Tour de France 2009
| Tour de France 2009 | |
| Host country |
 France Andorra Italy Monaco Switzerland Spain    
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| Competition period | 4th to 26th July 2009 |
| Stages | 21st |
| overall length | 3459.5 km |
| Starting field | 180 in 20 teams (156 of which arrived at the finish) |
| winner | |
| Overall rating | 1. Alberto Contador 85:48:35 h 2. Andy Schleck + 04:11 min 3.   |
| Team evaluation | Team Astana 256: 02: 58 h |
| Scoring jerseys | |
 Yellow jersey
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Alberto Contador
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 Green jersey
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 Thor Hushovd
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 Dotted jersey
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Franco Pellizotti |
 White jersey
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Andy Schleck
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| course | |
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| ← Tour de France 2008 | Tour de France 2010 → |
The Tour de France 2009 was the 96th edition of the three-week cycle race from July 4th to 26th, 2009. At 3,460 km, it was slightly shorter than the Tour de France in previous years. The overall winner for the second time after 2007 was Alberto Contador ( Team Astana ). After Óscar Pereiro (2006), Contador (2007) and Carlos Sastre (2008), a Spaniard won for the fourth time in a row.
In the first week, the route followed from east to west of the Mediterranean coast from Monaco to Barcelona , and from there to climb via Andorra into the Pyrenees . In the second week, France was crossed from Limoges to Besançon in an easterly direction and the Alps were tackled on a detour to Switzerland . The tour turned south, where the Great St. Bernard and the Col de la Colombière followed in the third week . Left and right of the Rhone , the route continued south, where the 1912 m high Mont Ventoux in Provence, France, was the destination of the penultimate stage for the first time in the history of the tour . The last stage traditionally began in the Paris area and ended on the Champs-Élysées .
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Alberto Contador |
85:48:35 h (40.316 km / h) |
| Second |
Andy Schleck
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+ 4:11 min |
| Third | Lance Armstrong |
+ 5:24 min |
| Fourth |
 Bradley Wiggins
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+ 6:01 min |
| fifth |
Frank Schleck
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+ 6:04 min |
| Sixth |
 Andreas Klöden
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+ 6:42 min |
| seventh |
Vincenzo Nibali
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+ 7:35 min |
| Eighth |
Christian Vande Velde
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+ 12:04 min |
| Ninth |
 Roman Kreuziger
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+ 14:16 min |
| Tenth |
Christophe Le Mével
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+ 14:25 min |
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Thor Hushovd |
280 p. |
| Second |
Mark Cavendish
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270 p. |
| Third |
Gerald Ciolek
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172 P. |
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210 p. |
| Second |
Egoi Martínez
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135 P. |
| Third |
Alberto Contador |
126 P. |
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Andy Schleck
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85:52:46 h |
| Second |
Vincenzo Nibali |
+ 3:24 min |
| Third |
Roman Kreuziger |
+ 10:05 min |
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 Astana
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256: 02: 58 h |
| Second |
Garmin transitions
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+ 22:35 min |
| Third |
 Team Saxo Bank
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+ 28:34 min |
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The seven-time tour winner Lance Armstrong took part in the 2009 tour for the Astana team and finished third after having retired from active cycling after his tour victory in 2005.
On October 16, 2008, after the revelations of doping cases at the Gerolsteiner team during the Tour de France 2008 , ARD and ZDF decided to withdraw from the live broadcast of the 2009 Tour. On May 6, 2009, however, ARD and ZDF announced that they would be reporting on the tour. Finally, live broadcasts of the stage arrivals and a one-hour magazine daily were implemented.
Starting position
Participant field / favorites
20 teams were invited: 17 of the 18 ProTeams ( Fuji-Servetto was not invited) and 3 UCI Professional Continental Teams . Each team consists of nine drivers.
Due to the numerous doping revelations in previous years, the starting point for the 2009 tour - as in previous years - was extremely unclear. For the first time since 2005, however, the tour started with several former tour winners in the field. Alberto Contador , Carlos Sastre and, last but not least, Lance Armstrong, who made his cycling comeback in 2009, were the favorites. The winner of 2006 , Óscar Pereiro , had to give up on the 8th stage.
With Contador and Armstrong, as well as Levi Leipheimer , the runner-up in the Vuelta a España 2008 , and Andreas Klöden , the Astana team had the most options for overall victory. The Vuelta a Castilla y León should give a first overview of the likely captain role in March , but Armstrong broke his collarbone on the first stage. The break healed surprisingly quickly, so that Armstrong was able to compete again in the Giro d'Italia in May . Despite an unannounced doping control incident, the French anti-doping agency decided against banning Armstrong. He could thus start the tour.
