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The 2009 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 69th running of the Tour de Luxembourg

Tour de Luxembourg

Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.HC, the highest rating below the ProTour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale , the sport's governing body. In 2006, the Tour was part of the UCI Europe...

. It was won by 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...

from Luxembourg, the first home rider to win this race in 26 years.

Stages

Key:

: Leader and eventual winner of General Classification, based on total time.

: Leader and eventual winner of climbers' classification, based on points gained on passing hilltops.

: : Leader and eventual winner of points classification, based on points given for finishing position on each mass start stage.

: Leader and eventual winner of young riders' classification, based on total time, but restricted to riders under 25 at beginning of year.

Prologue

3 June 2009 — Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

- 2.7 km (ITT

Individual time trial

An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

)

Prologue Result

	Rider	Time
1	'	3' 46"
2		+ 2"
3		+ 4"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

General Classification after Prologue

	Rider	Time
1	'	3' 46"
2		+ 2"
3		+ 4"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 1

4 June 2009 — Luxembourg

Luxembourg

> Mondorf-les-Bains

Mondorf-les-Bains

Mondorf-les-Bains is a commune and town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. Mondorf-les-Bains is a spa town , and has the only casino in Luxembourg....

- 157 km

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Time
1	'	3h 48' 29"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Time
1	'	3h 52' 15"
2		+ 2"
3		+ 4"
4		+ 5"
5		+ 6"

Stage 2

5 June 2009 — Schifflange

Schifflange

Schifflange is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg., the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 7,849....

> Differdange

Differdange

Differdange is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial city that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France...

- 188 km

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Time
1	'	5h 00' 46"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Time
1	'	8h 53' 06"
2		+ 3"
3		+ 5"
4		+ 6"
5		+ 8"

Stage 3

6 June 2009 — Wiltz

Wiltz

Wiltz is a commune with city status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the end of World War II...

> Diekirch

Diekirch

Diekirch is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and the district of Diekirch. The city is situated on the banks of the Sauer river....

- 185 km

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Time
1	'	4h 43' 31"
2		+ 6"
3		+ 1' 39"
4		s.t.
5		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Time
1	'	13h 36' 47"
2		+ 4"
3		+ 1' 32"
4		+ 1' 34"
5		+ 1' 53"

Stage 4

7 June 2009 — Mersch

Mersch

Mersch is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch., the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 3,345...

> Luxembourg

Luxembourg

- 148 km

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Time
1	'	4h 15' 02"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Time
1	'	17h 51' 49"
2		+ 10"
3		+ 1' 32"
4		+ 1' 34"
5		+ 1' 59"

Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	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...	Mountains classification King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...	Points classification Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...	Young rider classification Young rider classification Young rider classification is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for riders below the age of twenty-five years old depending on the race rules...
P	Grégory Rast Grégory Rast Grégory Rast is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He will ride for from 2012.- Palmares :20022004...	Grégory Rast Grégory Rast Grégory Rast is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He will ride for from 2012.- Palmares :20022004...			Jonathan Hivert Jonathan Hivert Jonathan Hivert is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .- Palmares :2008200920102011- External links :*...
1	Danilo Napolitano Danilo Napolitano Danilo Napolitano is an Italian professional road racing cyclist on , and is chiefly known for his sprinting abilities....		Alexandre Usov Alexandre Usov Alexandre Usov is a Belarusian racing cyclist. His specialty is sprinting.- Palmarès :20002001Alexandre Usov is a Belarusian racing cyclist. His specialty is sprinting.- Palmarès :2000...	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....
2	Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...	Assan Bazayev Assan Bazayev Assan Bazayev is a professional road bicycle racer from Kazakhstan. Since 2007, he rides for on the UCI ProTour.In 2004 he won the Hellas Tour, but he did not win any stage.He also won stage 1 of the 2006 Tour of Germany in August 2006.- Palmares :...			Marco Marcato Marco Marcato Marco Marcato is an Italian racing cyclist currently riding for .- Palmares :200520062007...
3	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...	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...		Matti Breschel Matti Breschel Matti Breschel is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .-Career:He got his breakthrough with small Danish Team PH, finishing 6th at the U/23 Cycling World Championship in Verona in 2004 where he helped fellow Dane Mads Christensen finish 3rd...
4	Matti Breschel Matti Breschel Matti Breschel is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .-Career:He got his breakthrough with small Danish Team PH, finishing 6th at the U/23 Cycling World Championship in Verona in 2004 where he helped fellow Dane Mads Christensen finish 3rd...
Final		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...	Alexandre Usov Alexandre Usov Alexandre Usov is a Belarusian racing cyclist. His specialty is sprinting.- Palmarès :20002001Alexandre Usov is a Belarusian racing cyclist. His specialty is sprinting.- Palmarès :2000...	Matti Breschel Matti Breschel Matti Breschel is a Danish professional road bicycle racer who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .-Career:He got his breakthrough with small Danish Team PH, finishing 6th at the U/23 Cycling World Championship in Verona in 2004 where he helped fellow Dane Mads Christensen finish 3rd...	Marco Marcato Marco Marcato Marco Marcato is an Italian racing cyclist currently riding for .- Palmares :200520062007...

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