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After a rest day by the shores of Lake Annecy the riders face their first mountain test of the race, with four climbs on the way to Le Grand-Bornand. Although the Col de la Colombière, which is crested just 15km from the finish, is probably the best known, the Montée du Plateau des Glières is arguably the toughest, averaging 11.2 per cent for six kilometres, and riders being greeted with a couple of kilometres of gravel roads after the summit.
stage 9 was balaa tupu, lots of crashes on the cobble stones.
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Chris Froome flies through the air in a crash during stage nine
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Richie Porte abandoned the Tour de France on stage nine after injuring his right shoulder in a crash