PREVIEW Le Tour de France stage 9: Saint Girons - Bagnéres de Bigorre (165km). With Nico Verhoeven. 

Nico Verhoeven: "After yesterday everybody knows how the legs really are. Froome is the new leader and Sky will control the race today. I don’t think we’ll see a battle between the GC riders . There are opportunities for a breakaway and I think many will fancy to be in it. Our aim is to guide Lau en Bauke through the day without any inconveniences. We expect both of them to hold their positions in the GC. It would be great to take on the rest day with two of our guys sitting in the top five."