Tour de France 2011 – Stage 9

Issoire to Saint-Flour – 208 km

Tour de France 2011 Stage 9 Profile - Issoire to Saint-Flour - 208 km

Tour de France 2011 Stage 9 Map - Issoire to Saint-Flour - 208 km

Click on the images to go to letour.fr – they have some content on stage 9.

From the summary video page at letour.fr:

“At 102km a crash that will have ramifications on the battle for overall honors in 2011 occurred. Alexandre Vinokourov went off the right side the road on a sweeping left bend and into the forest. He was helped back to the road by two Astana team-mates but his Tour was over. He was one of four men to abandon the race because of the incident and his injuries included a fractured femur and possible broken hip. Omega Pharma-Lotto also lost its leader Jurgen van den Broeck (with spinal injuries), as well as Frederik Willems (fractured collarbone) and Dave Zabriskie quit with a fractured wrist. It prompted a brief respite from racing for the peloton which allowed the escapees to build their lead to over seven minutes.”

Versus Summary of Stage 9

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(I, on the other hand, don’t have a reliable internet connection today. See ya tomorrow for stage 10.)