2009 Tour of the Basque Country
| 2009 UCI World Ranking, race 6 of 24 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 6–11 April | ||
| Stages | 6 | ||
| Distance | 812 km (504.6 mi) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Alberto Contador (ESP) |
(Astana) | |
| Second | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) |
(Euskaltel–Euskadi) | |
| Third |  Cadel Evans (AUS) |
(Silence–Lotto) | |
| Points | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) |
(Euskaltel–Euskadi) | |
| Mountains |  Rein Taaramäe (EST) |
(Cofidis) | |
| Sprints | Egoi Martínez (ESP) |
(Euskaltel–Euskadi) | |
| Team | Caisse d'Epargne | ||
The 2009 Tour of the Basque Country, the 66th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage cycling race, started on 6 April and ended on 11 April.It was won by Alberto Contador, making this his second Tour of the Basque Country victory in a row. The race was the sixth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series.
Stages
Stage 1, April 6, 2009: Ataun, 142 km
Stage 1 results
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, April 7, 2009: Ataun > Villatuerta, 169 km
Stage 2 results
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, April 8, 2009: Villatuerta > Éibar, 163 km
Stage 3 results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4, April 9, 2009: Éibar > Güeñes, 152 km
Stage 4 results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, April 10, 2009: Güeñes > Zalla, 162 km
Stage 5 results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, April 11, 2009: Zalla, 24 km (ITT)
Final standings
General Classification
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Points Classification
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Mountains Classification
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Metas Volantes Classification
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Team Classification
| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caisse d'Epargne | 62h 35' 14" |
| 2 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1" |
| 3 | Liquigas | + 39" |
| 4 | Team Columbia–High Road | + 4' 10" |
| 5 | Team Saxo Bank | + 4' 27" |
| 6 | Astana | + 6' 18" |
| 7 | Rabobank | + 6' 28" |
| 8 | Quick-Step | + 12' 00" |
| 9 | Team Katusha | + 15' 12" |
| 10 | Lampre–NGC | + 17' 03" |
Jersey progress
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Metas Volantes Classification | Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (Luis León Sánchez) |
Luis León Sánchez | Luis León Sánchez | Aitor Hernández | Gorka Izagirre | Caisse d'Epargne |
| Stage 2 (Yury Trofimov) |
Manuel Vázquez | ||||
| Stage 3 (Alberto Contador) |
Alberto Contador | ||||
| Stage 4 (Michael Albasini) |
Michael Albasini | ||||
| Stage 5 (Marco Pinotti) |
Ben Swift | Rein Taaramäe | Egoi Martínez | ||
| Stage 6 (ITT) (Alberto Contador) |
Samuel Sánchez | ||||
| Final |
Alberto Contador | Samuel Sánchez | Rein Taaramäe | Egoi Martínez | Caisse d'Epargne |
Withdrawals
| Type | Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNS | 2 |  Tom Danielson (USA) |
Garmin–Slipstream | |
| DNS | 2 |  Eros Capecchi (ITA) |
Fuji–Servetto | |
| DNF | 2 | Jesús Del Nero (ESP) |
Fuji–Servetto | |
| DNF | 2 |  Evgeni Petrov (RUS) |
Team Katusha | |
| DNF | 2 |  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) |
Française des Jeux | |
| DNF | 2 |  Christophe Riblon (FRA) |
Ag2r–La Mondiale | |
| DNF | 4 | Chris Horner (USA) |
Astana | Injury sustained in crash |
| DNS | 5 |  Fränk Schleck (LUX) |
Team Saxo Bank | |
| DNF | 5 | 54 riders did not finish the rainy 5th stage | ||
References
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