Adam Yates' time in yellow jersey ends on hectic day at Tour de France

Tour de France 2020 - 107th Edition - 9th stage Pau - Laruns 153 km - 05/09/2020 - Adam Yates (GBR - Mitchelton - Scott) - photo Luca Bettini/BettiniPhoto©2020
Adam Yates crosses the line at the end of stage 9 in Laruns (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

After four days spent as overall leader of the Tour de France, Adam Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) ceded the yellow jersey after a hectic stage 9 through the Pyrenees from Pau to Laruns.

The Briton, who took over the race lead after Julian Alaphilippe (Mitchelton-Scott) was handed a 20-second penalty for an illegal feed on stage 5, was dropped on the final climb of the day, the Col de Marie Blanque.

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