Tour De France Stage 9 Predictions: Winner & H2H Tips (Saint-Leonard > Puy de Dome, 9.7.2023)
- Written by David Bet
Stage 9 of the 2023 Tour de France is a 182 km run from Saint-Leonard-de-Noblat to Puy de Dome, a dormant vulcano. Both stage hunters and GC contenders will be involved in the fight for the stage win. Who to back? This article contains our Tour De France Stage 9 predictions, highest odds, our recommended bets on Winner, Top 3 & Head to Head, exclusive free bets and promo codes.
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TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 9 BETTING PREVIEW
Stage 9 will be the third authentic mountain test for GC contenders.
Furthermore, climbers who are outside the general classification can go for a long breakaway for the polka-dot jersey to collect points and target a stage win.
An uphill finish before a rest day is sure to shake up the overall standings.The run-up to the finish ascent is far from flat but doesn't offer big climbs. Five hills are on the menu before de Puy De Dome:
- Côte du Lac de Vassivière (4.4 kilometres at 4%)
- Côte de Felletin (2.1 kilometres at 5.2%)
- Côte de Pontcharraud (1.8 kilometres at 4.6%)
- Côte de Pontaumur (3.3 kilometres at 5.3%)
- Col de la Nugère (9.2 kilometres at 2.8%).
The Col de la Nugere crests with 31 km to go and its descend brings the peloton at the base of the Puy de Dome, a 13.3 km climb with an average gradient of 7.7% and the final 5km constantly above 10%.
Stage 9 Favourites
We have a double scenario here. UAE and Jumbo Visma allowing a brakaway with good climbers to get a big gap or these two teams keeping things tight with another Pogaçar-Vingegaard duel in the final 5 kilometers.
Jonas Vingegaard won one minute over the Slovenian on Stage 5 but Tadej Pogaçar earned half that gap the following day in the stage that also featured the Tourmalet.
The duo are by far the strongest riders in the peloton, but it's hard to predict who will be the better climber on Sunday.
Anyway, if no breakaway succeeds, it's almost impossible for any other GC contender to beat them, even if they anticipate the attack.
We give slim chances only to Jai Hindley and Carlos Rodriguez while Simon Yates crashed on Saturday and could struggle here.
Any possible surprise?
Giulio Ciccone and Mattias Skjelmose both helped their "captain" Mads Pedersen on Saturday, meaning they are not targeting this stage.
So we expect riders such as Ruben Guerreiro, Michael Woods, Felix Gall, Emanuel Buchmann, Daniel Martinez, Marc Soler, Pello Bilbao, Ion Izaguirre, Mikel Landa, Matteo Jorgenson, Thibaut Pinot and the current KOM leader Neilson Powless to be in the brakaway.
Among them, keep an eye on Daniel Martinez as the Colombian won the last time the Tour went over the Puy-de-Dome and he knows these mountain very well.
Moreover, Michael Woods fell out of contention and here finds a well suited climb to his skills, and could quickly adapt to his new role in the race.
TOUR DE FRANCE STAGE 9 PREDICTIONS
The section below contains our experts' betting tips on the Tour De France Stage 9 (Winner, Top 3 and Head To Head recommended bets).
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