2009 Giro d'Italia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2009 Giro d'Italia
2009 UCI World Ranking, race 13 of 24
Map of Italy showing the path of the race, going counter-clockwise from Venice and crossing the border to pass through Austria and Switzerland, reaching Naples in the south of Italy before finishing in Rome
Overview of the stages:
route from Venice to Rome covered by the riders on the bicycle (red)
and distances between stages (green).
Race details
Dates9–31 May 2009
Stages21
Distance3,456.5 km (2,148 mi)
Winning time86h 03' 11"
Results
Winner  Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
  Second  Danilo Di Luca
Franco Pellizotti Carlos Sastre[1] (ESP)		 (Cervélo TestTeam)
  Third  Ivan Basso (ITA) (Liquigas)
Points  Danilo Di Luca Denis Menchov (RUS) (Rabobank)
Mountains  Stefano Garzelli (ITA) (Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo)
Youth  Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) (Quick-Step)
  Sprints  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) (ISD)
  Combativity  Stefano Garzelli (ITA) (Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo)
  Team Astana
  Team points Team Columbia–High Road
← 2008
2010 →

The 2009 Giro d'Italia was the 92nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 9 to 31 May 2009, and marked the 100th year since the first edition of the race. Starting in Venice and finishing in Rome,[2] 22 teams competed over 21 stages. Four of the top ten finishers in this edition later had their results voided.

The Giro was raced on a unique path through Italy, taking the peloton to some historic cities and towns in Italian cycling. Though the route lacked any well-known, storied climbs, the many intermediate and mountain stages in the second and third weeks of the race proved deceptively difficult.[3] The 10th and the 16th stages were both called the race's queen stage, as both contained multiple difficult mountain climbs.

Riders protested during the ninth stage, a criterium in Milan. This protest was nominally about the overall safety conditions of the stage, and was sparked by life-threatening injuries sustained by Pedro Horrillo the day before. In the protest, riders declined to contest the stage except for a final sprint finish, a decision that proved controversial with race organizers and fans.

Denis Menchov won the race, having taken the lead in a long time trial in stage 12, and defended vigorously against attacks by his closest challenger, Danilo Di Luca, during the mountain stages of the final week.[4] Di Luca came in second, 41 seconds behind the winner, and won the mauve jersey as points classification winner. Subsequent to the Giro, both he and third-place finisher Franco Pellizotti became embroiled in doping scandals, were given bans, and had their results stripped.[5][6]

Teams[]

For a more comprehensive list, see List of teams and cyclists in the 2009 Giro d'Italia.

Twenty-two teams were announced for the Giro. These included fifteen ProTour teams, and seven Professional Continental teams. Three ProTour teams did not wish to participate, and were thus not invited: Cofidis, Euskaltel–Euskadi, and Française des Jeux.[7] Conversely, the organizers of the race originally declined to invite Fuji–Servetto,[8] but changed this decision on 23 April, inviting them as the Giro's 22nd and final team.[9] Each team sent a squad of nine riders, so the Giro began with a peloton of 198 cyclists.[10]

The 22 teams that took part in the race were:[11]

Pre-race favorites[]

A profile shot of a man in his mid-thirties wearing a blue and white cycling jersey with yellow trim, and a matching cap, with a pair of sunglasses on top of the cap
Levi Leipheimer was considered an overall favorite by writers and fellow cyclists alike.