Other favorites for the overall win were Cadel Evans , Fränk and Andy Schleck and Denis Menschow . However, Ivan Basso and Alejandro Valverde , who were banned from races in Italy for their allegedly proven involvement in the scandal surrounding doping doctor Fuentes , did not start. Since the tour led several kilometers through Italy, Valverde could not participate.
After strong performances in the spring, such as the win at Milan – Sanremo , Mark Cavendish was the main contender for the green jersey. After the departure of sponsor Gerolsteiner , only a German team started in 2009 with the Milram team. Most of the German drivers started for Milram.
doping
The 2009 tour was also burdened by the doping problem.
In contrast to the previous year, this time not only the French anti-doping agency AFLD was responsible for the tests, but the UCI also took its own samples.
There were already several exclusions in the run-up, so in addition to Valverde and Tom Boonen, the right to start was withdrawn. The Belgian sprint star was convicted of cocaine abuse for the third time in a year in May . Although he was not banned because the sample was taken outside of the competition, the organizer ASO dismissed him . On July 3rd, however, the French sports court ruled that Boonen was allowed to start. On July 1, it was announced that Thomas Dekker had tested positive for EPO on Christmas Eve 2007 . He was therefore also excluded from the tour.
On July 31, 2009 it was announced that the winner of the 16th stage, Mikel Astarloza , had tested positive for the blood doping agent EPO during a training check on June 26, 2009 - before the start of the Tour de France . If the B-sample confirms this, Astarloza threatens a retroactive suspension and thus the withdrawal of the results of the Tour of France.
In the spring of 2011, Franco Pellizotti was stripped of all the results of the tour after the International Court of Justice confirmed the UCI's 2-year ban due to irregularities in Pellizotti's blood passport .
On October 26, 2012, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) announced that after Lance Armstrong's disqualification, Briton Bradley Wiggins had moved up to 3rd place in the 2009 Tour de France.
Stage overview
On December 14, 2007, the tour management officially announced that the Tour de France would begin in 2009 for the first time in the Principality of Monaco . The first stage, a 15 km individual time trial , would partly be held on the Circuit de Monaco . The last time Monaco was the destination of a stage in 1964. The second stage would also include part of the Formula 1 racetrack before the drivers left the principality for the west. The entire stage plan was announced on October 22, 2008.
The 2009 tour included three mountain arrivals, two rest days, 56 kilometers of individual time trials and 20 climbs in the 2nd, 1st or the highest category, as well as a team time trial for the first time since 2005 . It crossed the French border several times and passed through Monaco, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Italy.
The 10th and 13th stages were supposed to be run experimentally without team radio, although 16 teams protested against it. The protest was not successful until the 13th stage.
| Stages | Type | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Time (h) |
Average (km / h) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | EZF | Saturday 4th July | Monaco ( MC ) - Monaco (MC) | 15.5 | Fabian Cancellara | 0:19:32 | 47.611 | Fabian Cancellara |
| 2nd stage | Sun 5th July | Monaco (MC) - Brignoles | 187 | Mark Cavendish | 4:30:02 | 41,550 | ||
| 3rd stage | Mon. July 6th | Marseille - La Grande-Motte | 196.5 | Mark Cavendish | 5:01:24 | 39.117 | ||
| 4th stage | MZF | Tuesday, July 7th | Montpellier - Montpellier | 39 | Team Astana | 0:46:29 | 50.341 | |
| 5th stage | Wed. July 8th | Le Cap d'Agde - Perpignan | 196.5 | Thomas Voeckler | 4:29:35 | 43.734 | ||
| 6th stage | Thursday, July 9th | Girona ( E ) - Barcelona (E) | 181.5 | Thor Hushovd | 4:21:33 | 41.636 | ||
| 7th stage |  |
Fri. July 10th | Barcelona (E) - Arcalis ( AND ) | 224 | Brice Feillu | 6:11:31 | 36.176 | Rinaldo Nocentini |
| 8th stage | |
Sat, July 11th | Andorra la Vella (AND) - Saint-Girons | 176.5 | Luis León Sánchez | 4:31:50 | 38,958 | |
| 9th stage | |
Sun, July 12th | Saint-Gaudens - Tarbes | 160.5 | Pierrick Fédrigo | 4:05:31 | 39.223 | |
