2009 Tour de Luxembourg

2009 Tour de Luxembourg
Race details
Dates		3–7 June
Stages		5
Palmares
	Winner	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	(Team Saxo Bank)
	Second	Andreas Klöden (GER)	(Astana)
	Third	Marco Marcato (ITA)	(Vacansoleil)

	Points	Matti Breschel (DEN)	(Team Saxo Bank)
	Mountains	Alexandre Usov (BLR)	(Cofidis)
	Youth	Marco Marcato (ITA)	(Vacansoleil)
	Team	Team Saxo Bank

The 2009 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 69th running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was won by Fränk Schleck from Luxembourg, the first home rider to win this race in 26 years.

Stages

Key:
: Leader and eventual winner of General Classification, based on total time.
: Leader and eventual winner of climbers' classification, based on points gained on passing hilltops.
: : Leader and eventual winner of points classification, based on points given for finishing position on each mass start stage.
: Leader and eventual winner of young riders' classification, based on total time, but restricted to riders under 25 at beginning of year.

Prologue

3 June 2009 — Luxembourg - 2.7 km (ITT)

Prologue Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Grégory Rast (SUI)	Astana	3' 46"
2	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 2"
3	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Agritubel	+ 4"
4	Assan Bazayev (KAZ)	Astana	+ 5"
5	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 6"

General Classification after Prologue

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Grégory Rast (SUI)	Astana	3' 46"
2	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 2"
3	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Agritubel	+ 4"
4	Assan Bazayev (KAZ)	Astana	+ 5"
5	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 6"

Stage 1

4 June 2009 — Luxembourg > Mondorf-les-Bains - 157 km

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Danilo Napolitano (ITA)	Team Katusha	3h 48' 29"
2	Steven Caethoven (BEL)	Agritubel	s.t.
3	Tom Veelers (NED)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.
4	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.
5	Tiziano Dall'antonia (ITA)	CSF Group–Navigare	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Grégory Rast (SUI)	Astana	3h 52' 15"
2	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 2"
3	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Agritubel	+ 4"
4	Assan Bazayev (KAZ)	Astana	+ 5"
5	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 6"

Stage 2

5 June 2009 — Schifflange > Differdange - 188 km

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andy Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	5h 00' 46"
2	Matti Breschel (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
3	Aitor Galdos Alonso (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
4	Marco Marcato (ITA)	Vacansoleil	s.t.
5	Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Assan Bazayev (KAZ)	Astana	8h 53' 06"
2	Marco Marcato (ITA)	Vacansoleil	+ 3"
3	Matti Breschel (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 5"
4	Aitor Galdos Alonso (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 6"
5	Andy Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 8"

Stage 3

6 June 2009 — Wiltz > Diekirch - 185 km

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	4h 43' 31"
2	Andreas Klöden (GER)	Astana	+ 6"
3	Matti Breschel (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 39"
4	Marco Marcato (ITA)	Vacansoleil	s.t.
5	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	13h 36' 47"
2	Andreas Klöden (GER)	Astana	+ 4"
3	Marco Marcato (ITA)	Vacansoleil	+ 1' 32"
4	Matti Breschel (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 34"
5	Assan Bazayev (KAZ)	Astana	+ 1' 53"

Stage 4

7 June 2009 — Mersch > Luxembourg - 148 km

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Matti Breschel (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	4h 15' 02"
2	Alexandre Usov (BLR)	Cofidis	s.t.
3	Marco Marcato (ITA)	Vacansoleil	s.t.
4	Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.
5	Aitor Galdos Alonso (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	17h 51' 49"
2	Andreas Klöden (GER)	Astana	+ 10"
3	Marco Marcato (ITA)	Vacansoleil	+ 1' 32"
4	Matti Breschel (DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 34"
5	Assan Bazayev (KAZ)	Astana	+ 1' 59"

Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification	Points classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
P	Grégory Rast	Grégory Rast			Jonathan Hivert	Astana
1	Danilo Napolitano	Grégory Rast	Alexandre Usov	Romain Feillu	Jonathan Hivert
2	Andy Schleck	Assan Bazayev		Romain Feillu	Marco Marcato
3	Fränk Schleck	Fränk Schleck		Matti Breschel		Team Saxo Bank
4	Matti Breschel	Fränk Schleck		Matti Breschel		Team Saxo Bank
Final		Fränk Schleck	Alexandre Usov	Matti Breschel	Marco Marcato	Team Saxo Bank

References

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