The Astana team did not include 2008 race champion Alberto Contador, who chose not to defend his championship,[12] but did include Lance Armstrong, who had recently returned from retirement.[13] Though his appearance was put in doubt after he crashed out of stage 1 of the Vuelta a Castilla y León and broke his collarbone, Armstrong announced on 16 April that he would start the Giro despite undergoing surgery for his injury.[14] Silence–Lotto star Cadel Evans was originally announced to be taking part in the Giro,[15] but he publicly announced shortly afterward that he would not ride it, and accused RCS Sport (the organizers of the race) of using his name to promote the event.[16] Contador and Evans both chose to focus on the Tour de France later in the season.[12][16]

Many riders were named as contenders, including Ivan Basso, Levi Leipheimer, Armstrong, Damiano Cunego, Carlos Sastre, Gilberto Simoni, Danilo Di Luca, Marzio Bruseghin, and Denis Menchov.[17] Before his collarbone injury, Armstrong was considered an overall favorite, and it was also noted that three time trials, including the insertion of an unusually long time trial mid-race, might favor him.[3] Pre-race analysis noted that Armstrong, when on his best form, would be a rider very likely to gain from having such a long race against the clock included in the Giro.[18]

Former winner Stefano Garzelli named Leipheimer as the favorite,[19] as did some American media outlets.[20][21] Armstrong considered Basso to be the favorite when speaking about the Giro in December 2008.[22] Other news outlets also referred to Basso as the pre-race favorite.[23][24]

Only a small number of stages were expected to end in a sprint, barring a successful breakaway.[2] Sprinters in the event included Mark Cavendish, Alessandro Petacchi, Allan Davis, Filippo Pozzato, Robert Hunter, Robert Förster, Tyler Farrar, Juan José Haedo, and Oscar Gatto.[25]

Route and stages[]

A large crowd of spectators gathers behind barricades to observe a cycling team be publicly presented on an elevated dais
2009 Giro d'Italia teams presentation in Venice

The first Giro d'Italia was held in 1909, and the 2009 route was designed to commemorate the 100th anniversary, though interruptions due to World War I and World War II meant this was only the 92nd race.[18] Milan, which had for years been the city in which the Giro concluded,[26] was the site of a ten-lap criterium on the same circuit that began the first Giro d'Italia.[18] Every city that hosted a stage start or finish in the first Giro was visited in 2009 with the exception of Genoa, although Arenzano (in the province of Genoa) hosted the finish to stage 11. The 11th stage also went over the Passo del Turchino, a climb used every year in the classic cycling race Milan–San Remo.[18]

The tenth stage was planned to mimic stage 17 of the 1949 Giro d'Italia, which was won by Italian cycling legend Fausto Coppi en route to the overall victory.[27] That route originally included the Col d'Izoard, a climb in France which has been featured in the Tour de France numerous times. Race organizers were forced to alter this stage to cover only the Italian side of the Alps rather than also visit France, as there were concerns over radio communication in the area, and the roads stood the risk of landslides.[28] It was subsequently made longer than first planned, with an additional, shorter climb added.[29] Stages 10 and 16, the latter of which went over Monte Petrano and two other first-category climbs, were both called the race's queen stage.[30][31]

The route received a small amount of criticism for failing to include any well-known and especially difficult climbs such as the Passo del Mortirolo or Monte Zoncolan, instead including stages featuring multiple climbs with lesser ascents. Race director Angelo Zomegnan responded to the criticism by saying, "I won't follow the philosophy that the selection of climbs has to be determined by their names."[3]

The 21 stages of the 2009 Giro d'Italia were divided into five categories: one team time trial, seven flat stages, four intermediate stages, seven mountain stages and two individual time trials.[2] The type of stage together with the average speed of the winner decided how much time each cyclist would be allowed to finish that stage before being eliminated from the race.[32]

