List of teams and cyclists in the 2009 Tour de France

The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. This Tour featured 180 riders from 30 countries on 20 cycling teams, starting in the principality of Monaco on 4 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July.

Of the teams taking part in the Giro, 17 were ProTour teams, and 3 were Professional Continental teams. were the only ProTour team not to receive an invitation. The three Professional Continental teams included were , and . Each of the 20 teams invited to the race entered a squad of nine riders.

Twenty-four riders abandoned the three-week race before reaching Paris. Alberto Contador of the team won the race; after winning the 15th stage to Verbier, and thus taking over the yellow jersey which he kept until the end of the race.

__NOTOC__ Teams Ag2r – La Mondiale Agritubel Astana Bbox Bouygues Telecom Caisse d'Epargne Cervélo TestTeam Cofidis Euskaltel–Euskadi Française des Jeux Garmin–Slipstream Lampre–NGC Liquigas Quick Step Rabobank Silence–Lotto Skil–Shimano Team Columbia – High Road Team Katusha Team Milram Team Saxo Bank Cyclists References

Teams Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro Pos. Position in the general classification ‡ Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1984eligible for the Young rider classification HD Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit,followed by the stage in which they did so DNS Denotes a rider who did not start,followed by the stage before which they withdrew DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish,followed by the stage in which they withdrew CTT No. Age Pos.1 34172 40873 29DNF-174 32455 25‡976 311067 331558 291279 2879Team manager: Theo Maucher SIL No. Age Pos.11 323012 23‡10113 297614 264615 3012316 24‡8917 261518 289319 3159Team manager: Marc Sergeant AST No. Age Pos.21 26122 37323 34624 35DNS-1325 3014826 293527 294128 2913829 3227Team manager: Johan Bruyneel SAXCyclingWorld / DCU No. Age Pos.31 24‡232 34DNS-1133 289134 285035 3512436 29537 24‡3438 343139 37DNF-16Team manager: Bjarne Riis RAB Mensjov surrounded by a strong team in tour. No. Age Pos.41 315142 2611843 3110244 339945 336246 23‡DNS-647 335448 287349 2860Team manager: Harold Knebel GRM No. Age Pos.51 33852 3412153 25‡15154 284955 259856 328557 3014158 29459 3077Team manager: Jonathan Vaughters EUS No. Age Pos.61 291162 266663 27HD-864 314465 2810766 26HD-1967 277268 26HD-1969 3061Team manager: Miguel Madariga THR No. Age Pos.71 24‡13172 2815073 3413474 361975 315776 24‡3677 262878 2614979 29103Team manager: Bob Stapleton ALM No. Age Pos.81 27DNF-1582 388183 34DNF-1784 283385 391686 2713387 311488 288289 25‡23Team manager: Vincent Lavenu LIQ No. Age Pos.91 313792 2813593 23‡994 299295 24‡796 24‡14797 2711698 2812099 2986Team manager: Roberto Amadio FDJ No. Age Pos.101 3012102 22‡DNF-12103 29119104 25156105 30DNF-7106 2810107 2648108 27142109 28108Team manager: Marc Madiot GCE No. Age Pos.111 31DNF-8112 2969113 23‡DNS-12114 28115115 3071116 2939117 24‡84118 2526119 22‡52Team manager: José Miguel Echavarri COF No. Age Pos.121 3458122 34136123 28139124 2994125 36105126 2875127 2738128 2765129 2743Team manager: Éric Boyer LAM No. Age Pos.131 2995132 25‡145133 3580134 32DNF-12135 2953136 33110137 24‡132138 33146139 23‡109Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni BBO No. Age Pos.141 3067142 24‡129143 27128144 3056145 26143146 3342147 26117148 22‡22149 25‡47Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau QST No. Age Pos.151 3020152 2863153 28DNS-15154 35153155 2983156 2988157 27104158 35114159 32DNS-3Team manager: Patrick Lefevere KAT No. Age Pos.161 2813162 3418163 3574164 24‡140165 3440166 28HD-9167 27100168 24‡122169 25‡96Team manager: Stefano Feltrin AGR No. Age Pos.171 3829172 22‡70173 3055174 23‡25175 25‡DNF-12176 25DNF-8177 29DNF-8178 2864179 3168Team manager: David Fornes MRM No. Age Pos.181 2624182 22‡126183 27125184 24‡78185 2821186 25‡152187 24‡32188 29137189 35DNS-13Team manager: Gerry van Gerwen SKS No. Age Pos.191 26144192 26112193 26111194 23‡113195 24‡154196 24‡90197 28DNF-4198 24‡130199 26DNF-17Team manager: Iwan Spekenbrink

