2009 Vuelta a España
Template:Short description Template:Short description Script error: No such module "infobox". 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.
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, Germany and Belgium (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
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29 teams sought places in the race, of which 21 were initially invited to compete.[4] Template:Cycling data FUJ, 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. Template:Cycling data KAT 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 | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 29 Aug | Assen (Netherlands) | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Time Trial.svg | Individual time trial | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 2 | 30 Aug | Assen (Netherlands) to Emmen (Netherlands) | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 3 | 31 Aug | Zutphen (Netherlands) to Venlo (Netherlands) | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 4 | 1 Sept | Venlo (Netherlands) to Liège (Belgium) | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 2 Sept | Rest/travel day | ||||||
| 5 | 3 Sept | Tarragona to Vinaròs | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 6 | 4 Sept | Xàtiva | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 7 | 5 Sept | Valencia | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Time Trial.svg | Individual time trial | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 8 | 6 Sept | Alzira to Alto de Aitana | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mountainstage.svg | Mountain stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 9 | 7 Sept | Alcoy to Xorret de Catí | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mountainstage.svg | Mountain stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 10 | 8 Sept | Alicante to Murcia | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 11 | 9 Sept | Murcia to Caravaca de la Cruz | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mediummountainstage.svg | Transition stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 10 Sept | Rest day | ||||||
| 12 | 11 Sept | Almería to Alto de Velefique | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mountainstage.svg | Mountain stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 13 | 12 Sept | Berja to Sierra Nevada | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mountainstage.svg | Mountain stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 14 | 13 Sept | Granada to La Pandera | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mountainstage.svg | Mountain stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 15 | 14 Sept | Jaén to Córdoba | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mediummountainstage.svg | Transition stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 16 | 15 Sept | Córdoba to Puertollano | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 17 | 16 Sept | Ciudad Real to Talavera de la Reina | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 18 | 17 Sept | Talavera de la Reina to Ávila | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mediummountainstage.svg | Transition stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 19 | 18 Sept | Ávila to La Granja de San Ildefonso | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Mountainstage.svg | Mountain stage | Template:Flagathlete Template:Flagathlete[6] | |
| 20 | 19 Sept | Toledo | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Time Trial.svg | Individual time trial | Template:Flagathlete | |
| 21 | 20 Sept | Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid | Script error: No such module "convert". | File:Plainstage.svg | Flat stage | Template:Flagathlete | |
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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 catégorie 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.
- 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.
- In Stage 2, Tom Boonen wore the green jersey, and Tyler Farrar wore the white jersey
- In Stage 3, Gerald Ciolek wore the white jersey
- In Stage 4, Greg Henderson wore the white jersey
- In Stages 6 & 7, Tom Boonen wore the green jersey
- In Stage 9, Damiano Cunego wore the white jersey
- In Stage 13, Cadel Evans wore the white jersey
- In Stages 14–19, Robert Gesink wore the white jersey
- In Stage 15 & 16, André Greipel wore the green jersey
- In Stage 20, Ezequiel Mosquera wore the white jersey
- In Stage 21, Samuel Sánchez wore the white jersey
Final standings
After stage 21
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King of the Mountains Classification
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Combination Classification
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Teams Classification
| Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Template:Cycling data XGZ | 261h 57' 19" |
| 2 | Template:Cycling data GCE | + 23' 43" |
| 3 | Astana | + 31' 39" |
| 4 | Template:Cycling data COF | + 39' 37" |
| 5 | Template:Cycling data FUJ | + 52' 13" |
| 6 | Template:Cycling data RAB | + 57' 35" |
| 7 | Template:Cycling data EUS | + 1h 04' 40" |
| 8 | Template:Cycling data SIL | + 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
| Rider | Team | Nationality | Stage points | Points for final position | Total |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data GCE | Template:Flagu | 18 | 170 | 188 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data EUS | Template:Flagu | 14 | 130 | 144 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data SIL | Template:Flagu | 10 | 100 | 110 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data XGZ | Template:Flagu | 12 | 80 | 92 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Liquigas | Template:Flagu | 1 | 90 | 91 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data RAB | Template:Flagu | 11 | 70 | 81 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Columbia–HTC | Template:Flagu | 73 | 73 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cervélo TestTeam | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 | 44 | 60 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data GCE | Template:Flagu | 60 | 60 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data FUJ | Template:Flagu | 16 | 38 | 54 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data LAM | Template:Flagu | 52 | 52 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data LAM | Template:Flagu | 33 | 33 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data GCE | Template:Flagu | 1 | 32 | 33 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Saxo Bank | Template:Flagu | 32 | 32 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data GRM | Template:Flagu | 31 | 31 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data VAC | Script error: No such module "flag". | 28 | 28 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data VAC | Template:Flagu | 26 | 26 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data GRM | Template:Flagu | 24 | 24 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data GRM | Template:Flagu | 24 | 24 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data COF | Template:Flagu | 24 | 24 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Liquigas | Template:Flagu | 23 | 23 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Astana | Template:Flagu | 22 | 22 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data BBO | Template:Flagu | 18 | 18 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data XGZ | Template:Flagu | 18 | 18 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Milram | Template:Flagu | 18 | 18 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Astana | Template:Flagu | 18 | 18 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data QST | Template:Flagu | 17 | 17 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data RAB | Template:Flagu | 16 | 16 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Saxo Bank | Script error: No such module "flag". | 16 | 16 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cervélo TestTeam | Template:Flagu | 16 | 16 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Columbia–HTC | Template:Flagu | 16 | 16 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Française des Jeux | Template:Flagu | 16 | 16 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Contentpolis-Ampo | Template:Flagu | 2 | 14 | 16 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data GCE | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 10 | 11 |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data XGZ | Template:Flagu | 10 | 10 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Liquigas | Script error: No such module "flag". | 9 | 9 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data XGZ | Template:Flagu | 8 | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data SIL | Template:Flagu | 8 | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Columbia–HTC | Template:Flagu | 8 | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data LAM | Template:Flagu | 8 | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Liquigas | Template:Flagu | 8 | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Liquigas | Template:Flagu | 8 | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data QST | Template:Flagu | 8 | 8 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data COF | Template:Flagu | 6 | 6 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Cervélo TestTeam | Template:Flagu | 4 | 4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data COF | Script error: No such module "flag". | 4 | 4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data RAB | Template:Flagu | 4 | 4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Astana | Template:Flagu | 4 | 4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data VAC | Template:Flagu | 4 | 4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Milram | Template:Flagu | 4 | 4 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data FUJ | Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data QST | Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data EUS | Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data VAC | Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Contentpolis-Ampo | Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Columbia–HTC | Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data FUJ | Template:Flagu | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Astana | Script error: No such module "flag". | 2 | 2 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data EUS | Template:Flagu | 1 | 1 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Team Columbia–HTC | Template:Flagu | 1 | 1 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data ALM | Template:Flagu | 1 | 1 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Astana | Script error: No such module "flag". | 1 | 1 | |
| Script error: No such module "Sort". | Template:Cycling data QST | Template:Flagu | 1 | 1 |
References
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External links
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