2009 Vuelta a España

64th Vuelta a España 2009 Vuelta a España 2009 UCI World Ranking 23 24 Vuelta-a-Espana-2009.png 350px 29 August–20 September 21 3292.3 km 87h 22' 37" Alejandro Valverde ESP GCE 2009 gold Samuel Sánchez ESP Euskaltel 2009 Cadel Evans AUS OLO 2009 André Greipel GER THR 2009b green David Moncoutié FRA COF 2009 granate Alejandro Valverde ESP GCE 2009 white Xacobeo–Galicia 2008 2010 The 2009 Vuelta a España was the 64th Vuelta a España. The event took place from 29 August to 20 September 2009. For only the second time in the race's history, it began away from Spanish soil, with the race not in fact reaching Spain until Stage 5. The 2009 Vuelta has been described as having an easy start and a hard finish.2009 Vuelta a España Route, Stages, Teams, TV Schedule, Results, Video and Photos (Tour of Spain) http://www.steephill.tv/2009/vuelta-a-espana/ https://web.archive.org/web/20090822160022/http://www.steephill.tv/2009/vuelta-a-espana/ 2009-08-22 live 2009-05-09 This is because of the short individual time trial and three perfectly flat stages in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium (along with another in Spain in the race's first week), and eight of the final fourteen stages being mountain stages, with four mountaintop finishes. The race was won by Spain's Alejandro Valverde who claimed his first grand tour victory.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/6212245/Alejandro-Valverde-wins-Tour-of-Spain.html Alejandro Valverde wins Tour of Spain 2009-09-20 The Telegraph 2009-09-21http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/09/20/vuelta.valverde.cycling.greipel/ Valverde cruises to first Vuelta victory 2009-09-20 CNN.com 2009-09-21 Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2009 Vuelta a España 29 teams sought places in the race, of which 21 were initially invited to compete.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/jun09/jun12news2 Vuelta's 2009 teams announced Autobus.cyclingnews.com 2009-06-12 2012-08-24 FUJ 2009, one of two UCI ProTour teams omitted from the list of invited teams, appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport and were subsequently granted the right to enter. KAT 2009 are thus the only ProTour team absent from the race. 22em ALM 2009 ACG 2009 AST 2009 BBO 2009 CTT 2009 GCE 2009 COF 2009 MCO 2009 EUS 2009 FDJ 2009 FUJ 2009 GRM 2009 LAM 2009 LIQ 2009 QST 2009 RAB 2009 SIL 2009 THR 2009b MRM 2009 SAX 2009 VAC 2009 XGZ 2009 Stages +Stage characteristics and winners https://web.archive.org/web/20090827125437/http://www.lavuelta.com/09/ingles/recorrido/listado.html?e=p August 27, 2009 StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 129 AugustAssen (Netherlands) 4.8 km 0 on20px|link=Individual time trialIndividual time trialFabian Cancellara SUI 230 AugustAssen (Netherlands) to Emmen (Netherlands) 203.7 km 0 on22pxFlat stageGerald Ciolek GER 331 AugustZutphen (Netherlands) to Venlo (Netherlands) 189.7 km 0 on22pxFlat stageGreg Henderson NZL 41 SeptemberVenlo (Netherlands) to Liège (Belgium) 225.5 km 0 on22pxFlat stageAndré Greipel GER2 September Rest/travel day 53 SeptemberTarragona to Vinaròs 174.0 km 0 onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageAndré Greipel GER 64 SeptemberXàtiva 176.8 km 0 onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageBorut Božič SLO 75 SeptemberValencia 30.0 km 0 on20px|link=Individual time trialIndividual time trialFabian Cancellara SUI 86 SeptemberAlzira to Alto de Aitana 204.7 km 0 onImage:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageDamiano Cunego ITA 97 SeptemberAlcoy to Xorret de Catí 188.8 km 0 onImage:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageGustavo César Veloso ESP 108 SeptemberAlicante to Murcia 171.2 km 0 onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageSimon Gerrans AUS 119 SeptemberMurcia to Caravaca de la Cruz 200.0 km 0 onImage:Mediummountainstage.svgTransition stageTyler Farrar USA10 September Rest day 1211 SeptemberAlmería to