2009 Tour of the Basque Country

2009 Tour of the Basque Country
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 6 of 24
Race details
Dates	6–11 April
Stages	6
Distance	812 km (504.6 mi)
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Sprints
	Team
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Last updated March 15, 2025

The 2009 Tour of the Basque Country, the 66th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage cycling race, started on 6 April and ended on 11 April 2009.^[1] The race was won by Alberto Contador, making this his second Tour of the Basque Country victory in a row. The race was the sixth event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking series.

Stages

Stage 1

6 April 2009 – Ataun, 142 km (88 mi)

Stage 1 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	3h 28' 43"
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
3	Jérôme Pineau (FRA)	Quick-Step	s.t.
4	Christian Knees (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
5	Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
6	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
7	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia–High Road	s.t.
8	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.
9	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Quick-Step	s.t.
10	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	3h 28' 43"
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
3	Jérôme Pineau (FRA)	Quick-Step	s.t.
4	Christian Knees (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
5	Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
6	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
7	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia–High Road	s.t.
8	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.
9	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Quick-Step	s.t.
10	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.

Stage 2

7 April 2009 – Ataun to Villatuerta, 169 km (105 mi)

Stage 2 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Yury Trofimov (RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	4h 12' 46"
2	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	+ 6"
3	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Katusha	+ 1' 10"
4	Michael Albasini (SUI)	Team Columbia–High Road	s.t.
5	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
6	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	s.t.
7	Fabian Wegmann (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
8	Allan Davis (AUS)	Quick-Step	s.t.
9	Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
10	Manuele Mori (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	7h 42' 39"
2	Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)	Team Saxo Bank	s.t.
3	Jérôme Pineau (FRA)	Quick-Step	s.t.
4	Christian Knees (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
5	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
6	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia–High Road	s.t.
7	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	s.t.
8	Egoi Martínez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
9	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.
10	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	s.t.

Stage 3

8 April 2009 – Villatuerta to Éibar, 163 km (101 mi)

Stage 3 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	4h 16' 29"
2	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	+ 9"
3	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
4	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	s.t.
5	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 28"
6	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 33"
7	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 36"
8	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	+ 55"
9	Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)	Fuji–Servetto	s.t.
10	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	11h 59' 08"
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 9"
3	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
4	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	s.t.
5	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 28"
6	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 33"
7	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 36"
8	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	s.t.
9	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.
10	Sandy Casar (FRA)	Française des Jeux	s.t.

Stage 4

9 April 2009 – Éibar to Güeñes, 152 km (94 mi)

Stage 4 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Michael Albasini (SUI)	Team Columbia–High Road	3h 59' 42"
2	Jurgen Van den Broeck (BEL)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	s.t.
4	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Katusha	+ 1' 25"
5	Allan Davis (AUS)	Quick-Step	s.t.
6	Xavier Florencio (ESP)	Cervélo TestTeam	s.t.
7	Björn Schröder (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
8	Christian Knees (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
9	David de la Fuente (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	s.t.
10	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	16h 00' 16"
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 9"
3	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
4	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	s.t.
5	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 27"
6	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 32"
7	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 35"
8	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	+ 54"
9	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.
10	Sandy Casar (FRA)	Française des Jeux	s.t.

Stage 5

10 April 2009 – Güeñes to Zalla, 162 km (101 mi)

Stage 5 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Marco Pinotti (ITA)	Team Columbia–High Road	4h 15' 56"
2	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Katusha	+ 19"
3	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	s.t.
4	Christian Knees (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
5	Johannes Fröhlinger (GER)	Team Milram	s.t.
6	Vladimir Efimkin (RUS)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.
7	David López (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
8	Peter Velits (SVK)	Team Milram	s.t.
9	Dries Devenyns (BEL)	Quick-Step	s.t.
10	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	20h 16' 31"
2	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 9"
3	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
4	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	s.t.
5	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 27"
6	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 32"
7	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 35"
8	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	+ 54"
9	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.
10	Sandy Casar (FRA)	Française des Jeux	s.t.

