Cycling race
The 2009 Paris–Nice, the 67th running of the race, started on 8 March in Amilly, and concluded on 15 March in Nice. It was won by Luis León Sánchez.[1]
Favorites to win included Alberto Contador, who won in 2007, Cadel Evans, and Fränk Schleck. The 2008 winner, Davide Rebellin, did not take part in the event.[2] 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 > La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5 km
Stage 3 – March 10, 2009: Orval > Vichy, 178 km
Stage 4 – March 11, 2009: Vichy > Saint-Étienne, 173.5 km
Stage 5 – March 12, 2009: Annonay > 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, 119 km
Final standings
Team Classification
Jersey progress
- Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
Withdrawals
Teams and cyclists
The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:
References
- ^ "Sanchez wraps up Paris Nice, Colom wins final stage". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Contador tops list of Race to Sun contenders". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ "Contador wins Paris–Nice prologue, Wiggins second". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Haussler wins stage 2, Contador leads P-N". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
- ^ "Vande Velde wins stage 4, Chavanel retains overall lead". VeloNews. Retrieved 2009-03-26.
External links
- Official website
- cyclingnews