Cyclists Legend No. Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour Pos. Position in the general classification ‡ Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1984 eligible for the Young rider classification HD Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they did so DNS Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which they withdrew DNF Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which they withdrew Age correct as of 4 July 2009, the date on which the Tour began

No. Rider Team Nationality Age Pos. 1 3417 2 4087 3 29DNF-17 4 3245 5 25‡97 6 Hushovd, Thor Thor Hushovd 31106 7 33155 8 29127 9 2879 11 3230 12 23‡101 13 2976 14 2646 15 30123 16 24‡89 17 2615 18 2893 19 3159 21 Contador, Alberto Alberto Contador 261 22 373 23 346 24 35DNS-13 25 30148 26 2935 27 2941 28 29138 29 3227 31 Schleck, Andy Andy Schleck 24‡2 32 34DNS-11 33 2891 34 2850 35 35124 36 295 37 24‡34 38 3431 39 37DNF-16 41 3151 42 26118 43 31102 44 3399 45 3362 46 23‡DNS-6 47 3354 48 2873 49 2860 51 338 52 34121 53 25‡151 54 2849 55 2598 56 3285 57 30141 58 294 59 3077 61 2911 62 2666 63 27HD-8 64 3144 65 28107 66 26HD-19 67 2772 68 26HD-19 69 3061 71 24‡131 72 28150 73 34134 74 3619 75 3157 76 24‡36 77 2628 78 26149 79 29103 81 27DNF-15 82 3881 83 34DNF-17 84 2833 85 3916 86 27133 87 3114 88 2882 89 25‡23 91 Pellizotti, Franco Franco Pellizotti 3137 92 28135 93 23‡9 94 2992 95 24‡7 96 24‡147 97 27116 98 28120 99 2986 101 3012 102 22‡DNF-12 103 29119 104 25156 105 30DNF-7 106 2810 107 2648 108 27142 109 28108 111 31DNF-8 112 2969 113 23‡DNS-12 114 28115 115 3071 116 2939 117 24‡84 118 2526 119 22‡52 121 3458 122 34136 123 28139 124 2994 125 36105 126 2875 127 2738 128 2765 129 2743 131 2995 132 25‡145 133 3580 134 32DNF-12 135 2953 136 33110 137 24‡132 138 33146 139 23‡109 141 3067 142 24‡129 143 27128 144 3056 145 26143 146 3342 147 26117 148 22‡22 149 25‡47 151 3020 152 2863 153 28DNS-15 154 35153 155 2983 156 2988 157 27104 158 35114 159 32DNS-3 161 2813 162 3418 163 3574 164 24‡140 165 3440 166 28HD-9 167 27100 168 24‡122 169 24‡96 171 3829 172 22‡70 173 3055 174 23‡25 175 25‡DNF-12 176 25DNF-8 177 29DNF-8 178 2864 179 3168 181 2624 182 22‡126 183 27125 184 24‡78 185 2821 186 25‡152 187 24‡32 188 29137 189 35DNS-13 191 26144 192 26112 193 26111 194 23‡113 195 24‡154 196 24‡90 197 28DNF-4 198 24‡130 199 26DNF-17

Nationality Country Number of ridersFinishersStage wins 660 210 220 1190 110 220 110 331 110 41363 15141 110 15130 220 110 331 1180 220 211 110 210 871 110 110 28225 110 331 220 446 760