| 1st day of rest | Mon., July 13th | - | ||||||
| 10th stage | Tuesday, July 14th | Limoges - Issoudun | 194.5 | Mark Cavendish | 4:46:43 | 40.702 | ||
| 11th stage | Wed., July 15th | Vatan - Saint-Fargeau | 192 | Mark Cavendish | 4:17:55 | 44.666 | ||
| 12th stage | Thursday, July 16 | Tonnerre - Vittel | 211.5 | Nicki Sørensen | 4:52:24 | 43,399 | ||
| 13th stage |  |
Friday, July 17th | Vittel - Colmar | 200 | Heinrich Haussler | 4:56:26 | 40.481 | |
| 14th stage | Sat, July 18 | Colmar - Besançon | 199 | Sergei Ivanov | 4:37:47 | 42.983 | ||
| 15th stage | |
Sun, July 19 | Pontarlier - Verbier ( CH ) | 207.5 | Alberto Contador | 5:03:58 | 40,958 | Alberto Contador |
| 2nd day off | Mon, July 20 | - | ||||||
| 16th stage | |
Tuesday, July 21 | Martigny (CH) - Bourg-Saint-Maurice | 159 | Mikel Astarloza | 4:14:20 | 37.510 | |
| 17th stage | |
Wed., July 22 | Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Le Grand-Bornand | 169.5 | Frank Schleck | 4:53:54 | 34,604 | |
| 18th stage | EZF | Thursday, July 23 | Annecy - Annecy | 40.5 | Alberto Contador | 0:48:30 | 50.103 | |
| 19th stage | Fri. July 24th | Bourgoin-Jallieu - Aubenas | 178 | Mark Cavendish | 3:50:35 | 46.317 | ||
| 20th stage | |
Sat, July 25th | Montélimar - Mont Ventoux | 167 | Juan Manuel Gárate | 4:39:21 | 35.869 | |
| 21st stage | Sunday, July 26th | Montereau-Fault-Yonne - Paris , Champs-Élysées | 164 | Mark Cavendish | 4:02:18 | 40.611 | ||
Ratings in the course of the tour
Note: The table shows the leader (s) in the respective classification or wearer of the jersey or shirt number at the beginning of the respective stage .
- 1) Bradley Wiggins wore the green jersey as third in the points classification, as the 1st in the points classification, Cancellara, the yellow and the 2nd on points, Contador, as the leader in the mountain classification, wore the dotted jersey.
Prize money
Prize money of € 3.27 million will be distributed during the tour. Each team received an entry fee of € 51,243. Traditionally, all drivers and helpers shared the prize money within the teams.
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4th | 5. | 6th | 7th | 8th. | Every day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Overall rating
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€ 450,000 | € 200,000 | € 100,000 | € 70,000 | € 50,000 | € 23,000 | € 11,500 | € 7,600 | € 350 |
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Scoring
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€ 25,000 | € 15,000 | € 10,000 | € 4,000 | € 3,500 | € 3,000 | € 2,500 | € 2,000 | € 300 |
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Mountain scoring
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€ 25,000 | € 15,000 | € 10,000 | € 4,000 | € 3,500 | € 3,000 | € 2,500 | € 2,000 | € 300 |
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Young talent evaluation
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€ 20,000 | € 15,000 | € 10,000 | € 5,000 | - | € 300 | |||
 Team ranking
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€ 50,000 | € 30,000 | € 20,000 | € 12,000 | € 8,000 | - | |||
 Most combative driver
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€ 20,000 | - | |||||||
| placement | 1. | 2. | 3. | annotation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage ranking | € 8,000 | € 4,000 | € 2,000 | staggered up to 20th place (200 €) |
| Stage ranking team time trial | € 10,000 | € 5,000 | € 2,500 | staggered up to 20th place (200 €) |
| Intermediate sprints | € 800 | 450 € | € 300 | 48 intermediate sprints during the tour |
| Mountain classification cat. HC | € 800 | 450 € | € 300 | 4 ratings during the tour |
| Mountain classification cat. 1 | € 650 | 400 € | 150 € | 11 ratings during the tour |
| Mountain classification cat. 2 | 500 € | 250 € | - | 6 ratings during the tour |
| Mountain classification cat. 3 | € 300 | - | 18 ratings during the tour | |
| Mountain classification cat. 4 | € 200 | - | 25 ratings during the tour | |
| Young drivers | 500 € | - | Fastest young driver of the stage | |
| Most combative driver | € 2,000 | - | Except time trial | |
| team | € 2,800 | - | Fastest team on the stage | |
- Special ratings
- Souvenir Jacques Goddet on the Col du Tourmalet ( 9th stage ) for the first: 5000 €
- Souvenir Henri Desgrange on the Great Saint Bernhard ( 16th stage ) for the first: 5000 €
Both special ratings went to Franco Pellizotti .
