Tuesday, July 13, 2004
Tour de 1/10th - Stage 9

This is it - the last of the flat stages before we hit the mountains. Expect many more riders to abandon as the pure sprinters are pretty much finished in this year's tour.
Stage 9
Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat > Guéret Tuesday, July 13th (99.7 miles)
1 VOECKLER Thomas (FRA BLB) in 36h 36' 31"
2 O'GRADY Stuart (AUS COF) at 02' 53"
3 CASAR Sandy (FRA FDJ) at 04' 06"
4 BACKSTEDT Magnus (SWE ALB) at 06' 27"
5 PIIL Jakob (DEN CSC) at 07' 09"
6 ARMSTRONG Lance (USA USP) at 09' 35"
7 HINCAPIE George (USA USP) at 09' 45"
8 AZEVEDO José (POR USP) at 09' 57"
9 GUTIERREZ José Enrique (ESP PHO) at 10' 02"
10 ZABEL Erik (GER TMO) at 10' 06"
172 DOELLE Christopher (USA T@I) at 16h 53' 21"
NEWS!!
Chris Doelle is holding his own in the tour as he continues to slide back from the leaders, but moves up in the GC as several more riders abandon the tour.
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