2009 Tour Down Under

11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race

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Cycling race

2009 Tour Down Under2009 UCI World Ranking, race 1 of 24

Glenn D'Hollander, Imanol Erviti and Wim Stroetinga
climb Willunga Hill during Stage 5.

Race details
Dates| 20–25 January 2009
Stages| 6
Distance| 802 km (498.3 mi)
Winning time| 19h 26' 59"
Results
|  |  Winner|  Allan Davis (AUS)|  (Quick-Step)

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|  Second|  Stuart O'Grady (AUS)|  (Team Saxo Bank)
|  Third|  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)|  (Caisse d'Epargne)

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|  Points|  Allan Davis (AUS)|  (Quick-Step)
|  Mountains|  Andoni Lafuente (ESP)|  (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
|  Youth|  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)|  (Caisse d'Epargne)
|  Team|  Française des Jeux|

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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[edit]

### Stage 1, 20 January, Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km[edit]

Stage 1 result |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | 3h 45' 27"
2 |  Baden Cooke (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | s.t.
3 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t.
| General Classification after Stage 1 |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | 3h 45' 16"
2 |  Baden Cooke (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | \+ 5"
3 |  Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | \+ 5"

### Stage 2, 21 January, Hahndorf – Stirling, 145 km[edit]

Stage 2 result |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 3h 46' 25"
2 |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t.
3 |  Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | \+ 2"
| General Classification after Stage 2 |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 7h 31' 42"
2 |  André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | \+ 3"
3 |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | \+ 4"

### Stage 3, 22 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 136 km[edit]

Stage 3 result |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 3h 15' 35"
2 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | s.t.
3 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t.
| General Classification after Stage 2 |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 10h 47' 11"
2 |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t.
3 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | \+ 5"

### Stage 4, 23 January, Burnside Village – Angaston, 143 km[edit]

Stage 4 result |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 3h 29' 35"
2 |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t.
3 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t.
| General Classification after Stage 4 |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 14h 16' 36"
2 |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | \+ 4"
3 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | \+ 15"

### Stage 5, 24 January, Snapper Point – Willunga, 148 km[edit]

Stage 5 result |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 3h 28' 33"
2 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t.
3 |  Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t.
| General Classification after Stage 5 |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59"
2 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | \+ 25"
3 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | \+ 30"

### Stage 6, 25 January, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km[edit]

Stage 6 result |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Liquigas | 1h 42' 00"
2 |  Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Team Katusha | s.t.
3 |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t.
| Final General Classification |  | Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1 |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59"
2 |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | \+ 25"
3 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | \+ 30"

## Final standing[edit]

### General classification[edit]

| Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1  |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59"
2  |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | \+ 25"
3  |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | \+ 30"
4  |  Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | \+ 30"
5  |  Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | \+ 37"
6  |  Michael Rogers (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | \+ 38"
7  |  Matthew Wilson (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | \+ 39"
8  |  Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | \+ 40"
9  |  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux | \+ 40"
10  |  Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | \+ 40"

### Mountains classification[edit]

| Cyclist  | Team  | Points

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1  |  Andoni Lafuente (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 46
2  |  Markel Irizar (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 38
3  |  Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | 24

### Points classification[edit]

| Cyclist  | Team  | Points

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1  |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 30
2  |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 24
3  |  Andoni Lafuente (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 20

### Young classification[edit]

| Cyclist  | Team  | Time

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1  |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 19h 27' 29"
2  |  Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | \+ 7"
3  |  Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | \+ 10"

### Team classification[edit]

| Team  | Time

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1  | Française des Jeux | 58h 22' 57"
2  | Caisse d'Epargne | \+ 8"
3  | Ag2r–La Mondiale | \+ 11"

## Classification leadership[edit]

Stage
(Winner)  | General Classification
| Mountains Classification
| Points Classification
| Young Rider Classification
| Team Classification  | Aggressive Rider

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Stage 1
(André Greipel)  | André Greipel |  | Olivier Kaisen | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Milram | Olivier Kaisen[1]
0Stage 2
(Allan Davis)  | Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | José Joaquín Rojas | Rabobank | Aaron Kemps
0Stage 3
(Graeme Brown)  | Markel Irizar | Stuart O'Grady | Team Columbia–High Road | Cameron Meyer
0Stage 4
(Allan Davis)  | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | Française des Jeux | Vladimir Efimkin
0Stage 5
(Allan Davis)  | Jack Bobridge[2]
0Stage 6
(Francesco Chicchi)  | Wesley Sulzberger[3]
0Final
| Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |

## Individual 2009 UCI World Rankings standings after race[edit]

Per the first published individual classification.[4]

Rank  | Name  | Team  | Points

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1  |  Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 122
2  |  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | 87
3  |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 77
4  |  Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 64
5  |  Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | 50
6  |  Michael Rogers (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | 40
7  |  Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | 20
8  |  Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 16
9  |  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux | 10
10  |  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Liquigas | 6
11  |  André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | 6
12  |  Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Team Katusha | 5
13  |  Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 4
14  |  George Hincapie (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road | 2
15  |  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 1
16  |  Jérémy Roy (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 1
17  |  Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Columbia–High Road | 1
18  |  Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Liquigas | 1
19  |  Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | 1

## Teams[edit]

Nation  | UCI
Code  | Team Name

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| ALM | Ag2r–La Mondiale
| AST | Astana
| BBO | Bbox Bouygues Telecom
| COF | Cofidis
| EUS | Euskaltel–Euskadi
| FDJ | Française des Jeux
| FUJ | Fuji–Servetto
| GCE | Caisse d'Epargne
| GRM | Garmin–Slipstream
| KAT | Team Katusha
| LAM | Lampre–NGC
| LIQ | Liquigas
| MRM | Team Milram
| QST | Quick-Step
| RAB | Rabobank
| SAX | Team Saxo Bank
| SIL | Silence–Lotto
| THR | Team Columbia–High Road

The Australian national team called Team UniSA–Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Stage 1 – January 20: Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km | 2009 Tour Down Under". Archived from the original on 23 January 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
2. ^ "Stage 5 live report | 2009 Tour Down Under". Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
3. ^ "Davis delivers to clinch Tour Down Under crown | 2009 Tour Down Under". Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2009.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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* 2009 Tour Down Under Official Website

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