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2009 Tour Down Under
11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race
11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2009 Tour Down Under |
| series | 2009 UCI World Ranking |
| race_no | 1 |
| season_no | 24 |
| image | TDU 2009 Willunga Hill 1.jpg |
| image_caption | Glenn D'Hollander, Imanol Erviti and Wim Stroetinga |
| climb Willunga Hill during Stage 5. | |
| date | 20–25 January 2009 |
| stages | 6 |
| distance | 802 |
| unit | km |
| time | 19h 26' 59" |
| first | Allan Davis |
| first_nat | AUS |
| first_team | |
| second | Stuart O'Grady |
| second_nat | AUS |
| second_team | |
| third | José Joaquín Rojas |
| third_nat | ESP |
| third_team | |
| points | Allan Davis |
| points_nat | AUS |
| points_team | |
| mountains | Andoni Lafuente |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_team | |
| youth | José Joaquín Rojas |
| youth_nat | ESP |
| youth_team | |
| team | |
| previous | 2008 |
| next | 2010 |
climb Willunga Hill during Stage 5. The 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place over 20–25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI, and this edition was the first race in the inaugural UCI World Ranking calendar.
This was the first race in Lance Armstrong's comeback. The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition.
The race was won by Australian Allan Davis of .
Stage results
Stage 1, 20 January, Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Greipel | |
| 2 | Baden Cooke | UniSA–Australia |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady |
|| |General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Greipel | |
| 2 | Baden Cooke | UniSA–Australia |
| 3 | Olivier Kaisen |
|}
Stage 2, 21 January, Hahndorf – Stirling, 145 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | Graeme Brown | |
| 3 | Martin Elmiger |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | André Greipel | |
| 3 | Graeme Brown |
|}
Stage 3, 22 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 136 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Graeme Brown | |
| 2 | Allan Davis | |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | Graeme Brown | |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady |
|}
Stage 4, 23 January, Burnside Village – Angaston, 143 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | Graeme Brown | |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas |
|| |General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | Graeme Brown | |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady |
|}
Stage 5, 24 January, Snapper Point – Willunga, 148 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 3 | Martin Elmiger |
|| |General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady | |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas |
|}
Stage 6, 25 January, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Chicchi | |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen | |
| 3 | Graeme Brown |
|| |Final General Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis | |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady | |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas |
|}
Final standing
General classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Davis | **** | 19h 26' 59" | ||||||||||
| Stuart O'Grady | + 25" | |||||||||||
| José Joaquín Rojas | + 30" | |||||||||||
| Martin Elmiger | + 30" | |||||||||||
| Wesley Sulzberger | + 37" | |||||||||||
| Michael Rogers | + 38" | |||||||||||
| Matthew Wilson | UniSA–Australia | + 39" | ||||||||||
| Mauro Santambrogio | + 40" | |||||||||||
| Jussi Veikkanen | + 40" | |||||||||||
| Mickaël Chérel | + 40" |
Mountains classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andoni Lafuente | **** | 46 | |||
| Markel Irizar | 38 | ||||
| Olivier Kaisen | 24 |
Points classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Davis | **** | 30 | |||
| Graeme Brown | 24 | ||||
| Andoni Lafuente | 20 |
Young classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Joaquín Rojas | **** | 19h 27' 29" | |||
| Wesley Sulzberger | + 7" | ||||
| Mickaël Chérel | + 10" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| **** | 58h 22' 57" | |||
| + 8" | ||||
| + 11" |
Classification leadership
| Stage | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Winner) | General Classification | |||||
| Mountains Classification | ||||||
| Points Classification | ||||||
| Young Rider Classification | ||||||
| Team Classification | Aggressive Rider | |||||
| Stage 1 | ||||||
| (André Greipel) | André Greipel | Olivier Kaisen | Jacopo Guarnieri | Olivier Kaisen | ||
| Stage 2 | ||||||
| (Allan Davis) | Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | José Joaquín Rojas | Aaron Kemps | ||
| Stage 3 | ||||||
| (Graeme Brown) | Markel Irizar | Stuart O'Grady | Cameron Meyer | |||
| Stage 4 | ||||||
| (Allan Davis) | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | Vladimir Efimkin | |||
| Stage 5 | ||||||
| (Allan Davis) | Jack Bobridge | |||||
| Stage 6 | ||||||
| (Francesco Chicchi) | Wesley Sulzberger | |||||
| Final | ||||||
| Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas |
Individual 2009 UCI World Rankings standings after race
Per the first published individual classification.
| Rank | Name | Team | Points | 1 | 122 | 2 | 87 | 3 | 77 | 4 | 64 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 40 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 19 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Davis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuart O'Grady | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| José Joaquín Rojas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Martin Elmiger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesley Sulzberger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michael Rogers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mauro Santambrogio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Graeme Brown | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jussi Veikkanen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Francesco Chicchi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| André Greipel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robbie McEwen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mickaël Chérel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| George Hincapie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Luis León Sánchez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jérémy Roy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Henderson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacopo Guarnieri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Renshaw |
Teams
| Nation | UCI | |
|---|---|---|
| Code | Team Name | |
| ALM | ||
| AST | ||
| BBO | ||
| COF | ||
| EUS | ||
| FDJ | ||
| FUJ | ||
| GCE | ||
| GRM | ||
| KAT | ||
| LAM | ||
| LIQ | ||
| MRM | ||
| QST | ||
| RAB | ||
| SAX | ||
| SIL | ||
| THR |
The Australian national team called Team UniSA–Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.
References
References
- (2009-01-25). "Davis wins 2009 Tour Down Under".
- "Stage 1 – January 20: Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km {{!}} 2009 Tour Down Under".
- "Stage 5 live report {{!}} 2009 Tour Down Under".
- "Davis delivers to clinch Tour Down Under crown {{!}} 2009 Tour Down Under".
- "Archived copy".
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