2009 Giro d'Italia

September 2020 2009 Giro d'Italia 2009 UCI World Ranking 13 24 Giro d Italia 2009.png 350px Overview of the stages: route from Venice to Rome covered by the riders on the bicycle (red) and distances between stages (green). Map of Italy showing the path of the race, going counter-clockwise from Venice and crossing the border to pass through Austria and Switzerland, reaching Naples in the south of Italy before finishing in Rome 9–31 May 2009 21 3456.5 km 86h 03' 11" Denis Menchov RUS pink RAB 2009 Danilo Di LucaFranco Pellizotti Carlos Sastrehttps://dataride.uci.ch/Results/iframe/EventResults/143715?competitionId=42722&disciplineId=10 Results – Giro d'Italia – Individual Road Race ESP CTT 2009 Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2009 Danilo Di Luca Denis Menchov RUS violet RAB 2009 Stefano Garzelli ITA green ASA 2009 Kevin Seeldraeyers BEL white QST 2009 Giovanni Visconti ITA ISD 2009a Stefano Garzelli ITA ASA 2009 red number AST 2009 THR 2009a 2008 2010 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. Starting in Venice and finishing in Rome,it http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/tappe_en_09.shtml Stages Gazzetta.it 2009-03-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090218221641/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/tappe_en_09.shtml 18 February 2009 live 22 teams competed over 21 stages. Four of the top ten finishers in this edition later had their results voided. The Giro was raced on a unique path through Italy, taking the peloton to some historic cities and towns in Italian cycling. Though the route lacked any well-known, storied climbs, the many intermediate and mountain stages in the second and third weeks of the race proved deceptively difficult.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/ Gregor Brown A century after Ganna Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005151034/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/ 5 October 2009 live The 10th and the 16th stages were both called the race's queen stage, as both contained multiple difficult mountain climbs. Riders protested during the ninth stage, a criterium in Milan. This protest was nominally about the overall safety conditions of the stage, and was sparked by life-threatening injuries sustained by Pedro Horrillo the day before. In the protest, riders declined to contest the stage except for a final sprint finish, a decision that proved controversial with race organizers and fans. Denis Menchov won the race, having taken the lead in a long time trial in stage 12, and defended vigorously against attacks by his closest challenger, Danilo Di Luca, during the mountain stages of the final week.Brendan Gallagher https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/5417780/Denis-Menchov-wins-Giro-dItalia.html Denis Menchov wins Giro d'Italia 2009-05-31 The Daily Telegraph London 2009-06-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20090606060501/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/5417780/Denis-Menchov-wins-Giro-dItalia.html 6 June 2009 live Di Luca came in second, 41 seconds behind the winner, and won the mauve jersey as points classification winner. Subsequent to the Giro, both he and third-place finisher Franco Pellizotti became embroiled in doping scandals, were given bans, and had their results stripped.Cyclingnews http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-positive-for-cera-in-giro Di Luca positive for CERA in Giro 2009-07-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141029001734/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-positive-for-cera-in-giro 29 October 2014 liveAssociated Press https://www.espn.com/olympics/cycling/news/story?id=6192949 Franco Pellizotti found guilty of doping 2011-03-08 ESPN ESPN Internet Ventures 2011-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140227141737/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/cycling/news/story?id=6192949 27 February 2014 live Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2009 Giro d'Italia Twenty-two teams were announced for the Giro. These included fifteen ProTour teams, and seven Professional Continental teams. Three ProTour teams did not wish to participate, and were thus not invited: COF 2009, EUS 2009, and FDJ 2009.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/345308/barloworld-left-off-first-giro-d-italia-team-list.html Barloworld left off first Giro d'Italia team list Cycling Weekly 2009-01-28 2009-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140715013509/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/barloworld-left-off-first-giro-ditalia-team-list-70964 15 July 2014 dead Conversely, the organizers of the race originally declined to invite FUJ 2009,http://www.bikeradar.com/us/news/article/fuji-not-invited-to-giro-ditalia-20172/ Fuji not invited to Giro d'Italia 2009-01-29 BikeRadar.com Future Publishing Limited 2009-08-27 AFP https://web.archive.org/web/20150711171642/http://www.bikeradar.com/us/news/article/fuji-not-invited-to-giro-ditalia-20172/ 11 July 2015 dead but changed this decision on 23 April, inviting them as the Giro's 22nd and final team. http://www.rbaction.net/fly.aspx?layout=content&taxid=69&cid=1470 Giro Invites Fuji-Servetto, Xacobeo Galicia 2009-04-23 Road Bike Action Magazine Hi-Torque Publications, Inc 2010-02-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20120306110200/http://www.rbaction.net/fly.aspx?layout=content&taxid=69&cid=1470 6 March 2012 dead Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 198 cyclists.it http://www.gazzetta.it/ssi/2008/boxes/giro2009/sito/squadre_en.shtml The teams La Gazzetta dello Sport 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150714104020/http://www.gazzetta.it/ssi/2008/boxes/giro2009/sito/squadre_en.shtml 14 July 2015 live The 22 teams that took part in the race were:http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=startlist Start list 2009-05-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20091001134228/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=startlist 1 October 2009 live 22em ASA 2009 ALM 2009 AST 2009 BAR 2009 BBO 2009 GCE 2009 CTT 2009 SDA 2009 FUJ 2009 GRM 2009 ISD 2009a LAM 2009 LIQ 2009 LPR 2009 QST 2009 RAB 2009 SIL 2009 THR 2009a KAT 2009 MRM 2009 SAX 2009 XAG 2009 Pre-race favorites thumb|upright|alt=A profile shot of a man in his mid-thirties wearing a blue and white cycling jersey with yellow trim, and a matching cap, with a pair of sunglasses on top of the cap|Levi Leipheimer was considered an overall favorite by writers and fellow cyclists alike. The Astana team did not include 2008 race champion Alberto Contador, who chose not to defend his championship,http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/7696002.stm Contador opts to miss 2009 Giro 2008-10-28 BBC BBC 2009-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311162307/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/7696002.stm 11 March 2009 live but did include Lance Armstrong, who had recently returned from retirement.