2009 Tour de France
Encyclopedia
The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France
, one of cycling's Grand Tours
. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual time trial
which included a section of the Circuit de Monaco
. The race visited six countries: Monaco, France, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Italy, and finished on 26 July on the Champs-Élysées
in Paris.
The total length was 3445 kilometres (2,140.6 mi), including 93 kilometres (57.8 mi) in time-trials. There were seven mountain stages, three of which had mountaintop finishes, and one medium-mountain stage. The race had a team time trial
for the first time since 2005
, the shortest distance in individual time trials since 1967
, and the first penultimate-day mountain stage in the Tour's history.
2007
winner Alberto Contador
won the race by a margin of 4′11″, having won both a mountain and time trial stage. His team also supplied the third-place finisher, Lance Armstrong
, and took the team classification. Andy Schleck
, second overall, won the young riders' competition as he had the previous year. Franco Pellizotti
originally won the polka dot jersey as the King of the Mountains, but had that result (along with all his 2009 results) stripped by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
in 2011 due to his irregular values in the UCI's biological passport
program detected in May 2010. Mark Cavendish
won six stages, including the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, but was beaten in the points classification
by Thor Hushovd
, who consequently won the green jersey.
, won by Olympic time trial
champion Fabian Cancellara
, who retained the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification throughout the first week, which was dominated by stages suited primarily to sprinters, with Mark Cavendish
establishing himself as the strongest finisher. The significant action of the first week in relation to the overall classification was restricted to a split in the field on stage 3, and a team time trial the following day.
The second weekend saw the Tour in the Pyrenees
, and the first attack on the field by eventual winner Alberto Contador
, while the leadership was taken over by Rinaldo Nocentini
. Thor Hushovd
showed an ability to take points in stages that did not include flat sprint finishes that would be key to the contest for the points classification
, and the main contenders for the mountains classification emerged. The journey towards the Alps
the following week had a second pair of successive stage wins for Cavendish and a series of wins from riders in breakaways that held no threat to the general classification. An infringement in the sprint finish to stage 14 saw Cavendish relegated in finishing position, and Hushovd gaining the upper hand in the points classification
.
The first alpine stage was the occasion of Contador's assumption of the race leadership, and the emergence of Andy Schleck
as the only rider likely to challenge him in the mountains, and as the top young rider, giving Schleck the right to wear the white jersey. Franco Pellizotti
focussed on collecting points on the climbs early in stages to overhaul Egoi Martínez
in the race for the mountains classification, without threatening the race leaders. By the end of the three stages in the Alps, and after Contador's victory in the final time trial, it was only the minor placings that were realistically under question in the last mountain stage, held for the first time on the penultimate day of the tour on Mont Ventoux
. Lance Armstrong
, the seven time winner of the race who had returned from retirement, finished that stage ahead of his rivals for third place on the podium to secure that position.
The UCI
introduced a ban on radio communication between team management and riders on stage 10, but the riders responded with a conservative style of racing for most of the stage and the intended repetition of the experiment on stage 13 was abandoned.
At the victory ceremony, the national anthem of Denmark was mistakenly played instead of that of Spain.
Contador described the incident as an "enormous blunder" at a post-Tour press conference in Madrid.
teams (all except for ) and three other teams: , and . Each team started with 9 riders, making a total of 180 participants, of whom 156 finished.
The 20 teams invited to the race were:
, 2007 winner Alberto Contador
, 2009 Giro d'Italia
winner Denis Menchov
and two time runner-up Cadel Evans
. Lance Armstrong
, the seven-time winner from 1999
to 2005
, came out of retirement and competed in the race on the same team as Contador. Menchov and Evans performed far below the levels expected of them, finishing 51st and 30th respectively, and Sastre only showed briefly among the leaders on the mountain stages that would have provided his best chance of making a bid for victory, coming 17th overall.
Alejandro Valverde
, the team leader of , was not selected by his team for the Tour de France
, because the race travelled through Italy on stage 16 and he had received a ban in May 2009 from the Italian Olympic Committee, prohibiting him from competing in Italy. He had finished in the top ten of the general classification of the Tour in the two previous years and was considered one of the favourites for overall victory.
News about a positive retest of a 2007 out-of-competition control concerning Thomas Dekker
broke three days before the start; his team immediately withdrew him from the starting list.
After stage 1, Fabian Cancellara
was leading both the general and the points classifications. In stage 2, he wore the yellow jersey. Alberto Contador
was placed second at the time in the green jersey points classification, but was the leader in the king of the mountains classification, and so forfeited the right to wear the green jersey. As a result, the third placed rider in the opening time trial, Bradley Wiggins
wore the green jersey on stage 2.
* Stage 16 was originally won by Mikel Astarloza
, who was found after the Tour to have tested positive for EPO before the race had started. The organisers have stripped him of the stage win, and former number two Sandy Casar
became the official winner.
UCI World Ranking
.
tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test on 26 June, eight days before the race started. Later, Astarloza was removed from the results, and the stage win transferred to Sandy Casar
.
Just days before the 2010 Giro d'Italia
, 2009 Giro podium finisher and King of the Mountains winner in this Tour Franco Pellizotti
was announced by the UCI as a rider of interest in their biological passport
program. He was sidelined by his team, and did not race again in 2010. The case was not fully resolved until March 2011, at which time the Court of Arbitration for Sport
ordered Pellizotti banned for two years, to pay a fine and court costs, and have all his 2009 results vacated.
