2009 Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo

The 2009 Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo
Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo
The Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo is a road cycling stage race held in the state of São Paulo. The race exists since 2004 as an elite men's competition over a prologue and 8 to 9 stages...

(Portuguese for International Cycling Tour of the State of São Paulo) is the 6th edition of a multi-day road cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

stage race held in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

. This edition features 9 stages over 1289 km, disputed from August 22 to 30 , 2009. The race is a 2.2 event in the 2008-2009 UCI America Tour. In this edition, the race has been nicknamed Tour of Brazil.

Classification and bonuses

In this edition of the race, time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds are awarded to the top 3 riders in each stage. Time bonuses of 3, 2 and 1 seconds are awarded to the first 3 riders at each intermediary sprint point. For the points classification, the top 5 riders in each stage are awarded 10, 7, 5, 3 and 2 points, respectively. The first 3 riders at each intermediary sprint receive 5, 3 and 2 points. Climbs are classified among 4 categories. The first 3 riders at each summit are awarded points in the mountains classification according to the category:

Category 2: 9, 7, 6 pts
Category 3: 7, 5, 4 pts
Category 4: 5, 3, 2 pts

The team classification accounts the times of the first 3 riders of each team in each stage.

Stage 1: São Paulo

Held Saturday, August 22, 2009 on the Ponte Estaiada

Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge

The Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge is a cable-stayed bridge in São Paulo, Brazil over the Pinheiros River, opened in May 2008. The bridge is tall, and connects Marginal Pinheiros to Jornalista Roberto Marinho Avenue in the south area of the city....

, in São Paulo. This prologue stage was a team time trial, for a total distance of 6.0 km. The stage was won by team Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos

Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos

Team Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos was a Brazilian UCI Continental road bicycle racing team, based on São José dos Campos. The team was created in 1993 by José Carlos Monteiro, who is the general team manager since its foundation...

with a time of 7'44.831". Teams Padaria Real-Sorocaba and FAPI-Pindamonhangaba took second and third place, with times of 7'56.404" and 7'58.427", respectively. Curiously, bicycles aren't allowed in the Ponte Estaiada

Octavio Frias de Oliveira bridge

Stage 2: São Paulo to São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos is a municipality and a major city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil and one of the most important industrial and research centers in Latin America. It is located in the Paraíba Valley, between the two most active production and consumption regions in the country, São Paulo ...

Held Sunday, August 23, 2009. This stage was 91.1 km long. A field of 122 riders finished with the same time of the stage winner, Hector Figueiras.

Stage 2 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Hector Figueiras	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	2h11'34"
2	Luis Almonacid	Polidesportivo-Trek	s.t.
3	Michel Garcia Michel García Michel Gibrant García García is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América in the Mexican First Division.García made his professional football debut during the Bicentenario 2010 campaign....	CESC-Sundown	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Hector Figueiras	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	2h11'22"
2	Michel Garcia Michel García Michel Gibrant García García is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América in the Mexican First Division.García made his professional football debut during the Bicentenario 2010 campaign....	CESC-Sundown	+0'05"
3	Luis Almonacid	Polidesportivo-Trek	+0'06"

Points Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Hector Figueiras	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	13 pts
2	Michel Garcia Michel García Michel Gibrant García García is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América in the Mexican First Division.García made his professional football debut during the Bicentenario 2010 campaign....	CESC-Sundown	10 pts
3	Luis Almonacid	Polidesportivo-Trek	7 pts

Mountain Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Ricardo Ortiz	Padaria Real-Sorocaba	5 pts
2	Antônio Nascimento	Memorial-Santos	3 pts
3	Bruno Silva	São Lucas-Americana	2 pts

Stage 3: São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos
São José dos Campos is a municipality and a major city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil and one of the most important industrial and research centers in Latin America. It is located in the Paraíba Valley, between the two most active production and consumption regions in the country, São Paulo ...

to Atibaia
Atibaia
Atibaia is a Brazilian city located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is derived from an indigenous language called Tupi, and means "healthy water river". Its name has changed over time, from the primitive Tupi word Tybaia, to Thibaia, Atubaia, Thibaya, and finally the city's modern...

Held Monday, August 24, 2009. This stage was 103.0 km long.

Stage 3 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	2h26'13"
2	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	s.t.
3	Magno Nazaret	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	+0'04"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	4h37'34"
2	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	+0'07"
3	Magno Nazaret	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	+0'13"

Points Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	19 pts
2	Hector Figueiras	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	13 pts
3	Michel Garcia Michel García Michel Gibrant García García is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América in the Mexican First Division.García made his professional football debut during the Bicentenario 2010 campaign....	CESC-Sundown	10 pts

Mountain Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Ricardo Ortiz	Padaria Real-Sorocaba	10 pts
2	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	7 pts
3	Bruno Silva	São Lucas-Americana	6 pts

Stage 4: Atibaia
Atibaia
Atibaia is a Brazilian city located in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The name is derived from an indigenous language called Tupi, and means "healthy water river". Its name has changed over time, from the primitive Tupi word Tybaia, to Thibaia, Atubaia, Thibaya, and finally the city's modern...

to São Carlos
São Carlos
São Carlos is a city of 221,950 inhabitants in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located at , at about 231 km from the city of São Paulo.-History:...

Held Tuesday, August 25, 2009. This stage was 239 km long.

Stage 4 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	5h42'24"
2	Tiago Fiorilli	Flying Horse-Caloi	+0'01"
3	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	+0'03"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	10h19'48"
2	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	+0'14"
3	Magno Nazaret	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	+0'26"

Points Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	30 pts
2	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	15 pts
3	Hector Figueiras	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	13 pts

Mountain Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	16 pts
2	Ricardo Ortiz	Padaria Real-Sorocaba	12 pts
3	Bruno Silva	São Lucas-Americana	9 pts

Stage 5: São Carlos
São Carlos
São Carlos is a city of 221,950 inhabitants in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It is located at , at about 231 km from the city of São Paulo.-History:...

to Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto is a municipality and city in the Northeastern region of the state of São Paulo in Brazil. It is nicknamed Brazilian California, because of a combination of an economy based on agrobusiness plus high technology, wealth and sunny weather all year long. With 605,114 inhabitants,...

Held Wednesday, August 26, 2009. This stage was 95.8 km long.

Stage 5 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Michel Garcia Michel García Michel Gibrant García García is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América in the Mexican First Division.García made his professional football debut during the Bicentenario 2010 campaign....	CESC-Sundown	2h14'43"
2	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	s.t.
3	Kleber Silva	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	12h34'25"
2	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	+0'20"
3	Magno Nazaret	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	+0'32"

Points Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	37 pts
2	Michel Garcia Michel García Michel Gibrant García García is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Club América in the Mexican First Division.García made his professional football debut during the Bicentenario 2010 campaign....	CESC-Sundown	20 pts
3	Hector Figueiras	FAPI-Pindamonhangaba	18 pts

Mountain Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Bruno Pires	Barbot-Siper-Azeite Vila Flor-Portugal	18 pts
2	Ricardo Ortiz	Padaria Real-Sorocaba	17 pts
3	Bruno Silva	São Lucas-Americana	9 pts

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