2009 Tour de Romandie

2009 UCI ProTour, race 6 of 14
Race details
Dates28 April–3 May 2009
Stages5 & Prologue
Distance574.4 km (356.9 mi)
Winning time14h 20' 14"
Results
  Winner  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (Liquigas)
  Second  Vladimir Karpets (RUS) (Team Katusha)
  Third  Rein Taaramäe (EST) (Cofidis)
  Points  Grégory Rast (SUI) (Astana)
  Mountains  Laurens ten Dam (NED) (Rabobank)
  Young rider  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) (Liquigas)
  Team Caisse d'Epargne

The 2009 Tour de Romandie was the 63rd edition of the Tour de Romandie cycling road race and the sixth event in the 2009 UCI ProTour. It started on 28 April in Lausanne and finished on 3 May in Geneva. Roman Kreuziger won the 4th stage, and in doing so put himself into a lead that he retained on the last day, thus going one better than his second place overall in 2008.[1]

Teams

In addition to the 18 ProTour teams guaranteed entry to the event as it is promoted by the UCI, two wildcard entries were accepted: Cervélo TestTeam and BMC Racing Team, both of which have strong Swiss links.[2] Andreas Klöden did not defend the title he won the previous year, but the two previous winners of the event, Thomas Dekker and Cadel Evans took part, as teammates on the Silence–Lotto team. Other pre-race favourites included four of the top five in 2008 (Roman Kreuziger (Liquigas), Marco Pinotti (Team Columbia–High Road), Dennis Menchov (Rabobank) and Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel–Euskadi)) and 2008 ProTour champion Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne).[3]

Stages

Prologue

28 April – Lausanne, 3.1 kilometres (1.9 mi) (ITT)
Prologue results
Rank Rider Team Time
1  František Raboň (CZE) Team Columbia–High Road 3' 44"
2  Sandy Casar (FRA) Française des Jeux + 2"
3  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 3"
4  Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 4"
5  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas + 4"
6  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana + 4"
7  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) Française des Jeux + 4"
8  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Française des Jeux + 5"
9  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) Liquigas + 5"
10  Óscar Freire (SPA) Rabobank + 5"
Source: [4][5]
General classification after Prologue
Rank Rider Team Time
1  František Raboň (CZE) Team Columbia–High Road 3' 44"
2  Sandy Casar (FRA) Française des Jeux + 2"
3  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 3"
4  Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 4"
5  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas + 4"
6  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana + 4"
7  Jussi Veikkanen (FIN) Française des Jeux + 4"
8  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Française des Jeux + 5"
9  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) Liquigas + 5"
10  Óscar Freire (SPA) Rabobank + 5"
Source: [6]

Stage 1

29 April – Montreux to Fribourg, 87 kilometres (54 mi)
Stage 1 finish line with Ricardo Serrano ahead of Lars Bak and Grégory Rast.

The stage was shortened due to snowfalls, from a scheduled 176.2 kilometres (109.5 mi) to 87 kilometres (54 mi).

Stage 1 results
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Ricardo Serrano (SPA) Fuji–Servetto 2h 08' 35"
2  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 0"
3  Grégory Rast (SUI) Astana + 0"
4  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 28"
5  Haimar Zubeldia (SPA) Astana + 28"
6  Koldo Fernández (SPA) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 31"
7  Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) Liquigas + 31"
8  Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 31"
9  Markus Zberg (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 31"
10  Michael Schär (SUI) Astana + 31"
Source: [7][8]
General classification after stage 1
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Grégory Rast (SUI) Astana 2h 12' 17"
2  Ricardo Serrano (SPA) Fuji–Servetto + 5"
3  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 12"
4  František Raboň (CZE) Team Columbia–High Road + 33"
5  Sandy Casar (FRA) Française des Jeux + 35"
6  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 35"
7  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 36"
8  Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 37"
9  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas + 37"
10  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana + 37"
Source: [9]

Stage 2

30 April – La Chaux-de-Fonds to La Chaux-de-Fonds, 161.5 kilometres (100.4 mi)
Stage 2 results
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Óscar Freire (SPA) Rabobank 4h 06' 56"
2  František Raboň (CZE) Team Columbia–High Road + 0"
3  Assan Bazayev (KAZ) Astana + 0"
4  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas + 0"
5  Dan Martin (IRE) Garmin–Slipstream + 0"
6  Matteo Bono (ITA) Lampre–NGC + 0"
7  Alexandre Moos (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 0"
8  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 0"
9  Tadej Valjavec (SLO) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 0"
10 Evgeni Petrov Team Katusha + 0"
Source: [10][11]
General classification after stage 2
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Grégory Rast (SUI) Astana 6h 19' 13"
2  Ricardo Serrano (SPA) Fuji–Servetto + 5"
3  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 12"
4  František Raboň (CZE) Team Columbia–High Road + 27"
5  Óscar Freire (SPA) Rabobank + 28"
6  Sandy Casar (FRA) Française des Jeux + 34"
7  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 35"
8  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 36"
9  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas + 37"
10  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) Astana + 37"
Source: [12]

