The 2009 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 29 July to 2 August 2009. It was the 19th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was won by Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang of Team Saxo Bank, making this his second consecutive victory in the race. Maurizio Biondo of Ceramica Flaminia finished second by just three seconds with Roger Hammond of Cervélo third.
Schedule StageRouteDistanceDateWinner 1Hirtshals > Rebild175 km 29 July Matti Breschel 2Aars > Aarhus190 km 30 July Nicki Sørensen 3Aarhus > Vejle185 km 31 July Jakob Fuglsang 4Korsør > Køge115 km 1 August Jeremy Hunt 5 (ITT)Roskilde > Roskilde15.5 km 1 August Maurizio Biondo 6Ringsted > Frederiksberg150 km 2 August Sebastian Siedler
Teams Fifteen teams took part in the 2009 race. Team Columbia–HTC was due to compete but withdrew as it was unable to field a team.
Team Capinordic
Team Designa Køkken Blue Water–Cycling for Health
Glud & Marstrand–Horsens
Team Post Danmark
Final classifications Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang won the race by three seconds from Maurizio Biondo after a solo victory in stage 3 on the Kiddersvej climb in Vejle.De 20 første udgaver af Post Danmark Rundt, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 25 August 2012. Although Biondo was able to contest the race on the individual time trial, Fuglsang was able to maintain his lead on the final stage. Roger Hammond was placed third.
The points winner was Matti Breschel with Troels Vinther the winner of the mountains classification for best climber. Rasmus Guldhammer won the white jersey for the best young rider award and Allan Johansen was awarded the fighters award for the race. Team Saxo Bank won the overall team competition by seven seconds from Cervélo with Team Capinordic in third place.
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