Tour de France 2026: stage nine updates from Malemort to Ussel – live

• Updates on the shortened stage from Malemort to Ussel
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Here is the top ten, ahead of stage nine:
1. Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 28hrs 49mins 07secs
2. Jonas Vingegaard (Team Visma-Lease a Bike): +2mins 42secs
3. Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG): +3mins 27secs
4. Remco Evenepoel (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe): +3mins 30secs
5. Juan Ayuso (Lidl-Trek): +3mins 34secs
6. Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team): +3mins 55secs
7. Florian Lipowitz (Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe): +4mins 00secs
8. Lenny Martinez (Bahrain Victorious): +4mins 21secs
9. Mattias Skjelmose (Lidl-Trek): +4mins 57secs
10. Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek): +7mins 10secs

More on the decision to shorten the ninth stage from Jeremy Whittle in Bergerac: