Tour de France 2023 Stage 9: How to watch, TV and live stream details, start time, route map and profile

Since the construction of a railway taking tourists to the summit of the now-extinct volcano in the Auvergne, it was thought that the Puy de Dome’s time on the Tour was over. But 35 years after it hosted its last summit finish – won by the Dane Johnny Weltz – the climb will make its long-awaited return. Ad Over the years, the Puy de Dome (13.3km at 7.7%) has played host to some notable battles, not least in 1964 when Jacques Anquetil and Raymond Poulidor went head-to-head — or perhaps that should be shoulder-to-shoulder — or in 1975 when Eddy Merckx was infamously punched in the kidneys by a spectator.

The last 4.5km – likely to be closed to the public and team cars alike – boast double-digit gradients that should make this one of the stand-out stages of the race. Tour de France'Cavendish was almost nailed on to win a stage… it's so sad'7 HOURS AGO The Poulidor connection is also reflected in the start town of Saint-Leonard-De-Noblat, the Frenchman’s hometown until his death in 2019. Leg-sapping lumpy roads and three lower-category climbs precede the final climb, which will be the last slice of action before the first rest day.

Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo-Visma) will take a 25-second lead over Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) into the stage, while Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) will not even take to the start after his heartbreaking crash on Saturday. Eurosport's Felix Lowe was hard at work pre-Tour and has lots for you to feast your eyes on. Head here for his bumper team guide, over this way for his yellow jersey guide and ratings (i.e.