Riccardo Ricco breaks away from the peloton then solos the descent of Col d'Aspin for his second stage win this year in the 2008 tour de france.


Stage 9 results

1 Riccardo Ricco (Ita) Saunier Duval-Scott 5.39.28 (39.59 km/h)

2 Vladimir Efimkin (Rus) AG2R La Mondiale 1.03

3 Cyril Dessel (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale 1.17


General classification after stage 9

1 Kim Kirchen (Lux) Columbia

2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0.06

3 Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin Chipotle - H30 0.44

4 Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Gerolsteiner 0.56