Tour of Austria 2009

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61st Tour of Austria 2009
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Overall rating
01. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 28:14:05 h
02. UkraineUkraine Ruslan Pidhornyj (ISD) + 1:12 min
03. Belarus 1995Belarus Branislau Samojlau (QST) + 2:20 min
04th BelgiumBelgium Kevin Seeldraeyers (QST) + 2:42 min
05. ItalyItaly Francesco Reda (QST) + 2:51 min
06th NetherlandsNetherlands Pieter Weening (RAB) + 2:59 min
07th ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 3:05 min
08th. AustriaAustria Stefan Denifl (ELK) + 3:37 min
09. BelgiumBelgium Jelle Vanendert (SIL) + 5:30 min
10. United StatesUnited States Thomas Peterson (GRM) + 5:36 min
... ... ...
25th GermanyGermany Matthias Russ (MRM) + 23:31 min
Sprint scoring
01. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 53 points
02. AustraliaAustralia Graeme Brown (RAB) 36 points
03. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 30 points
... ... ...
22nd AustriaAustria Werner Riebenbauer (RAD) 13 points
Mountain scoring
01. ItalyItaly Leonardo Bertagnolli (SDA) 27 points
02. SpainSpain Luis Angel Maté (SDA) 24 points
03. NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB) 23 points
... ... ...
16. AustriaAustria Stefan Rucker (ELK) 06 points
24. GermanyGermany Markus Eichler (MRM) 04 points
Team ranking
01. BelgiumBelgium Quick Step 84:45:05 h
02. United StatesUnited States Garmin slipstream + 13:25 min
03. ItalyItaly ISD-NERI + 26:44 min
... ... ...
07th AustriaAustria Elk House Lower Austria + 31:53 min
12. GermanyGermany Team Milram + 1:08:36 h

The 61st Tour of Austria was a cycling race that started on July 5, 2009 in Dornbirn and ended after eight stages on July 12 in Vienna with the finish in front of the Vienna Burgtheater . The 1174.3 kilometer stage race was part of the UCI Europe Tour 2009 and was classified there in the highest category 2.  Hors Catégorie . The tour led through eight of the nine federal states; only Upper Austria was not crossed by the tour.

Stage overview

stage date Start finish distance Stage winner Yellow jersey Yellow jersey
1. 5th July Dornbirn –Dornbirn 141.9 GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR)
2. July 6th Landeck - Kitzbüheler Horn (mountain arrival) 183.2 SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR)
3. 7th of July Kitzbühel - Prägraten am Großvenediger 183.7 NetherlandsNetherlands Pieter Weening (RAB)
4th 8th of July Lienz - Wolfsberg 217.2 Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Bárta (KTM)
5. July 9 Wolfsberg– Judendorf street angel 138.9 BelgiumBelgium Dries Devenyns (QST)
6th 10th of July Sankt Pölten - Horn 158.8 GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR)
7th July 11th Podersdorf - Illmitz -Podersdorf (ECF) 026.3 NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB)
8th. July 12 Podersdorf– Vienna, Burgtheater 124.3 GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR)
Award ceremony, v. l. To the right: Leonardo Bertagnolli (winner of the overall mountain classification), André Greipel (winner of the overall points classification), Michael Albasini (overall winner) and Stefan Denifl (best-placed Austrian)
The Quick Step team , winner of the team classification

Teams

Ten UCI ProTeams were among the 17 participating teams with eight drivers each . One team, Amica Chips-Knauf from San Marino , had canceled its participation despite being mentioned. After Silence-Lotto , Team Columbia , Garmin-Slipstream and Katjuscha only competed with seven drivers each, a total of 132 drivers started in Dornbirn.

In the course of the second stage, two drivers retired. The queen stage over the Grossglockner forced five drivers to retire. Four riders left the tour during the fourth and longest stage. The fifth stage forced five drivers to retire. On the final stage, nine drivers gave up. With this, 107 drivers completed the 61st Tour of Austria.

