2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile

The 2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 20th Giro d'Italia Femminile, one of the premier events of the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 3–12 July 2009, starting in Scarperia and finishing in Grumo Nevano.[1] It was won by Claudia Häusler of Garmin–Cervélo.

2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile
Race details
Dates3–12 July 2009
Stages9
Distance918 km (570.4 mi)
Results
Winner  Claudia Häusler (GER) (Cervélo TestTeam)
  Second  Mara Abbott (USA) (Team Columbia–High Road Women)
  Third  Nicole Brändli (SWI) (Bigla Cycling Team)

Points  Claudia Häusler (GER) (Cervélo TestTeam)
Mountains  Mara Abbott (USA) (Team Columbia–High Road Women)
Youth  Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) (Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam)
  Team Cervélo TestTeam
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Teams edit

Eighteen teams were invited to the Giro d'Italia Femminile.[2] These teams were:

Route and stages edit

Stage results[1][3]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 3 July Scarperia 2.5 km (2 mi)   Individual time trial   Kirsten Wild (NED)
1 4 July San Piero a Sieve to Pratolino di Vaglia 99.9 km (62 mi)   Medium-mountain stage   Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)
2 5 July Pontedera to Santa Maria a Monte 13.5 km (8 mi)   Individual time trial   Amber Neben (USA)
3 6 July Calcinaia to Prato a Calci/Monte Serra 106.4 km (66 mi)   Stage with mountain(s)   Mara Abbott (USA)
4 7 July Porto Sant'Elpidio to Porto Sant'Elpidio 109.2 km (68 mi)   Medium-mountain stage   Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
5 8 July Fossacesia to Cerro al Volturno 109.2 km (68 mi)   Stage with mountain(s)   Noemi Cantele (ITA)
6 9 July Cerro al Volturno to Sant'Elena Sannita 119.3 km (74 mi)   Stage with mountain(s)   Judith Arndt (GER)
7 10 July Andria to Castel del Monte 131.2 km (82 mi)   Medium-mountain stage   Claudia Häusler (GER)
8 11 July San Marco dei Cavoti to Pesco Sannita 115.6 km (72 mi)   Medium-mountain stage   Trixi Worrack (GER)
9 12 July Grumo Nevano 111.2 km (69 mi)   Plain stage   Kirsten Wild (NED)

Classification leadership edit

There were four different jerseys awarded in the 2009 Giro Donne. These followed the same format as those in the men's Giro d'Italia. The leader of the General classification received a pink jersey. This classification was calculated by adding the combined finishing times of the riders from each stage, and the overall winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Giro.[4]

Secondly, the points classification awarded the maglia ciclamino, or mauve jersey. Points were awarded for placements at stage finishes as well as at selected intermediate sprint points on the route, and the jersey would be received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.[4]

In addition to this, there was a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. Points were allocated for the first few riders over selected mountain passes on the route, with more difficult passes paying more points, and the jersey would be received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.[4]

Finally, there was the jersey for the Best Young Rider, which was granted to the highest-placed rider on the General classification aged 23 or under. This rider would receive a white jersey.

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
P Kirsten Wild Kirsten Wild not awarded not awarded Trine Schmidt
1 Edita Pučinskaitė Edita Pučinskaitė Edita Pučinskaitė Edita Pučinskaitė Alyona Andruk
2 Amber Neben Amber Neben Amber Neben Amber Neben Lizzie Armitstead
3 Mara Abbott Emma Pooley Emma Pooley Mara Abbott
4 Ina-Yoko Teutenberg
5 Noemi Cantele Judith Arndt
6 Judith Arndt Claudia Häusler
7 Claudia Häusler
8 Trixi Worrack Claudia Häusler
9 Kirsten Wild
Final Claudia Häusler Claudia Häusler Mara Abbott Lizzie Armitstead

Classification standings edit

Legend
      Denotes the leader of the General classification       Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification
      Denotes the leader of the Points classification       Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification

General classification edit

Rank Rider Team Time
1   Claudia Häusler (GER)    Cervélo TestTeam 25h 21' 32"
2   Mara Abbott (USA)   Team Columbia–High Road Women + 30"
3   Nicole Brändli (SUI) Bigla Cycling Team + 2' 33"
4   Emma Pooley (GBR) Cervélo TestTeam + 6' 35"
5   Svetlana Bubnenkova (RUS) Fenixs-Edilsavino + 6' 51"
6   Fabiana Luperini (ITA) Selle Italia–Ghezzi + 8' 53"
7   Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox + 10' 54"
8   Carla Ryan (AUS) Cervélo TestTeam + 12' 29"
9   Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) Team Flexpoint + 14' 13"
10   Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago + 14' 23"

Young rider classification edit

Rank Rider Team Time
1   Lizzie Armitstead (GBR)   Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam 25h 48' 32"
2   Elena Berlato (ITA) Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi + 30"
3   Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) Australia National Team + 5' 18"
4   Valentina Carretta (ITA) Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line + 7' 06"
5   Olena Oliynyk (UKR) USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo + 8' 53"
6   Shara Gillow (AUS) Australia National Team + 14' 25"
7   Lieselot Decroix (BEL) Cervélo TestTeam + 29' 47"
8   Alice Donadoni (ITA) Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago + 32' 19"
9   Carlee Taylor (AUS) Australia National Team + 34' 55"
10   Alyona Andruk (UKR) Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi + 44' 28"

Team classification edit

Rank Team Points
1 Cervélo TestTeam 76h 16' 07"
2 Team Columbia–High Road Women + 9' 12"
3 S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox + 50' 55"
4 Selle Italia–Ghezzi + 1h 05' 47"
5 Team Flexpoint + 1h 07' 25"
6 Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago + 1h 07' 31"
7 Bigla Cycling Team + 1h 08' 22"
8 Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi + 1h 30' 57"
9 Australia National Team + 1h 33' 01"
10 Fenixs-Edilsavino + 1h 59' 54"

Sources edit

  1. ^ a b "Giro Donne 2009". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  2. ^ "GiroDonne - Giro Ciclistico Internazionale Femminile - Squadre 2009". Archived from the original on 2009-09-19. Retrieved 2010-01-12.
  3. ^ "Reglement". Epinike Associazione Sportiva Dilettantistica. Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  4. ^ a b c Laura Weislo (2008-05-13). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Retrieved 2009-08-27.