As is always the case when a Grand Tour incorporates 'off-road' sectors into its parcours, opinion on the gravel-heavy stage 9 of the Tour de France in Troyes has been mixed.

It’s for the annual Unbound Gravel Race. Skip to content. ... It consists of 25, 50, 100, 200, and 350-mile courses that take riders through communities across the Flint Hills.