Only two teams, ARBÖ Wels Gourmetfein and Team Vorarlberg-Corratec, brought all drivers to the finish. With three retired drivers each, Garmin-Slipstream, Contentpolis-AMPO and ARBÖ-KTM-Junkers had the most losses.

team Abbreviation License starter
GermanyGermany Team Milram MRM ProTour 1 Markus Eichler, 2 Luca Barla (retired in stage 5), 3 Thomas Fothen, 4 Arthur Gajek, 5 Christian Kux, 6 Dominik Roels (retired in stage 4), 7 Matthias Russ, 8 Martin Velits
BelgiumBelgium Quick Step QST ProTour 11 Dario Cataldo, 12 Dries Devenyns, 13 Kevin Seeldraeyers, 14 Francesco Reda, 15 Branislav Samoilav, 16 Hubert Schwab (eliminated in stage 8), 17 Thomas Vedelkvist, 18 Marco Velo
NetherlandsNetherlands Rabobank RAB ProTour 21 Bram De Groot, 22 Graeme Brown, 23 Mathew Haymann, 24 Rick Flens (eliminated in stage 8), 25 Koos Moerenhout, 26 Kai Reus, 27 Bram Tankink, 28 Pieter Weening
BelgiumBelgium Silence lotto SIL ProTour 31 Michiel Elijzen (eliminated in stage 3), 32 Olivier Kaisen, 33 Bart Doukx, 34 Gorik Gardeyn, 35 Roy Sentjens, 36 not at the start, 37 Jonas Ljungblad, 38 Jelle Vanendert
RussiaRussia Katyusha CAT ProTour 41 Laszlo Bodrogi, 42 Sergey Klimov, 43 Ivan Rovny (eliminated in stage 5), 44 Denis Galimsjanow, 45 Alexander Serov, 46 Gennady Mikhaylov, 47 not at the start, 48 Ben Swift
SpainSpain Fuji Servetto FUJ ProTour 51 Eros Capecchi, 52 Paolo Bailetti, 53 Juan José Cobo Acebo, 54 David de la Fuente Rasilla (eliminated in stage 8), 55 Benat Intxausti, 56 Frederik Kessiakoff, 57 Robert Kiserlovski, 58 Cameron Wurf (eliminated in stage 8)
United StatesUnited States Team Columbia THR ProTour 61 Michael Albasini, 62 Michael Barry, 63 Gert Dockx, 64 André Greipel, 65 Marco Pinotti (eliminated in stage 2), 66 Morris Possoni, 67 not at the start, 68 Marcel Sieberg
United StatesUnited States Garmin slipstream GRM ProTour 71 Hans Dekkers (eliminated in stage 8), 72 Jason Donald, 73 Timmy Duggan, 74 Huub Dujn, 75 Cameron Meyer, 76 Kilian Patour (eliminated in stage 3), 77 Christopher Sutton (eliminated in stage 5), 78 not at the start
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Cervélo TestTeam CTT ProTour 81 Jeremy Hunt, 82 Ted King, 83 Daniel Fleemann (eliminated in stage 3), 84 Xavier Florencio, 85 Gabriel Rasch, 86 Martin Reimer (eliminated in stage 8), 87 Joaquin Novoa Mendez, 88 Oscar Pujol Munoz
VenezuelaVenezuela Serramenti PVC SDA ProTour 91 Manuel Belletti (eliminated in stage 5), 92 Leonardo Bertagnolli, 93 Alessandro Bertolini, 94 Francesco Ginanni (eliminated in stage 3), 95 Leonardo Moser, 96 Luis Angel Mate, 97 Luca Solari, 98 Luca Celli
San MarinoSan Marino Amica chips knob ACK Professional Continental Team not at the start
IrelandIreland Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce FLM Professional Continental Team 111 Adriano Angeloni (eliminated in stage 8), 112 Cristiano Fumagalli, 113 Giampaolo Caruso, 114 Massimiliano Gentili, 115 Dainius Kairelis, 116 Bernardo Riccio, 117 Luigi Sestilli, 118 Simenoni Filippo
ItalyItaly ISD-NERI ISD Professional Continental Team 121 Cristian Benenati, 122 Gianluca Mirenda, 123 Ruslan Pidhornyj, 124 Alessandro Proni (eliminated in stage 8), 125 Davide Ricci Bitti, 126 Ian Stannard, 127 Giovanni Visconti, 128 Emanuele Vona
SpainSpain Contentpolis-AMPO MCO Professional Continental Team 131 Sergio Dominguez (eliminated in stage 4), 132 Javier Etxarri (eliminated in stage 3), 133 RafaelSerrano, 134 Claudio Casas, 135 Óscar García-Casarrubios (eliminated in stage 5), 136 Ruben Reig, 137 Eloy Teruel, 138 Pedro Jose Vera
AustriaAustria Team Vorarlberg-Corratec VBG Professional Continental Team 141 Sylvère Ackermann, 142 Josef Benetseder, 143 René Haselbacher, 144 Philipp Ludescher, 145 Harald Morscher, 146 Daniel Musiol, 147 Sebastian Siedler, 148 Wim Vanhuffel
AustriaAustria Elk House Lower Austria ELK Professional Continental Team 151 Matthias Brändle, 152 Stefan Denifl, 153 Markus Eibegger, 154 Steffen Radochla, 155 Stefan Rucker, 156 Björn Thurau (retired in stage 2), 157 Harald Starzengruber, 158 Jan Valach
AustriaAustria ARBÖ-KTM-Junkers KTM Continental team 161 Jan Bárta, 162 Robert Gassmayr, 163 Hannes Gründlinger (retired in stage 8), 164 Michael Knopf (retired in stage 4), 165 Josef Kugler, 166 Petr Lechner, 167 Stefan Pöll (retired in stage 4), 168 Stefan Probst
AustriaAustria ARBÖ Wels gourmet fine WHEEL Continental team 171 Dominik Hrinkow, 172 Michael Pichler, 173 Peter Pichler, 174 Rupert Probst, 175 Werner Riebenbauer, 176 Martin Riska, 177 Matthias Schröger, 178 Riccardo Zoidl

