TOUR DE FRANCE
Date: 4 July - 26 July
Coverage: BBC Sport website: text commentary of each stage and streamed BBC commentary of the last 90 minutes of each stage available; commentary on selected stages on BBC 5 Live sports extra
 Fedrigo is the third Frenchman to win a stage on this year's Tour
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Frenchman Pierrick Fedrigo produced a late burst to edge out Franco Pellizotti on stage nine of the Tour de France from Saint Gaudens to Tarbes.
The pair, who broke clear on the Col du Tourmalet, successfully held off the peloton's attempts to reel them in.
Italy's Pellizotti looked favourite for the win but Federigo came back late on for the second stage win of his career.
Italian Rinaldo Nocentini held onto the yellow jersey, with no real change among the leading contenders.
The 160.5-km stage, from St Gaudens to Tarbes, saw a four-man break before the first ascent, with Fedrigo and Pellizotti joined by Jens Voigt and Leonardo Duque.
Fedrigo and Pellizotti pulled clear on their way up the fearsome Col du Tourmalet and - thanks to some good teamwork in the closing 20km - managed to keep the peloton at bay.
"At first we were four, then three, finally two and then I won. It's a great moment of happiness," said the 30-year-old Fedrigo, who won his previous Tour stage in 2006.
It was a second stage win of the Tour for the Bouygues Telecom team, following Thomas Voeckler's victory on stage five.
Spain's Oscar Freire outsprinted the main bunch to snatch third place.
More to follow.
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