Races Road Wiggins crushes time trial in Besançon By Daniel Benson published 9 July 2012 Team Sky stamps authority on Tour de France Comments Race Home Stages Prologue 6.4km | Liège (ITT) - Stage 1 198km | Liège - Seraing Stage 2 207.5km | Visé - Tournai Stage 3 197km | Orchies - Boulogne-sur-Mer Stage 4 214.5km | Abbeville - Rouen Stage 5 196.5km | Rouen - Saint-Quentin Stage 6 207.5km | Épernay - Metz Stage 7 199km | Tomblaine - La Planche des Belles Filles Stage 8 157.5km | Belfort - Porrentruy Stage 9 41.5km | Arc-et-Senans - Besançon (ITT) Rest Day 1 - Stage 10 194.5km | Mâcon - Bellegarde-sur-Valserine Stage 11 148km | Albertville - La Toussuire - Les Sybelles Stage 12 226km | Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne - Annonay Davézieux Stage 13 217km | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - Le Cap d’Agde Stage 14 191km | Limoux - Foix Stage 15 158.5km | Samatan - Pau Rest Day 2 - Stage 16 197km | Pau - Bagnères-de-Luchon Stage 17 143.5km | Bagnères-de-Luchon - Peyragudes Stage 18 222.5km | Blagnac - Brive-la-Gaillarde Stage 19 53.5km | Bonneval - Chartres (ITT) Stage 20 120km | Rambouillet - Paris Champs-Élysées View all Stages Race history Contenders Start list Image 1 of 88Yellow jersey holder Bradley Wiggins (Sky) won the stage 9 time trial in Besançon and extended his general classification lead.(Image credit: AFP)Pierre Rolland (Europcar)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cadel Evans (BMC) in action during the stage 9 time trial.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Russian time trial champion Denis Menchov (Katusha) is in 5th overall following the stage 9 time trial.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Points classification leader Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Rui Costa (Movistar) notched a 14th place result in the stage 9 time trial.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Jens Voigt (RadioShack-Nissan)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)A beaming Bradley Wiggins (Sky) was very proud of his time trial performance which added to his GC lead.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tejay van Garderen (BMC) finished an impressive fourth on the stage and reclaimed the best young rider jersey.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)US time trial champion Dave Zabriskie (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mark Cavendish (Sky)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Belgian time trial champion Philippe Gilbert (BMC)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mountains classification leader Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tejay van Garderen (BMC) is back in the lead of the young riders classification following a masterful time trial performance.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) cuts a narrow profile while on his time trial bike.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mountains classification leader Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) started stage 9 in the best young rider's jersey, but at day's end it would belong to Tejay van Garderen.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) added some breathing room to his general classification lead.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)A fist pump from Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Mountains classification leader Fredrik Kessiakoff (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) increased his overall lead from 10 seconds to nearly two minutes after the time trial.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Daniel Martin (Garmin-Sharp) is competing in the first Tour de France of his career.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Dutch time trial champion Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil-DCM)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Johan Vansummeren (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) is still in the hunt for an overall podium finish.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Swedish time trial champion Gustav Larsson (Vacansoleil-DCM)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) kitted out in his French time trial champion's skinsuit.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Simon Gerrans (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cadel Evans (BMC) faces a near two-minute deficit to make up on Bradley Wiggins after the stage 9 time trial.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Slovakian time trial champion Peter Velits (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) finished in 7th place.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) put in a stellar performance against the clock.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Chris Froome (Sky) is the picture of concentration en route to his second place finish.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Sharp)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Time trial world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Spanish time trial champion Luis Leon Sanchez (Rabobank)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Time trial powerhouse Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) en route to a third place result.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) remains in yellow for another day.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Denis Menchov (Katusha), in his Russian time trial champion's kit, is having a solid Tour de France.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Cadel Evans (BMC) during his pre-ride of the stage 9 time trial course.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)A focused Bradley Wiggins (Sky) put his formidable time trial talents on display.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Ivan Basso (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tour leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky) scorched the stage 9 parcours for the stage victory.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Janez Brajkovic (Astana)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans (BMC) finished sixth on the day.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Reigning time trial world champion Tony Martin (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) finished in 12th place.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Chris Froome (Sky) rode into the top three overall with his time trial performance.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Andreas Klöden (RadioShack-Nissan) powered to a 10th place result(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Tejay van Garderen (BMC) finished in fourth place and took back the white jersey of best young rider from Estonia's Rein Taaramae.(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) would finish third on the day behind the Sky duo of Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome.(Image credit: Sirotti)Russian time trial champion Denis Menchov (Katusha) finished 9th on the day and holds 5th overall after the stage 9 time trial(Image credit: Sirotti)Haimar Zubeldia (RadioShack-Nissan)(Image credit: Sirotti)Maxime Monfort (RadioShack-Nissan) (Image credit: Sirotti)Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Lotto Belisol Team) holds 9th place overall after the time trial.(Image credit: Sirotti)Nicolas Roche (AG2R La Mondiale) is in 10th place overall after the stage 9 time trial.(Image credit: Sirotti)Estonian time trial champion Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) lost his best young rider classification lead to Tejay van Garderen (BMC) today.(Image credit: Sirotti)Tony Gallopin (RadioShack-Nissan) is a contender for the best young rider classification.(Image credit: Sirotti)Chris Horner (RadioShack-Nissan)(Image credit: Sirotti)Pierre Rolland (Europcar)(Image credit: Sirotti)French time trial champioin Sylvain Chavanel (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: Sirotti)Four-time world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara en route to a third place finish in the 41.5km time trial.(Image credit: Bettini Photo)Levi Leipheimer (Omega Pharma-QuickStep)(Image credit: Sirotti)Stage 8 hero Thibaut Pinot (FDJ-Big Mat)(Image credit: Sirotti)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) remains in the yellow jersey and extended his lead to nearly two minutes on his nearest competitor Cadel Evans.(Image credit: Sirotti)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) on the podium after a commanding individual time trial victory in Besançon.(Image credit: Sirotti)Bradley Wiggins (Sky) celebrates his first Tour de France stage win.(Image credit: Sirotti)Tour de France leader Bradley Wiggins (Sky) stamped his authority on the race today.(Image credit: Sirotti)Defending Tour de France champion Cadel Evans (BMC) still holds second overall, but now trails Bradley Wiggins by nearly two minutes.(Image credit: Sirotti)Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) conceded more than two minutes to Bradley Wiggins.(Image credit: Sirotti)Chris Froome (Sky) re-set the best times at every checkpoint, only to have teammate Bradley Wiggins go faster.(Image credit: Sirotti)Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack-Nissan) held the hot seat, but his time was later topped by Sky teammates Bradley Wiggins and Chris Froome.(Image credit: Sirotti)Chris Froome (Sky) nearly moved into second place overall with his time trial performance.(Image credit: Sirotti)Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale)(Image credit: Sirotti)