Cycling race
2009 Paris–Nice 2009 UCI World Ranking , race 2 of 24Dates 8–15 March 2009 Stages 8 Distance 1,252.8[ 1] km (778.5 mi) Winning time 30h 53' 51"
The 2009 Paris–Nice was the 67th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 8 March to 15 March 2009. The race started in Amilly and finished in Nice . It was won by Luis León Sánchez .[ 2]
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.[ 3] The race was the second event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking .
The following twenty UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams, containing a total of 159 riders, were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:[ 4]
8 March 2009 — Amilly , 9.3 km (5.8 mi) (ITT )[ 5] Stage 1 results [ 6] General Classification after Stage 1
9 March 2009 — Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire to La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin , 195.5 km (121.5 mi)[ 5] Stage 2 results [ 7] General Classification after Stage 2
10 March 2009 — Orval to Vichy , 178 km (111 mi)[ 5] Stage 3 results General Classification after Stage 3
11 March 2009 — Vichy to Saint-Étienne , 173.5 km (107.8 mi)[ 5] Stage 4 results [ 8] General Classification after Stage 4
12 March 2009 — Annonay to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc , 204 km (127 mi)[ 5] Stage 5 results General Classification after Stage 5
13 March 2009 — Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to La Montagne de Lure [fr ] , 182.5 km (113.4 mi)[ 5] Stage 6 results General Classification after Stage 6
14 March 2009 — Manosque to Fayence , 191 km (119 mi)[ 5] Stage 7 results General Classification after Stage 7
15 March 2009 — Nice to Nice , 119 km (74 mi)[ 5] Stage 8 results General Classification after Stage 8
Points classification [ edit ]
Young Rider Classification [ edit ] Mountains classification [ edit ]
Team Classification [ edit ] Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions "Guide Historique 2014" [Historic Guide 2014] (PDF) . L'Equipe (in French). p. 72. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2014. "67th Paris-Nice - HIS France, March 8-15, 2009" . Cycling News . "Stage 1 - March 8: Amilly - Amilly (ITT), 9.3km" . Cycling News . "Stage 2 - March 9: Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire - La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5km" . Cycling News . "Stage 3 - March 10: Orval - Vichy, 178km" . Cycling News . "Stage 4 - March 11: Vichy - Saint-Étienne, 173.5km" . Cycling News . "Stage 5 - March 12: Annonay - Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204km" . Cycling News . "Stage 6 - March 13: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - La Montagne de Lure, 182.5km" . Cycling News . "Stage 7 - March 14: Manosque - Fayence, 191km" . Cycling News . "Stage 8 - March 15: Nice - Nice, 119km" . Cycling News . "Contador afronta el primer test pre-Tour" [Contador faces the first pre-Tour test] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 8 March 2009. p. 46. "Contador se reivindica en su regreso a Francia" [Contador vindicates himself on his return to France] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 9 March 2009. p. 44. "Susto para el lider Contador" [Scare for the leader Contador] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 10 March 2009. p. 26. "Golpe maestro de Sylvain Chavanel" [Sylvain Chavanel's Masterstroke] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 11 March 2009. p. 37. "Contador vuelve a la carga" [Contador returns to the fray] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 12 March 2009. p. 44. "Contador, a jugar sus bazas en la etapa 'reina' de Paris-Niza" [Contador, to play his cards in the 'queen' stage of Paris-Nice] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 13 March 2009. p. 37. "Contador hace disfrutar" [Contador makes you enjoy] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 14 March 2009. p. 33. "Cara y Cruz" [Heads and tails] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 March 2009. p. 42. "Luis Leon Sanchez se corona" [Luis León Sánchez is crowned] (PDF) . El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 March 2009. p. 44.