2009 PARIS �NICE

2009 Paris–Nice
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 2 of 24
Race details
Dates	March 8–15, 2009
Stages	8
Distance	1,243.5 km (772.7 mi)
Winning time	30h 53' 51"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
	← 2008 2010 →

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 1 results^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	11' 05"
2	Bradley Wiggins ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 7"
3	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 9"
4	Tony Martin ( GER)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 11"
5	David Millar ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 14"
6	Joost Posthuma ( NED)	Rabobank	+ 18"
7	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 19"
8	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	s.t.
9	Vladimir Karpets ( RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 21"
10	Rémi Pauriol ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 22"

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	11' 05"
2	Bradley Wiggins ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 7"
3	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 9"
4	Tony Martin ( GER)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 11"
5	David Millar ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 14"
6	Joost Posthuma ( NED)	Rabobank	+ 18"
7	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 19"
8	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	s.t.
9	Vladimir Karpets ( RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 21"
10	Rémi Pauriol ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 22"

Stage 2 – March 9, 2009: Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire > La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5 km

Stage 2 results^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Heinrich Haussler ( GER)	Cervélo TestTeam	4h 45' 01"
2	Mark Renshaw ( AUS)	Team Columbia–High Road	s.t.
3	Mirco Lorenzetto ( ITA)	Lampre–NGC	s.t.
4	Tom Veelers ( NED)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.
5	Murilo Fischer ( BRA)	Liquigas	s.t.
6	Sébastien Chavanel ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	s.t.
7	Sébastien Hinault ( FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.
8	Samuel Dumoulin ( FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.
9	Romain Feillu ( FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.
10	Mathew Hayman ( AUS)	Rabobank	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	4h 56' 06"
2	Bradley Wiggins ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 7"
3	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 9"
4	Tony Martin ( GER)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 11"
5	David Millar ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 14"
6	Joost Posthuma ( NED)	Rabobank	+ 18"
7	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 19"
8	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	s.t.
9	Heinrich Haussler ( GER)	Cervélo TestTeam	+ 20"
10	Vladimir Karpets ( RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 21"

Stage 3 – March 10, 2009: Orval > Vichy, 178 km

Stage 3 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	4h 33' 12"
2	Juan Antonio Flecha ( ESP)	Rabobank	s.t.
3	Sebastian Langeveld ( NED)	Rabobank	s.t.
4	Stéphane Augé ( FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.
5	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	s.t.
6	Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)	Rabobank	s.t.
7	Jürgen Roelandts ( BEL)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
8	Marcus Burghardt ( GER)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 40"
9	Heinrich Haussler ( GER)	Cervélo TestTeam	+ 1' 09"
10	Sébastien Turgot ( FRA)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	9h 29' 27"
2	Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)	Rabobank	+ 32"
3	Juan Antonio Flecha ( ESP)	Rabobank	+ 33"
4	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 35"
5	Jürgen Roelandts ( BEL)	Silence–Lotto	+ 37"
6	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	+ 1' 03"
7	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 12"
8	Stéphane Augé ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 1' 14"
9	David Millar ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 1' 17"
10	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 1' 22"

Stage 4 – March 11, 2009: Vichy > Saint-Étienne, 173.5 km

Stage 4 results^[5]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Christian Vande Velde ( USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	4h 01' 31"
2	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 14"
3	Mirco Lorenzetto ( ITA)	Lampre–NGC	s.t.
4	Christophe Moreau ( FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.
5	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
6	Amaël Moinard ( FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.
7	Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
8	Maxime Monfort ( BEL)	Team Columbia–High Road	s.t.
9	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
10	Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)	Rabobank	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	13h 31' 36"
2	Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)	Rabobank	+ 6"
3	Juan Antonio Flecha ( ESP)	Rabobank	+ 36"
4	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	s.t.
5	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 37"
6	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 45"
7	David Millar ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 50"
8	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 55"
9	Vladimir Karpets ( RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 57"
10	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 03"

Stage 5 – March 12, 2009: Annonay > Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204 km

Stage 5 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Jérémy Roy ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	4h 58' 47"
2	Thomas Voeckler ( FRA)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	s.t.
3	Tony Martin ( GER)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 3"
4	Heinrich Haussler ( GER)	Cervélo TestTeam	+ 2' 33"
5	Murilo Fischer ( BRA)	Liquigas	s.t.
6	Romain Feillu ( FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.
7	Cyril Lemoine ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.
8	Jürgen Roelandts ( BEL)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
9	Mirco Lorenzetto ( ITA)	Lampre–NGC	s.t.
10	Sébastien Hinault ( FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	18h 32' 56"
2	Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)	Rabobank	+ 6"
3	Juan Antonio Flecha ( ESP)	Rabobank	+ 36"
4	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	s.t.
5	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 37"
6	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 45"
7	David Millar ( GBR)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 50"
8	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 55"
9	Vladimir Karpets ( RUS)	Team Katusha	+ 57"
10	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 03"