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 9 May Lido (Venice) 20.5 km (13 mi) Team time trial Team Columbia–High Road
2 10 May Jesolo to Trieste 156 km (97 mi) Flat stage  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
3 11 May Grado to Valdobbiadene 198 km (123 mi) Flat stage  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
4 12 May Padua to San Martino di Castrozza 162 km (101 mi) Mountain stage  Stefano Garzelli (ITA)[33]
5 13 May San Martino di Castrozza to Alpe di Siusi 125 km (78 mi) Mountain stage  Denis Menchov (RUS)
6 14 May Brixen to Mayrhofen, Austria 248 km (154 mi) Intermediate stage  Michele Scarponi (ITA)
7 15 May Innsbruck, Austria, to Chiavenna 244 km (152 mi) Intermediate stage  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
8 16 May Morbegno to Bergamo 209 km (130 mi) Intermediate stage  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR)
9 17 May Milano Show 100
Milan - Milan 		165 km (103 mi) Flat stage  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
18 May Rest day
10 19 May Cuneo to Pinerolo 262 km (163 mi) Mountain stage  Danilo Di Luca (ITA)[34]
11 20 May Turin to Arenzano 214 km (133 mi) Flat stage  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
12 21 May Sestri Levante to Riomaggiore 60.6 km (38 mi) Individual time trial  Denis Menchov (RUS)
13 22 May Lido di Camaiore to Florence 176 km (109 mi) Flat stage  Mark Cavendish (GBR)
14 23 May Campi Bisenzio to Bologna 172 km (107 mi) Mountain stage  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
15 24 May Forlì to Faenza 161 km (100 mi) Intermediate stage  Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)
16 25 May Pergola to Monte Petrano 237 km (147 mi) Mountain stage  Carlos Sastre (ESP)
26 May Rest day
17 27 May Chieti to Blockhaus 83 km (52 mi) Mountain stage  Franco Pellizotti (ITA)[34]
18 28 May Sulmona to Benevento 182 km (113 mi) Flat stage  Michele Scarponi (ITA)
19 29 May Avellino to Mount Vesuvius 164 km (102 mi) Mountain stage  Carlos Sastre (ESP)
20 30 May Naples to Anagni 203 km (126 mi) Flat stage  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
21 31 May Rome 14.4 km (9 mi) Individual time trial  Ignatas Konovalovas (LTU)
Total 3,456.5 km (2,148 mi)[35][36]

Race overview[]

Main articles: 2009 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2009 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Six cyclists, wearing skin-tight jerseys, sit crouched over their bicycles in preparation to start a race. Men in suits are visible on the far side of the image.
Team Columbia–High Road in the starthouse in Lido

The Giro began with a team time trial in Lido, a barrier island in the city of Venice. The starting order of the teams was decided by a random draw. Team Columbia–High Road, the first team to take the course, won the stage, giving their star sprinter Mark Cavendish the first pink jersey as leader of the race.[35] Cavendish was defeated in a sprint finish the following day by Italian Alessandro Petacchi, who was riding for the LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini team.[37] Petacchi became the next wearer of the pink jersey, after he won the Stage 3 sprint into Valdobbiadene.[38] Cavendish went on to win three mass-start stages,[39][40][41] but Team Columbia–High Road's success was not limited to Cavendish's victories nor the team time trial, as Edvald Boasson Hagen and Kanstantsin Sivtsov also took stage wins.[42][43]

The first two high mountain stages of the Giro revealed the men who would battle for the overall race title. Danilo Di Luca of LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini took the win in Stage 4, and put himself just 2 seconds off the pink jersey.[44] The next day, he claimed the jersey, when he was second to stage winner Denis Menchov at Alpe di Siusi as an elite group of favorites emerged including Menchov, Di Luca, and others who had performed well on the climb and were in high places in the overall standings.[45]

Menchov was fifth after Alpe di Siusi, but rose to second before stage 12, the very long and hilly individual time trial in Cinque Terre. There, he claimed a convincing victory; only Levi Leipheimer finished within a minute of Menchov's winning time. Di Luca was nearly two minutes slower than him, finished sixth on the stage, and fell to second overall, with Menchov assuming the race lead.[46] Di Luca tried repeatedly to shed Menchov during the remaining mountain stages to make up the time difference, which was never more than a minute. The two riders were involved in sprints for time bonuses at the finish line in stages 16[47] and 17,[48] as well as an intermediate sprint in stage 20.[49] Menchov was consistently quicker than Di Luca in these sprints. With his superior time-trial skills providing the difference in the final stage, the Russian was able to emerge as Giro champion, despite a dramatic fall in the final kilometre before the finish line.[50]

