2009 Clásica de San Sebastián

2009 Clásica de San Sebastián 2009 UCI World Ranking 18 24 August 1, 2009 1 237 km 5h 37' 00" Carlos Barredo Roman Kreuziger CZE LIQ 2009b Mickaël Delage FRA SIL 2009 Peter Velits SVK MRM 2009 2008 2010 The 2009 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 29th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián road cycling race. It took place on 1 August 2009, and was the tenth event of the 2009 UCI ProTour, and the eighteenth in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series. It began and ended in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. The race covered 237 km, mainly to the south and east of the city, and entirely within the province of Guipúzcoa. Teams and riders As the race was under the auspices of the UCI ProTour, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. An additional wildcard invitation was given to Contentpolis-Ampo, a Professional Continental team, to form the event's 19-team peloton. The 19 teams invited to the race are: 22em ALM 2009 AST 2009 BBO 2009 MCO 2009 GCE 2009 COF 2009 EUS 2009 FDJ 2009 FUJ 2009 GRM 2009 LAM 2009 LIQ 2009b QST 2009 RAB 2009 SIL 2009 THR 2009b KAT 2009 MRM 2009 SAX 2009 Teams consisted of up to eight riders, and 143 riders started the event. The event takes place less than a week after the conclusion of the 2009 Tour de France, and many of the riders who took part in that event, were scheduled for this race, including all but three of the top fifteen finishers,http://clasica-san-sebastian.diariovasco.com/2009/participantes/index.html Expected riders 2009-07-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20090725121517/http://clasica-san-sebastian.diariovasco.com/2009/participantes/index.html 2009-07-25 dead although a number of the higher profile riders withdrew in the last few days before the event, including the suspended local rider, Mikel Astarloza. Route The route is an anticlockwise loop, heading southwest from San Sebastián, reaching its highest point, and its farthest from the city at the Alto de Udana (574 m). It then heads back towards the southern suburbs of the start town, before heading east through the Jaizkibel mountains to Hondarribia on the French border, and then back to San Sebastián.http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MDk&ObjTypeCode=IMG&type=IMG&id=NDg3NjU&LangId=1 UCI map of the course 2009-07-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20110807164820/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MDk&ObjTypeCode=IMG&type=IMG&id=NDg3NjU&LangId=1 2011-08-07 dead Categories As well as the overall race, there are prizes available for amassing most points at five intermediate sprints around the course, and for gaining points at the top of six mountain passes and hilltops. General Standings RankCyclistTeamTimeUCI World RankingPointsDSQCarlos Barredo ESPQST 20095h 37' 00"801Roman Kreuziger CZELIQ 2009b5h 37' 00"602Mickaël Delage FRASIL 2009+ 7"503Peter Velits SVKMRM 2009s.t.404Ryder Hesjedal CANGRM 2009s.t.305Filippo Pozzato ITAKAT 2009s.t.226Christophe Riblon FRAALM 2009s.t.147Serguei Ivanov RUSKAT 2009s.t.108Rubén Pérez ESPEUS 2009s.t.69Marco Pinotti ITATHR 2009bs.t.210Johan Vansummeren BELLTS 2009s.t.- References Category:Clásica de San Sebastián Clasica de San Sebastian San Sebastian Clásica de San Sebastián Category:August 2009 sports events in Spain