Stage 6 – March 13, 2009: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux > La Montagne de Lure, 182.5 km

Stage 6 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	4h 47' 46"
2	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 58"
3	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
4	Cadel Evans ( AUS)	Silence–Lotto	+ 1' 27"
5	David Moncoutié ( FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.
6	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 29"
7	Samuel Sánchez ( ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 1' 31"
8	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 1' 34"
9	Christophe Moreau ( FRA)	Agritubel	+ 1' 44"
10	Chris Anker Sørensen ( DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 46"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	23h 21' 08"
2	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 13"
3	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 1' 24"
4	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 38"
5	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 2' 01"
6	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 2' 06"
7	Samuel Sánchez ( ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 2' 14"
8	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 2' 29"
9	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 2' 35"
10	Yury Trofimov ( RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	+ 3' 09"

Stage 7 – March 14, 2009: Manosque > Fayence, 191 km

Stage 7 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	4h 43' 34"
2	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 50"
3	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
4	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	s.t.
5	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 56"
6	David Moncoutié ( FRA)	Cofidis	+ 1' 31"
7	Hubert Dupont ( FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.
8	Jurgen Van den Broeck ( BEL)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
9	Christophe Moreau ( FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.
10	Amaël Moinard ( FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 28h 5' 45"
2	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 1' 09"
3	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 21"
4	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	+ 1' 50"
5	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 59"
6	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 2' 16"
7	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 2' 29"
8	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 2' 57"
9	Yury Trofimov ( RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	+ 3' 37"
10	Christophe Le Mével ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	+ 4' 00"

Stage 8 – March 15, 2009: Nice > Nice, 119 km

Stage 8 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	2h 47' 49"
2	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	s.t.
3	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1"
4	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 17"
5	Christophe Moreau ( FRA)	Agritubel	s.t.
6	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	s.t.
7	Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)	Rabobank	s.t.
8	Christophe Le Mével ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	s.t.
9	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
10	Sandy Casar ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 8

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 30h 53' 51"
2	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 00"
3	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 1' 09"
4	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	+ 1' 24"
5	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 1' 47"
6	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 59"
7	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 2' 29"
8	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 2' 57"
9	Yury Trofimov ( RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	+ 3' 37"
10	Christophe Le Mével ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	+ 4' 00"

Final standings

General classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 30h 53' 51"
2	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 00"
3	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	+ 1' 09"
4	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	+ 1' 24"
5	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 1' 47"
6	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 1' 59"
7	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 2' 29"
8	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 2' 57"
9	Yury Trofimov ( RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	+ 3' 37"
10	Christophe Le Mével ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	+ 4' 00"

Points classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Sylvain Chavanel ( FRA)	Quick-Step	94
2	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	84
3	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	76
4	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	75
5	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	71
6	Jens Voigt ( GER)	Team Saxo Bank	67
7	Heinrich Haussler ( GER)	Cervélo TestTeam	65
8	Christophe Moreau ( FRA)	Agritubel	58
9	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	55
10	Juan Manuel Gárate ( ESP)	Rabobank	48

Young Rider Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Kevin Seeldrayers ( BEL)	Quick-Step	30h 56' 20"
2	Jonathan Hivert ( FRA)	Skil–Shimano	+ 28"
3	Yury Trofimov ( RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	+ 1' 08"
4	Pierre Rolland ( FRA)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	+ 10' 28"
5	Jakob Fuglsang ( DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 18' 58"
6	Tom Peterson ( USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 20' 30"
7	Matthieu Ladagnous ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	+ 25' 38"
8	Albert Timmer ( NED)	Skil–Shimano	+ 26' 19"
9	Chris Anker Sørensen ( DEN)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 28' 07"
10	Rein Taaramäe ( EST)	Cofidis	+ 28' 49"

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Tony Martin ( GER)	Team Columbia–High Road	55
2	Alberto Contador ( ESP)	Astana	48
3	Jérémy Roy ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	32
4	Luis León Sánchez ( ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	22
5	Joan Horrach ( ESP)	Team Katusha	21
6	Aitor Hernández ( ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	19
7	Sandy Casar ( FRA)	Française des Jeux	18
8	Fränk Schleck ( LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	17
9	Antonio Colom ( ESP)	Team Katusha	17
10	Martin Velits ( SVK)	Team Milram	13

