# 2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile

The 2009 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 20th Giro d'Italia Femminile, one of the premier events of the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 3–12 July 2009, starting in Scarperia and finishing in Grumo Nevano. It was won by Claudia Häusler of Garmin–Cervélo.

## Teams

Eighteen teams were invited to the Giro d'Italia Femminile. These teams were:
* Australia National Team
* Bigla Cycling Team
* Bizkaia–Durango–Champion System
* Cervélo TestTeam
* Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
* Fenixs–Edilsavino
* Gauss RDZ Ormu–Colnago
* Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam
* S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox
* Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi
* Selle Italia–Ghezzi
* Team Cmax Dila
* Team Columbia–High Road Women
* Team Flexpoint
* Team System Data
* Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line
* USA National Team
* USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo

## Route and stages

Stage results :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| P | 3 July | Scarperia | 2.5 km (2 mi) | Individual time trial | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| 1 | 4 July | San Piero a Sieve to Pratolino di Vaglia | 99.9 km (62 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) |
| 2 | 5 July | Pontedera to Santa Maria a Monte | 13.5 km (8 mi) | Individual time trial | Amber Neben (USA) |
| 3 | 6 July | Calcinaia to Prato a Calci/Monte Serra | 106.4 km (66 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Mara Abbott (USA) |
| 4 | 7 July | Porto Sant'Elpidio to Porto Sant'Elpidio | 109.2 km (68 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| 5 | 8 July | Fossacesia to Cerro al Volturno | 109.2 km (68 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Noemi Cantele (ITA) |
| 6 | 9 July | Cerro al Volturno to Sant'Elena Sannita | 119.3 km (74 mi) | Stage with mountain(s) | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| 7 | 10 July | Andria to Castel del Monte | 131.2 km (82 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Claudia Häusler (GER) |
| 8 | 11 July | San Marco dei Cavoti to Pesco Sannita | 115.6 km (72 mi) | Medium-mountain stage | Trixi Worrack (GER) |
| 9 | 12 July | Grumo Nevano | 111.2 km (69 mi) | Plain stage | Kirsten Wild (NED) |

## Classification leadership

There were four different jerseys awarded in the 2009 Giro Donne. These followed the same format as those in the men's Giro d'Italia. The leader of the General classification received a pink jersey. This classification was calculated by adding the combined finishing times of the riders from each stage, and the overall winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Giro.
Secondly, the points classification awarded the maglia ciclamino, or mauve jersey. Points were awarded for placements at stage finishes as well as at selected intermediate sprint points on the route, and the jersey would be received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.
In addition to this, there was a mountains classification, which awarded a green jersey. Points were allocated for the first few riders over selected mountain passes on the route, with more difficult passes paying more points, and the jersey would be received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.
Finally, there was the jersey for the Best Young Rider, which was granted to the highest-placed rider on the General classification aged 23 or under. This rider would receive a white jersey.
Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification |
| P | Kirsten Wild | Kirsten Wild | not awarded | not awarded | Trine Schmidt |
| 1 | Edita Pučinskaitė | Edita Pučinskaitė | Edita Pučinskaitė | Edita Pučinskaitė | Alyona Andruk |
| 2 | Amber Neben | Amber Neben | Amber Neben | Amber Neben | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 3 | Mara Abbott | Emma Pooley | Emma Pooley | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 4 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg | Emma Pooley | Emma Pooley | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 5 | Noemi Cantele | Emma Pooley | Judith Arndt | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 6 | Judith Arndt | Claudia Häusler | Judith Arndt | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 7 | Claudia Häusler | Claudia Häusler | Judith Arndt | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 8 | Trixi Worrack | Claudia Häusler | Claudia Häusler | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |
| 9 | Kirsten Wild | Claudia Häusler | Claudia Häusler | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |
| Final | Final | Claudia Häusler | Claudia Häusler | Mara Abbott | Lizzie Armitstead |

## Classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the leader of the General classification | Denotes the leader of the Mountains classification |
| Denotes the leader of the Points classification | Denotes the leader of the Young rider classification |

### General classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Claudia Häusler (GER) | Cervélo TestTeam | 25h 21' 32" |
| 2 | Mara Abbott (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road Women | + 30" |
| 3 | Nicole Brändli (SUI) | Bigla Cycling Team | + 2' 33" |
| 4 | Emma Pooley (GBR) | Cervélo TestTeam | + 6' 35" |
| 5 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (RUS) | Fenixs-Edilsavino | + 6' 51" |
| 6 | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | Selle Italia–Ghezzi | + 8' 53" |
| 7 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | + 10' 54" |
| 8 | Carla Ryan (AUS) | Cervélo TestTeam | + 12' 29" |
| 9 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Team Flexpoint | + 14' 13" |
| 10 | Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) | Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago | + 14' 23" |

### Points classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Claudia Häusler (GER) | Cervélo TestTeam | 49 |
| 2 | Mara Abbott (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road Women | 41 |
| 3 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (RUS) | Fenixs-Edilsavino | 39 |
| 4 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi | 32 |
| 5 | Nicole Brändli (SUI) | Bigla Cycling Team | 29 |
| 6 | Emma Pooley (GBR) | Cervélo TestTeam | 29 |
| 7 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Cervélo TestTeam | 27 |
| 8 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road Women | 25 |
| 9 | Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) | Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago | 22 |
| 10 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 21 |

### Mountains classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mara Abbott (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road Women | 38 |
| 2 | Nicole Brändli (SUI) | Bigla Cycling Team | 36 |
| 3 | Claudia Häusler (GER) | Cervélo TestTeam | 27 |
| 4 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | 25 |
| 5 | Emma Pooley (GBR) | Cervélo TestTeam | 19 |
| 6 | Tatiana Antoshina (RUS) | Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago | 13 |
| 7 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi | 10 |
| 8 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Team Flexpoint | 10 |
| 9 | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | Selle Italia–Ghezzi | 10 |
| 10 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | Cervélo TestTeam | 9 |

### Young rider classification

| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam | 25h 48' 32" |
| 2 | Elena Berlato (ITA) | Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi | + 30" |
| 3 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Australia National Team | + 5' 18" |
| 4 | Valentina Carretta (ITA) | Top Girls Fassa Bortolo Raxy Line | + 7' 06" |
| 5 | Olena Oliynyk (UKR) | USC Chirio Forno d'Asolo | + 8' 53" |
| 6 | Shara Gillow (AUS) | Australia National Team | + 14' 25" |
| 7 | Lieselot Decroix (BEL) | Cervélo TestTeam | + 29' 47" |
| 8 | Alice Donadoni (ITA) | Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago | + 32' 19" |
| 9 | Carlee Taylor (AUS) | Australia National Team | + 34' 55" |
| 10 | Alyona Andruk (UKR) | Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi | + 44' 28" |

### Team classification

| Rank | Team | Points |
| 1 | Cervélo TestTeam | 76h 16' 07" |
| 2 | Team Columbia–High Road Women | + 9' 12" |
| 3 | S.C. Michela Fanini Record Rox | + 50' 55" |
| 4 | Selle Italia–Ghezzi | + 1h 05' 47" |
| 5 | Team Flexpoint | + 1h 07' 25" |
| 6 | Gauss RDZ Ormu-Colnago | + 1h 07' 31" |
| 7 | Bigla Cycling Team | + 1h 08' 22" |
| 8 | Safi–Pasta Zara–Titanedi | + 1h 30' 57" |
| 9 | Australia National Team | + 1h 33' 01" |
| 10 | Fenixs-Edilsavino | + 1h 59' 54" |

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