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, one of cycling's Grand Tours
Grand Tour (cycling)
In road bicycle racing, a Grand Tour refers to one of the three major European professional cycling stage races:* Tour de France – Tour of France , held in July* Giro d'Italia – Tour of Italy , held in May...
. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
which included a section of the Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco is a street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the principality of Monaco. It is commonly referred to as "Monte Carlo" because it is largely inside the Monte Carlo neighbourhood of Monaco.The circuit is used on one weekend in...
. The race visited six countries: Monaco, France, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Italy, and finished on 26 July on the Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is...
in Paris.
The total length was 3445 kilometres (2,140.6 mi), including 93 kilometres (57.8 mi) in time-trials. There were seven mountain stages, three of which had mountaintop finishes, and one medium-mountain stage. The race had a team time trial
Team time trial
A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart...
for the first time since 2005
2005 Tour de France
The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...
, the shortest distance in individual time trials since 1967
1967 Tour de France
The 1967 Tour de France was the 54th Tour de France, taking place June 29 to July 23, 1967. It consisted of 22 stages over 4780 km, ridden at 35.018 km/h...
, and the first penultimate-day mountain stage in the Tour's history.
2007
2007 Tour de France
The 2007 Tour de France, the 94th running of the race, took place from 7 July to 29 July 2007. The Tour began with a prologue in London, and ended with the traditional finish in Paris. Along the way, the route also passed through Belgium and Spain...
winner Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
won the race by a margin of 4′11″, having won both a mountain and time trial stage. His team also supplied the third-place finisher, Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
, and took the team classification. Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck
Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...
, second overall, won the young riders' competition as he had the previous year. Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport....
originally won the polka dot jersey as the King of the Mountains, but had that result (along with all his 2009 results) stripped by the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
in 2011 due to his irregular values in the UCI's biological passport
Biological passport
An athlete biological passport is an individual, electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time...
program detected in May 2010. Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
won six stages, including the final stage on the Champs-Élysées, but was beaten in the points classification
Points classification in the Tour de France
The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...
by Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
, who consequently won the green jersey.
Race overview
The race started in Monaco with a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual time trialIndividual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...
, won by Olympic time trial
Time trial
In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...
champion Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...
, who retained the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification throughout the first week, which was dominated by stages suited primarily to sprinters, with Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
establishing himself as the strongest finisher. The significant action of the first week in relation to the overall classification was restricted to a split in the field on stage 3, and a team time trial the following day.
The second weekend saw the Tour in the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
, and the first attack on the field by eventual winner Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
, while the leadership was taken over by Rinaldo Nocentini
Rinaldo Nocentini
Rinaldo Nocentini is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI ProTour team .In the 2009 Tour de France, his first participation in the race, he became leader in the General Classification after participating in a stage-long breakaway on stage 7 to take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara with an...
. Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
showed an ability to take points in stages that did not include flat sprint finishes that would be key to the contest for the points classification
Points classification in the Tour de France
The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...
, and the main contenders for the mountains classification emerged. The journey towards the Alps
Alps
The Alps is one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany to France in the west....
the following week had a second pair of successive stage wins for Cavendish and a series of wins from riders in breakaways that held no threat to the general classification. An infringement in the sprint finish to stage 14 saw Cavendish relegated in finishing position, and Hushovd gaining the upper hand in the points classification
Points classification in the Tour de France
The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...
.
The first alpine stage was the occasion of Contador's assumption of the race leadership, and the emergence of Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck
Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...
as the only rider likely to challenge him in the mountains, and as the top young rider, giving Schleck the right to wear the white jersey. Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport....
focussed on collecting points on the climbs early in stages to overhaul Egoi Martínez
Egoi Martínez
Egoi Martínez de Esteban is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France....
in the race for the mountains classification, without threatening the race leaders. By the end of the three stages in the Alps, and after Contador's victory in the final time trial, it was only the minor placings that were realistically under question in the last mountain stage, held for the first time on the penultimate day of the tour on Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux
Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald...
. Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
, the seven time winner of the race who had returned from retirement, finished that stage ahead of his rivals for third place on the podium to secure that position.
The UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....
introduced a ban on radio communication between team management and riders on stage 10, but the riders responded with a conservative style of racing for most of the stage and the intended repetition of the experiment on stage 13 was abandoned.
At the victory ceremony, the national anthem of Denmark was mistakenly played instead of that of Spain.
Contador described the incident as an "enormous blunder" at a post-Tour press conference in Madrid.
Teams
20 teams were invited to take part in the race. They include 17 of the 18 UCI ProTour2009 UCI ProTour
The 2009 UCI ProTour was the fifth series of the UCI ProTour. Two new teams, the American and the Russian , joined the ProTour, effectively taking over the licenses of and . Two existing teams changed title sponsors: from Denmark became , and changed name to . As in 2008, the races organized by...
teams (all except for ) and three other teams: , and . Each team started with 9 riders, making a total of 180 participants, of whom 156 finished.
The 20 teams invited to the race were:
Riders
Favorites for the race included 2008 winner Carlos SastreCarlos Sastre
Carlos Sastre Candil is a retired Spanish professional road bicycle racer and champion of the 2008 Tour de France. Sastre rides in 2011 for UCI Professional Continental team...
