Image 1 of 24 Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) wins stage 9 in final chaotic sprint (Image credit: Getty Images) Mirco Maestri (Polti Kometa) was awarded the most combative rider prize for stage 9(Image credit: Getty Images) Cian Uijtdebroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike) has a 21-second lead in the best young rider classification after stage 9(Image credit: Getty Images) Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) remains the points leader after the first week of racing(Image credit: Getty Images) Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) has a commanding lead in the general classification before the first rest day(Image credit: Getty Images) Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) celebrates his first Grand Tour victory(Image credit: Getty Images) Laurence Pithie (Groupama FDJ) flatted in the hectic final 30km and crossed the line over six minutes back (Image credit: Getty Images) Stage 9 winner Olav Kooij celebrates with his Visma-Lease a Bike teammate(Image credit: Getty Images) Bike throw for Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a Bike) to win stage 9 in Naples(Image credit: Getty Images) Jhonatan Narvaez (Ineos Grenadiers) launched a late stage solo attack only to be caught in final metres(Image credit: Getty Images) Ewen Costiou (Arkea-B&B Hotels) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal QuickStep) working hard to stay away from the chasing peloton in the final 12km(Image credit: Getty Images) Late race attack included Lewis Askey (Groupama-FDJ), Nicola Conci (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal QuickStep), Mirco Maestri (Polti Kometa), Kevin Vermaerke (dsm-firmenich PostNL) and Andrea Pietrobon (Polti Kometa)(Image credit: Getty Images) Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal QuickStep) initiated a late-stage attack(Image credit: Getty Images) Geraint Thomas chased back into the field on the wheel on his Ineos Grenadiers teammates after a crash(Image credit: Getty Images) No takers for the pizzas(Image credit: Getty Images) The pack rides in Mofete (Image credit: Getty Images) Race leader Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) safely in the bunch(Image credit: Getty Images) Peloton passes through a tunnel on stage 9(Image credit: Getty Images) Fans wave to riders near Cassino(Image credit: Getty Images) Jimmy Janssens and his Alpecin Deceuninck team did a lot of pacemaking at the front of the peloton(Image credit: Getty Images) Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) in the purple points jersey (Image credit: Getty Images) Polti Kometa duo of Mirco Maestri and Andrea Pietrobon worked hard in the doomed breakaway(Image credit: Getty Images) Click Here to Read the Full Original Article at CyclingNews RSS Feed… Share