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Lance_Armstrong_to_ride_2009_Giro_dItalia_article_269874.html Lance Armstrong to ride 2009 Giro d'Italia 2008-10-13 CyclingWeekly.co.uk 2009-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090215062300/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/Lance_Armstrong_to_ride_2009_Giro_dItalia_article_269874.html 15 February 2009 dead Though his appearance was put in doubt after he crashed out of stage 1 of the Vuelta a Castilla y León and broke his collarbone, Armstrong announced on 16 April that he would start the Giro despite undergoing surgery for his injury.Associated Press https://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2009-04-16-armstrong-giro-d-italia_N.htm Lance Armstrong confirmed for Giro despite surgery 2009-04-16 USA Today Gannett Company 2009-10-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102084048/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2009-04-16-armstrong-giro-d-italia_N.htm 2 November 2012 live SIL 2009 yes star Cadel Evans was originally announced to be taking part in the Giro,Bike Radar & AFP http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cadel-evans-racing-the-2009-giro-19635 Cadel Evans racing the 2009 Giro 2008-12-10 BikeRadar.com Future Publishing Limited 2009-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150712184545/http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cadel-evans-racing-the-2009-giro-19635/ 12 July 2015 dead but he publicly announced shortly afterward that he would not ride it, and accused RCS Sport (the organizers of the race) of using his name to promote the event.Cyclingnews.com http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cadel-evans-wont-race-the-2009-giro-ditalia-19654 Cadel Evans won't race the 2009 Giro d'Italia 2008-12-12 BikeRadar.com Future Publishing Limited 2009-03-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090516061202/http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/cadel-evans-wont-race-the-2009-giro-ditalia-19654 16 May 2009 dead Contador and Evans both chose to focus on the Tour de France later in the season. Many riders were named as contenders, including Ivan Basso, Levi Leipheimer, Armstrong, Damiano Cunego, Carlos Sastre, Gilberto Simoni, Danilo Di Luca, Marzio Bruseghin, and Denis Menchov.Greg Johnson Rating the riders in Italy http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=/features/2009/giro09_rating_contenders 2009-05-07 2009-08-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited https://web.archive.org/web/20140726191231/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=/features/2009/giro09_rating_contenders 26 July 2014 live Before his collarbone injury, Armstrong was considered an overall favorite, and it was also noted that three time trials, including the insertion of an unusually long time trial mid-race, might favor him. Pre-race analysis noted that Armstrong, when on his best form, would be a rider very likely to gain from having such a long race against the clock included in the Giro.Gregor Brown http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=/features/2009/giro09_presentation Giro d'Italia celebrates 100 years with bella route 2008-12-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20091005173147/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=%2Ffeatures%2F2009%2Fgiro09_presentation 5 October 2009 live Former winner Stefano Garzelli named Leipheimer as the favorite,Gregor Brown http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/may09/may01news2 Garzelli tips Leipheimer for Giro Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-01 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20141017213129/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2009/may09/may01news2 17 October 2014 live as did some American media outlets.Juliet Macur https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/sports/cycling/10cycling.html Leipheimer Is Poised to Break Away in the Giro d'Italia New York Times 2009-05-09 2009-10-11 https://archive.today/20240527015048/https://www.webcitation.org/6QYaQhddi?url=http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/10/sports/cycling/10cycling.html%3F_r=1& 27 May 2024 live Andrew Dampf http://bleacherreport.com/articles/172314-low-key-levi-leipheimer-is-a-contender-at-giro Low-Key Levi Leipheimer Is a Contender at Giro Associated Press 2009-05-11 2010-12-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20150711071259/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/172314-low-key-levi-leipheimer-is-a-contender-at-giro 11 July 2015 dead Armstrong considered Basso to be the favorite when speaking about the Giro in December 2008.http://velonews.competitor.com/2008/12/road/armstrong-likes-giro-route-calls-basso-favorite_85892 Armstrong likes Giro route, calls Basso favorite VeloNews Agence France-Presse Competitor Group, Inc 2008-12-13 2009-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304225115/http://velonews.competitor.com/2008/12/news/road/armstrong-likes-giro-route-calls-basso-favorite_85892 4 March 2016 dead Other news outlets also referred to Basso as the pre-race favorite.http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2009-05-08-armstrong-giro_N.htm Armstrong rides, but Ivan Basso is Giro d'Italia favorite USA Today Gannett Company 2009-05-08 2009-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150711154342/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2009-05-08-armstrong-giro_N.htm 11 July 2015 livehttp://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-05-25/bertagnolli-shrugs-off-heat-to-win-giro-stage/1693306 Bertagnolli shrugs off heat to win Giro stage Australian Broadcasting Corporation Reuters 2009-05-24 2009-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20121111043919/http://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-05-25/bertagnolli-shrugs-off-heat-to-win-giro-stage/1693306 11 November 2012 live Only a small number of stages were expected to end in a sprint, barring a successful breakaway. Sprinters in the event included Mark Cavendish, Alessandro Petacchi, Allan Davis, Filippo Pozzato, Robert Hunter, Robert Förster, Tyler Farrar, Juan José Haedo, and Oscar Gatto. Chris Graetz http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=14713 92nd Giro d'Italia – The Sprinters Preview Daily Peloton 2009-05-08 2009-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20130419215208/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=14713 19 April 2013 dead Route and stages right|thumb|alt=A large crowd of spectators gathers behind barricades to observe a cycling team be publicly presented on an elevated dais|2009 Giro d'Italia teams presentation in Venice The first Giro d'Italia was held in 1909, and the 2009 route was designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary, though interruptions due to World War I and World War II meant this was only the 92nd race. Milan, which had for years been the city in which the Giro concluded,Mark Meadows http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-38677320090324 Giro d'Italia can shine without Lance Armstrong – federation 2009-03-24 Reuters 2009-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120926175407/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/03/24/idINIndia-38677320090324 26 September 2012 dead was the site of a ten-lap criterium on the same circuit that began the first Giro d'Italia. Every city that hosted a stage start or finish in the first Giro was visited in 2009 with the exception of Genoa, although Arenzano (in the province of Genoa) hosted the finish to stage 11. The 11th stage also went over the Passo del Turchino, a climb used every year in the classic cycling race Milan–San Remo. The tenth stage was planned to mimic stage 17 of the 1949 Giro d'Italia, which was won by Italian cycling legend Fausto Coppi en route to the overall victory.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/5350941/Giro-dItalia-Danilo-di-Luca-retains-lead-after-winning-Fausto-Coppis-stage.html Giro d'Italia: Danilo di Luca retains lead after winning Fausto Coppi's stage 2009-05-19 John MacLeary The Daily Telegraph London 2009-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114050100/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/5350941/Giro-dItalia-Danilo-di-Luca-retains-lead-after-winning-Fausto-Coppis-stage.html 14 November 2012 live That route originally included the Col d'Izoard, a climb in France which has been featured in the Tour de France numerous times. Race organizers were forced to alter this stage to cover only the Italian side of the Alps rather than also visit France, as there were concerns over radio communication in the area, and the roads stood the risk of landslides.Les Clarke http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=/features/2009/giro09_battlegrounds Giro's key battlegrounds 2009-05-06 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20140627040423/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=/features/2009/giro09_battlegrounds 27 June 2014 live It was subsequently made longer than first planned, with an additional, shorter climb added.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-loses-its-top Giro loses its top 2009-05-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20160313021346/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-loses-its-top/ 13 March 2016 live Stages 10 and 16, the latter of which went over Monte Petrano and two other first-category climbs, were both called the race's queen stage.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=stages/giro0910 Stage 10 – Tuesday, May 19: Cuneo – Pinerolo, 262 km 2009-05-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20091001062943/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=stages%2Fgiro0910 1 October 2009 live Steve Schlanger and Todd Gogulski (commentators) 2009-05-25 Giro d'Italia: Stage 16 Television production Universal Sports Cagli, Italy The route received a small amount of criticism for failing to include any well-known and especially difficult climbs such as the Passo del Mortirolo or Monte Zoncolan, instead including stages featuring multiple climbs with lesser ascents. Race director Angelo Zomegnan responded to the criticism by saying, "I won't follow the philosophy that the selection of climbs has to be determined by their names." The 21 stages of the 2009 Giro d'Italia were divided into five categories: one team time trial, seven flat stages, four intermediate stages, seven mountain stages and two individual time trials. The type of stage together with the average speed of the winner decided how much time each cyclist would be allowed to finish that stage before being eliminated from the race. + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner1 9 May Lido (Venice) 20.5 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Team time trialTHR 2009a210 MayJesolo to Trieste 156 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Flat stageAlessandro Petacchi ITA311 MayGrado to Valdobbiadene 198 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Flat stageAlessandro Petacchi ITA412 MayPadua to San Martino di Castrozza 162 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageStefano Garzelli ITADi Luca finished first, but the stage was subsequently awarded to Garzelli513 MaySan Martino di Castrozza to Alpe di Siusi 125 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageDenis Menchov RUS614 MayBrixen to Mayrhofen, Austria 248 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Intermediate stageMichele Scarponi ITA715 MayInnsbruck, Austria, to Chiavenna 244 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Intermediate stageEdvald Boasson Hagen NOR816 MayMorbegno to Bergamo 209 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Intermediate stageKanstantsin Sivtsov BLR917 MayMilano Show 100Milan - Milan 165 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Flat stageMark Cavendish GBR18 May Rest day1019 MayCuneo to Pinerolo 262 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageDanilo Di Luca ITAWhile Danilo Di Luca's results have been removed, with other riders promoted, it is not yet clear that other riders have been promoted to results attained by or awarded to Franco Pellizotti1120 MayTurin to Arenzano 214 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Flat stageMark Cavendish GBR1221 MaySestri Levante to Riomaggiore 60.6 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialDenis Menchov RUS1322 MayLido di Camaiore to Florence 176 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Flat stageMark Cavendish GBR1423 MayCampi Bisenzio to Bologna 172 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageSimon Gerrans AUS1524 MayForlì to Faenza 161 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Intermediate stageLeonardo Bertagnolli ITA1625 MayPergola to Monte Petrano 237 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageCarlos Sastre ESP26 MayRest day1727 MayChieti to Blockhaus 83 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageFranco Pellizotti ITA1828 MaySulmona to Benevento 182 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Flat stageMichele Scarponi ITA1929 MayAvellino to Mount Vesuvius 164 km 0 on 22px|link=|alt=Mountain stageCarlos Sastre ESP2030 MayNaples to Anagni 203 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Flat stagePhilippe Gilbert BEL2131 MayRome 14.4 km 0 on22px|link=|alt=Individual time trialIgnatas Konovalovas LTU Total 3456.5 km 0 onAnthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro091 A tale of two teams, as Columbia puts Cavendish in pink 2009-05-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621002900/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro091 21 June 2009 live http://www.theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=4519 Around Italy in 21 stages 2009-05-21 The Florentine 2009-10-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20140819184037/http://theflorentine.net/articles/article-view.asp?issuetocId=4519 19 August 2014 dead Race overview 2009 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 2009 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21 thumb|alt=Six cyclists, wearing skin-tight jerseys, sit crouched over their bicycles in preparation to start a race. Men in suits are visible on the far side of the image.|THR 2009a in the starthouse in Lido The Giro began with a team time trial in Lido, a barrier island in the city of Venice. The starting order of the teams was decided by a random draw. THR 2009a yes, the first team to take the course, won the stage, giving their star sprinter Mark Cavendish the first pink jersey as leader of the race. Cavendish was defeated in a sprint finish the following day by Italian Alessandro Petacchi, who was riding for the LPR 2009 team.