2009 Monte Paschi Strade Bianche - Eroica Toscana

2009 Monte Paschi Strade Bianche - Eroica Toscana 2009 UCI Europe Tour 7 March 2009 1 190 km 4h 59' 02" Thomas Löfkvist SWE THR 2009a Fabian Wegmann GER MRM 2009 Martin Elmiger SUI ALM 2009 2008 2010 The 2009 Monte Paschi Strade Bianche - Eroica Toscana was the third edition of the Strade Bianche road bicycle race, held on 7 March 2009 in Tuscany, Italy.N The race was called Strade Bianche for the first time and organizers added Eroica Toscana to the name as a one-time occasion because of a sponsorship deal with the region Tuscany.Montepaschi Strade Bianche 2009: la cronaca http://www.gazzetta.it/grandeciclismo/montepaschistradebianche/2009/mpsb_n05.shtml Gazzetta dello Sport Italian 1 December 2015 Gaiole in Chianti The race was 190 km, starting in Gaiole in Chianti and finishing in Siena, and included eight sectors of strade bianche, totaling 57,2 km of gravel road. Compared to the previous edition of the Strade Bianche, the race was 10 km longer and featured one more sector of sterrato.Brown Gregor 3rd Montepaschi Strade Bianche - Eroica Toscana - 1.1. Italy, March 7, 2009 http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2009/mar09/eroica09/?id=results Cycling News 1 December 2015 Swedish rider Thomas Lövkvist won the race ahead of German Fabian Wegmann and Swiss Martin Elmiger.Lovkvist wins Strade Bianche Eroica http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/lovkvist-wins-strade-bianche-eroica-70211 Cycling Weekly 1 December 2015 Linus Gerdemann attacked five kilometres from the finish, but faded on the steep climb to the centre of Siena and was caught and passed by a chase group. Thomas Lövkvist powered up the cobbled street and was the first to enter the Piazza del Campo and crossed the line 4 seconds ahead of Wegmann and Elmiger. Edvald Boasson Hagen was fourth at eight seconds. Results thumb|300px|right|Thomas Lövkvist (pictured in 2006) won the third edition of the Strade Bianche. Race result 3rd Monte Paschi Eroica (1.1) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Monte_Paschi_Eroica_2009-result ProCyclingStats 1 December 2015 1 Thomas Lövkvist SWE THR 2009a 4h 59' 02" 2 Fabian Wegmann GER MRM 2009 + 4" 3 Martin Elmiger SUI THR 2009a + 6" 4 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR THR 2009a + 8" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER MRM 2009 + 12" 6 Giovanni Visconti ITA ISD 2009a + 14" 7 Peter Velits SVK MRM 2009 + 14" 8 Andy Schleck LUX SAX 2009 + 16" 9 Daniel Lloyd GBR CTT 2009 + 19" 10 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2009 + 22" Notes N References 30em External links www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/StradeBianche/it/ Strade Bianche Strade Bianche Category:Strade Bianche