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2009 Tour Down Under
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. Stage results Stage 1, 20 January, Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km Stage 2, 21 January, Hahndorf – Stirling, 145 km Stage 3, 22 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 136 km Stage 4, 23 January, Burnside Village – Angaston, 143 km Stage 5, 24 January, Snapper Point – Willunga, 148 km Stage 6, 25 January, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km Final standing General classification Mountains classification Points classification Young classification Team classificatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 UCI World Ranking
The 2009 UCI World Ranking was the first edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour, with which it would be merged in 2011 to form the UCI World Tour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 17 October. All events except the Tour Down Under took place in Europe. The individual ranking was topped by Alberto Contador, who took the lead after his win in the Tour de France and was assured of winning the classification when second-placed Alejandro Valverde was absent from the final race of the series. Contador's team took the team title, with Valverde again second as leader of , and with a third Spaniard, Samuel Sánchez, completing the top three in the individual classification, Spain won the national rankings by a wide margin over second placed Italy. Events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Greipel
André Greipel (born 16 July 1982) is a German former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2002 and 2021. Since his retirement, Greipel now works as a directeur sportif for UCI Continental team . Born in Rostock, East Germany, Greipel competed as a Cycling sprinter, pure sprinter and took 158 wins during his professional career. His major successes included 22 stage victories at Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours: 11 at the Tour de France, 4 at the Vuelta a España, and 7 at the Giro d'Italia. Greipel also won the Points classification in the Vuelta a España, points classification in the 2009 Vuelta a España. He also prevailed in the Classic cycle races, classic Paris–Bourges and won the overall classification of the Australian race Tour Down Under twice, in 2008 Tour Down Under, 2008 and 2010 Tour Down Under, 2010. Professional career T Mobile Team (2006–2010) The 2008 Tour Down Under was to be a revelation for Greipel. He won the overall classi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jussi Veikkanen
Jussi Veikkanen (born 29 March 1981) is a Finnish former road racing cyclist, who rode as a professional between 2005 and 2015 for the and teams. He won the Finnish National Road Race Championships seven times between 2003 and 2014. Career Born in Riihimäki, Veikkanen started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with . After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. He kept the jersey until stage 6, when Stéphane Augé took it. He signed with for the 2011 season, but rejoined for the 2012 season. Veikkanen announced ahead of the 2015 edition of the Tour de Vendée that the race would be his last as a professional, and that he would remain with as a member of staff after retiring from the road. Major results ;2002 : National Road Championships ::2nd Road race ::2nd Time trial ;2003 : 1st Road race, National Road Championships : 2nd Ov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mauro Santambrogio
Mauro Santambrogio (born 7 October 1984 in Erba) is a former Italian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI Continental team . Career Until 2009, Santambrogio rode for , and after the 2009 season he changed to . In 2010, he was mentioned in the Mantova doping investigation, and was sidelined for a few days by his team; he was again sidelined in 2011 when new evidence showed up. After leaving BMC at the end of the 2012 season, Santambrogio joined . He made an excellent start to the season, including finishing 6th overall in Tour de San Luis, 7th overall in Tirreno–Adriatico and winning the GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano in pouring rain. He was clear of the group with Patrik Sinkewitz, when Sinkewitz crashed at a right turn with to go. Santambrogio then soloed his way to victory. Santambrogio then finished 2nd overall in Giro del Trentino. At the Giro d'Italia, Santambrogio won Stage 14 after attacking with race leader Vincenzo Nibali, to rise to fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Wilson (cyclist)
Matthew "Matt" Wilson (born 1 October 1977 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a retired professional Australian road racing cyclist, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2012. During 2007 he rode as a domestique for the UCI ProTour team Unibet.com. In 2008 and 2009, he rode as a team leader for the US-based Team Type 1, and rode for the team in 2010 and 2011. He joined for the 2012 season, and retired after the Vattenfall Cyclassics in August of that year. Wilson's talent ensured that he became a part of the Australian national team with basis in Italy. He was diagnosed however with Hodgkins disease in 1999 and he moved back to Australia. After the cancer treatment, he decided however to take up cycling again. His friend and Unibet teammate Baden Cooke helped him to get a place in the professional stable Mercury-Viatel. When he came to Europe for the first time in 2001 he sold his car and his only bike to pay the flight. He won a stage in Tour de l' Avenir 2001 and with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Rogers (cyclist)
Michael Rogers (born 20 December 1979) is an Australian retired professional road bicycle racer who competed professionally between 1999 and 2016, for the , , , and teams. He is a three-time World Time Trial Champion, winning consecutively in 2003 (after David Millar was stripped for doping), 2004 and 2005, and won Grand Tour stages at the Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage bicycle race primarily held in France, while also occasionally passing through nearby countries. Like the other Grand Tours (the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a España), it consists ... and the Giro d'Italia. In April 2016, Rogers announced via Twitter, that he was being forced to retire from professional cycling due to a congenital heart defect condition which had been worsening. Career Early career Rogers was part of the Australian Institute of Sport, which led him to move to Europe at age 16 as an amateur. He started as a track cycling, track racer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesley Sulzberger