A cyclist in a green and white jersey with red trim, with a pained look on his face as he strains to climb a hill on his own. Spectators watch him from behind a barricade.
Stefano Garzelli wearing the green jersey as mountains classification leader

Stefano Garzelli was the winner of the mountains classification, gaining points for consistent high placings on the summit stage finishes, as well as a brief breakaway on the mountainous stage 10. The points classification was won by Di Luca, after he finished in the top ten in eight of the road stages. The youth classification was won by Kevin Seeldraeyers, who remained consistent after Thomas Lövkvist lost nearly 25 minutes on stage 16.[47][50] Lövkvist had, for one day earlier in the race, led not just the youth but also the general classification.[44]

Controversy arose during the ten-lap Milan criterium of the ninth stage, when the riders staged a protest over what they viewed as unsafe riding conditions in that stage and those that preceded it. The most visible cause for the protest was Rabobank rider Pedro Horrillo's accident during the eighth stage; Horrillo sustained numerous fractures and head injuries after tumbling over a barricade on the roadside while descending the . Horrillo fell more than 60 m (200 ft),[51] and nearly died as a result of his injuries.[52] After spending five weeks in hospitals in both Italy and his native Spain, Horrillo eventually recovered,[53] though the day on the Culmine di San Pietro was his last as a professional cyclist, as he retired before the 2010 season began.[54]

The protest at first only involved the criterium being neutralized – that is, the race director agreed that each rider would receive the same finishing time as the stage winner regardless of when they actually crossed the line.[55] After the riders rode a lap of the course, they decided instead not to contest the stage at all, riding the first six circuits 20 km/h (12 mph) slower than previous stages. After four laps, they stopped altogether as race leader Di Luca addressed the unhappy crowd to explain their actions.[56] The times for the stage did not count, and there was no aggressive riding until a final sprint finish.[56] Along with Di Luca, Lance Armstrong was considered the principal voice speaking for the peloton on this day.[57] Although the protest was referred to by some as "unanimous,"[56] cyclists such as Filippo Pozzato, who was himself bearing injuries sustained in a crash that would later force him to leave the race, said the riders had been too hasty in their decision, and that it should have been made conclusively before the stage began.[58] Armstrong apologized to the fans for the effect the protest had on what was supposed to be a grand spectacle,[59] but also contended that it was the correct decision for the peloton to make.[60]

A man in his late twenties, wearing an orange and blue cycling jersey with white trim
2009 Giro d'Italia champion Denis Menchov

Success in stages was limited to a few teams. Though there were nearly as many stages (21) as teams in the event (22), only eight teams ultimately came away with stage victories. Six different riders won multiple stages – Cavendish, Petacchi, Menchov, Di Luca,[44][61] Carlos Sastre,[47][62] and Michele Scarponi.[63][64] Teammates of Sastre, Scarponi and Cavendish were also stage winners; Sastre's Cervélo TestTeam provided the winners to stages 14 (Simon Gerrans)[65] and 21 (Ignatas Konovalovas),[50] and Scarponi's teammate Leonardo Bertagnolli was the winner of stage 15.[66] The only teams to be single stage winners were Liquigas with Franco Pellizotti in stage 17,[48] and Silence–Lotto with classics specialist Philippe Gilbert three days later in a stage thought to resemble a classic.[49] Pellizotti was also the third-place overall finisher. With wins for Quick Step's Seeldraeyers in the youth classification, Garzelli of Acqua & Sapone in the climbers' competition, and Astana in the Trofeo Fast Team ranking, 11 teams – half of the total entries – won significant prizes during the race.[67]

Aftermath[]

