2009 Vuelta a España

2009 Vuelta a España
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 23 of 24
Race details
Dates	29 August–20 September
Stages	21
Distance	3,292.3 km (2,046 mi)
Winning time	87h 22' 37"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Combination
	Team
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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

29 teams sought places in the race, of which 21 were initially invited to compete.^[4] Fuji–Servetto, 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. Team Katusha 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 characteristics and winners^[5]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
1	29 Aug	Assen (Netherlands)	4.8 km (3 mi)	Individual time trial	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
2	30 Aug	Assen (Netherlands) to Emmen (Netherlands)	203.7 km (127 mi)	Flat stage	Gerald Ciolek (GER)
3	31 Aug	Zutphen (Netherlands) to Venlo (Netherlands)	189.7 km (118 mi)	Flat stage	Greg Henderson (NZL)
4	1 Sept	Venlo (Netherlands) to Liège (Belgium)	225.5 km (140 mi)	Flat stage	André Greipel (GER)
	2 Sept	Rest/travel day
5	3 Sept	Tarragona to Vinaròs	174.0 km (108 mi)	Flat stage	André Greipel (GER)
6	4 Sept	Xàtiva	176.8 km (110 mi)	Flat stage	Borut Božič (SLO)
7	5 Sept	Valencia	30.0 km (19 mi)	Individual time trial	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
8	6 Sept	Alzira to Alto de Aitana	204.7 km (127 mi)	Mountain stage	Damiano Cunego (ITA)
9	7 Sept	Alcoy to Xorret de Catí	188.8 km (117 mi)	Mountain stage	Gustavo César Veloso (ESP)
10	8 Sept	Alicante to Murcia	171.2 km (106 mi)	Flat stage	Simon Gerrans (AUS)
11	9 Sept	Murcia to Caravaca de la Cruz	200.0 km (124 mi)	Transition stage	Tyler Farrar (USA)
	10 Sept	Rest day
12	11 Sept	Almería to Alto de Velefique	179.3 km (111 mi)	Mountain stage	Ryder Hesjedal (CAN)
13	12 Sept	Berja to Sierra Nevada	172.4 km (107 mi)	Mountain stage	David Moncoutié (FRA)
14	13 Sept	Granada to La Pandera	157.0 km (98 mi)	Mountain stage	Damiano Cunego (ITA)
15	14 Sept	Jaén to Córdoba	167.7 km (104 mi)	Transition stage	Lars Boom (NED)
16	15 Sept	Córdoba to Puertollano	170.3 km (106 mi)	Flat stage	André Greipel (GER)
17	16 Sept	Ciudad Real to Talavera de la Reina	193.6 km (120 mi)	Flat stage	Anthony Roux (FRA)
18	17 Sept	Talavera de la Reina to Ávila	165.0 km (103 mi)	Transition stage	Philip Deignan (IRL)
19	18 Sept	Ávila to La Granja de San Ildefonso	179.8 km (112 mi)	Mountain stage	~~Juan José Cobo~~ (ESP) Alejandro Valverde (ESP)^[6]
20	19 Sept	Toledo	27.8 km (17 mi)	Individual time trial	David Millar (GB)
21	20 Sept	Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid	110.2 km (68 mi)	Flat stage	André Greipel (GER)
	TOTAL		3,292.3 km (2,046 mi)

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.

Stage	Winner	General classification Maillot Oro	Points classification Maillot Puntos	Mountains classification Maillot Montaña	Combination Classification Maillot Combinada	Team classification Clasificación por equipos
1	Fabian Cancellara	Fabian Cancellara	Fabian Cancellara	Not Awarded	Fabian Cancellara	Liquigas
2	Gerald Ciolek		Tom Boonen	Tom Leezer
3	Greg Henderson		Tom Boonen	Tom Leezer
4	André Greipel		André Greipel	Lars Boom	Dominik Roels	Team Columbia–HTC
5	André Greipel	André Greipel		Aitor Hernández	Serafín Martínez	Liquigas
6	Borut Božič	André Greipel		José Antonio López	Serafín Martínez	Liquigas
7	Fabian Cancellara	Fabian Cancellara		José Antonio López	Dominik Roels	Garmin–Slipstream
8	Damiano Cunego	Cadel Evans		David Moncoutié	Cadel Evans	Caisse d'Epargne
9	Gustavo César Veloso	Alejandro Valverde		David Moncoutié
10	Simon Gerrans			David de la Fuente
11	Tyler Farrar			David Moncoutié
12	Ryder Hesjedal				Alejandro Valverde
13	David Moncoutié
14	Damiano Cunego		Alejandro Valverde
15	Lars Boom		Alejandro Valverde			Xacobeo–Galicia
16	André Greipel		André Greipel
17	Anthony Roux
18	Philip Deignan
19	~~Juan José Cobo~~^[7] Alejandro Valverde
20	David Millar
21	André Greipel
Final		Alejandro Valverde	André Greipel	David Moncoutié	Alejandro Valverde	Xacobeo–Galicia

