Tour de France Stage 9
By Ben, BettingExpert.com | Published
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To wrap up the first week of Tour de France that started in Passage du Gois, the race was marked with crashes that resulted for Chris Horner and Bradley Wiggins to pull out of the race when the two were caught up in a pile of big collision in stage 7. As a result, Wiggins is suffering with a broken collarbone injury. While on the other hand, Tom Boonen abandoned the race in the middle of stage 7 due to a painful headache that was probably sustained from crashed he suffered in stage 5.
Stage 8 Recap
On the first mountain stage of Tour de France, the weather
was not on the side of the peloton. The stage 8 is just the start for more gravity
defying ascends to come for the riders. Overcoming the first mountain stage was
Movistar rider Rui Alberto Costa. The 24-year-old rider attacked on the final
slopes of the day paid off. The Portuguese made his first victory as he
completed the 189km from Aiguirande to Super-Basse and emotionally dedicated
his win to his team that needed a little happiness after teammate Xavier Tondo
died in a domisti accident two in May and to Juan Mauricio Soler who has ben
left with severe brain injuries after crashing during the Tour of Switzerland
early this year. On the other hand, Garmin-Cervelo’s Thor Hushovd has not been
dislodge as they hit the mountains of central France and as the race entered
the Massif Central. Defying the odds once again, he retains his leader’s yellow
jersey for at least another day. Bet365 is offering 125/1 for Rui Costa while Thor Hushovd is
on odds 33/1 to win the Tour’s Stage 9.
Tour de France Stage 9
As it enters the second week of the Tour, this Sunday’s 178km race from Issoire to Neuveglise will all be about acending and descending all the time. There will be three categories of 2s and 3s here cat3 will begin just after the 43km from the starting line. From there on, it will be up and down until they reach the first Cat2 with a daunting rise on Col du Pas de Peyrol which is 1589m above sea levels. The highest climb of the day will be going up Col de Prat de Bouc which is 1392m above sea level. The road will be technical and this terrain is never easy for the chasers. Stage one winner Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma-Lotto team is the bookmakers odds favourite to win Stage 9 of Tour de France. Yesterday, although he sprinted in the closing kilometers it was not enough to catch the leader. The Belgium finished the race second place with just 12 seconds difference from the winner, Rui Costa. Bet123 is offering 7/2 for Gilber to win stage while French Thomas Voeckler of Eurocar rider is on 8/1, where as, Cadel Evans who came third yesterday and failed to snatch the yellow jersey from Norwegian Hushovd is 18/1 in the market to reach first the finishing line in Neuveglise in tomorrow’s Tour de France.
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