Selection information announced their selection on 18 June, including Denis Menchov, Grischa Niermann, Juan Antonio Flecha, Óscar Freire, Juan Manuel Gárate, Stef Clement, Joost Posthuma, Laurens ten Dam and Robert Gesink. announced Vladimir Efimkin, Cyril Dessel, Stéphane Goubert, Lloyd Mondory, and José Luis Arrieta on 21 June.AG2R La Mondiale: Five Riders Confirmed For Tour | Cyclingnews.com Christophe Riblon, Nicolas Roche, Hubert Dupont, and Cyril Dessel complete the roster. announced their selection on 22 June, including Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Stuart O'Grady, Jens Voigt, Nicki Sørensen, Chris Anker Sørensen, Gustav Larsson and Kurt Asle Arvesen. announced their team on 24 June as Julian Dean, David Millar, Christian Vande Velde, Bradley Wiggins, David Zabriskie, Tyler Farrar, Dan Martin, Ryder Hesjedal and Danny Pate. Dan Martin withdrew due to a long-term knee problem, and was replaced by Martijn Maaskant, who had previously been named as first reserve. announced Filippo Pozzato, Vladimir Karpets, Danilo Napolitano, Alexander Bocharov, Serguei Ivanov, Mikhail Ignatiev, Nikolai Trusov, Joan Horrach and Stijn Vandenbergh. announced Heinrich Haussler, Thor Hushovd, and Carlos Sastre on 23 June. Íñigo Cuesta, José Ángel Gómez Marchante, Volodymir Gustov, Andreas Klier, Brett Lancaster and Hayden Roulston were announced the following day.Tour De France: Team Roster Summary | Cyclingnews.com announced Sandy Casar, Anthony Geslin, Jérôme Coppel, Yauheni Hutarovich, Sébastien Joly, Christophe Le Mével, Benoît Vaugrenard and Jussi Veikkanen. The ninth rider will be either Rémy Di Gregorio or Jérémy Roy. announced that Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Yaroslav Popovych, Sérgio Paulinho, Dmitriy Muravyev, Grégory Rast and Haimar Zubeldia will be racing in the 2009 Tour de France. announced their roster on June 15. Stéphane Augé, Samuel Dumoulin, Leonardo Duque, Bingen Fernández, Christophe Kern, Sébastien Minard, Amaël Moinard, David Moncoutié, Rémi Pauriol make up the Cofidis roster. announced that Gerald Ciolek, Markus Fothen, Johannes Fröhlinger, Linus Gerdemann, Christian Knees, Niki Terpstra, Peter Velits, Fabian Wegmann and Peter Wrolich will race. Ciolek and Gerdemann will be co-leaders. announced Maxime Bouet, David Lelay, and Christophe Moreau on 23 June. On June 29 the other six riders were announced. Sylvain Calzati, Nicolas Vogondy, Brice Feillu, Romain Feillu, Eduardo Gonzalo, Geoffroy Lequatre make up the rest of the roster. announced Yukiya Arashiro, William Bonnet, Pierrick Fédrigo, Pierre Rolland, Yuri Trofimov and Thomas Voeckler on 23 June. has confirmed David Arroyo, Iván Gutiérrez, Luis Pasamontes, Luis León Sánchez, Xabier Zandio and Óscar Pereiro will start. They have also announced that Alejandro Valverde will not be on their squad due to the ban imposed upon him by the Italian National Olympic Committee.Valverde Will Not Ride 2009 Tour De France | Cyclingnews.com announced their roster on June 26. Mikel Astarloza, Egoi Martínez, Alan Pérez, Amets Txurruka, Gorka Verdugo, Rubén Pérez, Juan José Oroz, Koldo Fernández, and Igor Antón make up the roster. announced Daniele Bennati, Vincenzo Nibali, Franco Pellizotti, Roman Kreuziger, Fabio Sabatini, Aleksandr Kuschynski, Alessandro Vanotti, Frederik Willems and Brian Bach Vandborg. has confirmed Cadel Evans, Thomas Dekker, Mickaël Delage, Sebastian Lang, Matthew Lloyd, Staf Scheirlinckx, Greg Van Avermaet, Jurgen Van den Broeck, and Johan Vansummeren as of 26 June. Dekker was subsequently suspended by the team after a re-test of a December 2007 sample revealed use of erythropoietin, and he was replaced by Charlie Wegelius. announced Simon Geschke, Jonathan Hivert, Cyril Lemoine, Piet Rooijakkers, Albert Timmer and Kenny van Hummel on 23 June. On June 29 the other three riders were announced. Fumiyuki Beppu, Thierry Hupond, and Koen de Kort make up the roster. announced their roster on June 26. Marco Bandiera, Angelo Furlan, Marco Marzano, Daniele Righi, Simon Špilak, Massimiliano Mori, Mirco Lorenzetto, Marzio Bruseghin, and Alessandro Ballan make up their roster. announced their short list on June 26. Sylvain Chavanel, Jérôme Pineau, Stijn Devolder, and Carlos Barredo were on the short list. On June 29 the other five riders were announced. Matteo Tosatto, Steven de Jongh, Jurgen Van de Walle, and Jérôme Pineau make up the roster. Tom Boonen or Allan Davis will receive the ninth spot on the roster. announced their roster on June 26. Mark Cavendish, George Hincapie, Tony Martin, Mark Renshaw, Michael Rogers, Maxime Monfort, Kim Kirchen, Bernhard Eisel, and Marcus Burghardt make up the roster.

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