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The 2009
2009 in sports
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Paris–Nice, the 67th running of the race, started on 8 March in Amilly

Amilly, Loiret

Amilly is a commune and town in the Loiret department in north-central France.-Main sights:*Church of St. Martin *Castles of Varenne and of the Bourgoins *Bardin Watermill*Museum of Folk Art-See also:...

, and concluded on 15 March in Nice

Nice

Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

. It was won by Luis León Sánchez

Luis León Sánchez

Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación...

.

Favorites to win included Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...

, who won in 2007, Cadel Evans

Cadel Evans

Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...

, and Fränk Schleck

Fränk Schleck

Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...

. The 2008 winner, Davide Rebellin

Davide Rebellin

Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games...

, did not take part in the event. The race was the second event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking

2009 UCI World Ranking

The 2009 UCI World Ranking is the first edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union , replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day...

Stage 1 - March 8, 2009: Amilly
Amilly, Loiret
Amilly is a commune and town in the Loiret department in north-central France.-Main sights:Church of St. Martin Castles of Varenne and of the Bourgoins Bardin WatermillMuseum of Folk Art-See also:...

, 9.3 km (ITT)

Stage 1 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			11' 05"
2			+ 7"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 11"
5			+ 14"
6			+ 18"
7			+ 19"
8			s.t.
9			+ 21"
10			+ 22"

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			11' 05"
2			+ 7"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 11"
5			+ 14"
6			+ 18"
7			+ 19"
8			s.t.
9			+ 21"
10			+ 22"

Stage 2 - March 9, 2009: Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire
Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire
Saint Brisson sur Loire is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.-Château:Château Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire was founded by the Scottish clan Bryce in the 12th century...

> La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin
La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A small town of farming and light industry situated some southwest of Bourges at the junction of the D16 and the D107 roads. The A71 autoroute cuts across the middle of the commune’s...

, 195.5 km

Stage 2 results

	Team	Time
1		4h 45' 01"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9	Agritubel	s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 56' 06"
2			+ 7"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 11"
5			+ 14"
6			+ 18"
7			+ 19"
8			s.t.
9			+ 20"
10			+ 21"

Stage 3 - March 10, 2009: Orval
Orval, Cher
Orval is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:An area of lakes and streams, forestry, farming and some light industry comprising a village and a small hamlet situated some south of Bourges, at the junction of the D925 with the D921 and D300 roads. The river...

> Vichy
Vichy
Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...

, 178 km

Stage 3 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 33' 12"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			+ 40"
9			+ 1' 09"
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			9h 29' 27"
2			+ 32"
3			+ 33"
4			+ 35"
5			+ 37"
6			+ 1' 03"
7			+ 1' 12"
8			+ 1' 14"
9			+ 1' 17"
10			+ 1' 22"

Stage 4 - March 11, 2009: Vichy
Vichy
Vichy is a commune in the department of Allier in Auvergne in central France. It belongs to the historic province of Bourbonnais.It is known as a spa and resort town and was the de facto capital of Vichy France during the World War II Nazi German occupation from 1940 to 1944.The town's inhabitants...

> Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne is a city in eastern central France. It is located in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, along the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon...

, 173.5 km

Stage 4 results

	Team	Time
1		4h 01' 31"
2	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 14"
3		s.t.
4	Agritubel	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			13h 31' 36"
2			+ 6"
3			+ 36"
4			s.t.
5			+ 37"
6			+ 45"
7			+ 50"
8			+ 55"
9			+ 57"
10			+ 1' 03"

Stage 5 - March 12, 2009: Annonay
Annonay
Annonay is a commune in the north of the Ardèche department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. It is the most populous commune in the Ardèche department, although it is not the capital, which resides in the smaller town of Privas.-Geography:...

> Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc
Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France.Vallon-Pont-d'Arc is a capital of prehistoric and cultural tourism. This small village, peaceful in wintertime, sees its population expand ten-fold in summer...

, 204 km

Stage 5 results

	Team	Time
1		4h 58' 47"
2		s.t.
3		+ 3"
4		+ 2' 33"
5		s.t.
6	Agritubel	s.t.
7	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			18h 32' 56"
2			+ 6"
3			+ 36"
4			s.t.
5			+ 37"
6			+ 45"
7			+ 50"
8			+ 55"
9			+ 57"
10			+ 1' 03"

Stage 6 - March 13, 2009: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux
Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-See also:Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux CathedralTricastinCommunes of the Drôme department-External links:...

> La Montagne de Lure, 182.5 km

Stage 6 results

	Team	Time
1		4h 47' 46"
2		+ 58"
3		s.t.
4		+ 1' 27"
5		s.t.
6		+ 1' 29"
7		+ 1' 31"
8	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 1' 34"
9	Agritubel	+ 1' 44"
10		+ 1' 46"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Team	Time
1		23h 21' 08"
2		+ 1' 13"
3		+ 1' 24"
4		+ 1' 38"
5		+ 2' 01"
6		+ 2' 06"
7		+ 2' 14"
8	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 2' 29"
9		+ 2' 35"
10		+ 3' 09"

Stage 7 - March 14, 2009: Manosque
Manosque
Manosque is the largest town and commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in southeastern France. However, it is not the préfecture of the département, which resides in the smaller town of Digne-les-Bains...

> Fayence
Fayence
Fayence is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Fayence is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. Fayence is a...

, 191 km

Stage 7 results

	Team	Time
1		4h 43' 34"
2		+ 50"
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		+ 56"
6		+ 1' 31"
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9	Agritubel	s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7

	Team	Time
1		+ 28h 5' 45"
2		+ 1' 09"
3		+ 1' 21"
4		+ 1' 50"
5		+ 1' 59"
6		+ 2' 16"
7		+ 2' 29"
8	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 2' 57"
9		+ 3' 37"
10		+ 4' 00"

Stage 8 - March 15, 2009: Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

> Nice
Nice
Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...

, 119 km

Stage 8 results

	Team	Time
1		2h 47' 49"
2		s.t.
3		+ 1"
4	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 17"
5	Agritubel	s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 8

	Team	Time
1		+ 30h 53' 51"
2		+ 1' 00"
3		+ 1' 09"
4		+ 1' 24"
5		+ 1' 47"
6		+ 1' 59"
7		+ 2' 29"
8	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 2' 57"
9		+ 3' 37"
10		+ 4' 00"

General classification
General Classification
The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...

	Team	Time
1		+ 30h 53' 51"
2		+ 1' 00"
3		+ 1' 09"
4		+ 1' 24"
5		+ 1' 47"
6		+ 1' 59"
7		+ 2' 29"
8	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 2' 57"
9		+ 3' 37"
10		+ 4' 00"

Points classification

	Team	Points
1		94
2		84
3		76
4		75
5		71
6		67
7		65
8	Agritubel	58
9	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	55
10		48

Young Rider Classification

	Team	Time
1		30h 56' 20"
2	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 28"
3		+ 1' 08"
4		+ 10' 28"
5		+ 18' 58"
6		+ 20' 30"
7		+ 25' 38"
8	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...	+ 26' 19"
9		+ 28' 07"
10		+ 28' 49"

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1			55
2			48
3			32
4			22
5			21
6			19
7			18
8			17
9			17
10			13