About two months after the event concluded, on 22 July, it was announced that second place overall finisher and points classification winner Di Luca had given two positive tests for continuous erythropoietin receptor activator (CERA, an erythropoietin derivative) on 20 and 28 May, before the Cinque Terre time trial and the Mount Vesuvius stage in the race's final week.[5] He was provisionally suspended with immediate effect by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), cycling's governing body.[5] It was announced on 8 August that the analyses of the B-samples from those controls confirmed the initial results, making it likely that Di Luca will be stripped of some or all of his results from the race.[68][69] LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini fired him on 13 August.[70] Di Luca at first maintained his innocence and claimed a conspiracy against him by the labs handling the tests.[71][72] A period of legal maneuvering between Di Luca and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI) followed. CONI officials asked their anti-doping tribunal (TNA) to suspend Di Luca for three years – while two years is a customary ban for a doping positive,[73] CONI prosecutors sought a third year for recidivism, stemming from Di Luca's previous doping incident two years earlier. He was given a two-year suspension, retroactive to July 2009, and indicated that he would appeal it to the Court of Arbitration for Sport.[74] In October 2010, Di Luca was reinstated to active status by CONI, due to his cooperation with several ongoing doping investigations, though his results were indeed stricken from the record.[75] On 10 January 2011, he signed with Team Katusha and indicated that he would return to the Giro in 2011 to support Katusha team leader Joaquim Rodríguez.[76]

Five days before the start of the 2010 Giro d'Italia, 2009 podium finisher Pellizotti was identified as a rider of interest to the UCI's biological passport program due to irregular blood values. He was removed from his team's start list for the Giro and provisionally suspended.[77] The UCI asked that CONI open disciplinary proceedings against him,[78] which had no resolution until after the 2010 season finished. TNA cleared him on 21 October and declared him free to race, at which time the Liquigas team intended to re-sign him.[79] The UCI decided in January 2011 to appeal his case to the CAS.[80] The hearing was held in March, and Pellizotti asked for a quick resolution, with plans to return with Movistar Team in the 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico if he were cleared. The court reached its decision after five days, upholding the UCI's appeal, handing Pellizotti a two-year ban, and stripping all his results from this Giro and the 2009 Tour de France.[81] Consequently, Pellizotti has said he is quitting the sport.[82]

Classification leadership[]

In the 2009 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification is considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner is considered the winner of the Giro.[32]

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a mauve jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.[32]

There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, or third category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The highest point in the Giro (called the Cima Coppi), which in 2009 was Sestrière in stage 10,[83] afforded more points than the other first-category climbs.[32]

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, which awarded a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1984 were eligible.[32]

There were also two classifications for teams. The first was the Trofeo Fast Team. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time. The Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team.[32]

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
1 Team Columbia–High Road Mark Cavendish no award no award Mark Cavendish
2 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi David García
3 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Mauro Facci Tyler Farrar
4 Danilo Di Luca Stefano Garzelli Thomas Löfkvist Danilo Di Luca Thomas Löfkvist
5 Denis Menchov Danilo Di Luca
6 Michele Scarponi Danilo Di Luca
7 Edvald Boasson Hagen
8 Kanstantsin Sivtsov
9 Mark Cavendish
10 Danilo Di Luca Denis Menchov Stefano Garzelli
11 Mark Cavendish
12 Denis Menchov Denis Menchov
13 Mark Cavendish
14 Simon Gerrans
15 Leonardo Bertagnolli
16 Carlos Sastre Kevin Seeldraeyers
17 Franco Pellizotti Stefano Garzelli
18 Michele Scarponi
19 Carlos Sastre
20 Philippe Gilbert
21 Ignatas Konovalovas
Final Denis Menchov Danilo Di Luca
Denis Menchov 		Stefano Garzelli Kevin Seeldraeyers

Final standings[]

Legend
  A pink jersey   Denotes the winner of the General classification[84]   A green jersey   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification[85]
  A violet jersey   Denotes the winner of the Points classification[86]   A white jersey   Denotes the winner of the Young rider classification[87]

Minor classifications[]

Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. These awards were based on points earned throughout the three weeks of the tour.[32][67] Each mass-start stage had one intermediate sprint, the Traguardo Volante, or T.V. The T.V. gave bonus seconds towards the general classification, points towards the regular points classification, and also points towards the T.V. classification. This award was known in previous years as the "Intergiro" and the "Expo Milano 2015" classification.[32] It was won by Italian Giovanni Visconti, of ISD.[67]

Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. Mountains classification winner Stefano Garzelli won this award.[32][67] The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. It was won, like the closely associated points classification, by Danilo Di Luca.[32][67] Additionally, the Trofeo Fuga Cervelo rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. Quick-Step's Mauro Facci was first in this competition.[32][67] Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. Silence–Lotto and Quick-Step were most successful in avoiding penalties, and so shared leadership of the Fair Play classification.[32][67]

World Rankings points[]

The Giro was one of 24 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2009 UCI World Ranking. Points were awarded to the top 20 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage.[91]

References[]

Citations[]

  1. ^ "Results – Giro d'Italia – Individual Road Race".
  2. ^ a b c "Stages" (in Italian). Gazzetta.it. Archived from the original on 18 February 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
  3. ^ a b c Gregor Brown. "A century after Ganna". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  4. ^ Brendan Gallagher (31 May 2009). "Denis Menchov wins Giro d'Italia". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Cyclingnews (22 July 2009). "Di Luca positive for CERA in Giro". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
  6. ^ "Franco Pellizotti found guilty of doping". ESPN. ESPN Internet Ventures. Associated Press. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  7. ^ Stephen Farrand (28 January 2009). "Barloworld left off first Giro d'Italia team list". Cycling Weekly. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  8. ^ "Fuji not invited to Giro d'Italia". BikeRadar.com. Future Publishing Limited. AFP. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  9. ^ "Giro Invites Fuji-Servetto, Xacobeo Galicia". Road Bike Action Magazine. Hi-Torque Publications, Inc. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2010.
  10. ^ "The teams" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Start list". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  12. ^ a b "Contador opts to miss 2009 Giro". BBC. BBC. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 11 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  13. ^ Stephen Farrand (13 October 2008). "Lance Armstrong to ride 2009 Giro d'Italia". CyclingWeekly.co.uk. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  14. ^ Associated Press (16 April 2009). "Lance Armstrong confirmed for Giro despite surgery". USA Today. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
  15. ^ Bike Radar & AFP (10 December 2008). "Cadel Evans racing the 2009 Giro". BikeRadar.com. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  16. ^ a b Cyclingnews.com (12 December 2008). "Cadel Evans won't race the 2009 Giro d'Italia". BikeRadar.com. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 16 May 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  17. ^ Greg Johnson (7 May 2009). "Rating the riders in Italy". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  18. ^ a b c d Gregor Brown (14 December 2008). "Giro d'Italia celebrates 100 years with bella route". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 5 October 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  19. ^ Gregor Brown (1 May 2009). "Garzelli tips Leipheimer for Giro". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  20. ^ Juliet Macur (9 May 2009). "Leipheimer Is Poised to Break Away in the Giro d'Italia". New York Times. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  21. ^ Andrew Dampf (11 May 2009). "Low-Key Levi Leipheimer Is a Contender at Giro". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  22. ^ "Armstrong likes Giro route, calls Basso favorite". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Agence France-Presse. 13 December 2008. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  23. ^ "Armstrong rides, but Ivan Basso is Giro d'Italia favorite". USA Today. Gannett Company. 8 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  24. ^ "Bertagnolli shrugs off heat to win Giro stage". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Reuters. 24 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  25. ^ Chris Graetz (8 May 2009). "92nd Giro d'Italia – The Sprinters Preview". Daily Peloton. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  26. ^ Mark Meadows (24 March 2009). "Giro d'Italia can shine without Lance Armstrong – federation". Reuters. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  27. ^ John MacLeary (19 May 2009). "Giro d'Italia: Danilo di Luca retains lead after winning Fausto Coppi's stage". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  28. ^ Les Clarke (6 May 2009). "Giro's key battlegrounds". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  29. ^ Daniel Benson (20 May 2009). "Giro loses its top". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  30. ^ "Stage 10 – Tuesday, May 19: Cuneo – Pinerolo, 262 km". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
