Tejay Van Garderen was 7:13 back in 21st in the ninth stage of the Tour de France but dropped less than a minute on race leader Christopher Froome of Great Britain. Van Garderen now trails by 1:01 and is 11th as the first day off is on Monday. Peter Stetina and Lawson Craddock also posted top 100 finishes with Stetina in 62nd and Craddock in 74th. Stetina dropped four spots overall to 47th, now 42:05 back, while Craddock slipped a spot to 69th.

After Monday’s off day Tuesday is a 122-mile medium-mountain stage as the Tour de France begins seven more straight days of racing. After a second day of rest the races ends with five final days of racing. There are two time trials, one in stage 13 for 23 miles and one in the mountains in stage 18 for 11 miles.

Tomorrow is also the beginning of the seven day Tour de Pologne. With most of the top riders participating in the Tour de France this event attracts some of the secondary riders. For the US only two riders are entered, Alexey Vermeulen and Larry Warbasse. Warbase was 38th in the Volta a Catalunya while Vermeulen’s best finish came in the Tour de Romandie where he was 65th.

Previous Tour de France Coverage:
Preview
Stage One Update
Stage Two Update
Stage Three Update
Stage Four Update
Stage Five Update
Stage Six Update
Stage Seven Update
Stage Eight Update