Cycling-Pogacar on the attack again as Frenchman Turgis wins gravel Tour stage


Cycling - Tour de France - Stage 9 - Troyes to Troyes - Troyes, France - July 7, 2024 TotalEnergies' Anthony Turgis celebrates winning stage 9 REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

TROYES, France (Reuters) -Tadej Pogacar was true to his swashbuckling style as he attacked defending champion Jonas Vingegaard relentlessly in a thrilling Tour de France ninth stage peppered with gravel roads on Sunday.

Anthony Turgis prevailed at the end of a gruelling 199-km ride with a superbly timed sprint from the breakaway group to give France their third win of the edition, but all eyes were on Pogacar and his rivals for most of the day.

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