2009 Tour Down Under
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Dates20–25 January 2009
Stages6
Distance802 km (498.3 mi)
Winning time19h 26' 59"
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| Dates | 20–25 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 802 km (498.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 26' 59" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place over 20–25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI, and this edition was the first race in the inaugural UCI World Ranking calendar.
This was the first race in Lance Armstrong's comeback. The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition.
The race was won by Australian Allan Davis of Quick-Step.[1]
Stage 1, 20 January, Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km
Stage 1 result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, 21 January, Hahndorf – Stirling, 145 km
Stage 2 result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, 22 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 136 km
Stage 3 result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 4, 23 January, Burnside Village – Angaston, 143 km
Stage 4 result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, 24 January, Snapper Point – Willunga, 148 km
Stage 5 result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, 25 January, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km
Stage 6 result
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Final General Classification
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Final standing
General classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) |
Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59" |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Team Saxo Bank | + 25" |
| 3 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne | + 30" |
| 4 |  Martin Elmiger (SUI) |
Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 30" |
| 5 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) |
Française des Jeux | + 37" |
| 6 | Michael Rogers (AUS) |
Team Columbia–High Road | + 38" |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson (AUS) |
UniSA–Australia | + 39" |
| 8 |  Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) |
Lampre–NGC | + 40" |
| 9 |  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) |
Française des Jeux | + 40" |
| 10 |  Mickaël Chérel (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | + 40" |
Mountains classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andoni Lafuente (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 46 |
| 2 | Markel Irizar (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 38 |
| 3 |  Olivier Kaisen (BEL) |
Silence–Lotto | 24 |
Points classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) |
Quick-Step | 30 |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
Rabobank | 24 |
| 3 | Andoni Lafuente (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 20 |
Young classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne | 19h 27' 29" |
| 2 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) |
Française des Jeux | + 7" |
| 3 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | + 10" |
Team classification
| Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Française des Jeux | 58h 22' 57" |
| 2 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 8" |
| 3 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 11" |
Classification leadership
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Young Rider Classification |
Team Classification | Aggressive Rider |
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| Stage 1 (André Greipel) |
André Greipel | Olivier Kaisen | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Milram | Olivier Kaisen[2] | |
| Stage 2 (Allan Davis) |
Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | José Joaquín Rojas | Rabobank | Aaron Kemps | |
| Stage 3 (Graeme Brown) |
Markel Irizar | Stuart O'Grady | Team Columbia–High Road | Cameron Meyer | ||
| Stage 4 (Allan Davis) |
Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | Française des Jeux | Vladimir Efimkin | ||
| Stage 5 (Allan Davis) |
Jack Bobridge[3] | |||||
| Stage 6 (Francesco Chicchi) |
Wesley Sulzberger[4] | |||||
| Final |
Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |
Individual 2009 UCI World Rankings standings after race
Per the first published individual classification.[5]
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) |
Quick-Step | 122 |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Team Saxo Bank | 87 |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne | 77 |
| 4 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) |
Ag2r–La Mondiale | 64 |
| 5 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) |
Française des Jeux | 50 |
| 6 | Michael Rogers (AUS) |
Team Columbia–High Road | 40 |
| 7 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) |
Lampre–NGC | 20 |
| 8 | Graeme Brown (AUS) |
Rabobank | 16 |
| 9 | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) |
Française des Jeux | 10 |
| 10 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) |
Liquigas | 6 |
| 11 |  André Greipel (GER) |
Team Columbia–High Road | 6 |
| 12 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) |
Team Katusha | 5 |
| 13 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | 4 |
| 14 |  George Hincapie (USA) |
Team Columbia–High Road | 2 |
| 15 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne | 1 |
| 16 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | 1 |
| 17 |  Greg Henderson (NZL) |
Team Columbia–High Road | 1 |
| 18 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) |
Liquigas | 1 |
| 19 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) |
Team Columbia–High Road | 1 |