  31. ^ and Todd Gogulski (commentators) (25 May 2009). Giro d'Italia: Stage 16 (Television production). Cagli, Italy: Universal Sports.
  32. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Laura Weislo (13 May 2008). "Giro d'Italia classifications demystified". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  33. ^ Di Luca finished first, but the stage was subsequently awarded to Garzelli
  34. ^ a b While Danilo Di Luca's results have been removed, with other riders promoted, it is not yet clear that other riders have been promoted to results attained by or awarded to Franco Pellizotti
  35. ^ a b Anthony Tan (9 May 2009). "A tale of two teams, as Columbia puts Cavendish in pink". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  36. ^ "Around Italy in 21 stages". The Florentine. 21 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
  37. ^ Anthony Tan (10 May 2009). ""Lazy" Cavendish learns the hard way, but keeps maglia rosa". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2009.
  38. ^ Anthony Tan (11 May 2009). "Silenzio! Oh Ale-Jet, how good can you get?". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 1 October 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  39. ^ Anthony Tan (17 May 2009). "Cavendish wins a stage left wanting". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 21 June 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  40. ^ Anthony Tan (20 May 2009). "Cavendish "floats" to second sprint win". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 20 May 2009.
  41. ^ Anthony Tan (22 May 2009). "By far the fastest in Firenze: A hat-trick for Cav". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2009.
  42. ^ Anthony Tan (15 May 2009). "Boasson Hagen the big boss of Chiavenna And set to move out of Hushovd's shadow". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  43. ^ Anthony Tan (16 May 2009). "Do what we may: Columbia has another gem in Siutsou". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  44. ^ a b c Anthony Tan (9 May 2009). "Di Luca still the cold-blooded killer". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
  45. ^ Anthony Tan (13 May 2009). "Six firm favourites". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 29 June 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  46. ^ Anthony Tan (21 May 2009). "Russian juggernaut's pedals pound their way to pink". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 16 June 2009. Retrieved 21 May 2009.
  47. ^ a b c Anthony Tan (25 May 2009). ""I came here for a fight": Sastre launches bid for victory". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
  48. ^ a b Anthony Tan (27 May 2009). "Menchov tightens grip on pink – but still room for a crisis or two". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  49. ^ a b Anthony Tan (30 May 2009). "Stylish Classics rider profits on Classics-style finish". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2009.
  50. ^ a b c Anthony Tan (31 May 2009). "From Russia to Roma, with love: Menchov falls for maglia rosa". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
  51. ^ Andrew Hood (16 May 2009). "Horrillo in medically induced coma after crash catapults him into ravine". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  52. ^ Reed Albergotti (19 May 2009). "Mining the Clues of a Near-Fatal Cycling Descent". The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  53. ^ Susan Westemeyer (22 June 2009). "Horrillo set to leave hospital". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 30 September 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  54. ^ Cycling News (8 January 2010). "Horrillo decides to retire". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 12 February 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  55. ^ Stephen Farrand (17 May 2009). "Milan riders' protest: Justified or a farce?". Cycling Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  56. ^ a b c Eurosport (17 May 2009). "Giro d'Italia – Cavendish wins farcical stage". Yahoo! Sports. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  57. ^ Associated Press (17 May 2009). "Armstrong, leader Di Luca spark protest". ESPN. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  58. ^ Mark Meadows (17 May 2009). "Giro stage turns into farce after rider protest". Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  59. ^ Juliet Macur (19 May 2009). "Armstrong Apologizes to Fans for Cyclists' Protest at Giro d'Italia". New York Times. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  60. ^ Andrew Hood (19 May 2009). "Armstrong defends rider protest". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  61. ^ Anthony Tan (19 May 2009). "Leave no stone unturned: Di Luca più forte (the strongest) in Pinerolo". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  62. ^ Anthony Tan (29 May 2009). "Menchov a certain winner as Sastre erupts on Vesuvio". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 19 June 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  63. ^ Anthony Tan (14 May 2009). "Confession leads to absolution: Scarponi repays the faith". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