The tour

1st stage

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Result of the 1st stage
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 3:15:03 h
2. AustraliaAustralia Graeme Brown (RAB) same time
3. ItalyItaly Manuel Belletti (PVC) same time
4th GermanyGermany Steffen Radochla (ELK) same time
5. ItalyItaly Bernardo Riccio (FLM) same time
6th SwedenSweden Jonas Ljungblad (SIL) same time
Intermediate result after the 1st stage
Overall rating
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 3:14:52 h
2. SlovakiaSlovakia Martin Velits (MRM) + 0:02 min
3. AustraliaAustralia Graeme Brown (RAB) + 0:05 min
Sprint scoring
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 16 points
2. SlovakiaSlovakia Martin Velits (MRM) 12 points
3. AustraliaAustralia Graeme Brown (RAB) 12 points
Mountain scoring
1. SpainSpain Óscar Pujol Muñoz (CTT) 6 points
2. SlovakiaSlovakia Martin Velits (MRM) 5 points
3. CanadaCanada Svein Tuft (GAS) 5 points

The neutralized start of the 61st Tour of Austria took place at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Dornbirn town hall, the official start in the exhibition center. After the drive-through bonus in Rankweil , after 34.7 km in Thüringerberg, a mountain classification in the third category awaited . After 57.2 km the first sprint classification followed in Bludenz near Fohrenburg and a mountain classification of the fourth category at race kilometers 60.1 in Brand . After another sprint classification in Bludenz after 69.2 km and a mountain classification in the fourth category at kilometer 89.6 on the Black Lake , the route led back to Dornbirn, where the first crossing of the finish line with another sprint classification took place after 117.5 km. After a 24 km loop over Hohenems and Altach , the stage ended at 141.9 km.

André Greipel, stage winner and winner of the overall sprint classification

After the first mountain classification, the Slovak Martin Velits and the Canadian time trial runner-up Svein Tuft managed to break away from the field. However, their lead of a maximum of around seven minutes was not enough for a successful breakaway attempt; they were caught again a few kilometers from the finish. The decision to win the stage was made in the sprint, which the German André Greipel , winner of the sprint classification in the previous year , won. Greipel also took over the overall leader's jersey.