Retired drivers
| stage | driver | team | Reason / remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3. | Jurgen van de Walle | Quick-Step | Fall injuries / DNS |
| 4th | Piet Rooijakkers | Skil-Shimano | Fall injuries / DNF |
| 6th | Robert Gesink | Rabobank | Fall injuries (broken wrist) / DNS |
| 7th | Sébastien Joly | Française des Jeux | DNF |
| 8th. | Óscar Pereiro | Caisse d'Epargne | DNF |
| 8th. | Eduardo Gonzalo | Agritubel | DNF |
| 8th. | David Le Lay | Agritubel | DNF |
| 8th. | Koldo Fernández | Euskaltel-Euskadi | DSQ / timeout |
| 9. | Danilo Napolitano | Team Katusha | DSQ / timeout |
| 11. | Kurt Asle Arvesen | Team Saxo Bank | Fall injuries (broken collarbone) / DNS |
| 12. | Rui Costa | Caisse d'Epargne | Fall injuries / DNS |
| 12. | Angelo Furlan | Lampre-NGC | DNF |
| 12. | Jérôme Coppel | Française des Jeux | DNF |
| 12. | Romain Feillu | Agritubel | DNF |
| 13. | Levi Leipheimer | Astana | Fall injuries (broken wrist) / DNS |
| 13. | Peter Wrolich | Team Milram | Disease / DNA |
| 15th | Tom Boonen | Quick Step | Disease / DNA |
| 15th | Vladimir Yefimkin | ag2r La Mondiale | Fall injuries / DNF |
| 16. | Jens Voigt | Team Saxo Bank | Fall injuries / DNF |
| 17th | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | Cervélo TestTeam | DNF |
| 17th | Cyril Dessel | ag2r La Mondiale | DNF |
| 17th | Kenny van Hummel | Skil-Shimano | Fall injuries / DNF |
| 19th | Alan Perez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | DSQ / timeout |
| 19th | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel-Euskadi | DSQ / timeout |
Incidents
On the 13th stage , two youngsters injured the two drivers Oscar Freire and Julian Dean by shooting at them with an air rifle. During the 14th stage from Colmar to Besançon at kilometer 38 near Wittelsheim , a spectator died who was hit by a police motorcycle while crossing the road. The motorcycle threw into a crowd and injured two other spectators who had to be treated in the hospital.
Web links
- Tour de France 2009 in the ProCyclingStats.com database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pellizotti banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on cyclingnews.com.com
- ↑ ARD decides to exit the tour ( German ) October 16, 2008. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved on December 2, 2008.
- ↑ No extensive live coverage of the Tour de France ( German ) May 6, 2009. Archived from the original on May 9, 2009. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
- ↑ The 20 teams selected ( English , PDF; 69 kB) LeTour.fr. March 17th, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3rd, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 18, 2009.
- ↑ Armstrong fell badly ( German ) March 24, 2009. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
- ↑ Armstrong is allowed to tour ( German ) dnews.de. April 26, 2009. Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved on May 9, 2009.
- ↑ Valverde banned for two years ( German ) May 12, 2009. Accessed May 22, 2009.
- ↑ Cavendish wins Milan-San Remo ( German ) March 24, 2009. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved on March 24, 2009.
- ↑ Boonen takes to court because of tour exclusion ( German ) June 19, 2009. Accessed July 1, 2009.
- ↑ Tour de France - Court decides: Boonen may start ( German ) July 3, 2009. Accessed July 4, 2009.
- ^ "Christmas present": Dekker positive ( German ) July 1, 2009. Accessed July 1, 2009.
- ↑ Article on rp-online.de ( Memento of the original from September 4, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ SID: Cycling: Wiggins "inherits" Armstrong's third place from 2009. In: Focus Online . October 26, 2012, accessed October 14, 2018 .
- ↑ Die Tour 2009 ( German ) October 22, 2008. Archived from the original on October 23, 2008. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 22, 2008.
- ↑ Two stages without team radio ( German ) June 18, 2009. Accessed July 5, 2009.
- ↑ 13th stage of the tour with funk ( German ) July 17, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2009.
- ↑ Did young people shoot professional cyclists? ( Memento from July 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (German)
- ↑ Female viewer killed in accident ( Memento from July 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (German)
