We are ready to offer him this possibility. But it is he who will decide.” – Alexandre Vinokourov (L’Équipe)
Overall GC
- Jonas Vingegaard (DEN, Jumbo-Visma) 34h 10’03”
- Tadej Pogacar (SLO, UAE Team Emirates) +25″
- Jai Hindley (AUS, Bora-Hansgrohe) +1:34″
- Carlos Rodriguez Cano (ESP, Ineos Grenadiers) +3:30″
- Adam Yates (GBR, UAE Team Emirates) +3:40″
- Simon Yates (GBR, Team Jayco AlUla) +4:01″
- David Gaudu (FRA, Groupama – FDJ) +4:03″
- Romain Bardet (FRA, Team DSM – Firmenich) +4:43″
- Thomas Pidcock (GBR, INEOS Grenadiers) +4:43″
- Sepp Kuss (USA, Jumbo-Visma) +5:28″
