The 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place over 20–25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI, and this edition was the first race in the inaugural UCI World Ranking calendar.
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 1 of 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | 20–25 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 802 km (498.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 19h 26' 59" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first race in Lance Armstrong's comeback.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition.
Stage results edit
Stage 1, 20 January, Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km edit
Stage 1 result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, 21 January, Hahndorf – Stirling, 145 km edit
Stage 2 result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, 22 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 136 km edit
Stage 3 result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 4, 23 January, Burnside Village – Angaston, 143 km edit
Stage 4 result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, 24 January, Snapper Point – Willunga, 148 km edit
Stage 5 result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, 25 January, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km edit
Stage 6 result
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Final General Classification
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Final standing edit
General classification edit
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59" |
2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | + 25" |
3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 30" |
4 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 30" |
5 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | + 37" |
6 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 38" |
7 | Matthew Wilson (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 39" |
8 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | + 40" |
9 | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux | + 40" |
10 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 40" |
Mountains classification edit
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Andoni Lafuente (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 46 |
2 | Markel Irizar (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 38 |
3 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | 24 |
Points classification edit
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 30 |
2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 24 |
3 | Andoni Lafuente (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 20 |
Young classification edit
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 19h 27' 29" |
2 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | + 7" |
3 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 10" |
Team classification edit
Team | Time | |
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1 | Française des Jeux | 58h 22' 57" |
2 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 8" |
3 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 11" |
Classification leadership edit
Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Young Rider Classification |
Team Classification | Aggressive Rider |
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Stage 1 (André Greipel) |
André Greipel | Olivier Kaisen | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Milram | Olivier Kaisen[1] | |
(Allan Davis) |
Stage 2Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | José Joaquín Rojas | Rabobank | Aaron Kemps | |
(Graeme Brown) |
Stage 3Markel Irizar | Stuart O'Grady | Team Columbia–High Road | Cameron Meyer | ||
(Allan Davis) |
Stage 4Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | Française des Jeux | Vladimir Efimkin | ||
(Allan Davis) |
Stage 5Jack Bobridge[2] | |||||
(Francesco Chicchi) |
Stage 6Wesley Sulzberger[3] | |||||
Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |
Individual 2009 UCI World Rankings standings after race edit
Per the first published individual classification.[4]
Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 122 |
2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | 87 |
3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 77 |
4 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 64 |
5 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | 50 |
6 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | 40 |
7 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | 20 |
8 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 16 |
9 | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux | 10 |
10 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Liquigas | 6 |
11 | André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | 6 |
12 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Team Katusha | 5 |
13 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 4 |
14 | George Hincapie (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road | 2 |
15 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 1 |
16 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 1 |
17 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Columbia–High Road | 1 |
18 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Liquigas | 1 |
19 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | 1 |
Teams edit
Nation | UCI Code |
Team Name |
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ALM | Ag2r–La Mondiale | |
AST | Astana | |
BBO | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | |
COF | Cofidis | |
EUS | Euskaltel–Euskadi | |
FDJ | Française des Jeux | |
FUJ | Fuji–Servetto | |
GCE | Caisse d'Epargne | |
GRM | Garmin–Slipstream | |
KAT | Team Katusha | |
LAM | Lampre–NGC | |
LIQ | Liquigas | |
MRM | Team Milram | |
QST | Quick-Step | |
RAB | Rabobank | |
SAX | Team Saxo Bank | |
SIL | Silence–Lotto | |
THR | Team Columbia–High Road |
The Australian national team called Team UniSA–Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.
References edit
- ^ "Stage 1 – January 20: Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km | 2009 Tour Down Under". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Stage 5 live report | 2009 Tour Down Under". Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Davis delivers to clinch Tour Down Under crown | 2009 Tour Down Under". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2009.
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