2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León

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2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León
Race details
Dates23 March  – 27 March
Stages5
Distance659.3[1] km (409.7 mi)
Winning time15h 33' 26"
Results
Winner  Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Astana)
  Second  Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana)
  Third  David Zabriskie (USA) (Garmin-Slipstream)
  Points  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  Mountains  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  Combination  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  Team Rabobank
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The 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 24th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León road cycling stage race, started on 23 March in Paredes de Nava, and concluded on 27 March in Valladolid.[2] The race was won by Levi Leipheimer.

Teams[]

Seventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:[2]

Stages[]

Stage 1[]

23 March 2009 - Paredes de Nava to Baltanás, 168.3 km (104.6 mi)

Stage 1 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Joaquin Sobrino (ESP) Burgos Monumental-Castilla y Leon 4h 31' 53"
2  David Vitoria (SUI) Rock Racing s.t.
3  Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
4  Rubén Pérez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi s.t.
5   (POR) Liberty Seguros s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1  Joaquin Sobrino (ESP) Burgos Monumental-Castilla y Leon 4h 31' 53"
2  David Vitoria (SUI) Rock Racing s.t.
3  Jose Joaquin Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
4  Rubén Pérez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi s.t.
5   (POR) Liberty Seguros s.t.

Stage 2[]

24 March 2009 - Palencia (ITT), 28.2 km (17.5 mi)

Stage 2 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 33' 17"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana + 16"
3  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 22"
4  Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank + 49"
5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 55"
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 5h 5' 10"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana + 16"
3  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 22"
4  Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank + 49"
5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 55"

Stage 3[]

25 March 2009 - Sahagún to Estación Inv. De San Isiro, 156.9 km (97.5 mi)

Stage 3 results[3]
Cyclist Team Time
1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 3h 28' 16"
2  Rubén Plaza (ESP) Liberty Seguros s.t.
3  Javier Moreno (ESP) Andalucía-CajaSur s.t.
4  José Alberto Benítez (ESP) Fuji–Servetto s.t.
5  Rubén Pérez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi s.t.
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 8h 33' 26"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana + 16"
3  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 22"
4  Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank + 49"
5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 55"

Stage 4[]

26 March 2009 - Santa María Del Páramo to Galende-Laguna De Los Peces, 145.4 km (90.3 mi)

Stage 4 results[4]
Cyclist Team Time
1  Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji–Servetto 3h 42' 3"
2  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 8"
3  Javier Moreno (ESP) Andalucía-CajaSur + 9"
4  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
5  Philip Deignan (IRL) Cervélo TestTeam s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 12h 15' 38"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana + 16"
3  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 22"
4  Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank + 49"
5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 54"

Stage 5[]

27 March 2009 - Benavente to Valladolid, 152.5 km (94.8 mi)

Stage 5 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 3h 17' 46"
2  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
3  Pablo Urtasun (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi s.t.
4  Ricardo Serrano (ESP) Fuji–Servetto + 2"
5  Igor Abakoumov (BEL) ISD s.t.
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 15h 33' 26"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana + 16"
3  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 22"
4  Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank + 49"
5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 1' 07"

Final Standings[]

General classification[5]
Cyclist Team Time
1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 15h 33' 26"
2  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana + 16"
3  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 22"
4  Stef Clement (NED) Rabobank + 49"
5  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 1' 07"
Points classification
Cyclist Team Points
1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 64
2  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 43
3  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 38
4  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank 36
5  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 33
Mountains classification
Cyclist Team Points
1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 20
2  Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji–Servetto 10
3  Javier Moreno (ESP) Andalucía-CajaSur 9
4  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank 8
5  Xavier Tondo (ESP) Andalucía-CajaSur 8
Combination classification
Cyclist Team Points
1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 5
2  Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank 5
3  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 5
4  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 5
5  Juan José Cobo (ESP) Fuji–Servetto 5
Team Classification
Team Time
1 Rabobank 46h 44' 45"
2 Cervélo TestTeam + 4' 02"
3 Caisse d'Epargne + 4' 03"
4 Astana + 4' 56"
5 Andalucía-CajaSur + 5' 02"

Jersey progress[]

Stage
(Winner) 		General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Combination classification Team Classification
0Stage 1
(Joaquin Sobrino) 		Joaquin Sobrino Joaquin Sobrino José Antonio López Joaquin Sobrino Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 2 (ITT)
(Levi Leipheimer) 		Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Astana
0Stage 3
(Alejandro Valverde) 		Rubén Pérez Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde
0Stage 4
(Juan José Cobo) 		Alejandro Valverde Denis Menchov Rabobank
0Stage 5
(Alejandro Valverde) 		Alejandro Valverde
0Final
 Levi Leipheimer Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Rabobank

Withdrawals[]

Type Stage Cyclist Team Reason
DNF 1  Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana Fractured collarbone sustained in crash[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Vuelta a Castilla y León (2.1)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "24th Vuelta a Castilla y León". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
  3. ^ "Valverde nails the stage, Leipheimer keeps the lead". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Cobo wins, Leipheimer defends lead". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
  5. ^ "Valverde takes another stage, Leipheimer the overall". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  6. ^ "Armstrong fractures collarbone in Castilla y León". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 March 2009.

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