Tom second in Troyes

Tom Pidcock sprinted to second after an action-packed stage nine of the Tour de France.

After a rapid start, a group got away without a Grenadier present. Onto the first of the gravel sectors and Tom would work his way across with Ben Healy (EF Pro Cycling), and would eventually shake out into a break of eight riders. 

In the GC group, Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) would launch countless attacks, but was unable to stay clear. The team did aa great job of keeping Carlos Rodriguez and Egan Bernal up in the front and out of trouble across the fourteen sections of gravel.

Into the finale, and Jasper Steven (Lidl - Trek) would go clear, with Tom putting in a big effort to help close the gap. As the sprint unwound, Tom would find himself slightly boxed in. He would jump and deliver a powerful sprint, but was not able to overhaul stage winner Anthony Turgis (TotalEnergis).