Wesley Sulzberger (born 20 October 1986) is an Australian former professional cyclist, who rode professionally between 2009 and 2016. Career Born in Launceston, Tasmania, Sulzberger started cycling with the West Tamar Cycling Club. He began his career with the Australian Continental Team Southaustralia.com–AIS and later joined . After three years with the team, Sulzberger moved to the team for the 2012 season. He remained with the team until the end of the 2013 season, when he joined for the 2014 season; he joined his brother Bernard Sulzberger, on the squad. Major results ;2006 : 1st Overall Tour of Gippsland ::1st Stage 7 : Tour of Tasmania ::1st Stages 6, 10 & 11 : 1st Stage 1 Tour de Hokkaido ;2007 : 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 1st Stage 2 Herald Sun Tour : 2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships ;2008 : 1st Stage 2 Tour of Japan ;2009 : 1st Stage 2 Paris–Corrèze : 5th Overall Tour Down Under ;2010 : 1st Grand Prix de Plum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robbie McEwen
Robbie McEwen (born 24 June 1972) is an Australian former professional road cyclist. McEwen is a three-time winner of the Tour de France points classification and, at the peak of his career, was considered the world's fastest sprinter. He last rode for on the UCI World Tour. A former Australian BMX champion, McEwen switched to road cycling in 1990 at 18 years of age. He raced as a professional from 1996 until 2012. McEwen retired from the World Tour after riding the 2012 Tour of California and is now a cycling broadcast commentator on the Tour Down Under and the Tour de France. Career McEwen was born in Brisbane. After four years of moving through the regional, state and national levels of cycling, he started at the Australian Institute of Sport in Canberra under road cycling coach Heiko Salzwedel. The first signs of his sprinting prowess on the international stage were at the Peace Race, winning three stages for the Australian national team. McEwen competed in the roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francesco Chicchi
Francesco Chicchi (born 27 November 1980 in Camaiore) is an Italian retired professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2003 and 2016 for the , , , and squads. Major results ;2002 : 1st Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 1st Stage 7b Giro Ciclistico d'Italia ;2004 : 3rd International Grand Prix Doha : 3rd Giro del Piemonte ;2005 : 1st Stage 1b ( TTT) Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali : 3rd Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi ;2006 : 1st Stage 1 Four Days of Dunkirk : 1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain : 1st Stage 1 Driedaagse van West-Vlaanderen : Vuelta a Mallorca ::4th Trofeo Cala Millor ::8th Trofeo Mallorca ;2007 : Danmark Rundt ::1st Stages 1 & 4 : 1st Stage 4 Brixia Tour : 2nd Paris–Tours : 4th Gran Premio Città di Misano – Adriatico : 8th Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi ;2008 : 1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico : Settimana Internazionale di Coppi e Bartali ::1st Stages 1a, 1b ( TTT) & 4 : 1st Stage 4 Tour of Slovenia : 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Joaquin Rojas
José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacular form of Joseph, which is also in current usage as a given name. José is also commonly used as part of masculine name composites, such as José Manuel, José Maria or Antonio José, and also in female name composites like Maria José or Marie-José. The feminine written form is ''Josée'' as in French. In Netherlandic Dutch, however, ''José'' is a feminine given name and is pronounced ; it may occur as part of name composites like Marie-José or as a feminine first name in its own right; it can also be short for the name ''Josina'' and even a Dutch hypocorism of the name ''Johanna''. In England, Jose is originally a Romano-Celtic surname, and people with this family name can usually be found in, or traced to, the English county of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Elmiger
Martin Elmiger (born 23 September 1978) is a Swiss former road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2001 and 2017 for the Post Swiss Team, , , and squads. During his career, Elmiger was a four-time winner of the Swiss National Road Race Championships. Career Early career Born in Hagendorn, Elmiger's sporting career began with RMV Cham-Hagendorn. AG2R Prévoyance (2007–12) One of the best moments in Elmiger's career was leading the 2007 Tour Down Under for 2 stages and then winning it by a mere 3 seconds over Australian Karl Menzies. He started the UCI ProTour strongly with a 19th place in E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, 17th in Gent–Wevelgem and 24th in Paris–Roubaix after crashing. On stage 2 of the Tour de Romandie, Elmiger finished 5th behind stage winner Robbie McEwen in the wake of a massive pileup involving several riders at high speed. Elmiger started the Tour de Suisse strongly with a 7th place in the prologue, finishing 10.82 seconds behind Fabian Cancellara a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graeme Brown
Graeme Allen Brown Order of Australia, OAM (born 9 April 1979) is an Australian former professional cycle sport, cyclist, who competed professionally between 2002 and 2016 for the , and teams. A former Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder, Brown's greatest success as a road cyclist came in the Tour de Langkawi in Malaysia, including a record-breaking 5 stage wins in 2005 and winning the Points Classification in 2003 and 2005. As a track cycling, track cyclist he won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Team Pursuit Men, team pursuit (with Bradley McGee, Brett Lancaster, and Luke Roberts) in world record-breaking time of 3:58.233. He also won a gold medal with Stuart O'Grady for the Madison (cycling), Madison event at the Cycling at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics. At the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester he won two gold medals: for the Team pursuit, and the Scratch Race (cycl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
