Pogacar Gains Ground But Vingegaard Retains Yellow Jersey After Woods Wins Stage 9
- Michael Woods won Stage 9 of the Tour de France, catching Matteo Jorgenson near the summit of the Puy de Dome.
- Tadej Pogacar attacked on the final climb and closed the gap with overall leader Jonas Vingegaard to 17 seconds.
- Vingegaard finished behind Pogacar but retains the yellow jersey going into the rest day.
- Pogacar described closing the gap as a "small victory" and looks poised to challenge Vingegaard in the upcoming mountain stages.
- Mark Cavendish crashed out of the Tour de France during Stage 8, ending his final attempt to become the outright record holder for most career stage wins.
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