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The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started on 4 July in the principality of Monaco with a 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) individual time trial which included a section of the Circuit de Monaco. The race visited six countries: Monaco, France, Spain, Andorra, Switzerland and Italy, and ...
Marco Bandiera, Angelo Furlan, Marco Marzano, Daniele Righi, Simon Špilak, Massimiliano Mori, Mirco Lorenzetto, Marzio Bruseghin, and Alessandro Ballan make up their roster. Quick-Step announced their short list on June 26. Sylvain Chavanel, Jérôme Pineau, Stijn Devolder, and Carlos Barredo were on the short list.
Stage 1. 4 July 2009 — Monaco, 15.5 km ( ITT) The 2009 Tour began, as have many in the past, with an individual time trial, but instead of a very brief prologue, this 15 kilometer ride saw the race's overall favorites show themselves on day one. [1] The favourite for the stage, Fabian Cancellara, won with Alberto Contador coming in second.
Tour de France Soundtracks (renamed to Tour de France for its remastered release) is the eleventh and final studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk. It was first released on 4 August 2003, through Kling Klang and EMI in Europe and Astralwerks in North America. The album was recorded for the 100th anniversary of the first Tour de ...
Indurain is the only man to win five consecutive Tours. Henri Cornet is the youngest winner; he won in 1904, just short of his 20th birthday. Firmin Lambot is the oldest winner, he was 36 years, 4 months old when he won in 1922. [ 5] French cyclists have won the most Tours; 21 cyclists have won 36 Tours among them.
17 July 2009 – Vittel to Colmar, 200 km. This was a medium-mountain stage, with five categorized climbs, including one first category mountain, the Col du Platzerwasel. Christophe Moreau launched an attack after just 3 km, and was joined by Juan Manuel Gárate, Jens Voigt, Rigoberto Urán, Heinrich Haussler, Sylvain Chavanel and Rubén Pérez.
The first Tour de France was staged in 1903. The plan was a five-stage race from 31 May to 5 July, starting in Paris and stopping in Lyon, Marseille, Bordeaux, and Nantes before returning to Paris. Toulouse was added later to break the long haul across southern France from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic.
L. List of teams and cyclists in the 2009 Tour de France. Categories: Tour de France by year. 2009 in road cycling. 2009 in French sport. 2009 UCI World Ranking. July 2009 sports events in France. Hidden categories: