# 2009 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 2009 Tirreno–Adriatico, the 44th running of the race, started on 11 March and finished on 17 March. The race started in Cecina and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was the third event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking.

## Teams

Twenty-five teams, containing a total of 200 riders, participated in the race:
* Team Saxo Bank
* Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
* Ag2r–La Mondiale
* Astana
* Barloworld
* Bbox Bouygues Telecom
* Caisse d'Epargne
* Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce
* Cervélo TestTeam
* Cofidis
* Diquigiovanni–Androni
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Française des Jeux
* Garmin–Slipstream
* Lampre–NGC
* Liquigas
* LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini
* Quick-Step
* Rabobank
* Silence–Lotto
* Team Columbia–High Road
* Team Katusha
* Team Milram
* Vacansoleil
* Fuji–Servetto

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 11 March | Cecina to Capannori | 147 km (91 mi) | Flat stage | Julien El Fares (FRA) |
| 2 | 12 March | Volterra to Marina di Carrara | 177 km (110 mi) | Hilly stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| 3 | 13 March | Fucecchio to Santa Croce sull'Arno | 166 km (103 mi) | Flat stage | Tyler Farrar (USA) |
| 4 | 14 March | Foligno to Montelupone | 171 km (106 mi) | Hilly stage | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) |
| 5 | 15 March | Loreto to Macerata | 30 km (19 mi) | Individual time trial | Andreas Klöden (GER) |
| 6 | 16 March | Civitanova Marche to Camerino | 235 km (146 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Michele Scarponi (ITA) |
| 7 | 17 March | San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto | 169 km (105 mi) | Hilly stage | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 11 March 2009 — Cecina to Capannori, 147 km (91 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | 3h 34' 03" |
| 2 | Vladimir Duma (UKR) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | s.t. |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | + 12" |
| 4 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | s.t. |
| 5 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 6 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Team Milram | s.t. |
| 7 | Enrico Rossi (ITA) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | s.t. |
| 8 | Leonardo Duque (COL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 9 | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 10 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | 3h 33' 50" |
| 2 | Vladimir Duma (UKR) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | + 5" |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | + 21" |
| 4 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | + 25" |
| 5 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 6 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Team Milram | s.t. |
| 7 | Enrico Rossi (ITA) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | s.t. |
| 8 | Leonardo Duque (COL) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 9 | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 10 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |

### Stage 2
#### 12 March 2009 — Volterra to Marina di Carrara, 177 km (110 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | 4h 32' 42" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 3 | Koldo Fernández (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | s.t. |
| 4 | Dominique Rollin (CAN) | Cervélo TestTeam | s.t. |
| 5 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | s.t. |
| 6 | Manuel Belletti (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | s.t. |
| 7 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
| 8 | Enrico Rossi (ITA) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | s.t. |
| 9 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | Vacansoleil | s.t. |
| 10 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | 8h 6' 32" |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | + 15" |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 4 | Enrico Rossi (ITA) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | + 24" |
| 5 | Leonardo Duque (COL) | Cofidis | + 25" |
| 6 | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
| 8 | Lorenzo Bernucci (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | s.t. |
| 9 | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 10 | George Hincapie (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road | s.t. |

### Stage 3
#### 13 March 2009 — Fucecchio to Santa Croce sull'Arno, 166 km (103 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Slipstream | 3h 53' 48" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Columbia–High Road | s.t. |
| 3 | Enrico Rossi (ITA) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | s.t. |
| 4 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 5 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
| 7 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | Barloworld | s.t. |
| 8 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | s.t. |
| 9 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Cervélo TestTeam | s.t. |
| 10 | Borut Božič (SLO) | Vacansoleil | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | 12h 20" |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | + 15" |
| 3 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 4 | Enrico Rossi (ITA) | Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce | + 20" |
| 5 | Leonardo Duque (COL) | Liquigas | + 25" |
| 6 | Assan Bazayev (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
| 8 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | s.t. |
| 9 | George Hincapie (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road | s.t. |
| 10 | Lorenzo Bernucci (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | s.t. |

### Stage 4
#### 14 March 2009 — Foligno to Montelupone, 171 km (106 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 4h 08' 35" |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 6" |
| 3 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 10" |
| 4 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | + 14" |
| 5 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 21" |
| 6 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 7 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin–Slipstream | s.t. |
| 8 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | s.t. |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | s.t. |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 16h 9' 10" |
| 2 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 6" |
| 3 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 10" |
| 4 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 16" |
| 5 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | + 24" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas | + 31" |
| 7 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin–Slipstream | s.t. |
| 8 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | s.t. |
| 9 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | s.t. |
| 10 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | s.t. |

### Stage 5
#### 15 March 2009 — Loreto to Macerata, 30 km (19 mi) (ITT)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 41' 32" |
| 2 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 20" |
| 3 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 21" |
| 4 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | s.t. |
| 5 | Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 32" |
| 6 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | + 40" |
| 7 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 32" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 52" |
| 9 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Team Milram | + 58" |
| 10 | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 1' 00" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 16h 51' 13" |
| 2 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 6" |
| 3 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 21" |
| 4 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 41" |
| 5 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 1' 02" |
| 6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas | + 1' 07" |
| 7 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Team Milram | + 1' 22" |
| 8 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas | + 1' 25" |
| 9 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin–Slipstream | + 1' 26" |
| 10 | Johan Van Summeren (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | + 1' 34" |