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009//giro09/?id=results/giro092 "Lazy" Cavendish learns the hard way, but keeps maglia rosa 2009-05-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618003206/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro092 18 June 2009 live Petacchi became the next wearer of the pink jersey, after he won the Stage 3 sprint into Valdobbiadene.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro093 Silenzio! Oh Ale-Jet, how good can you get? 2009-05-11 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-08-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20091001062109/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro093 1 October 2009 live Cavendish went on to win three mass-start stages,Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro099 Cavendish wins a stage left wanting 2009-05-17 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090621001914/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro099 21 June 2009 live Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0911 Cavendish "floats" to second sprint win 2009-05-20 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618005618/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0911 18 June 2009 live Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0913 By far the fastest in Firenze: A hat-trick for Cav 2009-05-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726190713/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0913 26 July 2014 live but THR 2009a yes's success was not limited to Cavendish's victories nor the team time trial, as Edvald Boasson Hagen and Kanstantsin Sivtsov also took stage wins.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro097 Boasson Hagen the big boss of Chiavenna And set to move out of Hushovd's shadow 2009-05-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618005624/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro097 18 June 2009 live Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro098 Do what we may: Columbia has another gem in Siutsou 2009-05-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090620015825/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro098 20 June 2009 live The first two high mountain stages of the Giro revealed the men who would battle for the overall race title. Danilo Di Luca of LPR 2009 yes took the win in Stage 4, and put himself just 2 seconds off the pink jersey.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro094 Di Luca still the cold-blooded killer 2009-05-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726190753/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro094 26 July 2014 live The next day, he claimed the jersey, when he was second to stage winner Denis Menchov at Alpe di Siusi as an elite group of favorites emerged including Menchov, Di Luca, and others who had performed well on the climb and were in high places in the overall standings.http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro095 Anthony Tan Six firm favourites 2009-05-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090629015052/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro095 29 June 2009 live Menchov was fifth after Alpe di Siusi, but rose to second before stage 12, the very long and hilly individual time trial in Cinque Terre. There, he claimed a convincing victory; only Levi Leipheimer finished within a minute of Menchov's winning time. Di Luca was nearly two minutes slower than him, finished sixth on the stage, and fell to second overall, with Menchov assuming the race lead.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0912 Russian juggernaut's pedals pound their way to pink 2009-05-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20090616141136/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0912 16 June 2009 live Di Luca tried repeatedly to shed Menchov during the remaining mountain stages to make up the time difference, which was never more than a minute. The two riders were involved in sprints for time bonuses at the finish line in stages 16Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0916 "I came here for a fight": Sastre launches bid for victory 2009-05-25 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-25 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624132159/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0916 24 June 2009 live and 17,Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0917 Menchov tightens grip on pink – but still room for a crisis or two 2009-05-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090623015817/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0917 23 June 2009 live as well as an intermediate sprint in stage 20.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009//giro09/?id=reults/giro0920 Stylish Classics rider profits on Classics-style finish 2009-05-30 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142016/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009//giro09/?id=reults/giro0920 4 March 2016 live Menchov was consistently quicker than Di Luca in these sprints. With his superior time-trial skills providing the difference in the final stage, the Russian was able to emerge as Giro champion, despite a dramatic fall in the final kilometre before the finish line.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009//giro09/?id=results/giro0921 From Russia to Roma, with love: Menchov falls for maglia rosa 2009-05-31 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619075627/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0921 19 June 2009 live left|thumb|upright|alt=A cyclist in a green and white jersey with red trim, with a pained look on his face as he strains to climb a hill on his own. Spectators watch him from behind a barricade.|Stefano Garzelli wearing the green jersey as mountains classification leader Stefano Garzelli was the winner of the mountains classification, gaining points for consistent high placings on the summit stage finishes, as well as a brief breakaway on the mountainous stage 10. The points classification was won by Di Luca, after he finished in the top ten in eight of the road stages. The youth classification was won by Kevin Seeldraeyers, who remained consistent after Thomas Lövkvist lost nearly 25 minutes on stage 16. Lövkvist had, for one day earlier in the race, led not just the youth but also the general classification. Controversy arose during the ten-lap Milan criterium of the ninth stage, when the riders staged a protest over what they viewed as unsafe riding conditions in that stage and those that preceded it. The most visible cause for the protest was Rabobank rider Pedro Horrillo's accident during the eighth stage; Horrillo sustained numerous fractures and head injuries after tumbling over a barricade on the roadside while descending the Culmine di San Pietro. Horrillo fell more than 60 m on,Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/05/news/horrillo-in-medically-induced-coma-after-crash-catapults-him-into-ravine_92142 Horrillo in medically induced coma after crash catapults him into ravine 2009-05-16 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150914172632/http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/05/news/horrillo-in-medically-induced-coma-after-crash-catapults-him-into-ravine_92142 14 September 2015 live and nearly died as a result of his injuries.https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB124268596327032083 Mining the Clues of a Near-Fatal Cycling Descent 2009-05-19 Reed Albergotti The Wall Street Journal Dow Jones & Company 2009-10-10 After spending five weeks in hospitals in both Italy and his native Spain, Horrillo eventually recovered,Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horrillo-set-to-leave-hospital Horrillo set to leave hospital 2009-06-22 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20090930043703/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horrillo-set-to-leave-hospital 30 September 2009 live though the day on the Culmine di San Pietro was his last as a professional cyclist, as he retired before the 2010 season began.