Team Classification

	Team	Time
1	Team Saxo Bank	92h 52' 45"
2	Française des Jeux	+ 10' 29"
3	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 13' 58"
4	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 15' 14"
5	Quick-Step	+ 17' 23"
6	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 17' 33"
7	Silence–Lotto	+ 20' 09"
8	Team Katusha	+ 20' 38"
9	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	+ 24' 52"
10	Rabobank	+ 42' 33"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Young Rider Classification	Team Classification
0Stage 1 (ITT) ( Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador	Alberto Contador	None Awarded	Tony Martin	Astana Team
0Stage 2 ( Heinrich Haussler)	Alberto Contador	Heinrich Haussler	Aitor Hernández	Tony Martin	Astana Team
0Stage 3 ( Sylvain Chavanel)	Sylvain Chavanel	Sylvain Chavanel	Stéphane Augé	Kevin Seeldrayers	Rabobank
0Stage 4 ( Christian Vande Velde)		Mirco Lorenzetto	Stéphane Augé
0Stage 5 ( Jérémy Roy)			Tony Martin
0Stage 6 ( Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador				Team Saxo Bank
0Stage 7 ( Luis León Sánchez)	Luis León Sánchez	Sylvain Chavanel
0Stage 8 ( Antonio Colom)	Luis León Sánchez	Sylvain Chavanel
0Final	Luis León Sánchez	Sylvain Chavanel	Tony Martin	Kevin Seeldrayers	Team Saxo Bank

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions

Bradley Wiggins wore the green jersey in Stage 2
Heinrich Haussler wore the green jersey in Stage 4

Withdrawals

Type	Stage	Cyclist	Team	Reason
DNF	2	Rémi Pauriol	Cofidis	Broken collarbone
DNS	3	José Ángel Gómez Marchante	Cervélo TestTeam	Broken arm sustained from crash in Stage 2
DNS	3	Dan Martin	Garmin–Slipstream	Illness
DNS	3	Joost Posthuma	Rabobank	Illness
DNF	3	Matteo Bono	Lampre–NGC
DNF	3	Anthony Charteau	Caisse d'Epargne
DNS	4	Sylvain Calzati	Agritubel
DNS	4	Bradley Wiggins	Garmin–Slipstream	Death in the family
DNF	4	Jussi Veikkanen	Française des Jeux
DNS	5	Íñigo Cuesta	Cervélo TestTeam
DNS	5	Enrico Franzoi	Liquigas
DNF	5	Steven Cozza	Garmin–Slipstream
DNF	5	Philippe Gilbert	Silence–Lotto
DNF	5	Brian Vandborg	Liquigas
DNS	6	Jelle Vanendert	Silence–Lotto
DNF	6	Jose Luis Arrieta	Ag2r–La Mondiale
DNF	6	Sébastien Chavanel	Française des Jeux
DNF	6	Simon Špilak	Lampre–NGC
DNF	6	Thomas Voeckler	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	Shoulder injury sustained from crash
DNS	7	Sebastian Langeveld	Rabobank
DNF	7	Samuel Sánchez	Euskaltel–Euskadi
DNF	7	Mikaël Cherel	Française des Jeux
DNF	7	Thomas Fothen	Team Milram
DNF	7	Marcel Sieberg	Team Columbia–High Road
DNF	7	Tom Veelers	Skil–Shimano
DNF	7	Mickaël Buffaz	Cofidis
DNF	7	Javier Aramendia	Euskaltel–Euskadi
DNF	7	Romain Feillu	Agritubel

Teams and cyclists

The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:

Nation	UCI Code	Team Name
	ALM	Ag2r–La Mondiale
	AGR	Agritubel
	AST	Astana
	BBO	Bbox Bouygues Telecom
	GCE	Caisse d'Epargne
	CTT	Cervélo TestTeam
	COF	Cofidis
	EUS	Euskaltel–Euskadi
	FDJ	Française des Jeux
	GRM	Garmin–Slipstream
	LAM	Lampre–NGC
	LIQ	Liquigas
	QST	Quick-Step
	RAB	Rabobank
	SIL	Silence–Lotto
	SKS	Skil–Shimano
	SAX	Team Saxo Bank
	THR	Team Columbia–High Road
	KAT	Team Katusha
	MRM	Team Milram

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

[1] "Sanchez wraps up Paris Nice, Colom wins final stage". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2009-06-06. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

[2] "Contador tops list of Race to Sun contenders". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

[3] "Contador wins Paris–Nice prologue, Wiggins second". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

[4] "Haussler wins stage 2, Contador leads P-N". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 2009-03-13. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

[5] "Vande Velde wins stage 4, Chavanel retains overall lead". VeloNews. Retrieved 2009-03-26.

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