The 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the
Tour Down Under
The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI World ...
cycling stage race, taking place over 20–25 January in and around
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside Europe to be given ProTour status by the
UCI UCI most commonly refers to:
* University of California, Irvine, a public university in Irvine, California, United States
* Union Cycliste Internationale, the world governing body for the sport of cycling
UCI may also refer to:
* Uganda Cancer I ...
, and this edition was the first race in the inaugural
UCI World Ranking
The UCI men's road racing world rankings are a point system which is used to rank men's road cycling riders. Points are accrued over a rolling 52 weeks in three categories (Individual, Nations and Teams).
Also Year-End rankings exist, based on ...
calendar.
This was the first race in
Lance Armstrong
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's comeback.
The race was preceded by an opening race called
Down Under Classic, not part of the
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, e ...
competition.
Stage results
Stage 1, 20 January, Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km
Stage 2, 21 January, Hahndorf – Stirling, 145 km
Stage 3, 22 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 136 km
Stage 4, 23 January, Burnside Village – Angaston, 143 km
Stage 5, 24 January, Snapper Point – Willunga, 148 km
Stage 6, 25 January, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km
Final standing
General classification
Mountains classification
Points classification
Young classification
Team classification
Classification leadership
Individual 2009 UCI World Rankings standings after race
Per the first published individual classification.
Teams
The Australian national team called
Team UniSA-Australia was the only non-
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, e ...
team invited to the race.
References
External links
2009 Tour Down Under Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Tour Down Under, 2009
2009
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2009 UCI ProTour
2009 in Australian sport
2009 in Oceanian sport
2009 UCI World Ranking
Tour