2009 Tour of Flanders

2009 Tour of Flanders Ronde van Vlaanderen-2009 poster.png Poster for the events in starting place Bruges 2009 UCI ProTour, 2009 UCI World Ranking 5 April 2009 1 259.7 km 6h 01' 04" Stijn Devolder BEL QST 2009 Heinrich Haussler GER CTT 2009 Philippe Gilbert BEL SIL 2009 2008 2010 The 2009 Tour of Flanders cycle race is the 93rd edition of the monument classic and took place on 5 April. The course is 259.7 km long and goes from Bruges to Meerbeke.http://rvv.be/rvv/elite-men/roadbook/timetable.rvv Timetable 2009-12-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20100121134103/http://rvv.be/rvv/elite-men/roadbook/timetable.rvv 21 January 2010 dead The hills of the Tour 2009 www.rvv.be 2009 http://rvv.be/rvv/elite-men/roadbook/profile.rvv 5 April 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414090617/http://rvv.be/rvv/elite-men/roadbook/profile.rvv 14 April 2009 dead The weather during the race was sunny and warm at 12 °C. The race was the fifth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series. Pre-race favorites included Filippo Pozzato (winner of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen and a stage in the Three Days of De Panne), Tom Boonen (winner in 2005 and 2006), Stijn Devolder (winner in 2008), Nick Nuyens (2nd in 2008) and Heinrich Haussler (2nd in Milan–San Remo, 4th in Dwars door Vlaanderen, several other impressive results in 2009).http://www.sporza.be/cm/sporza.be/wielrennen/090404_Ronde_vooraf_sterren Don't miss a single climb of the tour of Flanders sporza.be 2009-04-05 nl October 2010 H3llBot In a victory highly similar to the 2008 Tour of Flanders, Stijn Devolder powered away late to the win. With what pundits called the strongest team in the race behind him, the QuickStep rider was able to ride away, while other teams marked teammates Tom Boonen and Sylvain Chavanel. With riders such as favorite Pozzato watching Boonen, Devolder found the strength to solo to victory. Haussler, who was riding in support of Thor Hushovd planned not to contest the victory but said he was told by Hushovd to challenge Devolder. Following the race CNN reported: [The race] was brought to life with 50km remaining when Italian Manuel Quinziato, Frenchman Sylvain Chavanel and three-time runner-up Leif Hoste led a six-rider breakaway. However, they were gradually caught by race favorites Devolder, compatriot and dual winner Tom Boonen and Italian Filippo Pozzato. Devolder made his decisive move over the crest of the penultimate climb, the Muur-Kapelmuur, and by the time he had reached the final climb, the Bosberg, he had an unassailable advantage. The rest of the breakaway riders were eventually caught by the peloton and German Haussler won the sprint for second place which was marred by a nasty crash on the final straight into Meerbeke.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/04/05/cycling.flanders/ CNN Devolder retains Tour of Flanders crown – CNN.com 23 April 2010 5 April 2009 General standings thumb|220px|Stijn Devolder, with Manuel Quinziato (Liquigas) and Preben Van Hecke (Topsport Vlaanderen) in Geraardsbergen. CyclistTeamTimeUCI World RankingPoints1Stijn Devolder BELQST 2009 6h 01' 04" 1002Heinrich Haussler GERCTT 2009 + 59" 803Philippe Gilbert BELSIL 2009 s.t. 704Martijn Maaskant NEDGRM 2009 s.t. 605Filippo Pozzato ITAKAT 2009 s.t. 506Matti Breschel DENSAX 2009 s.t. 407Marcus Burghardt GERTHR 2009a s.t. 308Björn Leukemans BELVacansoleil Pro Cycling Team s.t. 209Martin Elmiger SUIA2R 2009 s.t. 1010Bert De Waele BELLandbouwkrediet–Colnago s.t. 4 Almost exactly one minute after Devolder crossed the line 29 other riders arrived, and all were awarded the same time. Beyond the top ten, these included: 11 Alexandre Pichot, 12 Johnny Hoogerland, 13 Roger Hammond, 14 Karsten Kroon, 15 Nick Nuyens, 16 Roy Sentjens, 17 Kevin Van Impe, 18 Frederik Willems, 19 Bert Scheirlinckx, 20 Tom Boonen, 21 Gerben Löwik, 22 Staf Scheirlinckx, 23 Serguei Ivanov, 24 Andreas Klier, 25 Preben Van Hecke, 26 Assan Bazayev, 27 Leif Hoste, 28 Paolo Longo Borghini, 29 Frédéric Guesdon, 30 Juan Antonio Flecha. A crash during the group sprint for second place marred the finish of some riders in this group, including Thor Hushovd, George Hincapie, Bernhard Eisel, and Grégory Rast. 197 riders started the race.rvv.be participants https://web.archive.org/web/20090407101117/http://rvv.be/rvv/elite-men/race/participants.rvv April 7, 2009 Individual 2009 UCI World Ranking standings after race thumb|220px|Heinrich Haussler at the start of the race. RankNameTeamPoints1Allan Davis AUSQST 20091822Heinrich Haussler GERCTT 20091673Luis León Sánchez ESPGCE 20091114Mark Cavendish GBRTHR 2009a1105Michele Scarponi ITASDA 20091076Stijn Devolder BELQST 20091077Fränk Schleck LUXSAX 2009888Stuart O'Grady AUSSAX 2009879Stefano Garzelli ITAASA 20098510Sylvain Chavanel FRAQST 200977 Course The 16 Ronde van Vlaanderen hills were: Number Kilometer Name 1 131.2 Molenberg 2 140.5 Wolvenberg 3 180.0 Oude Kwaremont 4 183.7 Paterberg 5 190.2 Koppenberg 6 195.7 Steenbeekdries 7 198.0 Taaienberg 8 203.2 Eikenberg 9 208.2 Varent 10 213.8 Leberg 11 218.1 Berendries 12 223.5 Valkenberg 13 230.3 Tenbosse 14 235.8 Eikenmolen 15 245.8 Muur-Kapelmuur 16 249.7 Bosberg External links 2009 Ronde van Vlaanderen Race website References Category:2009 in Belgian sport 2009 Category:2009 UCI ProTour Category:2009 UCI World Ranking