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Tour de France – Stage 9
Riders tackle the most critical stage of the Tour de France so far, with nine climbs testing the legs of the yellow jersey hopefuls
Juan Antonio Flecha receives medical attention after remounting following a collision with a French TV car.
Juan Antonio Flecha picks up his broken bike after a French TV car knocked him off it on stage nine of the Tour de France
Dutch rider Johnny Hoogerland was thrown into a barbed wire fence when a French car swerved and hit a four-man breakaway on stage nine of the Tour de France.
Thor Hushovd, wearing the overall leader's yellow jersey, sits up in the bunch during the ninth stage.
Johnny Hoogerland takes a turn on the front as part of the breakaway on stage nine.
Dutch rider Lieuwe Westra and Russia's Pavel Brutt make the first breakaway attempt on stage nine of the Tour de France. Brutt retired from the race after being caught.
France's Thomas Voeckler gets involved in another breakaway on stage nine of the 2011 Tour de France.
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