, 2007 winner Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
, 2009 Giro d'Italia
2009 Giro d'Italia
The 2009 Giro d'Italia was the 92nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 9 to 31 May 2009, and marked the 100th year since the first edition of the race...
winner Denis Menchov
Denis Menchov
Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007...
and two time runner-up Cadel Evans
Cadel Evans
Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
. Lance Armstrong
Lance Armstrong
Lance Edward Armstrong is an American former professional road racing cyclist who won the Tour de France a record seven consecutive times, after having survived testicular cancer. He is also the founder and chairman of the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer research and support...
, the seven-time winner from 1999
1999 Tour de France
The 1999 Tour de France was the 86th Tour de France, taking place from July 3 to July 25, 1999. It was won by Lance Armstrong, his first of 7 consecutive wins, the most in Tour history. There were no French stage winners for the first time since the 1926 Tour de France.The 1999 edition of Tour de...
to 2005
2005 Tour de France
The 2005 Tour de France was the 92nd Tour de France, taking place from July 2 to July 24, 2005. It comprised 21 stages over 3592.5 km, the winner's average speed was 41.654 km/h. The first stages were held in the département of the Vendée, for the third time in 12 years. The 2005 Tour was...
, came out of retirement and competed in the race on the same team as Contador. Menchov and Evans performed far below the levels expected of them, finishing 51st and 30th respectively, and Sastre only showed briefly among the leaders on the mountain stages that would have provided his best chance of making a bid for victory, coming 17th overall.
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...
, the team leader of , was not selected by his team for the Tour de France
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...
, because the race travelled through Italy on stage 16 and he had received a ban in May 2009 from the Italian Olympic Committee, prohibiting him from competing in Italy. He had finished in the top ten of the general classification of the Tour in the two previous years and was considered one of the favourites for overall victory.
News about a positive retest of a 2007 out-of-competition control concerning Thomas Dekker
Thomas Dekker (cyclist)
Thomas Dekker is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for Garmin-Cervélo’s development team, Chipotle Development Team. His career highlights include winning Tirreno-Adriatico in 2006 and Tour de Romandie in 2007...
broke three days before the start; his team immediately withdrew him from the starting list.
Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 July | Monaco | 15.5 km (10 mi) |  |
Individual Time Trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
||
| 2 | 5 July | Monaco to Brignoles Brignoles Brignoles is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.It was the summer residence of the counts of Provence... |
187 km (116 mi) |  |
Flat Stage | ||
| 3 | 6 July | Marseille Marseille Marseille , known in antiquity as Massalia , is the second largest city in France, after Paris, with a population of 852,395 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Marseille extends beyond the city limits with a population of over 1,420,000 on an area of... to La Grande-Motte La Grande-Motte La Grande-Motte is a commune in the Hérault département in Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France. It is a popular seaside resort and port, built in the 1960s and 1970s on a greenfield site, La Grande-Motte is characterized by a homogeneous architecture, the most visible are the buildings in the... |
196.5 km (122 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 4 | 7 July | Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.... |
39 km (24 mi) | |
Team Time Trial Team time trial A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart... |
Astana | |
| 5 | 8 July | Cap d'Agde Cap d'Agde Cap d'Agde is the seaside resort of the town of Agde, France, on the Mediterranean sea in the département of Hérault, within the région of Languedoc-Roussillon. Agde can be reached by TGV SNCF train direct from Paris or Lille whilst the closest airports are Béziers-Cap d'Agde en Languedoc, with... to Perpignan Perpignan -Sport:Perpignan is a rugby stronghold: their rugby union side, USA Perpignan, is a regular competitor in the Heineken Cup and seven times champion of the Top 14 , while their rugby league side plays in the engage Super League under the name Catalans Dragons.-Culture:Since 2004, every year in the... |
196.5 km (122 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 6 | 9 July | Girona Girona Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès... , Spain to Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain |
181.5 km (113 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 7 | 10 July | Barcelona to Andorra-Arcalis Vallnord Vallnord is a ski/snowboard resort in the Pyrenees mountains in the country of Andorra, close to the border with Spain at Tor, Pallars.It encompasses the linked sectors of Pal and Arinsal and the Ordino-Arcalis sector some kilometres away.All the separate sectors within Vallnord contain... , Andorra |
224 km (139 mi) |  |
Mountain Stage | ||
