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Stage 9: Sunday, July 9
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181-kilometer (112-mile) route from Agen to Dax
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| Winner
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Paolo Bettini
Italy
4:29:06
Mapei
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| Race Leader
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Alberto Elli
Italy
33:08:34
Deutsche Telekom
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Summary:
Italians reigned over Sunday's leg of the Tour de France as Paolo Bettini won Stage 9 and Alberto Elli retained the overall lead. Bettini won a four-way sprint finish to take the flat stage in a time of four hours, 29 minutes and six seconds. Meanwhile, American Lance Armstrong, the Tour's defending champion, rode safely in the chasing pack and remains in 16th ahead of the upcoming mountain stages.
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Results | Description
| Stage 9 Results |
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| Place |
Cyclist |
Country |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
Paolo Bettini |
Italy |
Mapei |
4:29:06 seconds |
| 2 |
Geert Verheyen |
Belgium |
Lotto |
same time |
| 3 |
Jose Angel Vidal |
Spain |
Kelme |
same time |
| 4 |
Didier Rous |
France |
Bonjour |
same time |
| 5 |
Erik Zabel |
Germany |
Telekom |
same time |
| 6 |
Romains Vainsteins |
Latvia |
Vini-Caldirola |
same time |
| 7 |
Enrico Cassani |
Italy |
Polti |
same time |
| 8 |
Arvis Piziks |
Latvia |
Memory Card |
same time |
| 9 |
Stefano Zanini |
Italy |
Mapei |
same time |
| 10 |
Zoran Klemencic |
Slovenia |
Vini-Caldirola |
same time |
| 11 |
Jaan Kirsipuu |
Estonia |
AG2 |
same time |
| 12 |
Jeroen Blijlevens |
Netherlands |
Polti |
same time |
| 13 |
Emmanuel Magnien |
France |
Francaise des Jeux |
same time |
| 14 |
Martin Rittsel |
Sweden |
Memory Card |
same time |
| 15 |
Tom Steels |
Belgium |
Mapei |
same time |
| Others |
| 39 |
Marco Pantani |
Italy |
Mercatone |
same time |
| 47 |
Lance Armstrong |
United States |
U.S. Postal |
same time |
| 48 |
Jan Ullrich |
Germany |
Deutsche Telekom |
same time |
| 49 |
Laurent Jalabert |
France |
ONCE |
same time |
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| Standings after Stage 9 |
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| Place |
Cyclist |
Country |
Team |
Time |
| 1 |
Alberto Elli |
Italy |
Deutsche Telekom |
33:08:34 seconds |
| 2 |
Fabrice Gougot |
France |
Credit Agricole |
12 seconds behind |
| 3 |
Marc Wouters |
Belgium |
Rabobank |
1:15 behind |
| 4 |
Pascal Chanteur |
France |
AG2 |
2:56 behind |
| 5 |
Jose Luis Arrieta |
Spain |
Banesto |
3:08 behind |
| 6 |
Jacky Durand |
France |
Lotto |
3:17 behind |
| 7 |
Jens Voigt |
Germany |
Credit Agricole |
3:17 behind |
| 8 |
Salvatore Commesso |
Italy |
Saeco |
3:52 behind |
| 9 |
Servais Knaven |
Netherlands |
Farm Frites |
4:31 behind |
| 10 |
Arvis Piziks |
Latvia |
Memory Card |
4:38 behind |
| Others |
| 14 |
Laurent Jalabert |
France |
ONCE |
5:40 behind |
| 16 |
Lance Armstrong |
United States |
U.S. Postal |
5:54 behind |
| 26 |
Jan Ullrich |
Germany |
Deutsche Telekom |
6:37 behind |
| 86 |
Marco Pantani |
Italy |
Mercatone |
11:06 behind |
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Stage 9 description:
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Agen | |
Dax |
(Societe du Tour de France) |
(Societe du Tour de France) |
Located halfway between Bordeaux and Toulouse, Agen first hosted the Tour in 1951. The town was the starting point of a stage in 1980 and 1996.
Lying close both to the Atlantic Ocean and to the Pyrenées, this southern town is France's foremost thermal spa, drawing more than 50,000 visitors a year. Dax is also prized for its cuisine (foie gras) and bullfights: 60,000 aficionados flock here during the August feria and the September Toros y Salsa festival.
Sporting facilities abound in the Dax area, and the local rugby club has provided through the years some of France's star players.
Climbs:
Km 143 - Côte of Montaut : 1.7 km climb at 4.1 % - Level 4
| | Itinerary, map & images provided by Societe du Tour de France, 2000 |
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