Andy Schleck in the yellow jersey after stage 9, Tour de France 2010
Finally, Andy Schleck is in the yellow jersey. Cadel Evans had to give it up after a terrible finish in today’s ninth stage (Morzine-Avoriaz to Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne) which featured climbs up the Col de la Madeleine and Col de la Colombiere. It turns out that Evans was riding with a fractured elbow and the pain must have been immense! Evans has little chance of winning the Tour this year even though he entered it as one of the favorites and even got the yellow jersey last Sunday. Evans is 7 minutes and 47 seconds behind Andy in the general classement.
The battle is now between Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck who rode up the last climb, the Col de la Madeleine, together and finished very close in time. Contador trails Schleck by only 41 seconds in the general classement. I am looking forward to an epic battle!
