2009 Vuelta a Venezuela - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 46th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela
Vuelta a Venezuela
The Vuelta a Venezuela is a men's multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September in Venezuela. The Vuelta a Venezuela carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale,...

was held from Wednesday June 24 to Sunday July 5, 2009.

2009-06-24: Puerto la Cruz
Puerto la Cruz
Puerto la Cruz is a port city located in Anzoátegui State, in Venezuela. It is the seat of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality. The city has road connections to the state capital, Barcelona, to Lecheria and to Guanta, and has the potential to become the largest and most important metropolitan...

- Puerto la Cruz
Puerto la Cruz
Puerto la Cruz is a port city located in Anzoátegui State, in Venezuela. It is the seat of the Juan Antonio Sotillo Municipality. The city has road connections to the state capital, Barcelona, to Lecheria and to Guanta, and has the potential to become the largest and most important metropolitan...

(80 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|02:09.21	\|02:09.11
2.	\|—	\|+0.03
3.	\|—	\|+0.06

2009-06-25: Barcelona - El Tigre
El Tigre
El Tigre is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. This city is the shire town of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 147,800.-History:...

(175.6 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:18.06	\|06:27.17
2.	\|—	\|—
3.	\|—	\|+0.03

2009-06-26: Anaco Circuito
Anaco
Anaco is a city in the Venezuelan Anzoátegui State. It is an industrial town, connected to the natural gas and petroleum industries. Estimated population : 106,275 inhabitants.-Notable natives of Anaco:* Ruddy Rodríguez...

(50 km)

Place	Stage 3-A		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|00:40.30
2.	\|—
3.	\|—

2009-06-26: Aragua de Barcelona - Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...

(135 km)

Place	Stage 3-B		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|03:31.32	\|10:39.20
2.	\|—	\|—
3.	\|—	\|+0.02

2009-06-27: Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...

- Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...

(93 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|02:12.54	\|12:52.07
2.	\|—	\|+0.02
3.	\|—	\|+0.04

2009-06-28: Chaguaramas
Chaguaramas, Venezuela
- References :...

- Calabozo
Calabozo
Villa de Todos los Santos de Calabozo, an inland town of Venezuela, once capital of the Province of Caracas in the colonial period, formerly in the State of Miranda and former capital of the state of Guárico....

(169.5 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:16.35	\|17:08.42
2.	\|—	\|+0.02
3.	\|—	\|+0.04

2009-06-29: El Sombrero - San Carlos de Austria (225 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|05:21.11	\|22:29.44
2.	\|—	\|+0.09
3.	\|—	\|+0.13

2009-06-30: Turén
Turen
Tureň is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 126 metres and covers an area of 5.303km². It has a population of 878 people.-External links/Sources:...

- Turén
Turen
Tureň is a village and municipality in western Slovakia in Senec District in the Bratislava Region.-Geography:The municipality lies at an altitude of 126 metres and covers an area of 5.303km². It has a population of 878 people.-External links/Sources:...

(35 km)

Place	Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|00:40.59	\|23:11.28
2.	\|+0.21	\|+0.01
3.	\|+0.27	\|+0.07

2009-07-01: Acarigua
Acarigua
Acarigua is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa at coordinates . The city's population is 116 551 but now estimated at 208,495 for 2008. Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is...

- Sanaré
Sanare
Sanare is a major city and the seat of government in the municipality of Andrés Eloy Blanco in Lara State, Venezuela. Andrés Eloy Blanco is further subdivided into three parishes: Pio Tamayo , Yacambú, and La Quebrada Honda del Guache...

(163.4 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|03:44.29	\|26:56.50
2.	\|+1.15	\|+0.32
3.	\|+1.16	\|+1.00

2009-07-02: Quibor
Quíbor
- History :The region was inhabited well before the Europeans arrived. The first European record about the region dates back to 1545, when López Montalvo de Lugo, under order of governor Jorge Spira, arrived to the valley of Quíbor....

- Nirgua (160 km)

Place	Stage 9		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:12.18	\|31:08.56
2.	\|+0.49	\|+1.28
3.	\|+0.49	\|+2.31

2009-07-03: San Felipe Circuito (80 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|01:32.39	\|32:41.35
2.	\|—	\|+1.28
3.	\|—	\|+2.31

2009-07-04: San Felipe - Turmero
Turmero
Turmero is a city in the state of Aragua in northern Venezuela. It is the capital of Santiago Mariño Municipality....

(181.5 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:17.49	\|37:00.13
2.	\|—	\|+1.28
3.	\|—	\|+2.31

2009-07-05: Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

- Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

(81.6 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|02:09.39	\|39:09.51
2.	\|—	\|+1.29
3.	\|—	\|+2.32

Final classification

RANK	TEAM	TIME
1.	Gobernacíon del Zulía	39:09:51
2.	Loteria del Táchira	+ 1.29
3.	G. Carabobo-Tra. Ele	+ 2.32
4.	Sumiglov-City of Merida	+ 2.42
5.	Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni	+ 2.43
6.	Loteria del Táchira	+ 3.16
7.	Sumiglov-City of Merida	+ 4.45
8.	Loteria del Táchira	+ 4.57
9.	G. Carabobo-Tra. Ele	+ 5.35
10.	Sumiglov-City of Merida	+ 5.41

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2009-06-25: Barcelona - El TigreEl TigreEl Tigre is a city in the eastern Venezuelan state of Anzoátegui. This city is the shire town of the Simón Rodríguez Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 147,800.-History:... (175.6 km)

2009-06-26: Anaco CircuitoAnacoAnaco is a city in the Venezuelan Anzoátegui State. It is an industrial town, connected to the natural gas and petroleum industries. Estimated population : 106,275 inhabitants.-Notable natives of Anaco:* Ruddy Rodríguez... (50 km)