2009 Vuelta a España

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.

2009 Vuelta a España
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 23 of 24
Race details
Dates29 August–20 September
Stages21
Distance3,292.3 km (2,046 mi)
Winning time87h 22' 37"
Results
Winner  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  Second  Samuel Sánchez (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
  Third  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Silence–Lotto)
Points  André Greipel (GER) (Team Columbia–HTC)
Mountains  David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis)
Combination  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  Team Xacobeo–Galicia

The 2009 Vuelta has been described as having an easy start and a hard finish.[1] This is because of the short individual time trial and three perfectly flat stages in the Netherlands (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.[2][3]

Teams
For a more comprehensive list, see 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.[4] Fuji–Servetto, 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. Team Katusha are thus the only ProTour team absent from the race.

Stages

For details see 2009 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2009 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21.

Stage characteristics and winners[5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 29 Aug Assen (Netherlands) 4.8 km (3 mi) Individual time trial  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
2 30 Aug Assen (Netherlands) to Emmen (Netherlands) 203.7 km (127 mi) Flat stage  Gerald Ciolek (GER)
3 31 Aug Zutphen (Netherlands) to Venlo (Netherlands) 189.7 km (118 mi) Flat stage  Greg Henderson (NZL)
4 1 Sept Venlo (Netherlands) to Liège (Belgium) 225.5 km (140 mi) Flat stage  André Greipel (GER)
2 Sept Rest/travel day
5 3 Sept Tarragona to Vinaròs 174.0 km (108 mi) Flat stage  André Greipel (GER)
6 4 Sept Xàtiva 176.8 km (110 mi) Flat stage  Borut Božič (SLO)
7 5 Sept Valencia 30.0 km (19 mi) Individual time trial  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
8 6 Sept Alzira to Alto de Aitana 204.7 km (127 mi) Mountain stage  Damiano Cunego (ITA)
9 7 Sept Alcoy to Xorret del Catí 188.8 km (117 mi) Mountain stage  Gustavo César Veloso (ESP)
10 8 Sept Alicante to Murcia 171.2 km (106 mi) Flat stage  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
11 9 Sept Murcia to Caravaca de la Cruz 200.0 km (124 mi) Transition stage  Tyler Farrar (USA)
10 Sept Rest day
12 11 Sept Almería to Alto de Velefique 179.3 km (111 mi) Mountain stage  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)
13 12 Sept Berja to Sierra Nevada 172.4 km (107 mi) Mountain stage  David Moncoutié (FRA)
14 13 Sept Granada to La Pandera 157.0 km (98 mi) Mountain stage  Damiano Cunego (ITA)
15 14 Sept Jaén to Córdoba 167.7 km (104 mi) Transition stage  Lars Boom (NED)
16 15 Sept Córdoba to Puertollano 170.3 km (106 mi) Flat stage  André Greipel (GER)
17 16 Sept Ciudad Real to Talavera de la Reina 193.6 km (120 mi) Flat stage  Anthony Roux (FRA)
18 17 Sept Talavera de la Reina to Ávila 165.0 km (103 mi) Transition stage  Philip Deignan (IRL)
19 18 Sept Ávila to La Granja de San Ildefonso 179.8 km (112 mi) Mountain stage  Juan José Cobo (ESP)
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)[6]
20 19 Sept Toledo 27.8 km (17 mi) Individual time trial  David Millar (GB)
21 20 Sept Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid 110.2 km (68 mi) Flat stage  André Greipel (GER)
TOTAL 3,292.3 km (2,046 mi)

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 Categorie 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 classification

Maillot Oro		 Points classification

Maillot Puntos		 Mountains classification

Maillot Montaña		 Combination Classification

Maillot Combinada		 Team classification
Clasificación por equipos
1 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Not Awarded Fabian Cancellara Liquigas
2 Gerald Ciolek Tom Boonen Tom Leezer
3 Greg Henderson
4 André Greipel André Greipel Lars Boom Dominik Roels Team Columbia–HTC
5 André Greipel André Greipel Aitor Hernández Serafín Martínez Liquigas
6 Borut Božič José Antonio López
7 Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Dominik Roels Garmin–Slipstream
8 Damiano Cunego Cadel Evans David Moncoutie Cadel Evans Caisse d'Epargne
9 Gustavo Cesar Veloso Alejandro Valverde
10 Simon Gerrans David De La Fuente
11 Tyler Farrar David Moncoutie
12 Ryder Hesjedal Alejandro Valverde
13 David Moncoutie
14 Damiano Cunego Alejandro Valverde
15 Lars Boom Xacobeo–Galicia
16 André Greipel André Greipel
17 Anthony Roux
18 Philip Deignan
19 Juan José Cobo[7]
Alejandro Valverde
20 David Millar
21 André Greipel
Final Alejandro Valverde André Greipel David Moncoutié Alejandro Valverde Xacobeo–Galicia
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.

