The 2009 Tour of the Basque Country, the 66th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage cycling race, started on 6 April and ended on 11 April 2009.[1] The race was won by Alberto Contador, making this his second Tour of the Basque Country victory in a row. The race was the sixth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series.
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 6 of 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | 6–11 April | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 812 km (504.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stages
Stage 1
6 April 2009 – Ataun, 142 km (88 mi)
Stage 1 results
| General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
7 April 2009 – Ataun to Villatuerta, 169 km (105 mi)
Stage 2 results
| General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
8 April 2009 – Villatuerta to Éibar, 163 km (101 mi)
Stage 3 results
| General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
9 April 2009 – Éibar to Güeñes, 152 km (94 mi)
Stage 4 results
| General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
10 April 2009 – Güeñes to Zalla, 162 km (101 mi)
Stage 5 results
| General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
11 April 2009 – Zalla, 24 km (15 mi) (ITT)
Stage 6 results
| General Classification after Stage 6
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Final standings
General Classification[2]
| Points Classification
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Mountains Classification
| Metas Volantes Classification
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Team Classification
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Jersey progress
Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Metas Volantes Classification | Team Classification |
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(Luis León Sánchez) | Stage 1Luis León Sánchez | Luis León Sánchez | Aitor Hernández | Gorka Izagirre | Caisse d'Epargne |
(Yury Trofimov) | Stage 2Manuel Vázquez | ||||
(Alberto Contador) | Stage 3Alberto Contador | ||||
(Michael Albasini) | Stage 4Michael Albasini | ||||
(Marco Pinotti) | Stage 5Ben Swift | Rein Taaramäe | Egoi Martínez | ||
(Alberto Contador) | Stage 6 (ITT)Samuel Sánchez | ||||
Alberto Contador | Samuel Sánchez | Rein Taaramäe | Egoi Martínez | Caisse d'Epargne |
Withdrawals
Type | Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
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DNS | 2 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin–Slipstream | |
DNS | 2 | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | Fuji–Servetto | |
DNF | 2 | Jesús Del Nero (ESP) | Fuji–Servetto | |
DNF | 2 | Evgeni Petrov (RUS) | Team Katusha | |
DNF | 2 | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux | |
DNF | 2 | Christophe Riblon (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | |
DNF | 4 | Chris Horner (USA) | Astana | Injury sustained in crash |
DNS | 5 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Team Saxo Bank | |
DNF | 5 | 54 riders did not finish the rainy 5th stage |
References
External links
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