2009 Tour Quick Facts
3,459.5 km raced at an average speed of 40.316 km/hr
180 starters and 156 classified finishers.
Lance Armstrong came out of retirement and vied with Alberto Contador for supremecy within Astana.
Contador, in scintillating form, was not to be denied victory in 2009.
The Schleck brothers provided the principle challenge to Contador.
Armstrong lacked the punch he had in previous Tour rides and finished a very credible third.
Armstrong was later stripped of this third place when his extensive doping was revealed.
Final 2009 Tour de France General Classification
- 1. Alberto Contador (Astana) 85 hr 48 min 35 sec
2. Andy Schleck (Saxo) + 4 min 11 sec
3. Lance Armstrong (Astana) + 5 min 24 sec
4. Bradley Wiggins (Garmin-Slipstream) + 6 min 1 sec
5. Frank Schleck (Saxo) + 6 min 4 sec
6. Andreas Kloden (Astana) + 6 min 42 sec
7. Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) + 7 min 35 sec
8. Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Slipstream) + 12 min 4 sec
9. Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas) + 14 min 16 sec
10. Christophe Le Mevel (FDJ) + 14 min 25 sec
11. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) + 14 min 44 sec
12. Sandy Casar (FDJ) + 17 min 19 sec
13. Vladimir Karpets (Katusha) + 18 min 34 sec
14. Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) + 20 min 45 sec
15. Jurgen Van Den Broeck (Silence-Lotto) + 20 min 50 sec
16. Stephane Goubert (Ag2r) + 22 min 29 sec
17. Carlos Sastre (Cervelo) + 26 min 21 sec
18. Alexandre Botcharov (Katusha) + 29 min 33 sec
19. George Hincapie (Columbia) + 33 min 27 sec
20. Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) + 34 min 9 sec
21. Christian Knees (Milram) + 34 min 48 sec
22. Pierre Rolland (Bouygues Telecom) + 37 min 44 sec
23. Nicolas Roche (Ag2r) + 38 min 20 sec
24. Linus Gerdemann (Milram) + 38 min 35 sec
25. Brice Feillu (Ag2r) + 41 min 14 sec
26. Luis Leon Sanchez (Caisse d’Epargne) + 41 min 27 sec
27. Haimar Zubeldia (Astana) + 43 min 34 sec
28. Maxime Monfort (Columbia) + 43 min 54 sec
29. Christophe Moreau (Agritubel) + 44 min 33 sec
30. Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto) + 45 min 24 sec