Alto de Velefique 179.3 km 0 onImage:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageRyder Hesjedal CAN 1312 SeptemberBerja to Sierra Nevada 172.4 km 0 onImage:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageDavid Moncoutié FRA 1413 SeptemberGranada to La Pandera 157.0 km 0 onImage:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageDamiano Cunego ITA 1514 SeptemberJaén to Córdoba 167.7 km 0 onImage:Mediummountainstage.svgTransition stageLars Boom NED 1615 SeptemberCórdoba to Puertollano 170.3 km 0 onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageAndré Greipel GER 1716 SeptemberCiudad Real to Talavera de la Reina 193.6 km 0 onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageAnthony Roux FRA 1817 SeptemberTalavera de la Reina to Ávila 165.0 km 0 onImage:Mediummountainstage.svgTransition stagePhilip Deignan IRL 1918 SeptemberÁvila to La Granja de San Ildefonso 179.8 km 0 onImage:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageJuan José Cobo ESPAlejandro Valverde ESPBallinger Alex Alejandro Valverde could be handed Vuelta a España stage victory after Juan José Cobo found guilty of doping https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/alejandro-valverde-handed-vuelta-espana-stage-victory-juan-jose-cobo-found-guilty-doping-427722 Cycling Weekly 24 July 2019 19 June 2019 2019 SeptemberToledo 27.8 km 0 on20px|link=Individual time trialIndividual time trialDavid Millar GB 2120 SeptemberRivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid 110.2 km 0 onImage:Plainstage.svgFlat stageAndré Greipel GER Total 3292.3 km 0 on Race overview 2009 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2009 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21 Classification leadership In the 2009 Vuelta a España, four different jerseys are awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist after deduction of time bonuses for high placings in stage finishes and at intermediate sprints, the leader receives a golden jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Vuelta a España, and the winner of the general classification is considered the winner of the Vuelta. Additionally, there is also a points classification, which awards a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists receive points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The winner gets 25 points, second place 20, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point per place less down the line, to a single point for fifteenth. In addition, some points can be won in intermediate sprints. There is also a mountains classification, which awards a red jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb is categorized, with most of the climbs being either first, second, third, or fourth category. There are also three "special category" climbs (equivalent to hors catégorie in the Tour de France); these are the stage finishes on the Alto de Aitana, the Alto de Sierra Nevada, and the Sierra de La Pandera. These climbs award even more points than a first-category climb. Finally, there is the combination classification. This is calculated by adding the rankings in the general, points and mountains classifications; the cyclist with the lowest combined ranking is the leader in the combination classification, and receives a white jersey. There is also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage are added, and the team with the lowest time is the leader. Stage Winner General classification25pxMaillot Oro Points classification25pxMaillot Puntos Mountains classification25pxMaillot Montaña Combination Classification25pxMaillot Combinada Team classificationClasificación por equipos 1 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian CancellaraNot Awarded Fabian Cancellara LIQ 2009 2 Gerald Ciolek Tom Boonen Tom Leezer 3 Greg Henderson 4 André Greipel André GreipelLars Boom Dominik Roels THR 2009b 5 André Greipel André Greipel Aitor Hernández Serafín Martínez LIQ 2009 6 Borut Božič José Antonio