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

General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	87h 22' 37"
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 55"
3	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	+ 1' 32"
4	Ivan Basso (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 2' 12"
5	Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)	Xacobeo–Galicia	+ 4' 27"
6	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 6' 40"
7	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 9' 08"
8	Paolo Tiralongo (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 9' 11"
9	Philip Deignan (IRL)	Cervélo TestTeam	+ 11' 08"
DSQ	~~Juan José Cobo (ESP)~~	~~Fuji–Servetto~~	~~+ 11' 27"~~

Points Classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	André Greipel (GER)	Team Columbia–HTC	150
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	111
3	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Liquigas	101
4	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	99
5	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	89
6	Borut Božič (SLO)	Vacansoleil	68
7	Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)	Xacobeo–Galicia	68
8	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	68
9	Ivan Basso (ITA)	Liquigas	64
10	Leonardo Duque (COL)	Cofidis	64

King of the Mountains Classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	David Moncoutié (FRA)	Cofidis	186
2	David de la Fuente (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	99
3	Julián Sánchez Pimienta (ESP)	Contentpolis–Ampo	73
4	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	67
5	Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)	Xacobeo–Galicia	61
6	Pieter Weening (NED)	Rabobank	60
7	Javier Ramírez Abeja (ESP)	Andalucía–Cajasur	59
8	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	58
9	Johnny Hoogerland (NED)	Vacansoleil	54
10	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	52

Combination Classification

	Rider	Team	Points
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	7
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	17
3	Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP)	Xacobeo–Galicia	17
4	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	19
5	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	22
6	Ivan Basso (ITA)	Liquigas	29
7	David Moncoutié (FRA)	Cofidis	40
8	Johnny Hoogerland (NED)	Vacansoleil	52
DSQ	~~Juan José Cobo (ESP)~~	~~Fuji–Servetto~~	53
10	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	58

