2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León

2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León
Race details
Dates	23 March – 27 March
Stages	5
Distance	659.3 km (409.7 mi)
Winning time	15h 33' 26"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Combination
	Team
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The 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 24th edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León road cycling stage race, started on 23 March in Paredes de Nava, and concluded on 27 March in Valladolid.^[2] The race was won by Levi Leipheimer.

Teams

Seventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:^[2]

Stages

Stage 1

23 March 2009 – Paredes de Nava to Baltanás, 168.3 km (104.6 mi)

Stage 1 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Joaquin Sobrino (ESP)	Burgos Monumental-Castilla y Leon	4h 31' 53"
2	David Vitoria (SUI)	Rock Racing	s.t.
3	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
4	Rubén Pérez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
5	Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (POR)	Liberty Seguros	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Joaquin Sobrino (ESP)	Burgos Monumental-Castilla y Leon	4h 31' 53"
2	David Vitoria (SUI)	Rock Racing	s.t.
3	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
4	Rubén Pérez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
5	Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso (POR)	Liberty Seguros	s.t.

Stage 2

24 March 2009 – Palencia (ITT), 28.2 km (17.5 mi)

Stage 2 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	33' 17"
2	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	+ 16"
3	David Zabriskie (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 22"
4	Stef Clement (NED)	Rabobank	+ 49"
5	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 55"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	5h 5' 10"
2	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	+ 16"
3	David Zabriskie (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 22"
4	Stef Clement (NED)	Rabobank	+ 49"
5	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 55"

Stage 3

25 March 2009 – Sahagún to Estación Inv. De San Isiro, 156.9 km (97.5 mi)

Stage 3 results^[3]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	3h 28' 16"
2	Rubén Plaza (ESP)	Liberty Seguros	s.t.
3	Javier Moreno (ESP)	Andalucía–CajaSur	s.t.
4	José Alberto Benítez (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	s.t.
5	Rubén Pérez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	8h 33' 26"
2	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	+ 16"
3	David Zabriskie (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 22"
4	Stef Clement (NED)	Rabobank	+ 49"
5	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 55"

Stage 4

26 March 2009 – Santa María Del Páramo to Galende-Laguna De Los Peces, 145.4 km (90.3 mi)

Stage 4 results^[4]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	3h 42' 3"
2	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 8"
3	Javier Moreno (ESP)	Andalucía–CajaSur	+ 9"
4	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
5	Philip Deignan (IRL)	Cervélo TestTeam	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	12h 15' 38"
2	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	+ 16"
3	David Zabriskie (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 22"
4	Stef Clement (NED)	Rabobank	+ 49"
5	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 54"

Stage 5

27 March 2009 – Benavente to Valladolid, 152.5 km (94.8 mi)

Stage 5 results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	3h 17' 46"
2	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
3	Pablo Urtasun (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	s.t.
4	Ricardo Serrano (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	+ 2"
5	Igor Abakoumov (BEL)	ISD	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	15h 33' 26"
2	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	+ 16"
3	David Zabriskie (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 22"
4	Stef Clement (NED)	Rabobank	+ 49"
5	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 1' 07"

Final standings

General classification^[5]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	15h 33' 26"
2	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	+ 16"
3	David Zabriskie (USA)	Garmin–Slipstream	+ 22"
4	Stef Clement (NED)	Rabobank	+ 49"
5	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	+ 1' 07"

Points classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	64
2	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	43
3	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	38
4	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	36
5	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	33

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	20
2	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	10
3	Javier Moreno (ESP)	Andalucía–CajaSur	9
4	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	8
5	Xavier Tondo (ESP)	Andalucía–CajaSur	8

Combination classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	5
2	Denis Menchov (RUS)	Rabobank	5
3	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	5
4	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	5
5	Juan José Cobo (ESP)	Fuji–Servetto	5

Team Classification

	Team	Time
1	Rabobank	46h 44' 45"
2	Cervélo TestTeam	+ 4' 02"
3	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 4' 03"
4	Astana	+ 4' 56"
5	Andalucía–CajaSur	+ 5' 02"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Combination classification	Team Classification
0Stage 1 (Joaquin Sobrino)	Joaquin Sobrino	Joaquin Sobrino	José Antonio López	Joaquin Sobrino	Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 2 (ITT) (Levi Leipheimer)	Levi Leipheimer	Levi Leipheimer	José Antonio López	Levi Leipheimer	Astana
0Stage 3 (Alejandro Valverde)		Rubén Pérez	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Astana
0Stage 4 (Juan José Cobo)		Alejandro Valverde		Denis Menchov	Rabobank
0Stage 5 (Alejandro Valverde)		Alejandro Valverde		Alejandro Valverde	Rabobank
0Final	Levi Leipheimer	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Rabobank

Withdrawals

Type	Stage	Cyclist	Team	Reason
DNF	1	Lance Armstrong (USA)	Astana	Fractured collarbone sustained in crash^[6]

References

^ "Vuelta a Castilla y León (2.1)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
^ ^a ^b "24th Vuelta a Castilla y León". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 March 2009.
^ "Valverde nails the stage, Leipheimer keeps the lead". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
^ "Cobo wins, Leipheimer defends lead". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.
^ "Valverde takes another stage, Leipheimer the overall". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ "Armstrong fractures collarbone in Castilla y León". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 March 2009.

External links

Official website

[BRI-1] "Vuelta a Castilla y León (2.1)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

[CN-2] "24th Vuelta a Castilla y León". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 March 2009.

[3] "Valverde nails the stage, Leipheimer keeps the lead". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 11 June 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.

[4] "Cobo wins, Leipheimer defends lead". VeloNews. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 26 March 2009.

[5] "Valverde takes another stage, Leipheimer the overall". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 27 March 2009.

[6] "Armstrong fractures collarbone in Castilla y León". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 24 March 2009.

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