2009 Paris–Nice
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]
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| Dates | March 8–15, 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,243.5 km (772.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30h 53' 51" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2 – March 9, 2009: Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire > La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5 km
    
Stage 2 results[4]
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 – March 10, 2009: Orval > Vichy, 178 km
    
Stage 3 results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4 – March 11, 2009: Vichy > Saint-Étienne, 173.5 km
    
Stage 4 results[5]
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 – March 12, 2009: Annonay > Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204 km
    
Stage 5 results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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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 7 results
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Stage 8 – March 15, 2009: Nice > Nice, 119 km
    
Stage 8 results
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General Classification after Stage 8
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Final standings
    
General classification
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Points classification
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Young Rider Classification
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Mountains classification
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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  | 
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| Stage 1 (ITT) (Alberto Contador)  | 
Alberto Contador | Alberto Contador | None Awarded | Tony Martin | Astana Team | 
| Stage 2 (Heinrich Haussler)  | 
Heinrich Haussler | Aitor Hernández | |||
| Stage 3 (Sylvain Chavanel)  | 
Sylvain Chavanel | Sylvain Chavanel | Stéphane Augé | Kevin Seeldrayers | Rabobank | 
| Stage 4 (Christian Vande Velde)  | 
Mirco Lorenzetto | ||||
| Stage 5 (Jérémy Roy)  | 
Tony Martin | ||||
| Stage 6 (Alberto Contador)  | 
Alberto Contador | Team Saxo Bank | |||
| Stage 7 (Luis León Sánchez)  | 
Luis León Sánchez | Sylvain Chavanel | |||
| Stage 8 (Antonio Colom)  | |||||
| Final | 
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 | Cofidis | Broken collarbone | |
| DNS | 3 | Cervélo TestTeam | Broken arm sustained from crash in Stage 2 | |
| DNS | 3 | Garmin–Slipstream | Illness | |
| DNS | 3 | Rabobank | Illness | |
| DNF | 3 | Lampre–NGC | ||
| DNF | 3 | Caisse d'Epargne | ||
| DNS | 4 | Agritubel | ||
| DNS | 4 | Garmin–Slipstream | Death in the family | |
| DNF | 4 | Française des Jeux | ||
| DNS | 5 | Cervélo TestTeam | ||
| DNS | 5 | Liquigas | ||
| DNF | 5 | Garmin–Slipstream | ||
| DNF | 5 | Silence–Lotto | ||
| DNF | 5 | Liquigas | ||
| DNS | 6 | Silence–Lotto | ||
| DNF | 6 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | ||
| DNF | 6 | Française des Jeux | ||
| DNF | 6 | Lampre–NGC | ||
| DNF | 6 | Bbox Bouygues Telecom | Shoulder injury sustained from crash | |
| DNS | 7 | Rabobank | ||
| DNF | 7 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | ||
| DNF | 7 | Française des Jeux | ||
| DNF | 7 | Team Milram | ||
| DNF | 7 | Team Columbia–High Road | ||
| DNF | 7 | Skil–Shimano | ||
| DNF | 7 | Cofidis | ||
| DNF | 7 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | ||
| DNF | 7 | 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.
 
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