### Stage 6
#### 16 March 2009 — Civitanova Marche to Camerino, 235 km (146 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 6h 36' 12" |
| 2 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 1" |
| 3 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas | + 3" |
| 4 | Danilo Di Luca (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | + 1' 09" |
| 5 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 1' 11" |
| 6 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 15" |
| 7 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | s.t. |
| 8 | Luca Mazzanti (ITA) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | s.t. |
| 10 | Daniele Pietropolli (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 23h 27' 36" |
| 2 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 25" |
| 3 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | + 1' 07" |
| 4 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 2' 06" |
| 7 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Team Milram | + 2' 32" |
| 8 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin–Slipstream | + 2' 33" |
| 9 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 2' 41" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas | + 2' 54" |

### Stage 7
#### 17 March 2009 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 169 km (105 mi)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Columbia–High Road | 4h 9' 46" |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Slipstream | s.t. |
| 3 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | Vacansoleil | s.t. |
| 4 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 5 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) | Française des Jeux | s.t. |
| 6 | Angelo Furlan (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | s.t. |
| 7 | Aurélien Clerc (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | s.t. |
| 10 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 27h 37' 22" |
| 2 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 25" |
| 3 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | + 1' 07" |
| 4 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 2' 06" |
| 7 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Team Milram | + 2' 32" |
| 8 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin–Slipstream | + 2' 33" |
| 9 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 2' 41" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas | + 2' 54" |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 27h 37' 22" |
| 2 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | + 25" |
| 3 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | + 1' 07" |
| 4 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 2' 06" |
| 7 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Team Milram | + 2' 32" |
| 8 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin–Slipstream | + 2' 33" |
| 9 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 2' 41" |
| 10 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas | + 2' 54" |

### Points classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | 27 |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | 25 |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team Columbia–High Road | 22 |
| 4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin–Slipstream | 22 |
| 5 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 21 |
| 6 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo | 20 |
| 7 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | LPR Brakes–Farnese Vini | 19 |
| 8 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 18 |
| 9 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | 18 |
| 10 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 15 |

### Mountains classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Egoi Martínez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 10 |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 6 |
| 3 | Ermanno Capelli (ITA) | Fuji–Servetto | 6 |
| 4 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | 5 |
| 5 | Gilberto Simoni (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 5 |
| 6 | Giampaolo Cheula (ITA) | Barloworld | 5 |
| 7 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil | 5 |
| 8 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | 5 |
| 9 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | 5 |
| 10 | Matteo Carrara (ITA) | Vacansoleil | 5 |

### Youth Classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team Columbia–High Road | 27h 38' 32" |
| 2 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas | + 1' 44" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | + 1' 55" |
| 4 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 11" |
| 5 | Eros Capecchi (ITA) | Fuji–Servetto | + 2' 27" |
| 6 | Rene Mandri (EST) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 13' 20" |
| 7 | Johannes Fröhlinger (GER) | Team Milram | + 13' 46" |
| 8 | Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | Liquigas | + 15' 9" |
| 9 | Peter Velits (SVK) | Team Milram | + 17' 52" |
| 10 | Anthony Roux (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 27' 17" |

## Jersey progress

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification |
| 0Stage 1 (Julien El Fares) | Julien El Fares | Julien El Fares | Julien El Fares | Julien El Fares |
| 0Stage 2 (Alessandro Petacchi) | Julien El Fares | Alessandro Petacchi | Julien El Fares | Julien El Fares |
| 0Stage 3 (Tyler Farrar) | Julien El Fares | Alessandro Petacchi | Ermanno Capelli | Julien El Fares |
| 0Stage 4 (Joaquim Rodríguez) | Joaquim Rodríguez | Julien El Fares | Ermanno Capelli | Julien El Fares |
| 0Stage 5 (ITT) (Andreas Klöden) | Andreas Klöden | Julien El Fares | Ermanno Capelli | Thomas Lövkvist |
| 0Stage 6 (Michele Scarponi) | Michele Scarponi | Julien El Fares | Egoi Martínez | Thomas Lövkvist |
| 0Stage 7 (Mark Cavendish) | Michele Scarponi | Julien El Fares | Egoi Martínez | Thomas Lövkvist |
| 0Final | Michele Scarponi | Julien El Fares | Egoi Martínez | Thomas Lövkvist |

## Withdrawals

| | Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
| DNF | 2 | Janez Brajkovič | Astana | Head injuries sustained in crash |
| DNS | 4 | Thor Hushovd | Cervélo TestTeam | |
| DNF | 5 | Geraint Thomas | Barloworld | Leg and facial injuries sustained in crash |
| DNS | 6 | Andy Schleck | Team Saxo Bank | |
| DNF | 6 | Fabian Cancellara | Team Saxo Bank | |