| 8 | 11 July | Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella Andorra la Vella is the capital of the Co-principality of Andorra, and is located high in the east Pyrenees between France and Spain. It is also the name of the parish that surrounds the capital.... to Saint-Girons Saint-Girons, Ariège - Climate :-Sport:Stage 8 of the 2009 Tour de France finishes in Saint-Girons, after travelling 176 km from Andorra-la-Vella.-Gallery:... |
176.5 km (110 mi) | |
Mountain Stage | ||
| 9 | 12 July | Saint-Gaudens to Tarbes Tarbes Tarbes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.It is part of the historical region of Gascony. It is the second largest metropolitan area of Midi-Pyrénées, with 110,000 inhabitants.... |
160.5 km (100 mi) | |
Mountain Stage | ||
| 13 July | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | 14 July | Limoges Limoges Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France.... to Issoudun Issoudun Issoudun is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is also referred to as Issoundun, which is the ancient name.-History:... |
194.5 km (121 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 11 | 15 July | Vatan Vatan, Indre Vatan is a commune in the Indre department in central France.The town holds a weekly market on Wednesdays.-References:* -Gallery:... to Saint-Fargeau Saint-Fargeau Saint-Fargeau is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-Personalities:*In the early years of the reign of Louis XIV, the château was the home to his exiled cousin, the wealthy Anne Marie Louise d'Orléans. She lived in the château of the town, giving the building its... |
192 km (119 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 12 | 16 July | Tonnerre Tonnerre Tonnerre is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-Twin town:* Nenagh, North Tipperary, Ireland-References:*... to Vittel Vittel Vittel is a commune in the Vosges department in Lorraine in northeastern France.Mineral water is bottled and sold here by Nestlé Waters France, under the Vittel brand.-History:... |
211.5 km (131 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 13 | 17 July | Vittel to Colmar Colmar Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court.... |
200 km (124 mi) |  |
Medium mountain stage | ||
| 14 | 18 July | Colmar to Besançon Besançon Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008... |
199 km (124 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 15 | 19 July | Pontarlier Pontarlier Pontarlier is a commune and one of the two sub-prefectures of the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-History:... to Verbier Verbier Verbier is a village located in southwestern Switzerland in the canton of Valais. It is one of the largest holiday resort and ski areas in the Swiss Alps, is recognized as one of the premiere "off-piste" locations in the world... , Switzerland |
207.5 km (129 mi) | |
Mountain Stage | ||
| 20 July | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 21 July | Martigny, Switzerland to Bourg-Saint-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice Bourg-Saint-Maurice, popularly known as Bourg, is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It is the last large town along the Tarentaise valley in the heart of the French Alps.-History:... |
159 km (99 mi) | |
Mountain Stage | ||
| 17 | 22 July | Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand Le Grand-Bornand Le Grand-Bornand is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.The commune is a ski resort and owes its name to the river which runs through it... |
169.5 km (105 mi) | |
Mountain Stage | ||
| 18 | 23 July | Annecy Annecy Annecy is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France.It lies on the northern tip of Lake Annecy , 35 kilometres south of Geneva.-Administration:... |
40.5 km (25 mi) | |
Individual Time Trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
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| 19 | 24 July | Bourgoin-Jallieu Bourgoin-Jallieu Bourgoin-Jallieu is a commune in the Isère department of south-eastern France.It lies 35 kilometres to the east-southeast of the city of Lyon. Its inhabitants are called Berjalliens.-Geography:... to Aubenas Aubenas Aubenas is a commune in the southern part of the Ardèche department in the Rhône Valley in southern France.It is the seat of several government offices... |
178 km (111 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| 20 | 25 July | Montélimar Montélimar Montélimar is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is the second-largest town in the department after Valence.-History:... to Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux Mont Ventoux is a mountain in the Provence region of southern France, located some 20 km northeast of Carpentras, Vaucluse. On the north side, the mountain borders the Drôme département. It is the largest mountain in the region and has been nicknamed the "Giant of Provence", or "The Bald... |
167 km (104 mi) | |
Mountain Stage | ||
| 21 | 26 July | Montereau-Fault-Yonne Montereau-Fault-Yonne Montereau-Fault-Yonne, or simply Montereau, is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Name:... to Paris Champs-Élysées Champs-Élysées The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is... |
164 km (102 mi) | |
Flat Stage | ||
| TOTAL | 3459.5 km (2,150 mi) | ||||||
- 2009 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 112009 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11These are the individual stages of the 2009 Tour de France, with Stage 1 on July 4 and Stage 11 on July 15.-Stage 1:4 July 2009 - Monaco, 15.5 km ...