López 7 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Dominik Roels GRM 2009 8 Damiano Cunego Cadel EvansDavid Moncoutié Cadel Evans GCE 2009 9 Gustavo César Veloso Alejandro Valverde 10Simon GerransDavid de la Fuente 11Tyler FarrarDavid Moncoutié 12Ryder Hesjedal Alejandro Valverde 13David Moncoutié 14Damiano Cunego Alejandro Valverde 15 Lars Boom XGZ 2009 16 André Greipel André Greipel 17 Anthony Roux 18Philip Deignan 19Juan José CoboLong Jonny Juan José Cobo has been stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a España title after being found guilty of doping https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/juan-jose-cobo-stripped-2011-vuelta-espana-title-found-guilty-doping-427599 Cycling Weekly 18 June 2019 18 June 2019Alejandro Valverde 20David Millar 21André Greipel Final Alejandro Valverde André Greipel David Moncoutié Alejandro Valverde XGZ 2009 Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions If a cyclist leads two or more competitions at the end of a stage, he receives all those jerseys. In the next stage, he can only wear one jersey, and he wears the jersey representing leadership in the most important competition (golden first, then green, then granate, then white). The other jerseys that the cyclists owns are worn in the next stage by the second-place (or, if needed, third or fourth-place) rider in that classification. In Stage 2, Tom Boonen wore the green jersey, and Tyler Farrar wore the white jersey In Stage 3, Gerald Ciolek wore the white jersey In Stage 4, Greg Henderson wore the white jersey In Stages 6 & 7, Tom Boonen wore the green jersey In Stage 9, Damiano Cunego wore the white jersey In Stage 13, Cadel Evans wore the white jersey In Stages 14–19, Robert Gesink wore the white jersey In Stage 15 & 16, André Greipel wore the green jersey In Stage 20, Ezequiel Mosquera wore the white jersey In Stage 21, Samuel Sánchez wore the white jersey Final standings After stage 21 General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Alejandro Valverde ESP 20px|Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stage20px|Valverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage GCE 2009 87h 22' 37" 2 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2009 + 55" 3 Cadel Evans AUS SIL 2009 + 1' 32" 4 Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2009 + 2' 12" 5 Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XGZ 2009 + 4' 27" 6 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2009 + 6' 40" 7 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP GCE 2009 + 9' 08" 8 Paolo Tiralongo ITA LAM 2009 + 9' 11" 9 Philip Deignan IRL CTT 2009 + 11' 08" DSQ Juan José Cobo ESP FUJ 2009 + 11' 27" Points Classification RiderTeamPoints1André Greipel GER20px|Greipel retained the green jersey as points classification leader after this stageTHR 2009b 1502Alejandro Valverde ESP20px|Valverde retained the golden jersey as general overall leader after this stage20px|Valverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stageGCE 2009 1113Daniele Bennati ITALIQ 2009 1014Cadel Evans AUSSIL 2009 995Samuel Sánchez ESPEUS 2009 896Borut Božič SLOVAC 2009 687Ezequiel Mosquera ESPXGZ 2009 688Robert Gesink NEDRAB 2009 689Ivan Basso ITALIQ 2009 6410Leonardo Duque COLCOF 2009 64 King of the Mountains Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 David Moncoutié FRA20px|Moncoutié retained the granate jersey as King of the Mountains classification leader after this stage COF 2009 186 2 David de la Fuente ESP FUJ 2009 99 3 Julián Sánchez Pimienta ESP MCO 2009 73 4 Alejandro Valverde ESP20px|Valverde retained the golden jersey as general overall classification leader after this stage20px|Valverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage GCE 2009 67 5Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XGZ 2009 61 6 Pieter Weening NED RAB 2009 60 7 Javier Ramírez Abeja ESP ACG 2009 59 8 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2009 58 9Johnny Hoogerland NED VAC 2009 