Team Classification

	Team	Time
1		92h 52' 45"
2		+ 10' 29"
3		+ 13' 58"
4		+ 15' 14"
5		+ 17' 23"
6		+ 17' 33"
7		+ 20' 09"
8		+ 20' 38"
9		+ 24' 52"
10		+ 42' 33"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Young Rider Classification	Team Classification
Stage 1 (ITT) (Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... )	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	None Awarded	Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...	Astana Team Astana Team Astana is a professional road bicycle racing team sponsored by the Astana group, a coalition of state-owned companies from Kazakhstan and named after its capital city Astana. Astana attained UCI ProTeam status in its inaugural year, 2007...
Stage 2 (Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:... )		Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:...	Aitor Hernandez Aitor Hernández Aitor Hernández Gutiérrez is a Spanish racing cyclist who is currently not under contract to any team.- Palmares :199820022006 – Euskaltel-Euskadi2007 – Euskaltel-Euskadi2009...
Stage 3 (Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003... )	Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...	Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...	Stéphane Auge Stéphane Augé Stéphane Augé is a French former road racing cyclist. He is currently a sporting director for UCI Professional Continental team...	Kevin Seeldrayers
Stage 4 (Christian Vandevelde Christian Vandevelde Christian Vande Velde is an American professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for . The son of United States Bicycling Hall of Fame inductee John Vande Velde, Christian became professional in 1998 for US Postal.He twice rode on the Tour de France team that brought Lance Armstrong to... )		Mirco Lorenzetto Mirco Lorenzetto Mirco Lorenzetto is an Italian racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . He has won victories in the Tour Méditerranéen 2007, the Tour of Sardegna and Giro del Friuli in 2009.Lorenzetto became a professional cyclist in 2004...
Stage 5 (Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He was named the most aggressive rider of the 2011 Tour de France after escaping into breakaways on many stages and continuiously attacking from inside the breakaway.-Biography:Roy turned professional... )			Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...
Stage 6 (Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... )	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...				Team Saxo Bank
Stage 7 (Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... )	Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación...	Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...
Stage 8 (Antonio Colom Antonio Colom Antonio Colom Mas is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer from Bunyola. He is a specialist in short stage races, having won the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana in 2006, the Vuelta a Mallorca in 2004 and the Vuelta a Andalucía in 2002.... )
Final	Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación...	Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel Albira is a French professional road bicycle racer. His brother Sébastien Chavanel is also a cyclist.Chavanel started his professional career in 2000 with Jean-René Bernaudeau's team Bonjour, which became Brioches La Boulangère in 2003...	Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...	Kevin Seeldrayers	Team Saxo Bank

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:

Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....

wore the green jersey in Stage 2
Heinrich Haussler
Heinrich Haussler
Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:...

