Cause they're a GC team | Stage 9 Tour de France

Cause they're a GC team | Stage 9 Tour de France

From Stanley St. Social | Cycling News and Interviews by Max Gawn, Luke Plapp and Alex Clements

July 12, 2026 · 49 min

About this episode

Alex and Max discuss the events of Stage 9 of the Tour de France, including team tactics and individual performances.

Stage 9 brought the biggest breakaway fight of the race so far, a genuinely baffling UAE tactical decision, and a redemption stage win for MVDP heading into the first rest day. Alex and Max break down the chaos and set up week two. In this episode: Every team's attempt to get in the break — and why UAE's pacing made no sense to anyone, including their own riders Trek's on-the-fly pivot after realising UAE had done the work for them Pidcock's brutal mechanical and a big statement ride regardless Bernal vs. Johannessen — an unexpected top-10 GC battle brewing at Ineos Bling's remarkable week of near-misses without a single EF-style support rider Sprint fines, Girmay copping heat in the press, and Caleb Ewan's growing commentary reputation Full rest day GC, points, mountains and youth jersey breakdown Announcing our new voice note segment and what's coming on the rest day Last night's Pillar Performance winner revealed 💊

People in this episode

Host: Alex Clements

Guest: Max

Topics covered

  • Tour de France
  • Stage analysis
  • Team tactics
  • Breakaway strategies
  • GC battle
  • Race updates

Keywords

  • Tour de France
  • Stage 9
  • breakaway
  • UAE
  • MVDP
  • Pidcock
  • GC battle
  • Caleb Ewan

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: UAE, Trek

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