The
2009
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Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlookin ...
, the 67th running of the
race, started on 8 March in
Amilly, and concluded on 15 March in
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
. It was won by
Luis León Sánchez
Luis León Sánchez Gil (born 24 November 1983) is a Spanish road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Sánchez's major achievements include winning the overall classifications of the 2009 Paris–Nice and the 2005 Tour Down ...
.
Favorites to win included
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vue ...
, 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.
Stages
Stage 1 - March 8, 2009: Amilly, 9.3 km (ITT)
Stage 2 - March 9, 2009:
Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire
Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire (, literally ''Saint-Brisson on Loire'') is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Name
The name Saint-Brisson is traditionally derived that of Saint Brice, to whom the parish church is dedicated.
...
>
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin () is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.
Geography
A small town of farming and light industry situated some southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D16 and the D107 roads ...
, 195.5 km
Stage 3 - March 10, 2009: Orval > Vichy, 178 km
Stage 4 - March 11, 2009: Vichy >
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Saint-Étienne is the t ...
, 173.5 km
Stage 5 - March 12, 2009:
Annonay
Annonay (; oc, Anonai) is a commune and largest city in the north of the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of southeastern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department although it is not the capital ...
>
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204 km
Stage 6 - March 13, 2009: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > La Montagne de Lure, 182.5 km
Stage 7 - March 14, 2009: Manosque > Fayence, 191 km
Stage 8 - March 15, 2009:
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
>
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
, 119 km
Final standings
Team Classification
Jersey progress
;Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
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Bradley Wiggins wore the green jersey in Stage 2
*
Heinrich Haussler wore the green jersey in Stage 4
Withdrawals
Teams and cyclists
The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:
References
External links
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