Teams Classification

	Team	Time
1	Xacobeo–Galicia	261h 57' 19"
2	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 23' 43"
3	Astana	+ 31' 39"
4	Cofidis	+ 39' 37"
5	Fuji–Servetto	+ 52' 13"
6	Rabobank	+ 57' 35"
7	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 1h 04' 40"
8	Silence–Lotto	+ 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
Alejandro Valverde	Caisse d'Epargne	Spain	18	170	188
Samuel Sánchez	Euskaltel–Euskadi	Spain	14	130	144
Cadel Evans	Silence–Lotto	Australia	10	100	110
Ezequiel Mosquera	Xacobeo–Galicia	Spain	12	80	92
Ivan Basso	Liquigas	Italy	1	90	91
Robert Gesink	Rabobank	Netherlands	11	70	81
André Greipel	Team Columbia–HTC	Germany	73		73
Philip Deignan	Cervélo TestTeam	Ireland	16	44	60
Joaquim Rodríguez	Caisse d'Epargne	Spain		60	60
Juan José Cobo	Fuji–Servetto	Spain	16	38	54
Paolo Tiralongo	Lampre–NGC	Italy		52	52
Damiano Cunego	Lampre–NGC	Italy	33		33
Daniel Moreno	Caisse d'Epargne	Spain	1	32	33
Fabian Cancellara	Team Saxo Bank	Switzerland	32		32
Tyler Farrar	Garmin–Slipstream	United States	31		31
Borut Božič	Vacansoleil	Slovenia	28		28
Johnny Hoogerland	Vacansoleil	Netherlands		26	26
Ryder Hesjedal	Garmin–Slipstream	Canada	24		24
David Millar	Garmin–Slipstream	United Kingdom	24		24
David Moncoutié	Cofidis	France	24		24
Daniele Bennati	Liquigas	Italy	23		23
Daniel Navarro	Astana	Spain		22	22
William Bonnet	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	France	18		18
Gustavo Cesar	Xacobeo–Galicia	Spain	18		18
Gerald Ciolek	Team Milram	Germany	18		18
Haimar Zubeldia	Astana	Spain		18	18
Tom Boonen	Quick-Step	Belgium	17		17
Lars Boom	Rabobank	Netherlands	16		16
Jakob Fuglsang	Team Saxo Bank	Denmark	16		16
Simon Gerrans	Cervélo TestTeam	Australia	16		16
Greg Henderson	Team Columbia–HTC	New Zealand	16		16
Anthony Roux	Française des Jeux	France	16		16
Manuel Vázquez	Contentpolis-Ampo	Spain	2	14	16
Vasil Kiryienka	Caisse d'Epargne	Belarus	1	10	11
David Herrero	Xacobeo–Galicia	Spain	10		10
Roman Kreuziger	Liquigas	Czech Republic	9		9
David García	Xacobeo–Galicia	Spain	8		8
Philippe Gilbert	Silence–Lotto	Belgium	8		8
Bert Grabsch	Team Columbia–HTC	Germany	8		8
Marco Marzano	Lampre–NGC	Italy	8		8
Fabio Sabatini	Liquigas	Italy	8		8
Sylwester Szmyd	Liquigas	Poland		8	8
Wouter Weylandt	Quick-Step	Belgium	8		8
Amaël Moinard	Cofidis	France		6	6
Roger Hammond	Cervélo TestTeam	United Kingdom	4		4
Leonardo Duque	Cofidis	Colombia	4		4
Óscar Freire	Rabobank	Spain	4		4
Jesús Hernández	Astana	Spain		4	4
Marco Marcato	Vacansoleil	Italy	4		4
Dominik Roels	Team Milram	Germany	4		4
David de la Fuente	Fuji–Servetto	Spain	2		2
Kevin De Weert	Quick-Step	Belgium		2	2
Iñaki Isasi	Euskaltel–Euskadi	Spain	2		2
Jens Mouris	Vacansoleil	Netherlands	2		2
Francisco José Pacheco	Contentpolis-Ampo	Spain	2		2
Marcel Sieberg	Team Columbia–HTC	Germany	2		2
Davide Viganò	Fuji–Servetto	Italy	2		2
Alexander Vinokourov	Astana	Kazakhstan	2		2
Igor Antón	Euskaltel–Euskadi	Spain	1		1
Adam Hansen	Team Columbia–HTC	Australia	1		1
Sébastien Hinault	Ag2r–La Mondiale	France	1		1
Maxim Iglinsky	Astana	Kazakhstan	1		1
Marco Velo	Quick-Step	Italy	1		1

References

^ "2009 Vuelta a España Route, Stages, Teams, TV Schedule, Results, Video and Photos (Tour of Spain)". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-05-09.
^ "Alejandro Valverde wins Tour of Spain". The Telegraph. 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
^ "Valverde cruises to first Vuelta victory". CNN.com. 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-09-21.
^ "Vuelta's 2009 teams announced". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2012-08-24.
^ [1] Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ Ballinger, Alex (19 June 2019). "Alejandro Valverde could be handed Vuelta a España stage victory after Juan José Cobo found guilty of doping". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
^ Long, Jonny (18 June 2019). "Juan José Cobo has been stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a España title after being found guilty of doping". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2019.

External links

Official website
cyclingnews.com

[1] "2009 Vuelta a España Route, Stages, Teams, TV Schedule, Results, Video and Photos (Tour of Spain)". Archived from the original on 2009-08-22. Retrieved 2009-05-09.

[2] "Alejandro Valverde wins Tour of Spain". The Telegraph. 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-09-21.

[3] "Valverde cruises to first Vuelta victory". CNN.com. 2009-09-20. Retrieved 2009-09-21.

[4] "Vuelta's 2009 teams announced". Autobus.cyclingnews.com. 2009-06-12. Retrieved 2012-08-24.

[5] [1] Archived August 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

[6] Ballinger, Alex (19 June 2019). "Alejandro Valverde could be handed Vuelta a España stage victory after Juan José Cobo found guilty of doping". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[stripped-7] Long, Jonny (18 June 2019). "Juan José Cobo has been stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a España title after being found guilty of doping". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 June 2019.