Stage 9

The road

How it was won

1. 118 km to go

   Split on the first ascent

   The break fractures over the first passage of the Cumbre del Sol before the loop sends the race back up the wall.

2. 26 km to go

   Sky light the fuse

   The last escapee is swept up as Sky set a blistering pace onto the final climb.

3. 33 km to go

   Attacks on the ramps

   Bardet, Carapaz and Mas trade digs on the brutal slopes, gradients touching 21 per cent.

4. 41 km to go

   Froome kicks

   Inside the final kilometre Froome accelerates and no one can hold his wheel; Chaves gives chase in vain.

5. 5At the line

   Froome wins on Cumbre del Sol

   Chris Froome takes his first Grand Tour stage of the year atop the Cumbre del Sol, extending his red-jersey lead.

The result