The 2009 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 12 September till 19 September 2009. The race was the sixth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the seventieth British tour in total. It formed part of the 2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun in Scunthorpe and ended with a circuit stage in London.

Participating teams

The 16 teams which participated in the race were: ; UCI ProTour Teams * A2R – * EUS – * GRM – * KAT – * RAB – * THR – ; UCI Professional Continental Teams * BAR – * CTT – * CSF – * ISD – * TSV – * VAC – * AGR – ; UCI Continental Teams * CTV – * HAF – Team Halfords Bikehut * RCR – * TMB –

Stages

Stage 1

;12 September 2009 – Scunthorpe to York, The first stage win was taken by Christopher Sutton ( Garmin–Slipstream) after the peloton caught a long breakaway by Martin Mortensen ( Vacansoleil) and

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( Topsport Vlaanderen).

Stage 2

;13 September 2009 –

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Stage 3

;14 September 2009 – Peebles to Gretna Green,

Stage 4

;15 September 2009 – Stanley Park, Blackpool to

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Stage 5

;16 September 2009 – Britannia Stadium to

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Stage 6

;17 September 2009 – Frome to Bideford,

Stage 7

;18 September 2009 –

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to Yeovil,

Stage 8

;19 September 2009 – Whitehall, Westminster to Whitehall, Westminster,

Jersey progress

References

External links

Official Website
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