2009 Paris–Nice Explained
The 2009 Paris–Nice, the 67th running of the race, started on 8 March in Amilly, and concluded on 15 March in Nice. It was won by Luis León Sánchez.[1]
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.[2] The race was the second event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking.
Stages
Stage 1 – March 8, 2009: Amilly, 9.3 km (ITT)
Stage 1 results[3] | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 11' 05" | 2 | | | + 7" | 3 | | | + 9" | 4 | | | + 11" | 5 | | | + 14" | 6 | | | + 18" | 7 | | | + 19" | 8 | | | s.t. | 9 | | | + 21" | 10 | | | + 22" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 1 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 11' 05" | 2 | | | + 7" | 3 | | | + 9" | 4 | | | + 11" | 5 | | | + 14" | 6 | | | + 18" | 7 | | | + 19" | 8 | | | s.t. | 9 | | | + 21" | 10 | | | + 22" | |
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Stage 2 results[4] | | General Classification after Stage 2 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 4h 56' 06" | 2 | | | + 7" | 3 | | | + 9" | 4 | | | + 11" | 5 | | | + 14" | 6 | | | + 18" | 7 | | | + 19" | 8 | | | s.t. | 9 | | | + 20" | 10 | | | + 21" | |
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Stage 3 – March 10, 2009: Orval > Vichy, 178 km
Stage 3 results | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 4h 33' 12" | 2 | | | s.t. | 3 | | | s.t. | 4 | | | s.t. | 5 | | | s.t. | 6 | | | s.t. | 7 | | | s.t. | 8 | | | + 40" | 9 | | | + 1' 09" | 10 | | | s.t. | |
| | General Classification after Stage 3 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 9h 29' 27" | 2 | | | + 32" | 3 | | | + 33" | 4 | | | + 35" | 5 | | | + 37" | 6 | | | + 1' 03" | 7 | | | + 1' 12" | 8 | | | + 1' 14" | 9 | | | + 1' 17" | 10 | | | + 1' 22" | |
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Stage 4 – March 11, 2009: Vichy > Saint-Étienne, 173.5 km
Stage 4 results[5] | | General Classification after Stage 4 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 13h 31' 36" | 2 | | | + 6" | 3 | | | + 36" | 4 | | | s.t. | 5 | | | + 37" | 6 | | | + 45" | 7 | | | + 50" | 8 | | | + 55" | 9 | | | + 57" | 10 | | | + 1' 03" | |
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Stage 5 results | | General Classification after Stage 5 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 18h 32' 56" | 2 | | | + 6" | 3 | | | + 36" | 4 | | | s.t. | 5 | | | + 37" | 6 | | | + 45" | 7 | | | + 50" | 8 | | | + 55" | 9 | | | + 57" | 10 | | | + 1' 03" | |
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Stage 6 – March 13, 2009: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > La Montagne de Lure, 182.5 km
Stage 6 results | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 4h 47' 46" | 2 | | | + 58" | 3 | | | s.t. | 4 | | | + 1' 27" | 5 | | | s.t. | 6 | | | + 1' 29" | 7 | | | + 1' 31" | 8 | | Skil–Shimano | + 1' 34" | 9 | | Agritubel | + 1' 44" | 10 | | | + 1' 46" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 6 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 23h 21' 08" | 2 | | | + 1' 13" | 3 | | | + 1' 24" | 4 | | | + 1' 38" | 5 | | | + 2' 01" | 6 | | | + 2' 06" | 7 | | | + 2' 14" | 8 | | Skil–Shimano | + 2' 29" | 9 | | | + 2' 35" | 10 | | | + 3' 09" | |
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Stage 7 – March 14, 2009: Manosque > Fayence, 191 km
Stage 7 results | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 4h 43' 34" | 2 | | | + 50" | 3 | | | s.t. | 4 | | | s.t. | 5 | | | + 56" | 6 | | | + 1' 31" | 7 | | | s.t. | 8 | | | s.t. | 9 | | Agritubel | s.t. | 10 | | | s.t. | |
| | General Classification after Stage 7 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | + 28h 5' 45" | 2 | | | + 1' 09" | 3 | | | + 1' 21" | 4 | | | + 1' 50" | 5 | | | + 1' 59" | 6 | | | + 2' 16" | 7 | | | + 2' 29" | 8 | | Skil–Shimano | + 2' 57" | 9 | | | + 3' 37" | 10 | | | + 4' 00" | |
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Stage 8 – March 15, 2009: Nice > Nice, 119 km
Stage 8 results | | General Classification after Stage 8 | Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | + 30h 53' 51" | 2 | | | + 1' 00" | 3 | | | + 1' 09" | 4 | | | + 1' 24" | 5 | | | + 1' 47" | 6 | | | + 1' 59" | 7 | | | + 2' 29" | 8 | | Skil–Shimano | + 2' 57" | 9 | | | + 3' 37" | 10 | | | + 4' 00" | |
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Final standings
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | + 30h 53' 51" | 2 | | | + 1' 00" | 3 | | | + 1' 09" | 4 | | | + 1' 24" | 5 | | | + 1' 47" | 6 | | | + 1' 59" | 7 | | | + 2' 29" | 8 | | Skil–Shimano | + 2' 57" | 9 | | | + 3' 37" | 10 | | | + 4' 00" | |
| Points classification
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Young Rider Classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
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1 | | | 30h 56' 20" | 2 | | Skil–Shimano | + 28" | 3 | | | + 1' 08" | 4 | | | + 10' 28" | 5 | | | + 18' 58" | 6 | | | + 20' 30" | 7 | | | + 25' 38" | 8 | | Skil–Shimano | + 26' 19" | 9 | | | + 28' 07" | 10 | | | + 28' 49" | |
| Mountains classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points |
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1 | | | 55 | 2 | | | 48 | 3 | | | 32 | 4 | | | 22 | 5 | | | 21 | 6 | | | 19 | 7 | | | 18 | 8 | | | 17 | 9 | | | 17 | 10 | | | 13 | |
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Team Classification
| Team | Time |
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1 | | 92h 52' 45" |
2 | | + 10' 29" |
3 | | + 13' 58" |
4 | | + 15' 14" |
5 | | + 17' 23" |
6 | | + 17' 33" |
7 | | + 20' 09" |
8 | | + 20' 38" |
9 | | + 24' 52" |
10 | | + 42' 33" | |
Jersey progress
- Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
Withdrawals
Teams and cyclists
The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:
Nation | UCI Code | Team Name |
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| ALM | |
| AGR | |
| AST | |
| BBO | |
| GCE | |
| CTT | |
| COF | |
| EUS | |
| FDJ | |
| GRM | |
| LAM | |
| LIQ | |
| QST | |
| RAB | |
| SIL | |
| SKS | Skil–Shimano |
| SAX | |
| THR | |
| KAT | |
| MRM | | |
External links
Notes and References
- News: Sanchez wraps up Paris Nice, Colom wins final stage . VeloNews . 2009-03-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090606113208/http://www.velonews.com/article/89318 . 2009-06-06 . dead .
- News: Contador tops list of Race to Sun contenders. cyclingnews.com. 2009-03-05.
- News: Contador wins Paris–Nice prologue, Wiggins second. Cycling Weekly. 2009-03-26.
- News: Haussler wins stage 2, Contador leads P-N. VeloNews. 2009-03-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20090313085521/http://velonews.com/article/89073/. 2009-03-13. dead.
- News: Vande Velde wins stage 4, Chavanel retains overall lead. VeloNews. 2009-03-26.