The 2009 Paris–Nice was the 67th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 2009. The race started in Amilly and finished in Nice. It was won by Luis León Sánchez.[2]
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| Dates | 8–15 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,252.8[1] km (778.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30h 53' 51" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Favorites to win included Alberto Contador, who won in 2007, Cadel Evans, and Fränk Schleck. The 2008 winner, Davide Rebellin, did not take part in the event.[3] The race was the second event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking.
Teams
editThe following twenty UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams, containing a total of 159 riders, were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:[4]
Route
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 March | Amilly | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Alberto Contador (ESP)
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| 2 | 9 March | Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire to La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin | 195.5 km (121.5 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Heinrich Haussler (GER)
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| 3 | 10 March | Orval to Vichy | 178 km (111 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
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| 4 | 11 March | Vichy to Saint-Étienne | 173.5 km (107.8 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Christian Vande Velde (USA)
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| 5 | 12 March | Annonay to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc | 204 km (127 mi) | 
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Medium mountain stage | Jérémy Roy (FRA)
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| 6 | 13 March | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to La Montagne de Lure | 182.5 km (113.4 mi) | 
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Mountain stage | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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| 7 | 14 March | Manosque to Fayence | 191 km (119 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Luis León Sánchez (ESP)
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| 8 | 15 March | Nice to Nice | 119 km (74 mi) |
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Mountain stage | Antonio Colóm (ESP)
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Stages
editStage 1
editStage 1 results[6]
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
edit- 9 March 2009 — Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire to La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5 km (121.5 mi)[5]
Stage 2 results[7]
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
editStage 3 results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
edit- 11 March 2009 — Vichy to Saint-Étienne, 173.5 km (107.8 mi)[5]
Stage 4 results[8]
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
edit- 12 March 2009 — Annonay to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204 km (127 mi)[5]
Stage 5 results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
edit- 13 March 2009 — Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to La Montagne de Lure, 182.5 km (113.4 mi)[5]
Stage 7
editStage 7 results
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8
editStage 8 results
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General Classification after Stage 8
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Final standings
edit
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Points classificationedit
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Young Rider Classificationedit
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Mountains classificationedit
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Team Classification
edit| Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team Saxo Bank | 92h 52' 45" |
| 2 | Française des Jeux | + 10' 29" |
| 3 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 13' 58" |
| 4 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 15' 14" |
| 5 | Quick-Step | + 17' 23" |
| 6 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 17' 33" |
| 7 | Silence–Lotto | + 20' 09" |
| 8 | Team Katusha | + 20' 38" |
| 9 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | + 24' 52" |
| 10 | Rabobank | + 42' 33" |
Jersey progress
edit| Stage (Winner) |
 General Classification |
 Points Classification |
 Mountains Classification |
 Young Rider Classification |
 Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (ITT) (Alberto Contador) |
Alberto Contador | Alberto Contador | None Awarded | Tony Martin | Astana Team |
| Stage 2 (Heinrich Haussler) |
Heinrich Haussler | Aitor Hernández | |||
| Stage 3 (Sylvain Chavanel) |
Sylvain Chavanel | Sylvain Chavanel | Stéphane Augé | Kevin Seeldrayers | Rabobank |
| Stage 4 (Christian Vande Velde) |
Mirco Lorenzetto | ||||
| Stage 5 (Jérémy Roy) |
Tony Martin | ||||
| Stage 6 (Alberto Contador) |
Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | |||
| Stage 7 (Luis León Sánchez) |
Luis León Sánchez | Sylvain Chavanel | |||
| Stage 8 (Antonio Colóm) | |||||
| Final |
Luis León Sánchez | Sylvain Chavanel | Tony Martin | Kevin Seeldrayers | Team Saxo Bank |
- Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
- Bradley Wiggins wore the green jersey in Stage 2
- Heinrich Haussler wore the green jersey in Stage 4
Withdrawals
edit| Type | Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | 2 | Rémi Pauriol
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Cofidis | Broken collarbone |
| DNS | 3 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante
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Cervélo TestTeam | Broken arm sustained from crash in Stage 2 |
| DNS | 3 |  Dan Martin
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Garmin–Slipstream | Illness |
| DNS | 3 |  Joost Posthuma
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Rabobank | Illness |
| DNF | 3 | Matteo Bono
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Lampre–NGC | |
| DNF | 3 | Anthony Charteau
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Caisse d'Epargne | |
| DNS | 4 | Sylvain Calzati
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Agritubel | |
| DNS | 4 |  Bradley Wiggins
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Garmin–Slipstream | Death in the family |
| DNF | 4 |  Jussi Veikkanen
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Française des Jeux | |
| DNS | 5 | Íñigo Cuesta
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Cervélo TestTeam | |
| DNS | 5 |  Enrico Franzoi
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Liquigas | |
| DNF | 5 | Steven Cozza
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Garmin–Slipstream | |
| DNF | 5 |  Philippe Gilbert
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Silence–Lotto | |
| DNF | 5 |  Brian Vandborg
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Liquigas | |
| DNS | 6 | Jelle Vanendert
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Silence–Lotto | |
| DNF | 6 | Jose Luis Arrieta
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Ag2r–La Mondiale | |
| DNF | 6 | Sébastien Chavanel
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Française des Jeux | |
| DNF | 6 |  Simon Špilak
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Lampre–NGC | |
| DNF | 6 | Thomas Voeckler
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Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Shoulder injury sustained from crash |
| DNS | 7 | Sebastian Langeveld
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Rabobank | |
| DNF | 7 | Samuel Sánchez
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | |
| DNF | 7 | Mikaël Cherel
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Française des Jeux | |
| DNF | 7 | Thomas Fothen
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Team Milram | |
| DNF | 7 | Marcel Sieberg
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Team Columbia–High Road | |
| DNF | 7 | Tom Veelers
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Skil–Shimano | |
| DNF | 7 | Mickaël Buffaz
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Cofidis | |
| DNF | 7 | Javier Aramendia
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | |
| DNF | 7 | Romain Feillu
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Agritubel |
References
edit- ^ "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
- ^ "Sanchez wraps up Paris Nice, Colom wins final stage". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Contador tops list of Race to Sun contenders". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
- ^ "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
- ^ "Contador wins Paris–Nice prologue, Wiggins second". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Haussler wins stage 2, Contador leads P-N". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 13 March 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
- ^ "Vande Velde wins stage 4, Chavanel retains overall lead". VeloNews. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
Further reading
edit- "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF). L'Equipe (in French). p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014.
- "67th Paris-Nice - HIS France, March 8-15, 2009". Cycling News.
- "Stage 1 - March 8: Amilly - Amilly (ITT), 9.3km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 2 - March 9: Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire - La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 3 - March 10: Orval - Vichy, 178km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 4 - March 11: Vichy - Saint-Étienne, 173.5km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 5 - March 12: Annonay - Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 6 - March 13: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - La Montagne de Lure, 182.5km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 7 - March 14: Manosque - Fayence, 191km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 8 - March 15: Nice - Nice, 119km". Cycling News.
- "Contador afronta el primer test pre-Tour" [Contador faces the first pre-Tour test] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 2009. p. 46.
- "Contador se reivindica en su regreso a Francia" [Contador vindicates himself on his return to France] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 2009. p. 44.
- "Susto para el lider Contador" [Scare for the leader Contador] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 2009. p. 26.
- "Golpe maestro de Sylvain Chavanel" [Sylvain Chavanel's Masterstroke] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. p. 37.
- "Contador vuelve a la carga" [Contador returns to the fray] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 2009. p. 44.
- "Contador, a jugar sus bazas en la etapa 'reina' de Paris-Niza" [Contador, to play his cards in the 'queen' stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 2009. p. 37.
- "Contador hace disfrutar" [Contador makes you enjoy] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 2009. p. 33.
- "Cara y Cruz" [Heads and tails] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 2009. p. 42.
- "Luis Leon Sanchez se corona" [Luis León Sánchez is crowned] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 2009. p. 44.
External links
edit- "Official site". Archived from the original on 18 March 2009.