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| Dates | 8–15 March 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,252.8 km (778.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30h 53' 51" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. The race was the second event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking.
Teams
The following twenty UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams, containing a total of 159 riders, were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:
- Ag2r–La Mondiale
- Silence–Lotto
- Rabobank
- Garmin–Slipstream
- Quick-Step
- Astana
- Caisse d'Epargne
- Française des Jeux
- Team Saxo Bank
- Team Columbia–High Road
- Liquigas
- Cofidis
- Euskaltel–Euskadi
- Bbox Bouygues Telecom
- Team Katusha
- Agritubel
- Lampre–NGC
- Team Milram
- Cervélo TestTeam
- Skil–Shimano
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 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 [fr] | 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
Stage 1
Stage 1 results
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 9 March 2009 — Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire to La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5 km (121.5 mi)
Stage 2 results
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
Stage 3 results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 11 March 2009 — Vichy to Saint-Étienne, 173.5 km (107.8 mi)
Stage 4 results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 12 March 2009 — Annonay to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204 km (127 mi)
Stage 5 results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
- 13 March 2009 — Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to La Montagne de Lure [fr], 182.5 km (113.4 mi)
Stage 7
Stage 7 results
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8
Stage 8 results
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General Classification after Stage 8
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Final standings
General classification
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Points classification
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Young Rider Classification
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Mountains classification
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Team Classification
| Team | Time | |
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| 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
| Stage (Winner) |
 General Classification |
 Points Classification |
 Mountains Classification |
 Young Rider Classification |
 Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0Stage 1 (ITT) (Alberto Contador) |
Alberto Contador | Alberto Contador | None Awarded | Tony Martin | Astana Team |
| 0Stage 2 (Heinrich Haussler) |
Heinrich Haussler | Aitor Hernández | |||
| 0Stage 3 (Sylvain Chavanel) |
Sylvain Chavanel | Sylvain Chavanel | Stéphane Augé | Kevin Seeldrayers | Rabobank |
| 0Stage 4 (Christian Vande Velde) |
Mirco Lorenzetto | ||||
| 0Stage 5 (Jérémy Roy) |
Tony Martin | ||||
| 0Stage 6 (Alberto Contador) |
Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | |||
| 0Stage 7 (Luis León Sánchez) |
Luis León Sánchez | Sylvain Chavanel | |||
| 0Stage 8 (Antonio Colóm) | |||||
| 0Final |
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
| Type | Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
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| 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
- "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.
- ^ "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
- "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
- "Official site". Archived from the original on 18 March 2009.
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