# 2009 Vuelta a Castilla y León

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. The race was won by Levi Leipheimer.

## Teams

Seventeen teams of up to eight riders started the race:
* Astana
* Caisse d'Epargne
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Fuji–Servetto
* Garmin–Slipstream
* Rabobank
* Bbox Bouygues Telecom
* Contentpolis–Ampo
* Xacobeo–Galicia
* ISD
* Cervélo TestTeam
* Burgos Monumental–Castilla y León
* Orbea
* Barbot–Siper
* Rock Racing
* Andalucía–Cajasur
* Liberty Seguros

## Stages
### Stage 1

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

| | 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" |
| | 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 |
| | 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 |
| | 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 | 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) | Levi Leipheimer | Rubén Pérez | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Astana |
| 0Stage 4 (Juan José Cobo) | Levi Leipheimer | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Denis Menchov | Rabobank |
| 0Stage 5 (Alejandro Valverde) | Levi Leipheimer | 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 |