2nd stage

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Result of the 2nd stage
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 4:18:21 h
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 0:05 min
3. UkraineUkraine Ruslan Pidhornyj (ISD) + 0:38 min
4th BelgiumBelgium Kevin Seeldraeyers (QST) + 0:42 min
5. ItalyItaly Francesco Reda (QST) + 1:09 min
6th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Hubert Schwab (QST) + 1:24 min
Intermediate result after the 2nd stage
Overall rating
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 7:33:14 h
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 0:09 min
3. UkraineUkraine Ruslan Pidhornyj (ISD) + 0:44 min
Sprint scoring
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 16 points
2. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 15 points
3. SlovakiaSlovakia Martin Velits (MRM) 12 points
Mountain scoring
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 20 points
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) 11 points
3. UkraineUkraine Ruslan Pidhornyj (ISD) 8 points

The start of the second stage took place at 10:30 a.m. in Landeck . From Malserstraße it was initially 7.0 km neutralized to Zams , where the actual start took place. Already after 11.2 km there was the first category 4 mountain classification in Imsterberg . In Silz , the first sprint classification of the day followed after 33.0 km. In Zirl , the second sprint classification started after 58.6 km. The third sprint classification took place after 116.0 km in Brixlegg . In Itter , the second mountain classification (category 3) took place after 143.3 km. After a short descent, it was only uphill from km 147.7. After 175.4 km the tour branched off from Pass Thurn Straße (B161) in the direction of Kitzbüheler Horn . The mountain scoring began after the railway underpass. The field now had to cover the last 7.7 km with an average gradient of 12.4% and a maximum gradient of 16.0% to the destination 953 meters in altitude. The finish line for the Hors Catégorie mountain classification took place on the Kitzbüheler Horn at 1670  m above sea level. A.

Stefan Denifl, best Austrian on the Kitzbüheler Horn (10th place) and at the end of the tour (8th place)

Already about 20 km after the start, a 13-man top group was able to pull away from the field and gain an average lead of three minutes. In the top group was the Swiss Michael Albasini , who landed two victories of the season in 2009 with the Tour de Suisse and the Tour of the Basque Country . While the remaining twelve riders fell behind, Albasini was the first to tackle the climb to the Kitzbüheler Horn. As the first pursuer, the Italian climbing specialist Giampaolo Caruso , fifth overall in the Tour of Austria 2008 and winner of the mountain classification, made up second by second and caught up with Albasini on the penultimate bend; he was followed by the Ukrainian Ruslan Pidhornyj , who was stage winner last year and third overall. In the flatter target area, Caruso had to pay tribute to his race to catch up. When Albasini started the sprint, Caruso could no longer keep up, with the Swiss crossing the finish line five seconds ahead of the Italian and 38 seconds ahead of Pidhornyj. The best Austrian was Stefan Denifl (1:50 minutes behind) in tenth place ahead of the best German Matthias Russ (2:10 minutes behind). Opening winner Andrè Greipel ended up in 58th place, 8:33 minutes behind.

3rd stage

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Result of the 3rd stage
1. NetherlandsNetherlands Pieter Weening (RAB) 5:04:56 h
2. ItalyItaly Leonardo Bertagnolli (SDA) + 0:04 min
3. Belarus 1995Belarus Branislau Samojlau (QST) + 0:16 min
4th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) + 0:17 min
5. ItalyItaly Francesco Reda (QST) + 0:18 min
6th ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 0:19 min
Intermediate result after the 3rd stage
Overall rating
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 12:38:27 h
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 0:11 min
3. BelgiumBelgium Kevin Seeldraeyers (QST) + 0:59 min
Sprint scoring
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 23 points
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) 18 points
3. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 16 points
Mountain scoring
1. ItalyItaly Leonardo Bertagnolli (SDA) 27 points
2. NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB) 23 points
3. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 22 points

After the difficult finish on the Kitzbüheler Horn, the queen's stage awaited the remaining 132 riders on the third day. The start took place at 10:00 in the Kitzbühel Vorderstadt , from where it went 2.7 km neutralized to the city limits. After 15.6 km the first mountain classification of category 3 was waiting at Pass Thurn . After 32.6 km the first sprint classification took place in Uttendorf . After 68.3 km, the ascent to the Grossglockner began at the Ferleiten toll station . After 14 hairpin bends on the Grossglockner High Alpine Road with an average gradient of 9.6% and a maximum gradient of 12% and an altitude difference of 1283 meters, the Fuscher Törl ( 2428  m above sea level ) was reached after 13.3 km . The winner of the Hors Catégorie was rated as "Glockner King". After a short descent, the climb to the Hochtor took place . After 87.5 km, the category 2 mountain classification at 2504  m above sea level. A. Reached the roof of the tour . After going downhill all the time to Winklern , the 4 km long ascent to Iselsberg followed , a category 3 mountain rating (km 127.9). After 139.7 km, the second sprint classification of the day took place in Lienz . Shortly after Matrei in East Tyrol , the ascent to the fifth mountain classification (category 2) of the day began, which was reached after 175.6 km in Virgen . The finish took place after 183.7 km in Prägraten am Großvenediger .