Final standings

After stage 21

Teams Classification
Team Time
1 Xacobeo–Galicia261h 57' 19"
2 Caisse d'Epargne+ 23' 43"
3 Astana+ 31' 39"
4 Cofidis+ 39' 37"
5 Fuji–Servetto+ 52' 13"
6 Rabobank+ 57' 35"
7 Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 1h 04' 40"
8 Silence–Lotto+ 1h 07' 04"
9 Cervélo TestTeam+ 1h 19' 27"
10 Liquigas+ 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
RiderTeamNationalityStage pointsPoints for final positionTotal
Alejandro ValverdeCaisse d'Epargne Spain18170188
Samuel SánchezEuskaltel–Euskadi Spain14130144
Cadel EvansSilence–Lotto Australia10100110
Ezequiel MosqueraXacobeo–Galicia Spain128092
Ivan BassoLiquigas Italy19091
Robert GesinkRabobank Netherlands117081
André GreipelTeam Columbia–HTC Germany7373
Philip DeignanCervélo TestTeam Ireland164460
Joaquim RodríguezCaisse d'Epargne Spain6060
Juan José CoboFuji–Servetto Spain163854
Paolo TiralongoLampre–NGC Italy5252
Damiano CunegoLampre–NGC Italy3333
Daniel MorenoCaisse d'Epargne Spain13233
Fabian CancellaraTeam Saxo Bank  Switzerland3232
Tyler FarrarGarmin–Slipstream United States3131
Borut BožičVacansoleil Slovenia2828
Johnny HoogerlandVacansoleil Netherlands2626
Ryder HesjedalGarmin–Slipstream Canada2424
David MillarGarmin–Slipstream United Kingdom2424
David MoncoutiéCofidis France2424
Daniele BennatiLiquigas Italy2323
Daniel NavarroAstana Spain2222
William BonnetBbox Bouygues Telecom France1818
Gustavo CesarXacobeo–Galicia Spain1818
Gerald CiolekTeam Milram Germany1818
Haimar ZubeldiaAstana Spain1818
Tom BoonenQuick-Step Belgium1717
Lars BoomRabobank Netherlands1616
Jakob FuglsangTeam Saxo Bank Denmark1616
Simon GerransCervélo TestTeam Australia1616
Greg HendersonTeam Columbia–HTC New Zealand1616
Anthony RouxFrançaise des Jeux France1616
Manuel VázquezContentpolis-Ampo Spain21416
Vasil KiryienkaCaisse d'Epargne Belarus11011
David HerreroXacobeo–Galicia Spain1010
Roman KreuzigerLiquigas Czech Republic99
David GarcíaXacobeo–Galicia Spain88
Philippe GilbertSilence–Lotto Belgium88
Bert GrabschTeam Columbia–HTC Germany88
Marco MarzanoLampre–NGC Italy88
Fabio SabatiniLiquigas Italy88
Sylwester SzmydLiquigas Poland88
Wouter WeylandtQuick-Step Belgium88
Amaël MoinardCofidis France66
Roger HammondCervélo TestTeam United Kingdom44
Leonardo DuqueCofidis Colombia44
Óscar FreireRabobank Spain44
Jesús HernándezAstana Spain44
Marco MarcatoVacansoleil Italy44
Dominik RoelsTeam Milram Germany44
David de la FuenteFuji–Servetto Spain22
Kevin De WeertQuick-Step Belgium22
Iñaki IsasiEuskaltel–Euskadi Spain22
Jens MourisVacansoleil Netherlands22
Francisco José PachecoContentpolis-Ampo Spain22
Marcel SiebergTeam Columbia–HTC Germany22
Davide ViganòFuji–Servetto Italy22
Alexander VinokourovAstana Kazakhstan22
Igor AntónEuskaltel–Euskadi Spain11
Adam HansenTeam Columbia–HTC Australia11
Sébastien HinaultAg2r–La Mondiale France11
Maxim IglinskyAstana Kazakhstan11
Marco VeloQuick-Step Italy11
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  3. "Valverde cruises to first Vuelta victory". CNN.com. 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
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