Please read the following table in Markdown format and then answer the question according to the table. Table cells in one row are seperated by '|', and different rows are seperated by '
'.

Table:
| Type | Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DNF | 2 | Rémi Pauriol | Cofidis | Broken collarbone |
| DNS | 3 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Cervélo TestTeam | Broken arm sustained from crash in Stage 2 |
| DNS | 3 | Daniel Martin | Garmin-Slipstream | Illness |
| DNS | 3 | Joost Posthuma | Rabobank | Illness |
| DNF | 3 | Matteo Bono | Lampre-NGC |  |
| DNF | 3 | Anthony Charteau | Caisse d'Epargne |  |
| DNS | 4 | Sylvain Calzati | Agritubel |  |
| DNS | 4 | Bradley Wiggins | Garmin-Slipstream | Death in the family |
| DNF | 4 | Jussi Veikkanen | Française des Jeux |  |
| DNS | 5 | Íñigo Cuesta | Cervélo TestTeam |  |
| DNS | 5 | Enrico Franzoi | Liquigas |  |
| DNF | 5 | Steven Cozza | Garmin-Slipstream |  |
| DNF | 5 | Philippe Gilbert | Silence-Lotto |  |
| DNF | 5 | Brian Vandborg | Liquigas |  |
| DNS | 6 | Jelle Vanendert | Silence-Lotto |  |
| DNF | 6 | Jose Luis Arrieta | Ag2r-La Mondiale |  |
| DNF | 6 | Sébastien Chavanel | Française des Jeux |  |
| DNF | 6 | Simon Spilak | Lampre-NGC |  |
| DNF | 6 | Thomas Voeckler | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Shoulder injury sustained from crash |
| DNS | 7 | Sebastian Langeveld | Rabobank |  |
| DNF | 7 | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel-Euskadi |  |
| DNF | 7 | Mickael Cherel | Française des Jeux |  |
| DNF | 7 | Thomas Fothen | Team Milram |  |
| DNF | 7 | Marcel Sieberg | Team Columbia-High Road |  |
| DNF | 7 | Tom Veelers | Skil-Shimano |  |
| DNF | 7 | Mickael Buffaz | Cofidis |  |
| DNF | 7 | Javier Aramendia | Euskaltel-Euskadi |  |
| DNF | 7 | Romain Feillu | Agritubel |  |
Question:
how many people withdrew before the 5th stage?
Answer:
9