wore the green jersey in Stage 4

Withdrawals

Type	Stage	Cyclist	Team	Reason
DNF	2	Rémi Pauriol Rémi Pauriol Rémi Pauriol is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . In 2007, he won the French race Route Adélie.-Palmares:2006 – Crédit Agricole...		Broken collarbone
DNS	3	José Ángel Gómez Marchante José Ángel Gómez Marchante José Ángel Gómez Marchante is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team...		Broken arm sustained from crash in Stage 2
DNS	3	Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (cyclist) Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...		Illness
DNS	3	Joost Posthuma Joost Posthuma Joost Posthuma is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer. He rides on the UCI ProTour for the professional cycling team...		Illness
DNF	3	Matteo Bono Matteo Bono Matteo Bono is an Italian road bicycle racer who rides for Lampre in the UCI ProTour. Bono turned professional in 2006 and he took up his first pro win at 2007 Tirreno–Adriatico by winning stage 6 and then in the 2007 Tour de Romandie he won stage 4 after being a breakaway with Fumiyuki Beppu and...
DNF	3	Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau Anthony Charteau is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . Charteau turned professional in 2001...
DNS	4	Sylvain Calzati Sylvain Calzati Sylvain Calzati is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Bretagne-Schuller. He turned professional during the year 2003 with Team Barloworld. His biggest success is winning the 8th Stage in the 2006 Tour de France. He also won the Tour de l'Avenir in 2004. He currently...	Agritubel
DNS	4	Bradley Wiggins Bradley Wiggins Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....		Death in the family
DNF	4	Jussi Veikkanen Jussi Veikkanen Jussi Veikkanen is a Finnish road racing cyclist. He started his career with team Mälarenergi and he became a professional cyclist in 2005 with FDJ. After a long breakaway on stage 2 of the 2009 Tour de France he donned the Polka Dot Jersey for king of the mountains...
DNS	5	Inigo Cuesta Íñigo Cuesta Íñigo Cuesta López de Castro is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer. Cuesta turned professional in 1994 for the Basque team. Here his results included a second place in 1995 Vuelta a Asturias, and in 1996 he signed a contract with Spanish team ONCE...
DNS	5	Enrico Franzoi Enrico Franzoi Enrico Franzoi is an Italian professional cyclo-cross and road bicycle racer, who rides for Powerplus BKCP, but was previously a member of UCI ProTeams Lampre and Liquigas. Franzoi has won the Italian Cyclo-cross Championships on four occasions – in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009.- Palmares...
DNF	5	Steven Cozza Steven Cozza Steven Cozza is a professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for Team NetApp.Cozza helped his father co-found the Boy Scouts equality advocacy group Scouting for All when he was 12 years old....
DNF	5	Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...
DNF	5	Brian Vandborg Brian Vandborg Brian Bach Vandborg is a Danish professional road bicycle racer, who rides for UCI ProTeam . He was national U/23 champion in individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with , with a length of two years...
DNS	6	Jelle Vanendert Jelle Vanendert Jelle Vanendert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :20012006...
DNF	6	Jose Luis Arrieta José Luis Arrieta José Luis Arrieta Lujambio is a retired Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . He is now a sporting director for , the same franchise for which he rode earlier in his career when it was known as .Arrieta was a devoted domestique for Miguel Indurain...
DNF	6	Sébastien Chavanel Sébastien Chavanel Sébastien Chavanel is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He is a younger brother, by just under 2 years, to fellow pro cyclist Sylvain Chavanel.- Palmares :20032004...
DNF	6	Simon Spilak Simon Špilak Simon Špilak is a Slovenian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Palmares:2004...
DNF	6	Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for the cycling team.- Biography :Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He rides for , formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Télécom, Brioches la Boulangère, and Bonjour...		Shoulder injury sustained from crash
DNS	7	Sebastian Langeveld Sebastian Langeveld Sebastian Langeveld is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank. His biggest win is Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2011. On the 17 of August 2011, Langeveld was confirmed to be riding for Australian team GreenEdge in 2012.- Palmarès :2006...
DNF	7	Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton...
DNF	7	Mickael Cherel Mickaël Cherel Mickaël Cherel is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .- Palmarès :* U19 Trophée Centre Morbihan - Overall U19 Road Race Champion - External links :...
DNF	7	Thomas Fothen Thomas Fothen Thomas Fothen is a German racing cyclist, currently riding for the German continental team NSP. He is the younger brother of Markus Fothen.- Palmarès :* National Track Championships, Team Pursuit...
DNF	7	Marcel Sieberg Marcel Sieberg Marcel Sieberg is a German road racing cyclist who rides for .- Palmarès :1998...
DNF	7	Tom Veelers Tom Veelers Tom Veelers is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Skil-Shimano. He won the 2006 edition of U23 Paris–Roubaix.- Palmarès :20042006...	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...
DNF	7	Mickael Buffaz Mickaël Buffaz Mickaël Buffaz is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Cofidis.- Palmarès :20022003- External links :**...
DNF	7	Javier Aramendia Javier Aramendia Francisco Javier Aramendia Llorente is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.- External links :...
DNF	7	Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....	Agritubel

Teams and cyclists

The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2009 Paris–Nice:

Nation	UCI Code	Team Name
	ALM
	AGR
	AST
	BBO
	GCE
	CTT
	COF
	EUS
	FDJ
	GRM
	LAM
	LIQ
	QST
	RAB
	SIL
	SKS	Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano Skil-Shimano is a professional cycling team based in The Netherlands that participates in UCI Continental Circuits races and, when selected, in UCI ProTour events. The team is managed by Arend Scheppink, with assistance from directeur sportifs Akira Bandou, Hisafumi Imanishi, Iwan Spekenbrink,...
	SAX
	THR
	KAT
	MRM

External links

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Stage 1 - March 8, 2009: AmillyAmilly, LoiretAmilly is a commune and town in the Loiret department in north-central France.-Main sights:*Church of St. Martin *Castles of Varenne and of the Bourgoins *Bardin Watermill*Museum of Folk Art-See also:..., 9.3 km (ITT)

General classificationGeneral ClassificationThe general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...