The 2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 20th

Giro d'Italia Femminile The is an annual women's cycle stage race around Italy. First held in 1988, the race is currently part of the UCI Women's World Tour, and is currently organised by RCS Sport, the organisers of the men's Giro d'Italia. The race was previously ...

, one of the premier events of the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 3–12 July 2009, starting in

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and finishing in

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. It was won by

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of .

Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to the Giro d'Italia Femminile. These teams were: *Australia National Team * Bigla Cycling Team * Bizkaia–Durango–Champion System * * Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung * Fenixs–Edilsavino * Gauss RDZ Ormu–Colnago * * S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox * Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi * Selle Italia–Ghezzi * Team Cmax Dila * * Team Flexpoint * Team System Data * Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line *USA National Team * USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo

Route and stages

Classification leadership

There were four different jerseys awarded in the 2009 Giro Donne. These followed the same format as those in the men's

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. The leader of the

General classification The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...

received a pink jersey. This classification was calculated by adding the combined finishing times of the riders from each stage, and the overall winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Giro. Secondly, the

points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points c ...

awarded the maglia ciclamino, or mauve jersey. Points were awarded for placements at stage finishes as well as at selected intermediate sprint points on the route, and the jersey would be received by the rider with the most overall points to their name. In addition to this, there was a

mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing, Queen of the Mountains (QoM) is used. While the title may be given to the rider who achieves the highest p ...

, which awarded a green jersey. Points were allocated for the first few riders over selected mountain passes on the route, with more difficult passes paying more points, and the jersey would be received by the rider with the most overall points to their name. Finally, there was the jersey for the Best Young Rider, which was granted to the highest-placed rider on the General classification aged 23 or under. This rider would receive a white jersey.

Teams

Route and stages

Classification leadership

Classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

Sources