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification Points classification in the Tour de France The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...  |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification Young rider classification in the Tour de France -History:From 1968 to 1975, there was a white jersey awarded in the Tour de France to the lead rider in the combination classification . In 1975, this classification was removed, and replaced by the Best Young Rider Classification...  |
Team classification Team classification The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...  |
Combativity award Combativity award The combativity award, , is a prize given in the Tour de France. It favours constant attackers and since 1981 the winner of the award has not won the whole Tour.- History :...  |
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| 1 | Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger is a Czech professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Kreuziger is an all-rounder, with climbing and time trial abilities, becoming a contender for the General Classification of stage races... |
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| 2 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Jussi Veikkanen Jussi Veikkanen Jussi Veikkanen is a Finnish road racing cyclist. He started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with FDJ. After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the Polka Dot Jersey for king of the mountains... |
Stef Clement Stef Clement Stef Clement is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He specializes in the time trial, in which discipline he is the reigning Dutch national champion. He also won the bronze medal at the Time Trial of the 2007 UCI Road World Championships.- Palmarès :20032005... |
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| 3 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion... |
Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin is a French professional road bicycle racer who rides for Cofidis.-Amateur career:Dumoulin rode as an amateur for the TCCT . He won the national youth championship in 1996, then the éspoir Paris–Tours and Paris-Auxerre in 2001. He turned professional in 2002 for Jean Delatour... |
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| 5 | Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for the cycling team.- Biography :Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He rides for , formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Télécom, Brioches la Boulangère, and Bonjour... |
Mikhail Ignatiev | |||||
| 6 | Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé is a French former road racing cyclist. He is currently a sporting director for UCI Professional Continental team... |
David Millar David Millar David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007... |
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| 7 | Brice Feillu Brice Feillu Brice Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the younger brother of Romain Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist... |
Rinaldo Nocentini Rinaldo Nocentini Rinaldo Nocentini is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI ProTour team .In the 2009 Tour de France, his first participation in the race, he became leader in the General Classification after participating in a stage-long breakaway on stage 7 to take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara with an... |
Brice Feillu Brice Feillu Brice Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the younger brother of Romain Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist... |
Christophe Riblon Christophe Riblon Christophe Riblon is a French professional road and track racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team . He won stage 14 of the 2010 Tour de France with a mountain-top finish at the ski resort of Ax-3 Domaines in the Pyrenees.- Palmares :200420062007*: 1st, Tour de la Somme2010- External links :*... |
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| 8 | Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... |
Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
Christophe Kern Christophe Kern Christophe Kern is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :199920022003200420102011-External links:* *... |
Sandy Casar Sandy Casar Sandy Casar is a French professional racing cyclist.Casar turned professional in 2000 after riding for Jean Floch-Mantes as an amateur. As a professional he has always ridden for FDJ.Severo... |
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| 9 | Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick Fédrigo is a French racing cyclist who rides for . He was the French national road champion in 2005 and won Stage 14 of the 2006 Tour de France in Gap, Stage 9 of the 2009 Tour de France in Tarbes, and Stage 16 of the 2010 Tour de France in Pau... |
Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez de Esteban is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France.... |
Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
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| 10 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Thierry Hupond Thierry Hupond Thierry Hupond is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Skil-Shimano. Hupond became professional with Skil-Shimano in 2008, having been a stagiare with the team in late 2007... |
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| 11 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Johan Van Summeren Johan Van Summeren Johan Vansummeren is a Belgian road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam .During the 2007 Tour de France, commentator Paul Sherwen repeatedly praised Vansummeren's work in support of his team leader, eventual second place finisher Cadel Evans, even going so far as to say "I would like to... |
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| 12 | Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins... |
Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins... |
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| 13 | Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:... |
Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:... |
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| 14 | Sergei Ivanov | Martijn Maaskant Martijn Maaskant Martijn Maaskant is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist currently riding for . Garmin's directeur sportif, Jonathan Vaughters was able to lure Maaskant to his team away from Dutch UCI ProTour team Rabobank... |
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| 15 | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974... |
Simon Špilak Simon Špilak Simon Špilak is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:2004... |
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| 16 | Sandy Casar Sandy Casar Sandy Casar is a French professional racing cyclist.Casar turned professional in 2000 after riding for Jean Floch-Mantes as an amateur. As a professional he has always ridden for FDJ.Severo... * |
Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
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| 17 | Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial... |
Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
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| 18 | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
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| 19 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Leonardo Duque Leonardo Duque Leonardo Fabio Duque is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist. After stage 19 of the 2009 Tour de France, Duque was named the most combative rider of the stage after aggressively pacing a breakaway.... |
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| 20 | Juan Manuel Gárate Juan Manuel Gárate Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He currently rides for the Rabobank team. He is perceived to be a climbing specialist, and to date his greatest achievements have been in the Giro d'Italia, where he placed fourth overall in 2002, fifth overall in 2005 and won... |
Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion... |
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| 21 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Fumiyuki Beppu Fumiyuki Beppu Fumiyuki Beppu is a Japanese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His older brother is the cyclist Takumi Beppu.-Team Discovery :Beppu turned professional with in 2005, and stayed with them until 2007.... |
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| Final | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974... |
Franco Pellizotti Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport.... |
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After stage 1, Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...
was leading both the general and the points classifications. In stage 2, he wore the yellow jersey. Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
was placed second at the time in the green jersey points classification, but was the leader in the king of the mountains classification, and so forfeited the right to wear the green jersey. As a result, the third placed rider in the opening time trial, Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....
wore the green jersey on stage 2.
Mikel Astarloza
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau is a Basque professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .In 2003 he won his first race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under...
, who was found after the Tour to have tested positive for EPO before the race had started. The organisers have stripped him of the stage win, and former number two Sandy Casar
Sandy Casar
Sandy Casar is a French professional racing cyclist.Casar turned professional in 2000 after riding for Jean Floch-Mantes as an amateur. As a professional he has always ridden for FDJ.Severo...
became the official winner.
