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.
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. The race was the second event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking.
Teams The following twenty UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams, containing a total of 159 riders, were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 8 March Amilly Individual time trial 2 9 March Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire to La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin Flat stage 3 10 March Orval to Vichy Hilly stage 4 11 March Vichy to Saint-Étienne Hilly stage 5 12 March Annonay to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc Medium mountain stage 6 13 March Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to Mountain stage 7 14 March Manosque to Fayence Hilly stage 8 15 March Nice to Nice Mountain stage
Stages
Stage 1 8 March 2009 — Amilly, (ITT) Stage 1 results CyclistTeamTime 1 11' 05" 2 + 7" 3 + 9" 4 + 11" 5 + 14" 6 + 18" 7 + 19" 8 s.t. 9 + 21" 10 + 22"General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime 1 11' 05" 2 + 7" 3 + 9" 4 + 11" 5 + 14" 6 + 18" 7 + 19" 8 s.t. 9 + 21" 10 + 22"
Stage 2 9 March 2009 — Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire to La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, Stage 2 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 45' 01" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 Skil–Shimano s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 Agritubel s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 56' 06" 2 + 7" 3 + 9" 4 + 11" 5 + 14" 6 + 18" 7 + 19" 8 s.t. 9 + 20" 10 + 21"
Stage 3 10 March 2009 — Orval to Vichy, Stage 3 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 33' 12" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 + 40" 9 + 1' 09" 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime 1 9h 29' 27" 2 + 32" 3 + 33" 4 + 35" 5 + 37" 6 + 1' 03" 7 + 1' 12" 8 + 1' 14" 9 + 1' 17" 10 + 1' 22"
Stage 4 11 March 2009 — Vichy to Saint-Étienne, Stage 4 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 01' 31" 2 Skil–Shimano + 14" 3 s.t. 4 Agritubel s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime 1 13h 31' 36" 2 + 6" 3 + 36" 4 s.t. 5 + 37" 6 + 45" 7 + 50" 8 + 55" 9 + 57" 10 + 1' 03"
Stage 5 12 March 2009 — Annonay to Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Stage 5 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 58' 47" 2 s.t. 3 + 3" 4 + 2' 33" 5 s.t. 6 Agritubel s.t. 7 Skil–Shimano s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime 1 18h 32' 56" 2 + 6" 3 + 36" 4 s.t. 5 + 37" 6 + 45" 7 + 50" 8 + 55" 9 + 57" 10 + 1' 03"
Stage 6 13 March 2009 — Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux to , Stage 6 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 47' 46" 2 + 58" 3 s.t. 4 + 1' 27" 5 s.t. 6 + 1' 29" 7 + 1' 31" 8 Skil–Shimano + 1' 34" 9 Agritubel + 1' 44" 10 + 1' 46"General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime 1 23h 21' 08" 2 + 1' 13" 3 + 1' 24" 4 + 1' 38" 5 + 2' 01" 6 + 2' 06" 7 + 2' 14" 8 Skil–Shimano + 2' 29" 9 + 2' 35" 10 + 3' 09"
Stage 7 14 March 2009 — Manosque to Fayence, Stage 7 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 43' 34" 2 + 50" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 + 56" 6 + 1' 31" 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 Agritubel s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 CyclistTeamTime 1 + 28h 5' 45" 2 + 1' 09" 3 + 1' 21" 4 + 1' 50" 5 + 1' 59" 6 + 2' 16" 7 + 2' 29" 8 Skil–Shimano + 2' 57" 9 + 3' 37" 10 + 4' 00"
Stage 8 15 March 2009 — Nice to Nice, Stage 8 results CyclistTeamTime 1 2h 47' 49" 2 s.t. 3 + 1" 4 Skil–Shimano + 17" 5 Agritubel s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.General Classification after Stage 8 CyclistTeamTime 1 + 30h 53' 51" 2 + 1' 00" 3 + 1' 09" 4 + 1' 24" 5 + 1' 47" 6 + 1' 59" 7 + 2' 29" 8 Skil–Shimano + 2' 57" 9 + 3' 37" 10 + 4' 00"
Final standings General classification CyclistTeamTime 1 + 30h 53' 51" 2 + 1' 00" 3 + 1' 09" 4 + 1' 24" 5 + 1' 47" 6 + 1' 59" 7 + 2' 29" 8 Skil–Shimano + 2' 57" 9 + 3' 37" 10 + 4' 00"Points classification CyclistTeamPoints 1 94 2 84 3 76 4 75 5 71 6 67 7 65 8 Agritubel 58 9 Skil–Shimano 55 10 48 Young Rider Classification CyclistTeamTime 1 30h 56' 20" 2 Skil–Shimano + 28" 3 + 1' 08" 4 + 10' 28" 5 + 18' 58" 6 + 20' 30" 7 + 25' 38" 8 Skil–Shimano + 26' 19" 9 + 28' 07" 10 + 28' 49"Mountains classification CyclistTeamPoints 1 55 2 48 3 32 4 22 5 21 6 19 7 18 8 17 9 17 10 13
Team Classification TeamTime 1 92h 52' 45" 2 + 10' 29" 3 + 13' 58" 4 + 15' 14" 5 + 17' 23" 6 + 17' 33" 7 + 20' 09" 8 + 20' 38" 9 + 24' 52" 10 + 42' 33"
Jersey progress Stage(Winner) General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Young Rider Classification Team Classification 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 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 Colóm) 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 TypeStageCyclistTeamReasonDNF2 Rémi PauriolBroken collarboneDNS3 José Ángel Gómez MarchanteBroken arm sustained from crash in Stage 2DNS3 Dan MartinIllnessDNS3 Joost PosthumaIllnessDNF3 Matteo BonoDNF3 Anthony CharteauDNS4 Sylvain CalzatiAgritubelDNS4 Bradley WigginsDeath in the familyDNF4 Jussi VeikkanenDNS5 Íñigo CuestaDNS5 Enrico FranzoiDNF5 Steven CozzaDNF5 Philippe GilbertDNF5 Brian VandborgDNS6 Jelle VanendertDNF6 Jose Luis ArrietaDNF6 Sébastien ChavanelDNF6 Simon ŠpilakDNF6 Thomas VoecklerShoulder injury sustained from crashDNS7 Sebastian LangeveldDNF7 Samuel SánchezDNF7 Mikaël CherelDNF7 Thomas FothenDNF7 Marcel SiebergDNF7 Tom Veelers Skil–ShimanoDNF7 Mickaël BuffazDNF7 Javier AramendiaDNF7 Romain FeilluAgritubel
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