The essential
The 165 riders still in contention take part in the ninth stage of the Tour de France, the first in the mountains for this 2022 edition.
Several runners, with the profile of climbers, could take the opportunity to score points and move up the general classification, still dominated by the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar.
Guillaume Martin was forced to end his participation in the competition after testing positive for Covid-19 on Saturday evening.