General classification
| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Astana | 85h 48' 35" | |
| 2 | Team Saxo Bank | +4' 11" | |
| 3 | Astana | +5' 24" | |
| 4 | Garmin | +6' 01" | |
| 5 | Team Saxo Bank | +6' 04" | |
| 6 | Astana | +6' 42" | |
| 7 | Liquigas | +7' 35" | |
| 8 | Garmin | +12' 04" | |
| 9 | Liquigas | +14' 16" | |
| 10 | Française des Jeux | +14' 25" |
| Final general classification (11–156) | |||
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| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
| 11 | Euskaltel | +14' 44" | |
| 12 | Française des Jeux | +17' 19" | |
| 13 | Katusha | +18' 34" | |
| 14 | Ag2r | +20' 45" | |
| 15 | Silence-Lotto | +20' 50" | |
| 16 | Ag2r | +22' 29" | |
| 17 | Cervelo Test Team | +26' 21" | |
| 18 | Katusha | +29' 33" | |
| 19 | Team Columbia | +33' 27" | |
| 20 | Quick Step | +34' 09" | |
| 21 | Milram | +34' 48" | |
| 22 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +37' 44" | |
| 23 | Ag2r | +38' 20" | |
| 24 | Milram | +38' 35" | |
| 25 | Agritubel | +41' 14" | |
| 26 | Caisse d'Epargne | +41' 27" | |
| 27 | Astana | +43' 34" | |
| 28 | Team Columbia | +43' 54" | |
| 29 | Agritubel | +44' 33" | |
| 30 | Silence-Lotto | +45' 24" | |
| 31 | Team Saxo Bank | +46' 34" | |
| 32 | Milram | +46' 35" | |
| 33 | Ag2r | +49' 43" | |
| 34 | Team Saxo Bank | +49' 47" | |
| 35 | Astana | +54' 00" | |
| 36 | Team Columbia | +55' 04" | |
| 37 | Liquigas | +56' 19" | |
| 38 | Cofidis | +57' 37" | |
| 39 | Caisse d'Epargne | +57' 47" | |
| 40 | Katusha | +1h 00' 21" | |
| 41 | Astana | +1h 01' 08" | |
| 42 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +1h 01' 29" | |
| 43 | Cofidis | +1h 03' 04" | |
| 44 | Euskaltel | +1h 07' 20" | |
| 45 | Cervelo Test Team | +1h 08' 15" | |
| 46 | Silence-Lotto | +1h 09' 05" | |
| 47 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +1h 09' 23" | |
| 48 | Française des Jeux | +1h 09' 23" | |
| 49 | Garmin | +1h 14' 03" | |
| 50 | Team Saxo Bank | +1h 15' 22" | |
| 51 | Rabobank | +1h 17' 04" | |
| 52 | Caisse d'Epargne | +1h 20' 20" | |
| 53 | Lampre | +1h 21' 56" | |
| 54 | Rabobank | +1h 21' 59" | |
| 55 | Agritubel | +1h 25' 47" | |
| 56 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +1h 26' 07" | |
| 57 | Team Columbia | +1h 26' 52" | |
| 58 | Cofidis | +1h 28' 35" | |
| 59 | Silence-Lotto | +1h 29' 37" | |
| 60 | Rabobank | +1h 34' 57" | |
| 61 | Euskaltel | +1h 35' 49" | |
| 62 | Rabobank | +1h 37' 19" | |
| 63 | Quick Step | +1h 38' 30" | |
| 64 | Agritubel | +1h 40' 09" | |
| 65 | Cofidis | +1h 42' 28" | |
| 66 | Euskaltel | +1h 44' 39" | |
| 67 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +1h 47' 40" | |
| 68 | Agritubel | +1h 51' 09" | |
| 69 | Caisse d'Epargne | +1h 51' 52" | |
| 70 | Agritubel | +1h 53' 04" | |
| 71 | Caisse d'Epargne | +1h 54' 08" | |
| 72 | Euskaltel | +1h 57' 29" | |
| 73 | Rabobank | +1h 58' 25" | |
| 74 | Katusha | +1h 58' 52" | |
| 75 | Cofidis | +1h 59' 20" | |
| 76 | Silence-Lotto | +2h 00' 52" | |
| 77 | Garmin | +2h 02' 36" | |
| 78 | Milram | +2h 04' 53" | |
| 79 | Cervelo Test Team | +2h 07' 58" | |
| 80 | Lampre | +2h 08' 42" | |
| 81 | Ag2r | +2h 11' 29" | |
| 82 | Ag2r | +2h 12' 43" | |
| 83 | Quick Step | +2h 13' 56" | |
| 84 | Caisse d'Epargne | +2h 14' 16" | |
| 85 | Garmin | +2h 15' 04" | |
| 86 | Liquigas | +2h 16' 11" | |
| 87 | Cervelo Test Team | +2h 16' 39" | |
| 88 | Quick Step | +2h 17' 36" | |
| 89 | Silence-Lotto | +2h 20' 14" | |
| 90 | Skil-Shimano | +2h 22' 58" | |
| 91 | Team Saxo Bank | +2h 23' 55" | |
| 92 | Liquigas | +2h 23' 58" | |
| 93 | Silence-Lotto | +2h 25' 38" | |
| 94 | Cofidis | +2h 25' 52" | |
| 95 | Lampre | +2h 26' 22" | |
| 96 | Katusha | +2h 26' 34" | |
| 97 | Cervelo Test Team | +2h 28' 35" | |
| 98 | Garmin | +2h 29' 53" | |
