# 2009 in women's road cycling
## UCI Road World Rankings

| Top-ranked individual | Second-ranked individual | Third-ranked individual | Top-ranked team | Top-ranked nation |
| Marianne Vos (NED) DSB Bank–LTO | Kirsten Wild (NED) Cervelo Test Team | Emma Johansson (SWE) Red Sun Cycling Team | Cervelo Test Team | Netherlands |

## World Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Championship Time Trial | September 23 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | Noemi Cantele (ITA) | Linda Villumsen (DEN) |
| World Championship Road Race | September 26 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Noemi Cantele (ITA) |

## UCI World Cup

| | Date | Race | Country | Winner | Second | Third |
| #1 | 29 March | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Italy | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| #2 | 5 April | Tour of Flanders for Women | Belgium | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| #3 | 13 April | Ronde van Drenthe | Netherlands | Emma Johansson (SWE) |
| #4 | 22 April | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Belgium | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| #5 | 10 May | Tour de Berne | Switzerland | Kristin Armstrong (USA) |
| #6 | 30 May | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | Canada | Emma Pooley (GBR) |
| #7 | 31 July | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Sweden | Cervélo TestTeam Kristin Armstrong Regina Bruins Carla Ryan Christiane Soeder Kirsten Wild Sarah Düster | Team Columbia–HTC Women Kimberly Anderson Chantal Beltman Emilia Fahlin Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Ellen van Dijk Linda Villumsen | Team Flexpoint Susanne Ljungskog Mirjam Melchers Loes Gunnewijk Loes Markerink Trine Schmidt Iris Slappendel |
| #8 | 2 August | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Sweden | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| #9 | 22 August | GP de Plouay – Bretagne | France | Emma Pooley (GBR) |
| #10 | 13 September | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt | Germany | Kirsten Wild (NED) |

## Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. | Winner |
| Omloop Het Volk / Circuit Het Volk | February 28 | 1.2 | Suzanne de Goede (NED) |
| Masterton Cup | March 1 | 1.1 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) |
| Gran Premio Brissag – Lago maggiore | March 7 | 1.2 | Noemi Cantele (ITA) |
| GP Costa Etrusca – Giro dei Comuni Rosignano-Livorno | March 20 | 1.2 | Emma Pooley (GBR) |
| Costa Etrusca-Gran Premio Comuni di Riparbella-Montescudaio | March 21 | 1.2 | Sarah Düster (GER) |
| Trofeo Costa Etrusca-Memorial Tiziano Saba-GP Comuni di Santa Luce-Castellina M.Ma | March 22 | 1.2 | Linda Villumsen (DEN) |
| Grand Prix de Dottignies | April 6 | 1.2 | Sarah Düster (GER) |
| Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo | April 10 | 1.1 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe | April 11 | 1.1 | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Tour of Chongming Island Time Trial | April 17 | 1.1 | Bridie O'Donnell (AUS) |
| Ronde van Gelderland | April 18 | 1.2 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| Omloop van Borsele | April 25 | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| GP Liberazione | April 25 | 1.2 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) |
| GP Stad Roeselare | April 26 | 1.2 | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Grand Prix de Suisse | May 1 | 1.1 | Christiane Soeder (AUT) |
| Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs | May 1 | 1.1 | Svetlana Bubnenkova (RUS) |
| Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland | May 9 | 1.2 | Rochelle Gilmore (AUS) |
| Liberty Classic | June 7 | 1.1 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| Therme kasseienomloop | June 7 | 1.2 | Chantal Blaak (NED) |
| Emakumeen Saria | June 9 | 1.2 | Noemi Cantele (ITA) |
| GP Cento Carnevale d'Europa | July 18 | 1.2 | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) |
| Sparkassen Giro | August 2 | 1.1 | Rochelle Gilmore (AUS) |
| Holland Hills Classic | August 9 | 1.2 | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Blauwe Stad Team Time Trial | August 29 | 1.2 | Cervelo Test Team |
| Memorial Davide Fardelli – Cronometro Individuale | September 6 | 1.2 | Karin Thürig (SUI) |
| Chrono Champenois | September 13 | 1.1 | Wendy Houvenaghel (GBR) |
| Chrono des Nations | October 18 | 1.1 | Jeannie Longo (FRA) |
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## Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. | Winner |
| Ladies Tour of Qatar (details) | February 8–10 | 2.1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Women's Tour of New Zealand | February 25–27 | 2.2 | Amber Halliday (AUS) |
| Tour of Chongming Island | April 18–21 | 2.1 | Chloe Hosking (AUS) |
| Gracia–Orlová | April 30 – May 3 | 2.2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) |
| Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin | May 15–24 | 2.1 | Claudia Häusler (GER) |
| Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a Costa Rica | May 28–31 | 2.2 | Evelyn García (ESA) |
| Tour du Grand Montréal (details) | June 1–4 | 2.1 | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
| Tour de Pei | June 7–11 | 2.2 | Tara Whitten (CAN) |
| Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira | June 11–14 | 2.1 | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol | June 18–19 | 2.1 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) |
| Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden (details) | June 18–20 | 2.2 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
| Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale | June 18–21 | 2.2 | Emma Pooley (GBR) |
| Tour Feminin – O cenu Ceskeho Svycarska | July 9–12 | 2.2 | Alexandra Burchenkova (RUS) |
| Giro d'Italia Femminile (details) | July 3–12 | 2.1 | Claudia Häusler (GER) |
| Tour de Bretagne Féminin | July 16–19 | 2.2 | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) |
| Tour Féminin en Limousin | July 23–26 | 2.2 | Grace Verbeke (BEL) |
| International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (details) | July 21–26 | 2.1 | Linda Villumsen (DEN) |
| La Route de France | August 9–14 | 2.1 | Kimberly Anderson (USA) |
| Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen | August 21–23 | 2.2 | Charlotte Becker (GER) |
| Trophée d'Or Féminin | August 25–29 | 2.2 | Diana Žiliūtė (LTU) |
| Holland Ladies Tour (details) | September 1–6 | 2.2 | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche | September 8–12 | 2.2 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) |
| Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini (details) | September 15–20 | 2.1 | Diana Žiliūtė (LTU) |
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## Continental Championships
### Asian Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race | August | Tang Kerong (CHN) | Hsiao Mei-yu (TPE) | Natalya Stefanskaya (KAZ) |
| Individual time trial | August | Tang Kerong (CHN) | Chanpeng Nontasin (THA) | Marina Andreichenko (KAZ) |

### European Championships (under-23)

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Road race (under-23) | July 4 | Chantal Blaak (NED) | Katie Colclough (GBR) | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Time trial (under-23) | July 1 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | Marianne Vos (NED) |