Tour de France 2022 result LIVE: Bob Jungels wins Stage 9 after remarkable solo ride with Tadej Pogacar fifth
Relive the action from the Tour de France as the riders race from Aigle to Les Chatel Portes du Soleil
Luxembourg’s Bob Jungels completed a fantastic 60km solo ride to claim victory in the ninth stage of the Tour de France. On a mountainous ride from Aigle in Switzerland to Chatel les Portes du Solieil in France, Jungels held his place in the breakaway for most of the 193km trek before deciding to make a run for the finish.
The 29-year-old took advantage of the descent down Col del la Croix and pushed further ahead in the next valley to give himself enough time to tackle the final two climbs unopposed. With a lead of over two minutes he held off an inspired Thibaut Pinot after the Frenchman ran out of legs 2km from the finish to claim his first ever stage win in the Tour de France.
Elsewhere, Germany’s Simon Geschke moved to the top of the King of the Mountains race after three strong climbs including a win on the catergory 1 Col de la Croix to take the Polka Dot jersey off Denmark’s Magnus Cort Nielsen. Belgian Wout van Aert won the intermediate sprint to extend his lead in the points classification and keep possession of the Green Jersey whilst Tadej Pogacar cruised to a fifth place finish and retained the Yellow Jersey ahead of a rest day on Monday.
Relive all the updates from Stage 9 of the Tour de France:
Tour de France 2022: Wout van Aert takes stage eight Tour glory as Tadej Pogacar extends lead
Wout Van Aert and Tadej Pogacar once again took the glory on stage eight of the Tour de France as Van Aert snatched his second victory of the week and Pogacar extended his lead in the yellow jersey.
After hopes of a breakaway success were extinguished as the race moved into Switzerland, Van Aert had the power to beat Michael Matthews in an uphill sprint to the Olympic Stadium in Lausanne, but Pogacar, ever hungry for success, was in the mix too as he came home in third.
And such is the appetite of a rider who has been compared to “The Cannibal” Eddy Merckx in recent days that the 23-year-old tried to fight for what would have been a third stage win in as many days, and sounded disappointed when he could only manage third place.
Wout van Aert takes stage eight Tour glory as Tadej Pogacar extends lead
Van Aert had the power to beat Michael Matthews in an uphill sprint
Tour de France 2022: Stage 8 recap
After a long journey to the top of Cote du Stade Olympique, stage 8 of the Tour de France came down to a hilly sprint finish and the green jersey holder, Wout van Aert came up with the goods to win his second stage of the 2022 tour.
Here’s a look at the winning moment for the Belgian:
Tour de France 2022: Stage 9
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of the 2022 Tour de France. Today’s ride sees the contenders journey 193km from Aigle in Switzerland through the mountains before finishing at Les Chatel Portes du Soleil in France. It is the last ride before a rest day on Monday so expect attacks and moves from the general classification cyclists fighting for the yellow jersey.
Belgian Wout van Aert took the victory in Saturday’s stage 8, winning a sprint finish at the top of Cote du Stade Olympique to start today’s run as the green jersey holder whilst Slovenia’s Tadej Pogacar finished third and extended his lead in the GC to 39 seconds.
Pogacar will be hoping for another strong showing today to ensure he holds onto the yellow jersey heading into the next stage.
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