| 99 | Rabobank | +2h 39' 25" | |
| 100 | Katusha | +2h 39' 39" | |
| 101 | Silence-Lotto | +2h 42' 20" | |
| 102 | Rabobank | +2h 42' 45" | |
| 103 | Team Columbia | +2h 42' 57" | |
| 104 | Quick Step | +2h 43' 22" | |
| 105 | Cofidis | +2h 45' 28" | |
| 106 | Cervelo Test Team | +2h 46' 00" | |
| 107 | Euskaltel | +2h 46' 17" | |
| 108 | Française des Jeux | +2h 47' 21" | |
| 109 | Lampre | +2h 52' 24" | |
| 110 | Lampre | +2h 52' 44" | |
| 111 | Skil-Shimano | +2h 53' 25" | |
| 112 | Skil-Shimano | +2h 55' 21" | |
| 113 | Skil-Shimano | +2h 55' 28" | |
| 114 | Quick Step | +2h 58' 28" | |
| 115 | Caisse d'Epargne | +2h 59' 10" | |
| 116 | Liquigas | +2h 59' 57" | |
| 117 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +3h 02' 01" | |
| 118 | Rabobank | +3h 02' 11" | |
| 119 | Française des Jeux | +3h 02' 26" | |
| 120 | Liquigas | +3h 04' 00" | |
| 121 | Garmin | +3h 04' 41" | |
| 122 | Katusha | +3h 05' 10" | |
| 123 | Silence-Lotto | +3h 05' 11" | |
| 124 | Team Saxo Bank | +3h 08' 39" | |
| 125 | Milram | +3h 12' 45" | |
| 126 | Milram | +3h 15' 12" | |
| 127 | Cervelo Test Team | +3h 15' 33" | |
| 128 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +3h 16' 29" | |
| 129 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +3h 16' 44" | |
| 130 | Skil-Shimano | +3h 16' 50" | |
| 131 | Team Columbia | +3h 21' 54" | |
| 132 | Lampre | +3h 23' 29" | |
| 133 | Ag2r | +3h 25' 39" | |
| 134 | Team Columbia | +3h 27' 06" | |
| 135 | Liquigas | +3h 27' 14" | |
| 136 | Cofidis | +3h 27' 18" | |
| 137 | Milram | +3h 29' 54" | |
| 138 | Astana | +3h 30' 07" | |
| 139 | Cofidis | +3h 30' 23" | |
| 140 | Katusha | +3h 32' 09" | |
| 141 | Garmin | +3h 32' 39" | |
| 142 | Française des Jeux | +3h 34' 35" | |
| 143 | BBOX-Bouyges Telecom | +3h 34' 55" | |
| 144 | Skil-Shimano | +3h 36' 14" | |
| 145 | Lampre | +3h 39' 14" | |
| 146 | Lampre | +3h 41' 46" | |
| 147 | Liquigas | +3h 42' 11" | |
| 148 | Astana | +3h 43' 15" | |
| 149 | Team Columbia | +3h 46' 20" | |
| 150 | Team Columbia | +3h 47' 43" | |
| 151 | Garmin | +3h 48' 13" | |
| 152 | Milram | +3h 48' 38" | |
| 153 | Quick Step | +3h 49' 21" | |
| 154 | Skil-Shimano | +3h 49' 39" | |
| 155 | Cervelo Test Team | +3h 54' 08" | |
| 156 | Française des Jeux | +4h 16' 27" | |
Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | None | ||
| 2 | 135 | ||
| 3 | |
126 | |
| 4 | |
111 | |
| 5 | 99 | ||
| 6 | 89 | ||
| 7 | 88 | ||
| 8 | None | ||
| 9 | 86 | ||
| 10 | 84 |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' |
280 | |
| 2 | 270 | ||
| 3 | 148 | ||
| 4 | 126 | ||
| 5 | 122 | ||
| 6 | 119 | ||
| 7 | 110 | ||
| 8 | |
104 | |
| 9 | |
101 | |
| 10 | |
89 |
Young riders' classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' |
||
| 2 | + 3′ 24″ | ||
| 3 | + 10′ 05″ | ||
| 4 | + 33′ 33″ | ||
| 5 | + 34′ 09″ | ||
| 6 | + 37′ 03″ | ||
| 7 | + 42′ 24″ | ||
| 8 | + 45′ 36″ | ||
| 9 | + 50′ 53″ | ||
| 10 | + 1h 04′ 50″ |
Team classification
| Pos. | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
243h 56′ 04″ |
| 2 | + 22′ 35″ | |
| 3 | + 28′ 34″ | |
| 4 | + 31′ 47″ | |
| 5 | + 43′ 31″ | |
| 6 | + 58′ 05″ | |
| 7 | + 1h 01′ 48″ | |
| 8 | + 1h 05′ 34″ | |
| 9 | + 1h 13′ 57″ | |
| 10 | + 1h 20′ 38″ |
Money classification
| Pos. | Team | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | €697,050 | |
| 2 | €362,850 | |
| 3 | €156,360 | |
| 4 | €151,870 | |
| 5 | €102,300 | |
| 6 | €86,710 | |
| 7 | €63,470 | |
| 8 | €54,730 | |
| 9 | €49,820 | |
| 10 | €40,690 |
World Rankings points
The following points were earned in the Tour towards the 20092009 UCI World Ranking
The 2009 UCI World Ranking is the first edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union , replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day...
