Tour de France 2022 result LIVE: Bob Jungels wins Stage 9 after remarkable solo ride with Tadej Pogacar fifth

Pas de Morgins is a 15.4km climb with a steep average gradient of 6.1%. Bob Jungels has put a lot of effort into his lead and may start to feel it as he plods along up the slope.

If he gets to the top with his lead in tact he could be looking at a stage win here.

Ben O’Connor is falling ever further behind and is having discussions with his team car right at the back of the race. He’s going slowly and over 11 minutes behind the peloton but seems determined to complete the stage.

Jungels’ fantastic ride continues. He’s powered through this valley and is only a kilometre away from the base of Pas de Morgins - the final category climb of the stage.

His lead is one minute 47 seconds.

This has been a great run from Bob Jungels who is going full out to extend his lead over the chasing pack. It’s up to one minute, 26 seconds and he’s being assisted by a tailwind.

The peloton is being driven forward by UAE Emirates they are three minutes behind Jungels and only 90 seconds behind Wout van Aert’s group.

Inside the final 30km of the stage now. The real test will come at the next climb. Can Jungels hold on to his lead or will he get reeled back in?

38km left in the day.

Bob Jungels has the lead of one minute, 5 seconds ahead of the chasing breakaway group.

Bob Jungels is making a play to stretch out on his own. He’s forged ahead and opened a 52 second gap in the pursuing group that includes Wout van Aert.

He’s picked up some nice speed on the twisting downhill road but will soon run into a 14km flat stretch before the next climb.

Meanwhile the injury stricken Ben O’Connor has managed to stay in the race and is clinging some way back behind the peloton. It’s been a brave run from him.

The peloton is around 2:20 behind with 41km to go in the stage.

King of the Mountains results from Col se la Croix:

1. Simon Geschke, 10 pts

2. Bob Jungels, 8 pts

3. Thibaut Pinot, 6 pts

4. Hugo Houle, 4 pts

5. Pierre Latour, 2 pts

6. Carlos Verona, 1 pt

This is what the riders will be looking forward to. They’re on a steep descent before a 20km journey along the flat until the final mountain of the day.

Jungels and Geschke fly away at the front of the race with a group of 13 riders chasing about 30 second behind them.

Simon Geschke crosses the line at the summit of Col de la Croix! He takes all 10 points in the King of the Mountains contest and moves to the top of that leaderboard.

There’s one more climb left in today’s stage so he may not end the day there but for now the German will be claiming the Polka Dot jersey.

Bob Jungels and Simon Geschke are in a battle for the KOM points with 500m to go. The German is catching up to Jungels and looks as though he’ll catch him before the line.

A little further back Wout van Aert leads the pursuing pack. They’re 30 seconds behind now.

After his victory at the previous climb Pierre Latour goes on the attack again with 3.5km to go until the peak of Col de la Croix.

Benoit Cosnefroy drops away as does Jasper Stuyven. Bob Jungels then ups the tempo and moves ahead of the leaders making a push for the top of the mountain.

Dombrowski, Bonnamour and Niv all fall away.

This breakaway is beginning to thin out on this climb.