15:25 - Casar A Stage Winner In Alps Last Year
Sandy Casar finished second in the 16th stage of the 2009 Tour but, as the original winner Mikel Astarloza latest tested positive for EPO, the Frenchman was awarded a retrospective victory for the stage to Bourg-Saint-Maurice. On the day, Fedrigo (BTL) was third, Nicolas Roche (ALM) fourth and Jurgen van denk Broek fifth.
15:20 - Voigt Crashed Out Of Tour In Alps Last Year
Jens Voigt was part of an escape group in the 16th stage of last year’s Tour. He crashed out in dramatic fashion and his wife, Stephanie watched it all unfold on television while she was at a birthday party with their children.
15:19 - Sanchez Increases His Virtual Lead
Luis Leon Sanchez is one of the 12 in the lead of stage nine. At the site of the intermediate sprint at the 135.5km mark, the peloton was 6’25” behind Sanchez’s group. This is the maximum gain of the escape so far...