Bagneres-de-Bigorre, France - The standings of the 2008 Tour de France after Sunday's ninth stage, 224 kilometres from Toulouse to Bagneres-de-Bigorre:
1. Kim Kirchen, Luxembourg, Team Columbia, 38 hours 07 minutes 19 seconds 2. Cadel Evans, Australia, Silence-Lotto, 6 seconds behind 3. Christian Vandevelde, United States, Garmin Chipotle, 44 4. Stefan Schumacher, Germany, Gerolsteiner, 56 5. Denis Menchov, Russia, Rabobank, 1 minute 3 seconds 6. Alejandro Valverde, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, 1:12 7. Stijn Devolder, Belgium, Quick Step, 1:21 8. Oscar Pereiro, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, same time (st) 9. Samuel Sanchez, Spain, Euskaltel, 1:27 10 Carlos Sastre, Spain, CSC, 1:34