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horrillo-decides-to-retire Horrillo decides to retire 2010-01-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-02-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100212013429/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/horrillo-decides-to-retire 12 February 2010 live The protest at first only involved the criterium being neutralized – that is, the race director agreed that each rider would receive the same finishing time as the stage winner regardless of when they actually crossed the line.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/milan-riders-protest-justified-or-a-farce-69010 Milan riders' protest: Justified or a farce? 2009-05-17 Cycling Weekly 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150420003848/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/milan-riders-protest-justified-or-a-farce-69010 20 April 2015 live After the riders rode a lap of the course, they decided instead not to contest the stage at all, riding the first six circuits 20 km/h on slower than previous stages. After four laps, they stopped altogether as race leader Di Luca addressed the unhappy crowd to explain their actions.Eurosport http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17052009/58/giro-d-italia-cavendish-wins-farcical-stage.html Giro d'Italia – Cavendish wins farcical stage 2009-05-17 Yahoo! Sports 2009-10-10 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090523220527/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/17052009/58/giro-d-italia-cavendish-wins-farcical-stage.html 23 May 2009 The times for the stage did not count, and there was no aggressive riding until a final sprint finish. Along with Di Luca, Lance Armstrong was considered the principal voice speaking for the peloton on this day.Associated Press https://www.espn.com/olympics/news/story?id=4172813 Armstrong, leader Di Luca spark protest 2009-05-17 ESPN 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20121103090847/http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4172813 3 November 2012 live Although the protest was referred to by some as "unanimous," cyclists such as Filippo Pozzato, who was himself bearing injuries sustained in a crash that would later force him to leave the race, said the riders had been too hasty in their decision, and that it should have been made conclusively before the stage began.Mark Meadows http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2419161/Giro-stage-turns-into-farce-after-rider-protest Giro stage turns into farce after rider protest 2009-05-17 Fairfax New Zealand 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924160057/http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/2419161/Giro-stage-turns-into-farce-after-rider-protest 24 September 2015 live Armstrong apologized to the fans for the effect the protest had on what was supposed to be a grand spectacle,Juliet Macur https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/sports/cycling/20lance.html Armstrong Apologizes to Fans for Cyclists' Protest at Giro d'Italia 2009-05-19 New York Times 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20220610051704/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/20/sports/cycling/20lance.html?_r=0 10 June 2022 live but also contended that it was the correct decision for the peloton to make.Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/05/news/armstrong-defends-rider-protest_92207 Armstrong defends rider protest 2009-05-19 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20151001193635/http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/05/news/armstrong-defends-rider-protest_92207 1 October 2015 live right|thumb|alt=A man in his late twenties, wearing an orange and blue cycling jersey with white trim|2009 Giro d'Italia champion Denis Menchov Success in stages was limited to a few teams. Though there were nearly as many stages (21) as teams in the event (22), only eight teams ultimately came away with stage victories. Six different riders won multiple stages – Cavendish, Petacchi, Menchov, Di Luca,Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0910 Leave no stone unturned: Di Luca più forte (the strongest) in Pinerolo 2009-05-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625183912/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0910 25 June 2009 live Carlos Sastre,Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0919 Menchov a certain winner as Sastre erupts on Vesuvio 2009-05-29 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090619021844/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0919 19 June 2009 live and Michele Scarponi.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro096 Confession leads to absolution: Scarponi repays the faith 2009-05-14 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20090624130221/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro096 24 June 2009 live Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0918 Scarponi adds another as GC fav's lay low before Vesuvio 2009-05-28 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20090618011710/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0918 18 June 2009 live Teammates of Sastre, Scarponi and Cavendish were also stage winners; Sastre's CTT 2009 provided the winners to stages 14 (Simon Gerrans)Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0914 A strong sense of déjà-vu: 10 months on, Gerrans wins big again in Italia 2009-05-23 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20140726190718/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0914 26 July 2014 live and 21 (Ignatas Konovalovas), and Scarponi's teammate Leonardo Bertagnolli was the winner of stage 15.Anthony Tan http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results/giro0915 Serramenti's Bertagnolli defies the laws of the land 2009-05-24 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-05-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20090625192930/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=results%2Fgiro0915 25 June 2009 live The only teams to be single stage winners were LIQ 2009 with Franco Pellizotti in stage 17, and SIL 2009 with