Tour de France stage 9 preview – The Tour becomes a Classic for a day on gravel roads

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The Tour de France becomes a Classic for a day on Sunday, as the riders face 14 sectors of gravel roads during stage 9 and fight for both a prestigious stage victory and every possible second in the general classification. 

It will be a day of total cycling, when the fight for the yellow jersey combines with a battle for the stage victory amongst the Classics contenders.