5410Samuel Sánchez ESPEUS 2009 52 Combination Classification RiderTeamPoints1 Alejandro Valverde ESP20px|Valverde retained the golden jersey as the overall leader after this stage20px|Valverde retained the white jersey as the combination classification leader after this stage GCE 2009 72 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2009 173 Ezequiel Mosquera ESP XGZ 2009 174 Cadel Evans AUS SIL 2009 195 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2009 226Ivan Basso ITALIQ 2009 297 David Moncoutié FRA20px|Moncoutié retained the granate jersey as King of the Mountains leader after this stage COF 2009 408Johnny Hoogerland NEDVAC 2009 52DSQ Juan José Cobo ESP FUJ 2009 5310 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP GCE 2009 58 Teams Classification TeamTime1XGZ 2009261h 57' 19"2 GCE 2009 + 23' 43"3AST 2009 + 31' 39"4 COF 2009 + 39' 37"5 FUJ 2009 + 52' 13"6RAB 2009 + 57' 35"7EUS 2009 + 1h 04' 40"8SIL 2009 + 1h 07' 04"9CTT 2009 + 1h 19' 27"10LIQ 2009 + 1h 34' 05" World Rankings points The Vuelta was the penultimate event in the 2009 UCI World Ranking. The rankings leader, Alberto Contador, did not compete in the event, but five of the top ten did, including the race winner, Valverde, who earned enough points to ensure that the title was not yet decided. Valverde, however, remained banned from riding in Italy, and so did not take part in the final ranking event, the 2009 Giro di Lombardia. Vuelta Rider Team Nationality Stage pointsPoints for final positionTotal Alejandro ValverdeGCE 2009Spain 18170188 Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Sanchez, SEUS 2009Spain 14130144 Cadel EvansSIL 2009Australia 10100110 Ezequiel MosqueraXGZ 2009Spain 128092 Ivan BassoLIQ 2009Italy 19091 Robert GesinkRAB 2009Netherlands 117081 André GreipelTHR 2009bGermany 7373 Philip DeignanCTT 2009 164460 Joaquim RodríguezGCE 2009Spain 6060 Juan José CoboFUJ 2009Spain 163854 Paolo TiralongoLAM 2009Italy 5252 Damiano CunegoLAM 2009Italy 3333 Daniel MorenoGCE 2009Spain 13233 Fabian CancellaraSAX 2009Switzerland3232 Tyler FarrarGRM 2009United States 3131 Borut BožičVAC 2009 2828 Johnny HoogerlandVAC 2009Netherlands 2626 Ryder HesjedalGRM 2009Canada 2424 David MillarGRM 2009United Kingdom 2424 David MoncoutiéCOF 2009France 2424 Daniele BennatiLIQ 2009Italy 2323 Daniel NavarroAST 2009Spain 2222 William BonnetBBO 2009 France 1818 Gustavo CesarXGZ 2009Spain 1818 Gerald CiolekMRM 2009Germany 1818 Haimar ZubeldiaAST 2009Spain 1818 Tom BoonenQST 2009Belgium1717 Lars BoomRAB 2009Netherlands 1616 Jakob FuglsangSAX 2009 1616Simon GerransCTT 2009Australia 1616 Greg HendersonTHR 2009bNew Zealand 1616 Anthony RouxFDJ 2009France 1616 Manuel Vázquez Manuel Vázquez Hueso Vazquez, MContentpolis-AmpoSpain 21416 Vasil KiryienkaGCE 2009 11011 David HerreroXGZ 2009Spain 1010 Roman KreuzigerLIQ 2009 99David García David García (cyclist, born 1977)XGZ 2009Spain 88 Philippe GilbertSIL 2009Belgium 88 Bert GrabschTHR 2009bGermany88 Marco MarzanoLAM 2009Italy 88 Fabio SabatiniLIQ 2009Italy 88 Sylwester SzmydLIQ 2009Poland 88 Wouter WeylandtQST 2009Belgium 88 Amaël MoinardCOF 2009France 66 Roger Hammond Roger Hammond (cyclist)CTT 2009United Kingdom 44 Leonardo DuqueCOF 2009 44 Óscar FreireRAB 2009Spain 44 Jesús Hernández Jesús Hernández (cyclist)AST 2009Spain 44 Marco MarcatoVAC 2009Italy 44 Dominik RoelsMRM 2009Germany 44 David de la FuenteFUJ 2009Spain 22 Kevin De WeertQST 2009Belgium 22 Iñaki IsasiEUS 2009Spain 22 Jens MourisVAC 2009Netherlands 22 Francisco José PachecoContentpolis-AmpoSpain 22 Marcel SiebergTHR 2009bGermany 22 Davide ViganòFUJ 2009Italy 22 Alexander VinokourovAST 2009 22Igor AntónEUS 2009Spain11 Adam HansenTHR 2009bAustralia 11 Sébastien HinaultALM 2009France 11 Maxim IglinskyAST 2009 11 Marco VeloQST 2009Italy 11 References External links http://www.lavuelta.com/ cyclingnews.com 2009 Vuelta a España 1 11 12 21 2009 1 Category:2009 UCI World Ranking Category:August 2009 sports events in Europe Category:September 2009 sports events in Spain