classics specialist Philippe Gilbert three days later in a stage thought to resemble a classic. Pellizotti was also the third-place overall finisher. With wins for Quick Step's Seeldraeyers in the youth classification, Garzelli of Acqua & Sapone in the climbers' competition, and AST 2008 in the Trofeo Fast Team ranking, 11 teams – half of the total entries – won significant prizes during the race. Staff http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=14867 92nd Giro d'Italia – Stage 21 Final Classification & Photos 2009-05-31 Daily Peloton 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20130419215233/http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=14867 19 April 2013 dead Aftermath About two months after the event concluded, on 22 July, it was announced that second place overall finisher and points classification winner Di Luca had given two positive tests for continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA, an erythropoietin derivative) on 20 and 28 May, before the Cinque Terre time trial and the Mount Vesuvius stage in the race's final week. He was provisionally suspended with immediate effect by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling's governing body. It was announced on 8 August that the analyses of the B-samples from those controls confirmed the initial results, making it likely that Di Luca will be stripped of some or all of his results from the race.http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-41628520090808 Italian Di Luca's positive CERA test confirmed 2009-08-08 Reuters 2009-08-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714183601/http://in.reuters.com/article/2009/08/08/idINIndia-41628520090808 14 July 2014 deadhttp://velonews.competitor.com/2009/07/news/disdain-for-di-luca-at-tour_95740 Disdain for Di Luca at Tour 2009-07-23 VeloNews Competitor Group, Inc 2009-11-09 Andrew Hood https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220933/http://velonews.competitor.com/2009/07/news/disdain-for-di-luca-at-tour_95740 3 March 2016 dead LPR 2009 yes fired him on 13 August.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-claims-conspiracy-in-doping-positive LPR Brakes fires Di Luca over doping charges 2009-08-13 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-10-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20091002053755/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-claims-conspiracy-in-doping-positive 2 October 2009 live Di Luca at first maintained his innocence and claimed a conspiracy against him by the labs handling the tests.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-cycling-italy-di-luca-idUKTRE57P2NV20090826 Di Luca says will clear his name after positive test 2009-08-26 2010-02-05 Reuters https://web.archive.org/web/20121013032222/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/08/26/uk-cycling-italy-di-luca-idUKTRE57P2NV20090826 13 October 2012 deadLes Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-claims-conspiracy-in-doping-positive Di Luca claims conspiracy in doping positive 2009-08-27 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090926090425/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-claims-conspiracy-in-doping-positive 26 September 2009 live A period of legal maneuvering between Di Luca and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) followed. CONI officials asked their anti-doping tribunal (TNA) to suspend Di Luca for three years – while two years is a customary ban for a doping positive, http://web.utsandiego.com/news/2010/Feb/17/pa-cyclist-who-testified-against-landis-to-plead/ Pa. cyclist who testified against Landis to plead 2010-02-17 Joe Mandak U-T San Diego San Diego Union-Tribune 2010-03-05 https://archive.today/20140624004247/http://web.utsandiego.com/news/2010/Feb/17/pa-cyclist-who-testified-against-landis-to-plead/ 24 June 2014 dead CONI prosecutors sought a third year for recidivism, stemming from Di Luca's previous doping incident two years earlier. He was given a two-year suspension, retroactive to July 2009, and indicated that he would appeal it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Maurizio Galdi http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/01-02-2010/epo-2-years-for-luca-but-ll-go-to-the-cas-602853952848.shtml Di Luca given two-year suspension for Giro CERA doping 2010-02-01 La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Sport 2010-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20100206033507/http://english.gazzetta.it/More_sports/01-02-2010/epo-2-years-for-luca-but-ll-go-to-the-cas-602853952848.shtml 6 February 2010 dead In October 2010, Di Luca was reinstated to active status by CONI, due to his cooperation with several ongoing doping investigations, though his results were indeed stricken from the record.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-free-to-race-after-coni-reduce-ban Di Luca free to race after CONI reduce ban 2010-10-15 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2010-12-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20140129111418/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-free-to-race-after-coni-reduce-ban 29 January 2014 live On 10 January 2011, he signed with KAT 2011 yes and indicated that he would return to the Giro in 2011 to support Katusha team leader Joaquim Rodríguez.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-set-to-ride-for-free-with-one-year-katusha-deal Di Luca set to ride for free with one year Katusha deal 2011-01-10 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-01-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110111231103/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/di-luca-set-to-ride-for-free-with-one-year-katusha-deal 11 January 2011 live Five days before the start of the 2010 Giro d'Italia, 2009 podium finisher Pellizotti was identified as a rider of interest to the UCI's biological passport program due to irregular blood values. He was removed from his team's start list for the Giro and provisionally suspended.Gregor Brown http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/pellizotti-out-of-the-giro-due-to-biological-passport-findings-61239 Pellizotti out of the Giro due to biological passport findings 2010-05-03 Cycling Weekly IPC Media Limited 2011-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20140212170306/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/pellizotti-out-of-the-giro-due-to-biological-passport-findings-61239 12 February 2014 dead The UCI asked that CONI open disciplinary proceedings against him,http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=Njg2NQ&MenuId=MTk0OA&LangId=1&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuID%3DMTk0OA Press Release – Commencement of disciplinary proceedings on the basis of the biological passport 2010-05-03 UCI.ch Union Cycliste Internationale 2011-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20120305201406/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=Njg2NQ&MenuId=MTk0OA&LangId=1&BackLink=%2FTemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI5%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuID=MTk0OA 5 March 2012 live which had no resolution until after the 2010 season finished. TNA cleared him on 21 October and declared him free to race, at which time the Liquigas team intended to re-sign him.