  64. ^ Anthony Tan (28 May 2009). "Scarponi adds another as GC fav's lay low before Vesuvio". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 18 June 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2009.
  65. ^ Anthony Tan (23 May 2009). "A strong sense of déjà-vu: 10 months on, Gerrans wins big again in Italia". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  66. ^ Anthony Tan (24 May 2009). "Serramenti's Bertagnolli defies the laws of the land". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 25 June 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  67. ^ a b c d e f g Staff (31 May 2009). "92nd Giro d'Italia – Stage 21 Final Classification & Photos". Daily Peloton. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  68. ^ "Italian Di Luca's positive CERA test confirmed". Reuters. 8 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2009.
  69. ^ Andrew Hood (23 July 2009). "Disdain for Di Luca at Tour". VeloNews. Competitor Group, Inc. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  70. ^ Susan Westemeyer (13 August 2009). "LPR Brakes fires Di Luca over doping charges". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2009.
  71. ^ "Di Luca says will clear his name after positive test". Reuters. 26 August 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2010.
  72. ^ Les Clarke (27 August 2009). "Di Luca claims conspiracy in doping positive". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  73. ^ Joe Mandak (17 February 2010). "Pa. cyclist who testified against Landis to plead". U-T San Diego. San Diego Union-Tribune. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  74. ^ Maurizio Galdi (1 February 2010). "Di Luca given two-year suspension for Giro CERA doping". La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS Sport. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2010.
  75. ^ Cycling News (15 October 2010). "Di Luca free to race after CONI reduce ban". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  76. ^ Cycling News (10 January 2011). "Di Luca set to ride for free with one year Katusha deal". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2011.
  77. ^ Gregor Brown (3 May 2010). "Pellizotti out of the Giro due to biological passport findings". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  78. ^ "Press Release – Commencement of disciplinary proceedings on the basis of the biological passport". UCI.ch. Union Cycliste Internationale. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  79. ^ Jean-François Quénet (21 October 2010). "Franco Pellizotti cleared to race". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  80. ^ "UCI appeals Pellizotti's doping case to CAS". USA Today. Gannett Company. Associated Press. 12 January 2011. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  81. ^ Cycling News (8 March 2011). "Pellizotti banned for two years by the Court of Arbitration for Sport". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  82. ^ Cycling News (9 March 2011). ""Disappointed" Pellizotti says he's quitting cycling". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2011.
  83. ^ Laura Weislo (19 May 2009). "Complete live report". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009. The climb of Sestrière offers an additional prize for Garzelli as it's the "Cima Coppi" – the highest peak of the Giro d'Italia.
  84. ^ "Classifica generale – General classification". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  85. ^ "Classifica GPM Generale – Mountains classification". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  86. ^ "Classifica a punti generale – Points classification". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  87. ^ "Classifica Generale Giovani – Young rider classification". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
  88. ^ This position was originally occupied by Slovenian cyclist Tadej Valjavec, who has, like Di Luca and Pellizotti, been stripped of his results for a period including this race. See: [1] and [2]
  89. ^ For this result, Danilo Di Luca was removed and no one was promoted in his stead
  90. ^ Di Luca originally won the points competition. While Menchov was promoted to winner, no other rider was added to the top ten
  91. ^ "Points scale – UCI World Ranking". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  92. ^ "2009 UCI World Ranking Detailed Gained Points". Union Cycliste Internationale. 21 September 2009. Archived from the original on 1 November 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  93. ^ "UCI World Ranking on 01.06.2009". Union Cycliste Internationale. 1 June 2009. Archived from the original on 24 June 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2009.

External links[]

Retrieved from ""