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2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León |
| date | 23 March – 27 March |
| stages | 5 |
| distance | 659.3 |
| unit | km |
| time | 15h 33' 26" |
| first | Levi Leipheimer |
| first_nat | USA |
| first_team | Astana |
| first_color | granate |
| second | Alberto Contador |
| second_nat | ESP |
| second_team | Astana |
| third | David Zabriskie |
| third_nat | USA |
| third_team | Garmin–Slipstream |
| points | Alejandro Valverde |
| points_nat | ESP |
| points_team | |
| mountains | Alejandro Valverde |
| mountains_nat | ESP |
| mountains_team | |
| combination | Alejandro Valverde |
| combination_nat | ESP |
| combination_team | |
| team | Rabobank |
| team_nat | NED |
| previous | 2008 |
| next | 2010 |
The 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 24th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León road cycling stage race, started on 23 March in Paredes de Nava, and concluded on 27 March in Valladolid. The race was won by Levi Leipheimer.
Teams
Seventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:
Stages
Stage 1
23 March 2009 – Paredes de Nava to Baltanás, 168.3 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquin Sobrino | Burgos Monumental-Castilla y Leon |
| 2 | David Vitoria | |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 4 | Rubén Pérez | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso | Liberty Seguros |
|| |General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquin Sobrino | Burgos Monumental-Castilla y Leon |
| 2 | David Vitoria | |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 4 | Rubén Pérez | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso | Liberty Seguros |
|}
Stage 2
24 March 2009 – Palencia (ITT), 28.2 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer | |
| 2 | Alberto Contador | |
| 3 | David Zabriskie | |
| 4 | Stef Clement | |
| 5 | Denis Menchov |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer | |
| 2 | Alberto Contador | |
| 3 | David Zabriskie | |
| 4 | Stef Clement | |
| 5 | Denis Menchov |
|}
Stage 3
25 March 2009 – Sahagún to Estación Inv. De San Isiro, 156.9 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 2 | Rubén Plaza | Liberty Seguros |
| 3 | Javier Moreno | Andalucía–CajaSur |
| 4 | José Alberto Benítez | |
| 5 | Rubén Pérez |
|| |General Classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer | |
| 2 | Alberto Contador | |
| 3 | David Zabriskie | |
| 4 | Stef Clement | |
| 5 | Denis Menchov |
|}
Stage 4
26 March 2009 – Santa María Del Páramo to Galende-Laguna De Los Peces, 145.4 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan José Cobo | |
| 2 | Denis Menchov | |
| 3 | Javier Moreno | Andalucía–CajaSur |
| 4 | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 5 | Philip Deignan |
|| |General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer | |
| 2 | Alberto Contador | |
| 3 | David Zabriskie | |
| 4 | Stef Clement | |
| 5 | Denis Menchov |
|}
Stage 5
27 March 2009 – Benavente to Valladolid, 152.5 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 3 | Pablo Urtasun | |
| 4 | Ricardo Serrano | |
| 5 | Igor Abakoumov | ISD |
|| |General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer | |
| 2 | Alberto Contador | |
| 3 | David Zabriskie | |
| 4 | Stef Clement | |
| 5 | Denis Menchov |
|}
Final standings
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer | |
| 2 | Alberto Contador | |
| 3 | David Zabriskie | |
| 4 | Stef Clement | |
| 5 | Denis Menchov |
|| |Points classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 3 | Alberto Contador | |
| 4 | Denis Menchov | |
| 5 | Levi Leipheimer |
|}
| Cyclist | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 2 | Juan José Cobo | |
| 3 | Javier Moreno | Andalucía–CajaSur |
| 4 | Denis Menchov | |
| 5 | Xavier Tondo | Andalucía–CajaSur |
|| |Combination classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alejandro Valverde | |
| 2 | Denis Menchov | |
| 3 | Alberto Contador | |
| 4 | Levi Leipheimer | |
| 5 | Juan José Cobo |
|}
| Team | Time |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | Andalucía–CajaSur |
|}
Jersey progress
| **Stage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Winner)** | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Combination classification | Team Classification |
| Stage 1 | |||||
| (Joaquin Sobrino) | Joaquin Sobrino | Joaquin Sobrino | José Antonio López | Joaquin Sobrino | |
| Stage 2 (ITT) | |||||
| (Levi Leipheimer) | Levi Leipheimer | Levi Leipheimer | Levi Leipheimer | Astana | |
| Stage 3 | |||||
| (Alejandro Valverde) | Rubén Pérez | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | ||
| Stage 4 | |||||
| (Juan José Cobo) | Alejandro Valverde | Denis Menchov | |||
| Stage 5 | |||||
| (Alejandro Valverde) | Alejandro Valverde | ||||
| Final | |||||
| Levi Leipheimer | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde |
Withdrawals
| Type | Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | 1 | Lance Armstrong | Fractured collarbone sustained in crash |
References
References
- "Vuelta a Castilla y León (2.1)". BikeRaceInfo.
- "24th Vuelta a Castilla y León". Cycling News.
- "Valverde nails the stage, Leipheimer keeps the lead". VeloNews.
- "Cobo wins, Leipheimer defends lead". VeloNews.
- "Valverde takes another stage, Leipheimer the overall". cyclingnews.com.
- "Armstrong fractures collarbone in Castilla y León". cyclingnews.com.
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