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/franco-pellizotti-cleared-to-race Franco Pellizotti cleared to race 2010-10-21 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20130524144739/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/franco-pellizotti-cleared-to-race 24 May 2013 live The UCI decided in January 2011 to appeal his case to the CAS.Associated Press http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2011-01-12-3339211279_x.htm UCI appeals Pellizotti's doping case to CAS 2011-01-12 USA Today Gannett Company 2011-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121104020005/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2011-01-12-3339211279_x.htm 4 November 2012 live The hearing was held in March, and Pellizotti asked for a quick resolution, with plans to return with MOV 2011 in the 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico if he were cleared. The court reached its decision after five days, upholding the UCI's appeal, handing Pellizotti a two-year ban, and stripping all his results from this Giro and the 2009 Tour de France.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pellizotti-banned-for-two-years-by-the-court-of-arbitration-for-sport Pellizotti banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport 2011-03-08 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20141106170608/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/pellizotti-banned-for-two-years-by-the-court-of-arbitration-for-sport 6 November 2014 live Consequently, Pellizotti has said he is quitting the sport.Cycling News http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/disappointed-pellizotti-says-hes-quitting-cycling "Disappointed" Pellizotti says he's quitting cycling 2011-03-09 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2011-03-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20141106190931/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/disappointed-pellizotti-says-hes-quitting-cycling 6 November 2014 live Classification leadership In the 2009 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 Giro d'Italia classifications demystified 13 May 2008 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 13 July 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130508234448/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/giro08/?id=/features/2008/giro_classifications08 8 May 2013 live Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2009 was Sestrière in stage 10,Laura Weislo http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009//giro09/?id=live/giro0910 Complete live report 2009-05-19 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited 2009-08-26 The climb of Sestrière offers an additional prize for Garzelli as it's the "Cima Coppi" – the highest peak of the Giro d'Italia. https://web.archive.org/web/20091003214246/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/giro09/?id=live%2Fgiro0910 3 October 2009 live afforded more points than the other first-category climbs. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, which awarded a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1984 were eligible. There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team. The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run. Stage Winner General classification25px|link=|alt= Points classification25px|link=|alt= Mountains classification25px|link=|alt= Young rider classification25px|link=|alt= 1 THR 2009a Mark Cavendish no award no award Mark Cavendish 2 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi David García 3 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Mauro Facci Tyler Farrar 4 Danilo Di Luca Stefano Garzelli Thomas Löfkvist Danilo Di Luca Thomas Löfkvist 5 Denis Menchov Danilo Di Luca 6 Michele Scarponi Danilo Di Luca 7 Edvald Boasson Hagen 8 Kanstantsin Sivtsov 9 Mark Cavendish 10 Danilo Di Luca Denis Menchov Stefano Garzelli 11 Mark Cavendish 12 Denis Menchov Denis Menchov 13 Mark Cavendish 14 Simon Gerrans 15 Leonardo Bertagnolli 16 Carlos Sastre Kevin Seeldraeyers 17 Franco Pellizotti Stefano Garzelli 18 Michele Scarponi 19 Carlos Sastre 20 Philippe Gilbert 21 Ignatas Konovalovas Final Denis Menchov Danilo Di LucaDenis Menchov Stefano Garzelli Kevin Seeldraeyers Final standings Legend   20px|alt=A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGEN Classifica generale – General classification La Gazzetta dello Sport 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20140414003442/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGEN 14 April 2014 live   20px|alt=A green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGPMGEN Classifica GPM Generale – Mountains classification La Gazzetta dello Sport 2009-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413214759/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGPMGEN 13 April 2014 live   20px|alt=A violet jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLPUNGEN Classifica a punti generale – Points classification La Gazzetta dello Sport 2009-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413223132/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLPUNGEN 13 April 2014 live   20px|alt=A white jersey   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classificationit http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGENGIO Classifica Generale Giovani – Young rider classification La Gazzetta dello Sport 2009-08-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140413232832/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/classifiche/it/classifica.shtml?t=21&c=CLGENGIO 13 April 2014 live General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Denis Menchov RUS 20px|alt=Pink jersey RAB 2009 yes 86h 03' 11" DSQ Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR 2009 yes + 0' 41" DSQ Franco Pellizotti ITA LIQ 2009 yes + 1' 59" 2 Carlos Sastre ESP CTT 2009 yes + 3' 46" 3 Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2009 yes + 3' 59" 4 Levi Leipheimer USA AST 2009 yes + 5' 28" 5 Stefano Garzelli ITA 20px|alt=Green jersey ASA 2009 yes + 8' 43" 6 Michael Rogers AUS THR 2009a yes + 10' 01" DSQ Tadej Valjavec SLOThis position was originally occupied by Slovenian cyclist Tadej Valjavec, who has, like Di Luca and Pellizotti, been stripped of his results for a period including this race. See: and ALM 2009 yes +11' 13" 7 Marzio Bruseghin ITA LAM 2009 yes + 11' 28" 8 David Arroyo ESP GCE 2009 yes + 12' 50" DSQ Lance Armstrong USA AST 2009 yes + 15' 59" Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Stefano Garzelli ITA 20px|alt=Green jersey ASA 2009 yes 61 DSQ Danilo Di Luca ITA For this result, Danilo Di Luca was removed and no one was promoted in his stead LPR 2009 yes 45 3 Denis Menchov RUS 20px|alt=Pink jersey RAB 2009 yes 41 4 Andriy Hryvko UKR ISD 2009a yes 40 DSQ Franco Pellizotti ITA LIQ 2009 yes 38 6 Carlos Sastre ESP CTT 2009 yes 30 7 Michele Scarponi ITA SDA 2009 yes 24 8 Giovanni Visconti ITA ISD 2009a yes 24 9 Simon Gerrans AUS CTT 2009 yes 15 10 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2009 yes 14 Points classification RiderTeamPoints DSQ Danilo Di Luca ITADi Luca originally won the points