Stage nine: round-up

There was very little vache action during last night’s stage, and – sadly – the crash action dominated once more.  As the riders descended the Col du Pas de Peyrol a number of them came off their bikes.  Vinokourov ended up some distance from the road in the trees and Zabriskie and Van den Broeck were [...]

Stage 9: Issoire > Saint-Flour

Tonight’s stage takes us through the Department of Puy-de-Dôme, in the Auvergne.  It has three Category 2 climbs, three Cat 3s and two Cat 4s, so there will be some slowing down to take in the scenery, which we hope will include cows.  This is Ferrandais and Charolais territory and we might spot some of [...]