Leonardo Bertagnolli, winner of the overall mountain classification at the end of the tour

About 25 km after the start, a ten-man top group formed in Mittersill , who tackled the Großglockner. The 35-year-old Dutchman Koos Moerenhout turned out to be the best climber and secured the title of Glockner King in 2009 ahead of the American Timothy Duggan and the Italian Leonardo Bertagnolli. Matthias Brändle came eighth at Fuscher Törl as the best Austrian . The mountain classification at Hochtor also went to Moerenhout, who was able to hold the lead until the climb to the Iselsberg. After being put in by the four-man chasing group, Bertagnolli, who had already won the 15th stage of the Giro d'Italia in 2009, took the lead and appeared to be successful in the almost 60 km solo ride that followed with a lead of up to three minutes to be able to reach the goal. However, the Dutchman Pieter Weening, who had broken away from the chasing group, zoomed in only 500 meters and secured the stage victory four seconds ahead of Bertagnolli and 16 seconds ahead of the Belarusian Branislau Samojlau. Michael Albasini crossed the finish line in fourth and successfully defended his yellow jersey as the overall leader. With a deficit of 28 seconds, Stefan Denifl again finished eleventh. The best German was again Matthias Russ , who was 28th with 16:11 minutes and was already a huge deficit.

4th stage

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Result of the 4th stage
1. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Bárta (KTM) 5:20:48 h
2. SpainSpain Joaquin Novoa Méndez (CTT) + 0:09 min
3. SpainSpain Luis Angel Maté (SDA) + 1:06 min
4th SwitzerlandSwitzerland Reto Hollenstein (VBG) same time
5. BelgiumBelgium Olivier Kaisen (SIL) + 1:08 min
6th GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) + 1:55 min
Intermediate result after the 4th stage
Overall rating
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 18:10:10 h
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 0:11 min
3. BelgiumBelgium Kevin Seeldraeyers (QST) + 0:59 min
Sprint scoring
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 23 points
GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 23 points
3. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) 18 points
Mountain scoring
1. ItalyItaly Leonardo Bertagnolli (FLM) 27 points
2. SpainSpain Luis Angel Maté (SDA) 24 points
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB) 23 points

After the two difficult mountain stages, the longest stage awaited the participants on the fourth day of the tour. The start was at 10:40 a.m. at the main square in Lienz , from where the neutralized 9.8 km to Nikolsdorf. The actual start took place there. After 16.2 km, a category 2 mountain classification awaited the drivers on the Gailbergsattel . After 54.7 km there was the first sprint classification in Hermagor . The second sprint classification followed after 86.6 km in Arnoldstein . In Ferlach the third sprint classification of the day took place after 139.3 km. In Abtei , the second category 2 mountain classification took place after 155.8 km. After 198.8 km, the third mountain classification (category 3) of the day took place on Griffener Berg. After driving 217.2 km, the destination in Wolfsberg was reached.

The fourth stage opened at high speed, which initially did not allow any attempt to escape. After the first 70 km, during which there were also some falls, with an average speed of more than 50  km / h , a top group of five was able to pull away. After the best of this quintet was more than 20 minutes behind in the overall standings, overall leader Michael Albasini instructed the field to slow down the pace. As a result, the leading group was able to gain a lead of up to 14 minutes. After the last mountain classification, there were several attacks in the leading group before the 24-year-old Czech Jan Bárta and Joaquin Novoa Méndez were able to take a decisive lead 4.5 km from the finish. In the long sprint to the finish, however, Bárta didn't give the Spaniard a chance and was still nine seconds ahead. The peloton with Michael Albasini reached the finish line more than ten minutes behind. The best Austrian was Rupert Probst from Salzburg in 20th place.

