Team Visma | Lease a Bike alert in hectic ninth Tour de France stage
The stage led the peloton from Chinon to Châteauroux. As soon as the flag dropped, teammates Mathieu van der Poel and Jonas Rickaert attacked. From the outset their duo attempt looked an almost impossible mission. Meanwhile, tension was rising in the peloton because of the threat of echelons.
On several long roads, the crosswind offered opportunities to form echelons. Team Visma | Lease a Bike took the initiative, yet no significant gaps were opened. The bunch then rode towards Châteauroux at high speed. The final escapee, Van der Poel, was caught inside the last kilometre, and in the ensuing sprint Merlier proved the quickest. All Team Visma | Lease a Bike riders reached the finish safely. Tomorrow brings the race’s first proper mountain stage.
“The wind was there, but at the decisive moments it wasn’t blowing in the right direction”
Jonas Vingegaard
“We tried to create echelons with a few other teams, but unfortunately it didn’t work,” Vingegaard reflected. “The wind was certainly there, but at the decisive moments it wasn’t blowing in quite the right direction. Now we turn our focus to tomorrow. I definitely expect a battle among the GC riders. A tough stage with plenty of climbing awaits, but we’re ready.”
“It was a hectic day for everyone,” added Head of Racing Grischa Niermann. “The pace was extremely high. We made several attempts, yet the wind simply wasn’t strong enough. Wout stayed out of the sprint and instead did sterling work for Jonas, who is already looking forward to tomorrow’s stage.”
🇫🇷 #TDF2025 A stressful and hot day in the saddle. ♨️ pic.twitter.com/d9Nwlfo9TH— Team Visma | Lease a Bike (@vismaleaseabike) July 13, 2025
Tour de France
Stage 9
Result
Rankings
Result
1
Tim Merlier
Soudal Quick-Step
03:28:52
2
Jonathan Milan
Lidl – Trek
+00:00:00
3
Arnaud De Lie
Lotto
+00:00:00
27
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
43
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:00
64
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:17
66
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:17
75
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:17
84
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:00:17
115
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:02:43
146
Simon Yates
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:06:58
Rankings
1
Tadej Pogačar
UAE Team Emirates – XRG
33:17:22
2
Remco Evenepoel
Soudal Quick-Step
+00:00:54
3
Kévin Vauquelin
Arkéa – B&B Hotels
+00:01:11
4
Jonas Vingegaard
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:17
5
Matteo Jorgenson
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:01:34
21
Tiesj Benoot
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:10:16
31
Sepp Kuss
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:18:13
42
Simon Yates
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:24:58
49
Wout van Aert
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:26:47
57
Victor Campenaerts
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+00:30:26
136
Edoardo Affini
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
+01:05:15
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Jonas Vingegaard
Grischa Niermann
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Tour de France
