At the end of a morning break, South African Daryl Impey won the 9th stage at Brioude (Haute-Loire). Frenchman Julian Alaphilippe keeps his yellow jersey.
The South African Daryl Impey (Mitchelton) removed the 9th stage of the Tour de France, Sunday 14th July 2019 in Brioude, before his last breakaway companion, Belgian Tiesj Benoot.
Daril Impey s’impose au sprint devant Tiesj Benoot. Le coureur sud-africain remporte ainsi sa toute première victoire sur le Tour de France. #TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/1p8SwRrky0
— France tv sport (@francetvsport) 14 July 2019
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A breakaway of 14 riders
In this sunny stage of 170.5 kilometres, the race took shape from the first quarter of an hour with the breakaway of 14 riders then joined by Spaniard Marc Soler.
Behind the breakaway, the Alaphilippe team was content to manage the gap when it reached ten minutes. At the front, Austria’s Lukasz Pöstlberger took the risk of leaving alone 45 kilometres from the finish.
Pöstlberger, the first pink jersey of the Giro 2017, was joined in the last difficulty, the Côte de Saint-Just, 15 kilometres from the line. Impey made the effort on the top to join Benoot and Irishman Nicholas Roche who had taken the lead.
“You’re making us dream!”
Raymond Poulidor is optimistic about @alafpolak1 in the Yellow Jersey. 💛
« Tu nous fais rêver ! »
Raymond Poulidor enthousiasmé par le Maillot Jaune @alafpolak1. 💛#TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/rceHx7DRjU
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) 14 July 2019
.@alafpolak1 greeted by his family as he comes down from the podium in Yellow.💛
Julian Alaphilippe retrouve sa famille à sa descente du podium. 💛#TDF2019 pic.twitter.com/EtQ1GFLqH3
— Tour de France™ (@LeTour) 14 July 2019
Benoot, offensive, attacked again and kept with him only Impey at the approach of the last 8 kilometers.
Aged 34, Impey won his first Tour victory. But he had the honour of already wearing the yellow jersey in 2013 for two days.
Monday, on the eve of the first day of rest, the 10th stage connects Saint-Flour to Albi, along 217,5 kilometres of a course favourable to the fighters and, still more to the sprinters, because of the flat final.
