# 2009 Tour Down Under

The 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place over 20–25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI, and this edition was the first race in the inaugural UCI World Ranking calendar.
This was the first race in Lance Armstrong's comeback.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition.

## Stage results
### Stage 1, 20 January, Norwood – Mawson Lakes, 140 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | 3h 45' 27" |
| 2 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | s.t. |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | 3h 45' 16" |
| 2 | Baden Cooke (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 5" |
| 3 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | + 5" |

### Stage 2, 21 January, Hahndorf – Stirling, 145 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 3h 46' 25" |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 3 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 2" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 7h 31' 42" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 3" |
| 3 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | + 4" |

### Stage 3, 22 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 136 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 3h 15' 35" |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 10h 47' 11" |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | + 5" |

### Stage 4, 23 January, Burnside Village – Angaston, 143 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 3h 29' 35" |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 14h 16' 36" |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | + 4" |
| 3 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | + 15" |

### Stage 5, 24 January, Snapper Point – Willunga, 148 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 3h 28' 33" |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. |
| 3 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59" |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | + 25" |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 30" |

### Stage 6, 25 January, Adelaide City Council Circuit, 90 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Liquigas | 1h 42' 00" |
| 2 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59" |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | + 25" |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 30" |

## Final standing
### General classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 19h 26' 59" |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | + 25" |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 30" |
| 4 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 30" |
| 5 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | + 37" |
| 6 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | + 38" |
| 7 | Matthew Wilson (AUS) | UniSA–Australia | + 39" |
| 8 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | + 40" |
| 9 | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux | + 40" |
| 10 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 40" |

### Mountains classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Andoni Lafuente (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 46 |
| 2 | Markel Irizar (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 38 |
| 3 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | 24 |

### Points classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 30 |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 24 |
| 3 | Andoni Lafuente (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 20 |

### Young classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 19h 27' 29" |
| 2 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | + 7" |
| 3 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 10" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Française des Jeux | 58h 22' 57" |
| 2 | Caisse d'Epargne | + 8" |
| 3 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 11" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Mountains Classification | Points Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification | Aggressive Rider |
| Stage 1 (André Greipel) | André Greipel | | Olivier Kaisen | Jacopo Guarnieri | Team Milram | Olivier Kaisen |
| 0Stage 2 (Allan Davis) | Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Olivier Kaisen | José Joaquín Rojas | Rabobank | Aaron Kemps |
| 0Stage 3 (Graeme Brown) | Allan Davis | Markel Irizar | Stuart O'Grady | José Joaquín Rojas | Team Columbia–High Road | Cameron Meyer |
| 0Stage 4 (Allan Davis) | Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux | Vladimir Efimkin |
| 0Stage 5 (Allan Davis) | Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux | Jack Bobridge |
| 0Stage 6 (Francesco Chicchi) | Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux | Wesley Sulzberger |
| 0Final | Allan Davis | Andoni Lafuente | Allan Davis | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux | |

## Individual 2009 UCI World Rankings standings after race

Per the first published individual classification.
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Quick-Step | 122 |
| 2 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team Saxo Bank | 87 |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 77 |
| 4 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 64 |
| 5 | Wesley Sulzberger (AUS) | Française des Jeux | 50 |
| 6 | Michael Rogers (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | 40 |
| 7 | Mauro Santambrogio (ITA) | Lampre–NGC | 20 |
| 8 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 16 |
| 9 | Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) | Française des Jeux | 10 |
| 10 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Liquigas | 6 |
| 11 | André Greipel (GER) | Team Columbia–High Road | 6 |
| 12 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Team Katusha | 5 |
| 13 | Mickaël Chérel (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 4 |
| 14 | George Hincapie (USA) | Team Columbia–High Road | 2 |
| 15 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 1 |
| 16 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 1 |
| 17 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Columbia–High Road | 1 |
| 18 | Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) | Liquigas | 1 |
| 19 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Team Columbia–High Road | 1 |

## Teams

| UCI Code | Team Name |
| ALM | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| AST | Astana |
| BBO | Bbox Bouygues Telecom |
| COF | Cofidis |
| EUS | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| FDJ | Française des Jeux |
| FUJ | Fuji–Servetto |
| GCE | Caisse d'Epargne |
| GRM | Garmin–Slipstream |
| KAT | Team Katusha |
| LAM | Lampre–NGC |
| LIQ | Liquigas |
| MRM | Team Milram |
| QST | Quick-Step |
| RAB | Rabobank |
| SAX | Team Saxo Bank |
| SIL | Silence–Lotto |
| THR | Team Columbia–High Road |
The Australian national team called Team UniSA–Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.