Stage 6

11 April 2009 – Zalla, 24 km (15 mi) (ITT)

Stage 6 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	31' 59"
2	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	+ 22"
3	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 45"
4	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 45"
5	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 13"
6	Marco Pinotti (ITA)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 1' 18"
7	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 1' 22"
8	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	+ 1' 25"
9	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.
10	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 1' 26"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	20h 48' 30"
2	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	+ 32"
3	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 53"
4	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	+ 1' 33"
5	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 48"
6	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 1' 53"
7	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 1' 57"
8	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 2' 20"
9	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 2' 30"
10	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	+ 2' 35"

Final standings

General Classification^[2]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	20h 48' 30"
2	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	+ 32"
3	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 53"
4	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	+ 1' 33"
5	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 1' 48"
6	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	+ 1' 53"
7	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 1' 57"
8	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 2' 20"
9	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas	+ 2' 30"
10	Roman Kreuziger (CZE)	Liquigas	+ 2' 35"

Points Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	61
2	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	59
3	Luis León Sánchez (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	58
4	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Katusha	50
5	Christian Knees (GER)	Team Milram	37
6	~~Antonio Colom (ESP)~~	~~Team Katusha~~	36
7	Marco Pinotti (ITA)	Team Columbia–High Road	35
8	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	34
9	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	31
10	Yury Trofimov (RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	25

Mountains Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	37
2	Aitor Hernández (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	35
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	21
4	David Moncoutié (FRA)	Cofidis	19
5	Egoi Martínez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	14
6	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	12
7	José Herrada (ESP)	Contentpolis-Ampo	12
8	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	11
9	Andy Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank	9
10	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	8

Metas Volantes Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Egoi Martínez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	6
2	Yury Trofimov (RUS)	Bbox Bouygues Telecom	6
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	5
4	Bingen Fernández (ESP)	Cofidis	4
5	Marco Pinotti (ITA)	Team Columbia–High Road	3
6	Manuele Mori (ITA)	Lampre–NGC	3
7	Rein Taaramäe (EST)	Cofidis	3
8	Aitor Hernández (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	3
9	Vladimir Efimkin (RUS)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	2
10	David de la Fuente (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	2

Team Classification

	Team	Time
1	Caisse d'Epargne	62h 35' 14"
2	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 1"
3	Liquigas	+ 39"
4	Team Columbia–High Road	+ 4' 10"
5	Team Saxo Bank	+ 4' 27"
6	Astana	+ 6' 18"
7	Rabobank	+ 6' 28"
8	Quick-Step	+ 12' 00"
9	Team Katusha	+ 15' 12"
10	Lampre–NGC	+ 17' 03"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Metas Volantes Classification	Team Classification
Stage 1 (Luis León Sánchez)	Luis León Sánchez	Luis León Sánchez	Aitor Hernández	Gorka Izagirre	Caisse d'Epargne
Stage 2 (Yury Trofimov)	Luis León Sánchez			Manuel Vázquez
Stage 3 (Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador			Manuel Vázquez
Stage 4 (Michael Albasini)				Michael Albasini
Stage 5 (Marco Pinotti)		Ben Swift	Rein Taaramäe	Egoi Martínez
Stage 6 (ITT) (Alberto Contador)		Samuel Sánchez	Rein Taaramäe	Egoi Martínez
Final	Alberto Contador	Samuel Sánchez	Rein Taaramäe	Egoi Martínez	Caisse d'Epargne

Withdrawals

Type	Stage	Cyclist	Team	Reason
DNS	2	Tom Danielson (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream
DNS	2	Eros Capecchi (ITA)	Fuji–Servetto
DNF	2	Jesús Del Nero (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto
DNF	2	Evgeni Petrov (RUS)	Team Katusha
DNF	2	Jussi Veikkanen (FIN)	Française des Jeux
DNF	2	Christophe Riblon (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale
DNF	4	Chris Horner (USA)	Astana	Injury sustained in crash
DNS	5	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	Team Saxo Bank
DNF	5	54 riders did not finish the rainy 5th stage

References

↑ "49th Vuelta al Pais Vasco – ProT". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
↑ "Stage 6 – April 11: Zalla – Zalla, 24km". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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[CN-1] "49th Vuelta al Pais Vasco – ProT". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

[2] "Stage 6 – April 11: Zalla – Zalla, 24km". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2020.

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