5th stage

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Result of the 5th stage
1. BelgiumBelgium Dries Devenyns (QST) 3:23:15 h
2. United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jeremy Hunt (CTT) + 0:16 min
3. RussiaRussia Maxim Belkow (ITS) + 0:22 min
4th Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Bárta (KTM) + 0:25 min
5. NetherlandsNetherlands Bram de Groot (RAB) + 0:29 min
6th GermanyGermany Martin Reimer (CTT) + 1:43 min
Intermediate result after the 5th stage
Overall rating
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 21:35:10 h
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 0:11 min
3. BelgiumBelgium Kevin Seeldraeyers (QST) + 0:59 min
Sprint scoring
1. Czech RepublicCzech Republic Jan Bárta (KTM) 24 points
BelgiumBelgium Dries Devenyns (QST) 24 points
3. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 23 points
GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 23 points
Mountain scoring
1. ItalyItaly Leonardo Bertagnolli (SDA) 27 points
2. SpainSpain Luis Angel Maté (SDA) 24 points
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB) 23 points

The start of the fifth stage took place at 12:30 p.m. in front of the town hall in Wolfsberg . From there it was neutralized to the end of the village, where the actual start took place. After 20.8 km the first mountain classification (category 2) took place on the pack saddle ( 1078  m above sea level ). On the Södingberg there was the second mountain classification (category 3) after 64.6 km. The first sprint classification followed in Stallhofen after 74.8 km and the second after 88.3 km in Rohrbach-Aich . Shortly after leaving Plankenwarth , the third mountain classification (category 3) of the day took place after 62.3 km. On the occasion of the first crossing of the finish line in Judendorf-Straßengel , the third sprint classification took place after 104.7 km. The field then had to make two loops before it came to the finish line in Judendorf-Straßengel after 139.3 km.

Stage winner Dries Devenyns

Several attacks occurred immediately after the start. A breakaway group of 17 riders that formed after five kilometers was recovered on the way up to the pack saddle. The decisive attack followed after about 50 kilometers when four drivers were able to break away. While Dries Devenyns , Bram de Groot and Maxim Belkow left , the Italian Luca Solari fell back. After the group had a two-minute lead at the second finish in Judendorf-Straßengel , Jeremy Hunt and the previous day's winner Jan Bárta broke away from the peloton and caught up with the front. On the last climb, the 25-year-old Belgian Dries Devenyns pulled away from the top group and ultimately crossed the finish line as the clear winner. As the best Austrian, Werner Riebenbauer ended up in eleventh place 1:45 minutes behind. Stefan Denifl, who has been struggling with an upset stomach since the Glockner stage, was the best Austrian and was able to successfully defend his eighth place overall, 2:11 minutes behind. Matthias Russ is the best German, 21:48 minutes behind, on 29th place.

The fifth stage, which was driven in thunderstorms and in continuous rain, was overshadowed by numerous falls. While the Austrian René Haselbacher was able to finish the stage, three Italians had a hard time. Luca Barla (shoulder dislocation), Manuel Belletti (suspected concussion) and Leonardo Bertagnolli ( who was the leader in the mountain classification) (cracked wounds), who finished the stage, had to be admitted to the Graz hospital.

6th stage

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Result of the 6th stage
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 3:33:11 h
2. AustraliaAustralia Graeme Brown (RAB) same time
3. GermanyGermany Sebastian Siedler (VBG) same time
4th ItalyItaly Alessandro Bertolini (SDA) same time
5. ItalyItaly Bernardo Riccio (FLM) same time
6th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ben Swift (KAT) same time
Intermediate result after the 6th stage
Overall rating
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 25:08:21 h
2. ItalyItaly Giampaolo Caruso (FLM) + 0:11 min
3. BelgiumBelgium Kevin Seeldraeyers (QST) + 0:59 min
Sprint scoring
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 38 points
2. RussiaRussia Maxim Belkow (ITS) 26 points
3. BelgiumBelgium Dries Devenyns (QST) 24 points
Mountain scoring
1. ItalyItaly Leonardo Bertagnolli (SDA) 27 points
2. SpainSpain Luis Angel Maté (SDA) 24 points
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB) 23 points