competition. While Menchov was promoted to winner, no other rider was added to the top ten LPR 2009 yes 170 1 Denis Menchov RUS 20px|alt=Pink jersey 20px|alt=Mauve jersey RAB 2009 yes 144 DSQ Franco Pellizotti ITA LIQ 2009 yes 133 4 Stefano Garzelli ITA 20px|alt=Green jersey ASA 2009 yes 133 5 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR 2009 yes 104 6 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR THR 2009a yes 103 7 Carlos Sastre ESP CTT 2009 yes 86 8 Allan Davis AUS QST 2009 yes 82 9 Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2009 yes 74 10 Levi Leipheimer USA AST 2009 yes 70 Young rider classification RiderTeamTime 1 Kevin Seeldraeyers BEL 20px|alt=White jersey QST 2009 yes 86h 19' 26" 2 Francesco Masciarelli ITA ASA 2009 yes + 2' 55" 3 Francis De Greef BEL SIL 2009 yes + 17' 03" 4 Thomas Löfkvist SWE THR 2009a yes + 31' 45" 5 Jackson Rodríguez VEN SDA 2009 yes + 34' 37" 6 Andrey Zeits KAZ AST 2009 yes + 58' 41" 7 Chris Froome GBR BAR 2009 yes + 59' 06" 8 Marcos García ESP XGZ 2009 yes + 1h 26' 10" 9 Arnold Jeannesson FRA GCE 2009 yes + 1h 41' 55" 10 Dario Cataldo ITA QST 2009 yes + 1h 44' 09" Trofeo Fast Team classification TeamTime1AST 2009 yes 257h 48' 40" 2 THR 2009a yes + 24' 15"3 SDA 2009 yes + 27' 17"4LIQ 2009 yes + 32' 21"5LAM 2009 yes + 58' 58"6 GCE 2009 yes + 1h 10' 52"7 CTT 2009 yes + 1h 16' 23"8ASA 2009 yes + 1h 18' 52"9RAB 2009 yes + 1h 51' 45"10LPR 2009 yes + 1h 53' 34" Trofeo Super Team classification TeamPoints1THR 2009a yes 4002 LPR 2009 yes 3143LIQ 2009 yes 3024 SDA 2009 yes 2735 AST 2009 yes 2696LAM 2009 yes 2627 CTT 2009 yes 2288ASA 2009 yes 2289QST 2009 yes 22010RAB 2009 yes 199 Minor classifications Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. These awards were based on points earned throughout the three weeks of the tour. Each mass-start stage had one intermediate sprint, the Traguardo Volante, or TV. The TV gave bonus seconds towards the general classification, points towards the regular points classification, and also points towards the TV classification. This award was known in previous years as the "Intergiro" and the "Expo Milano 2015" classification. It was won by Italian Giovanni Visconti, of ISD 2009a yes. Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. Mountains classification winner Stefano Garzelli won this award. The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. It was won, like the closely associated points classification, by Danilo Di Luca. Additionally, the Trofeo Fuga Cervelo rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. QST 2009 yes's Mauro Facci was first in this competition. Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. SIL 2009 yes and QST 2009 yes were most successful in avoiding penalties, and so shared leadership of the Fair Play classification. World Rankings points The Giro was one of 24 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2009 UCI World Ranking. Points were awarded to the top 20 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage. http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MjU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk3ODU&LangId=1 Points scale – UCI World Ranking Union Cycliste Internationale 2009-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20140624003254/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MjU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk3ODU&LangId=1 24 June 2014 dead +Points earned in the Giro d'Italia http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk4OTk&LangId=1 2009 UCI World Ranking Detailed Gained Points 2009-09-21 Union Cycliste Internationale 2009-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20091101000411/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk4OTk&LangId=1 1 November 2009 deadNameTeamPoints Denis Menchov RUS RAB 2009 yes 218 Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR 2009 yes 186 Franco Pellizotti ITA LIQ 2009 yes 138 Carlos Sastre ESP CTT 2009 yes 124 Ivan Basso ITA LIQ 2009 yes 86 Stefano Garzelli ITA ASA 2009 yes 85 Levi Leipheimer USA AST 2009 yes 79 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2009a yes 56 Michael Rogers Michael Rogers (cyclist) AUS THR 2009a yes 54 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR 2009 yes 45  Tadej Valjavec SLO ALM 2009 yes 44 Marzio Bruseghin ITA LAM 2009 yes 39 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR THR 2009a yes 36 David Arroyo ESP GCE 2009 yes 33 Michele Scarponi ITA SDA 2009 yes 32 Kanstantsin Siutsou BLR THR 2009a yes 26 Lance Armstrong USA AST 2009 yes 26 Allan Davis Allan Davis (cyclist) AUS QST 2009 yes 22 Tyler Farrar USA GRM 2009 yes 22 José Serpa Serpa, Jose COL SDA 2009 yes 22 Kevin Seeldraeyers BEL QST 2009 yes 18 Philippe Gilbert BEL SIL 2009 yes 16 Simon Gerrans AUS CTT 2009 yes 16 Leonardo Bertagnolli ITA SDA 2009 yes 16 Ignatas Konovalovas LTU CTT 2009 yes 16 Yaroslav Popovych UKR AST 2009 yes 16 Robert Hunter Robert Hunter (cyclist) RSA BAR 2009 yes 10 Thomas Voeckler FRA BBO 2009 yes 8 Bradley Wiggins GBR GRM 2009 yes 8 Francesco Gavazzi ITA LAM 2009 yes 8 Rubens Bertogliati SUI SDA 2009 yes 8 Janez Brajkovič Brajkovic, Janez SLO AST 2009 yes 8 Félix Cárdenas Cardenas, Felix COL BAR 2009 yes 8 Francesco Masciarelli ITA ASA 2009 yes 8 Serge Pauwels BEL CTT 2009 yes 8 Lars Bak DEN SAX 2009 yes 6 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2009 yes 5 Thomas Lövkvist Lovkvist, Thomas SWE THR 2009a yes 4 Ben Swift GBR KAT 2009 yes 4 Marco Pinotti ITA THR 2009a yes 4 Pavel Brutt RUS KAT 2009 yes 4 Danny Pate USA GRM 2009 yes 4 Matthew Goss AUS SAX 2009 yes 3 Filippo Pozzato ITA KAT 2009 yes 2 Dario Cataldo ITA QST 2009 yes 2 Sébastien Hinault Hinault, Sebastien FRA ALM 2009 yes 2 Evgeni Petrov Evgeni Petrov (cyclist) RUS KAT 2009 yes 2 Mauricio Soler COL BAR 2009 yes 2 Davide Viganò Vigano, Davide ITA FUJ 2009 yes 2 Alessandro Bertolini ITA SDA 2009 yes 1 Philip Deignan IRE CTT 2009 yes 1 Dmytro Grabovskyy UKR ISD 2009a yes 1 Marco Marzano ITA LAM 2009 yes 1 Gilberto Simoni ITA SDA 2009 yes 1 +Top ten of the individual standings after the Giro d'Italia http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&LangId=1&RankType=RIDER&RankId=151# UCI World Ranking on 01.06.2009 2009-06-01 Union Cycliste Internationale 2009-10-09 https://web.archive.org/web/20130203072932/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&LangId=1&RankType=RIDER&RankId=151 3 February 2013 deadRankPrev.NameTeamPoints 1 999 — Denis Menchov RUS RAB 2009 yes 218 2 005 5 Allan Davis Allan Davis (cyclist) AUS QST 2009 yes 205 3 001 1 Heinrich Haussler GER CTT 2009 yes 197 4 002 2 Davide Rebellin ITA SDA 2009 yes 194 5 003 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP GCE 2009 yes 188 6 004 4 Alberto Contador ESP AST 2009 yes 188 7 127 127Danilo Di Luca|ITA}} LPR 2009 yes 188 8 006 6 Philippe Gilbert BEL SIL 2009 yes 187 9 027 27 Stefano Garzelli ITA ASA 2009 yes 170 10 007 7 Luis León Sánchez Sanchez, Luis Leon ESP GCE 2009 yes 169 References Citations 30em External links http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2009/en/ cyclingnews.com – Race reports and news features 2009 Giro d'Italia 1 11 12 21 Category:Giro d'Italia by year Giro d'Italia Giro Ditalia, 2009 Category:May 2009 sports events in Italy