Rafal Majka under Oliver Naesen wheels.
How stage 9 Unfolded
Last included in 2015, the cobbles of Paris-Roubaix made a reappearance at the Tour de France for stage nine, which ran 156.5km between Arras and Roubaix. A total of 21.7km of cobbles featured, — eight kilometres more than 2015 — including some of the toughest sectors from Paris-Roubaix such as Auchy à Bersée and Mons-en-Pévèle.
Meanwhile, Porte left the race on stage 9 for the second year in a row. The Australian crashed before the race reached the cobbles, and abandoned clutching his right collarbone.
Surprises
Crashes and mechanical problems were, unsurprisingly, a major theme of the day. Romain Bardet (AG2R La Mondiale) suffered a puncture and changed bikes twice, later suffering another mechanical in the midst of the cobbled sectors. Michael Valgren (Astana), Dylan Groenewegen (LottoNL-Jumbo), Egan Bernal (Team Sky) and Niki Terpstra (Quick Step Floors) were among those to hit the deck before the riders reached the major cobbled sectors.
1, Greg Van Avermaet (Belgium) BMC Racing Team 36:07:17,
2, Geraint Thomas (Great Britain) Team Sky 0:00:43,
3, Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:44,
4, Bob Jungels (Luxembourg) Quick-Step Floors 0:00:50
5, Alejandro Valverde (Spain) Movistar Team 0:01:31,
6, Rafal Majka (Poland) Bora-Hansgrohe 0:01:32,
7, Jakob Fuglsang (Den) Astana Pro Team 0:01:33
8, Chris Froome (Great Britain) Team Sky 0:01:42,
9, Adam Yates (Great Britain) Mitchelton-Scott 0:01:42,
10, Mikel Landa (Spain) Movistar Team 0:01:42
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