The start of the sixth stage took place at 11:15 a.m. at the Lower Austrian Landhaus in St. Pölten . From there it went neutralized via Rennbahnstraße, Europaplatz, Schießstattring and Praterstraße to Kremser Landstraße, where the official start took place after 4.0 km just before the city limits. After just 13.4 km, shortly after Kuffern in Maria Ellend, the first mountain classification (category 4) took place. The first sprint classification followed in Rehberg after 33.5 km. In Gföhl , the second mountain classification (category 3) awaited the drivers after 49.0 km. A bumpy ride followed, before the second sprint classification took place after 124.5 km in Geras . After 158.8 km the destination Horn was reached. Originally the third sprint classification of the day should have taken place here. Since the stage was shortened due to the misdirection of the main field (see stage course), it was canceled, as was the third mountain classification (category 3) in Irnfritz .

Stefan Rucker's escape remained unrewarded. At the end it was 1:32 minutes behind

The sixth stage of the Ö-Tour was turbulent. The Styrian Stefan Rucker , the German Markus Eichler and the Russian Maxim Belkow were able to pull away from the field soon after the start and had a lead of 2:30 minutes. The Swede Jonas Ljungblad followed shortly after . These four drivers also found the right route. However, the main field was incorrectly derived after the Danube bridge in Krems , which is why the leading group was stopped by the UCI commissioners and had to wait for the main field. When restarting, the drivers were drained a second time according to the previous residue. After this maneuver delayed the schedule by more than half an hour, those responsible decided to cancel the final lap around Horn and shorten the stage to 158.8 km. The top group of three was caught by the peloton again shortly before the finish, which resulted in a mass sprint in Horn, which André Greipel won by one rim width ahead of Graeme Brown. After his success on the first stage, the German secured the second day's victory in the Tour of Austria and thus also took the lead in the points classification. Werner Riebenbauer was the best Austrian in seventh place. The leading trio around Michael Albasini and the best Austrian Stefan Denifl crossed the finish line at the same time as the winner. The best German remained Matthias Russ, who reached the finish line 31 seconds behind and is now 28th, 22:19 minutes behind.

7th stage

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Result of the 7th stage
1. NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB) 31:36 min
2. CanadaCanada Svein Tuft (GRM) + 0:02 min
3. FranceFrance Laszlo Bodrogi (KAT) + 0:15 min
4th United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ian Stannard (ISD) + 0:21 min
5. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) + 0:37 min
6th UkraineUkraine Ruslan Pidhornyj (ISD) + 0:37 min
Intermediate result after the 7th stage
Overall rating
1. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 25:40:34 h
2. UkraineUkraine Ruslan Pidhornyj (ISD) + 1:12 min
3. Belarus 1995Belarus Branislau Samojlau (QST) + 2:42 min
Sprint scoring
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 38 points
2. SwitzerlandSwitzerland Michael Albasini (THR) 30 points
3. RussiaRussia Maxim Belkow (ITS) 26 points
Mountain scoring
1. ItalyItaly Leonardo Bertagnolli (SDA) 27 points
2. SpainSpain Luis Angel Maté (SDA) 24 points
3. NetherlandsNetherlands Koos Moerenhout (RAB) 23 points

For the fourth time in a row, Podersdorf am See hosted the individual time trial of the Tour of Austria. The start took place in the Seeuferstraße, from where it went over the Seestraße to the main street. Via the Mühlstraße the Landesstraße 205 was reached, on which it went to Illmitz . After 11.9 km the turning area on the main square was reached. The drivers came back to Podersdorf via Landesstraße 205, where they went from the main road via Neusiedler Straße to the Podersdorf – Hofriede supply route. The finish line after 26.3 km was traditionally on the promenade. Last year's winner Bert Grabsch , who completed the route in 30:30 minutes, was also not at the start in 2009, as did the winners of previous years Stijn Devolder (2007, 28:12 min on 24.5 km) and László Bodrogi (2006, 36:04 min on 24.5 km). So there was inevitably a new winner face.