UCI World Ranking
UCI World Ranking
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.
| Rider | Team | Nationality | Stage | Overall | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Spain |
64 | 200 | 264 | ||
 Luxembourg |
22 | 150 | 172 | ||
 United Kingdom |
126 | 126 | |||
| USA | 4 | 120 | 124 | ||
| Luxembourg |
24 | 100 | 124 | ||
| United Kingdom |
8 | 110 | 118 | ||
 Germany |
4 | 90 | 94 | ||
 Italy |
10 | 80 | 90 | ||
| USA | 70 | 70 | |||
| Spain |
26 | 40 | 66 | ||
 Czech Republic |
60 | 60 | |||
 Norway |
56 | 56 | |||
 Early Modern France |
20 | 30 | 50 | ||
| Early Modern France |
50 | 50 | |||
| USA | 36 | 36 | |||
 Switzerland |
30 | 30 | |||
| Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick Fédrigo Pierrick Fédrigo is a French racing cyclist who rides for . He was the French national road champion in 2005 and won Stage 14 of the 2006 Tour de France in Gap, Stage 9 of the 2009 Tour de France in Tarbes, and Stage 16 of the 2010 Tour de France in Pau... |
Early Modern France |
26 | 26 | ||
| Early Modern France |
26 | 26 | |||
 Russia |
24 | 24 | |||
| Russia |
24 | 24 | |||
| Italy |
4 | 20 | 24 | ||
| Spain |
22 | 22 | |||
| Juan Manuel Gárate Juan Manuel Gárate Juan Manuel Gárate Cepa is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He currently rides for the Rabobank team. He is perceived to be a climbing specialist, and to date his greatest achievements have been in the Giro d'Italia, where he placed fourth overall in 2002, fifth overall in 2005 and won... |
Spain |
20 | 20 | ||
| Germany |
20 | 20 | |||
| Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... |
Spain |
20 | 20 | ||
| Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen Nicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins... |
 Denmark |
20 | 20 | ||
| Early Modern France |
20 | 20 | |||
| Italy |
18 | 18 | |||
 Belgium |
2 | 16 | 18 | ||
| Germany |
16 | 16 | |||
| Russia |
16 | 16 | |||
 Republic of Ireland |
14 | 14 | |||
| Early Modern France |
12 | 12 | |||
| Early Modern France |
10 | 10 | |||
| Early Modern France |
10 | 10 | |||
| Germany |
10 | 10 | |||
 Australia |
10 | 10 | |||
| Spain |
10 | 10 | |||
| Spain |
10 | 10 | |||
| Spain |
10 | 10 | |||
| Russia |
8 | 8 | |||
| Early Modern France |
4 | 4 | 8 | ||
 Belarus |
8 | 8 | |||
| Early Modern France |
6 | 6 | |||
| Germany |
6 | 6 | |||
| USA | 6 | 6 | |||
| Early Modern France |
6 | 6 | |||
 New Zealand |
6 | 6 | |||
| Early Modern France |
4 | 4 | |||
 Colombia |
4 | 4 | |||
| Russia |
4 | 4 | |||
| Germany |
4 | 4 | |||
 Sweden |
4 | 4 | |||
 Netherlands |
4 | 4 | |||
| Spain |
4 | 4 | |||
| Belgium |
4 | 4 | |||
 Slovakia |
4 | 4 | |||
 Japan |
2 | 2 | |||
| Australia |
2 | 2 | |||
| United Kingdom |
2 | 2 | |||
| Early Modern France |
2 | 2 | |||
| Early Modern France |
2 | 2 |
Doping
In the 2009 Tour, Doping controls were conducted by the UCI, with the French body AFLD shadowing the process. Officials targeted top riders like Lance Armstrong and Alberto Contador with an unprecedented amount of tests. While the Armstrong-Contador conflict ruled the headlines, reporting on doping rather took a back seat during the race. The news that Giro runner-up Danilo Di Luca had a positive A probe in the Giro did not change that. Five days after the race finished the UCI announced that that initial Stage 16 winner Mikel AstarlozaMikel Astarloza
Mikel Astarloza Chaurreau is a Basque professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .In 2003 he won his first race, when he finished just in front of Lennie Kristensen in the overall rankings of the Tour Down Under...
tested positive for EPO in an out-of-competition test on 26 June, eight days before the race started. Later, Astarloza was removed from the results, and the stage win transferred to Sandy Casar
Sandy Casar
Sandy Casar is a French professional racing cyclist.Casar turned professional in 2000 after riding for Jean Floch-Mantes as an amateur. As a professional he has always ridden for FDJ.Severo...
.
Just days before the 2010 Giro d'Italia
2010 Giro d'Italia
The 2010 Giro d'Italia was the 93rd edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Amsterdam on 8 May and stayed in the Netherlands for three stages, before leaving the country...
, 2009 Giro podium finisher and King of the Mountains winner in this Tour Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti
Franco Pellizotti is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, currently suspended from the sport....
was announced by the UCI as a rider of interest in their biological passport
Biological passport
An athlete biological passport is an individual, electronic record for professional athletes, in which profiles of biological markers of doping and results of doping tests are collated over a period of time...
program. He was sidelined by his team, and did not race again in 2010. The case was not fully resolved until March 2011, at which time the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport is an international arbitration body set up to settle disputes related to sport. Its headquarters are in Lausanne and its courts are located in New York, Sydney and Lausanne, Switzerland...
ordered Pellizotti banned for two years, to pay a fine and court costs, and have all his 2009 results vacated.
External links
- DOCUMENT Web Series Daily Videos at Trek Bikes Youtube channel
- cyclingnews.com
- 2009 Tour de France: Stage by stage Interactive application with Google Maps