1 0   km , ▁but ▁pressure ▁from ▁spr inter s ' ▁teams ▁reduced ▁the ▁gap ▁rapidly ▁over ▁the ▁following ▁ 2 0   km , ▁to ▁less ▁than ▁three ▁minutes . ▁Ric c ardo ▁Ric c ò ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁four ▁fall ers ▁at ▁ 1 1 6   km , ▁and ▁after ▁being ▁assist ed ▁to ▁catch ▁up ▁with ▁the ▁pel ot on , ▁needed ▁medical ▁attention . ▁With ▁ 1 3   km ▁to ▁go , ▁P ine au ▁and ▁T x ur ru ka ▁moved ▁clear ▁of ▁their ▁colle agues ▁in ▁the ▁break , ▁who ▁were ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁pel ot on ▁ 3   km ▁later . ▁The ▁purs uit ▁of ▁the ▁pel ot on , ▁which ▁had ▁e ased ▁up ▁to ▁avoid ▁re group ing ▁too ▁soon ▁and ▁allow ▁other ▁attacks , ▁put ▁on ▁pressure ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁ 2 0   km , ▁finally ▁catch ing ▁the ▁two ▁escape es ▁with ▁ 3 . 5   km ▁left . ▁In ▁a ▁bunch ed ▁s print , ▁Mark ▁Cav end ish ▁gained ▁his ▁second ▁stage ▁victory . ▁ ▁Stage ▁ 9 ▁▁ 1 3 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁— ▁Toul ouse ▁to ▁B agn ères - de - Big or re , ▁ 2 2 4   km ▁ ▁This ▁stage ▁took ▁the ▁rid ers ▁into ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁fourth ▁category ▁clim bs ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁before ▁the ▁third ▁category ▁Col ▁des ▁A res ▁at ▁the ▁