The second stage Svein Tuft

Although Michael Albasini emphasized before the start that the individual time trial was his weaker discipline, the Swiss laid the foundation stone for victory in the 61st Tour of Austria in the fight against the clock. With his fifth place and a gap of only 37 seconds he clearly set himself apart from his previous pursuers Giampaolo Caruso (79th, 3:31 minutes behind) and Kevin Seeldraeyers (52nd, 2:20 minutes behind). The winner of the day was the Dutch champion and new Glocknerkönig Koos Moerenhout. With 31:36 minutes he clearly missed the winning time of the previous year because of the strong headwind on the return trip. With a minimum gap of 1.65 seconds, the Canadian Svein Tuft landed in second place. The Ukrainian time trial specialist and secret favorite Ruslan Pidhornyj did not get past sixth place, but moved up to second place in the overall ranking, which he already held at the 2006 Tour of Austria .

The best Austrian in the time trial was Matthias Brändle from Vorarlberg in 31st place, 1:47 minutes behind. In the overall ranking, Stefan Denifl was able to defend his eighth place (3:37 min back). As the best German, Marcus Burghardt ended up in seventh place in the daily standings, 41 seconds behind. In the overall ranking, Matthias Russ was able to improve himself by two places with the 33rd place on the day (1:50 min back) and is now still the best German driver as 26th.

8th stage

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Result of the 8th stage
1. GermanyGermany André Greipel (THR) 2:33:31
2. AustraliaAustralia Graeme Brown (RAB) same time
3. ItalyItaly Bernardo Riccio (FLM) same time
4th ItalyItaly Dario Cataldo (QST) same time
5. RussiaRussia Denis Galimsyanow (KAT) same time
6th AustriaAustria Werner Riebenbauer (RAD) same time

The eighth and last stage of the Tour of Austria started again in Seeufer Straße in Podersdorf am See . From there it was neutralized via Neusiedler Straße to the end of the village, where the actual start took place after 1.5 km. Via Neusiedl am See , Parndorf , Bruck an der Leitha and Schwechat , the field reached Vienna , where it reached the Ring via Simmeringer Hauptstrasse, Landstrasse Hauptstrasse and Schwarzenbergplatz . After the first crossing of the finish line at the Vienna Burgtheater at around 1:40 p.m., the field still had to cover ten laps of 5.8 km each. On the occasion of the second, fifth and eighth finish, sprint evaluations took place before the finish was reached after 124.3 km.

Overall winner Michael Albasini during the award ceremony in front of the Burgtheater in Vienna

Web links

Commons : Tour of Austria 2009  - Collection of pictures

Individual evidence

  1. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: The teams of the 61st international Tour of Austria (accessed on July 4, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at
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  4. Micro radio timing: ratings of the 2nd stage (accessed on July 6, 2009)
  5. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: March table 2nd stage (accessed on July 4, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at
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  7. Mikro Funk-Timing: Daily individual evaluation stage 2 (accessed on July 6, 2009)
  8. Micro radio timing: ratings of the 3rd stage (accessed on July 7, 2009)
  9. March table 3rd stage ( Memento from June 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  10. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: Rabobank clears away on the Glockner stage (accessed on July 7, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at
  11. Mikro Funk-Timing: Ratings of the 4th stage (accessed on July 8, 2009)
  12. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: March table 4th stage (accessed on July 4, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at
  13. Tour of Austria: Jan Barta beats Joaquin Novoa in the sprint at the Tour of Austria (accessed on July 8, 2009)
  14. Micro radio timing: ratings of the 5th stage (accessed on July 9, 2009)
  15. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: March table 5th stage (accessed on July 4, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at
  16. Tour of Austria: Dries Devenyns ensures another outlier success on the Tour of Austria (accessed on July 9, 2009)
  17. Micro radio timing: ratings of the 6th stage (accessed on July 10, 2009)
  18. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: March table 6th stage (accessed on July 4, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at
  19. Tour of Austria: André Greipel with second victory in the Tour of Austria (accessed on July 10, 2009)
  20. Micro radio timing: ratings of the 7th stage (accessed on July 11, 2009)
  21. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: March table 7th stage (accessed on July 4, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at
  22. Tour of Austria: Tour of Austria: Michael Albasini before overall victory (accessed on July 11, 2009)
  23. Micro radio timing: ratings of the 8th stage (accessed on July 12, 2009)
  24. Tour of Austria: Page no longer available , search in web archives: March 8th stage table (accessed on July 4, 2009)@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.oesterreich-rundfahrt.at