Stage 3

1 May – Yverdon-les-Bains, 14.8 kilometres (9.2 mi) (TTT)
Stage 3 results
Rank Team Time
1 United States Team Columbia–High Road 18' 37"
2 Spain Caisse d'Epargne + 10"
3 Denmark Team Saxo Bank + 16"
4 Italy Liquigas + 24"
5 Belgium Silence–Lotto + 25"
6 Switzerland Cervélo TestTeam + 25"
7 Team Katusha + 25"
8 Kazakhstan Astana + 34"
9 France Française des Jeux + 38"
10 Netherlands Rabobank + 39"
Source: [13][14]
General classification after stage 3
Rank Rider Team Time
1  František Raboň (CZE) Team Columbia–High Road 6h 38' 17"
2  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 1"
3  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 8"
4  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 19"
5  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Team Columbia–High Road + 21"
6  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 21"
7  Morris Possoni (ITA) Team Columbia–High Road + 22"
8  Alberto Losada (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 31"
9  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas + 34"
10  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto + 36"
Source: [15]

Stage 4

2 May – Estavayer-le-Lac to Sainte-Croix, 157.5 kilometres (97.9 mi)
Stage 4 results
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 4h 11' 44"
2  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 0"
3 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 7"
4  Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) Fuji–Servetto + 17"
5  Mikel Astarloza (SPA) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 45"
6  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française des Jeux + 51"
7  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Quick-Step + 51"
8  Mathias Frank (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 51"
9  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 51"
10  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 51"
Source: [16][17]
General classification after stage 4
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 10h 50' 25"
2 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 18"
3  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 25"
4  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 46"
5  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 48"
6  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 1' 01"
7  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 1' 07"
8  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 1' 08"
9  Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) Fuji–Servetto + 1' 16"
10  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Team Columbia–High Road + 1' 21"
Source: [18]

Stage 5

3 May – Aubonne to Geneva, 150.5 kilometres (93.5 mi)
Stage 5 results
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Óscar Freire (SPA) Rabobank 3h 29' 49"
2  Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Slipstream + 0"
3  Koldo Fernández (SPA) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 0"
4  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto + 0"
5  Nico Sijmens (BEL) Cofidis + 0"
6  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 0"
7  Markus Zberg (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 0"
8  Iker Camaño (SPA) Fuji–Servetto + 0"
9  Sebastian Lang (GER) Silence–Lotto + 0"
10  Jens Voigt (GER) Team Saxo Bank + 0"
Source: [1][19]
General classification after stage 5
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 14h 20' 14"
2 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 18"
3  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 25"
4  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 46"
5  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 48"
6  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 1' 01"
7  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 1' 07"
8  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 1' 08"
9  Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) Fuji–Servetto + 1' 16"
10  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Team Columbia–High Road + 1' 21"
Source: [1]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Team classification
P František Raboň František Raboň None Awarded None Awarded Tyler Farrar Française des Jeux
1 Ricardo Serrano Grégory Rast Grégory Rast Ricardo Serrano Tony Martin Astana
2 Óscar Freire Matthieu Sprick
3 Team Columbia–High Road František Raboň Team Columbia–High Road
4 Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger Laurens ten Dam Roman Kreuziger Caisse d'Epargne
5 Óscar Freire
Final Roman Kreuziger Grégory Rast Laurens ten Dam Roman Kreuziger Caisse d'Epargne

Classification standings

General classification

Final general classification
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 14h 20' 14"
2 Vladimir Karpets Team Katusha + 18"
3  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 25"
4  Alejandro Valverde (SPA) Caisse d'Epargne + 46"
5  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 48"
6  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 1' 01"
7  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 1' 07"
8  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 1' 08"
9  Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) Fuji–Servetto + 1' 16"
10  Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Team Columbia–High Road + 1' 21"
Source: [1]

Points classification

Final points classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Grégory Rast (SUI) Astana 15
2  Florent Brard (FRA) Cofidis 12
3  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Française des Jeux 9
4  Sandy Casar (FRA) Française des Jeux 7
5  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Silence–Lotto 6
6  Michael Schär (SUI) Astana 6
7  Matthieu Sprick (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 6
8  Lars Bak (DEN) Team Saxo Bank 4
9  Ricardo Serrano (SPA) Fuji–Servetto 4
10  Paul Voss (GER) Team Milram 3
Source: [19]

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Laurens Ten Dam (NED) Rabobank 36
2  Matthieu Sprick (FRA) Bbox Bouygues Telecom 28
3  David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 26
4  Ricardo Serrano (SPA) Fuji–Servetto 20
5  Florent Brard (FRA) Cofidis 20
6  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 16
7  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Française des Jeux 16
8  Paul Voss (GER) Team Milram 14
9  Óscar Pujol (SPA) Cervélo TestTeam 14
10  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis 14
Source: [20]

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 14h 20' 14"
2  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 25"
3  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 48"
4  Tony Martin (GER) Team Columbia–High Road + 1' 08"
5  Mathias Frank (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 1' 26"
6  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française des Jeux + 1' 29"
7  Marcel Wyss (SUI) Cervélo TestTeam + 1' 40"
8  Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) Team Saxo Bank + 1' 44"
9  Dario Cataldo (ITA) Quick-Step + 1' 45"
10  Guillaume Bonnafond (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 4' 01"
Source: [21]

Teams classification

Final teams classification
Rank Team Time
1 Spain Caisse d'Epargne 42h 26' 09"
2 Kazakhstan Astana + 56"
3 Spain Fuji–Servetto + 57"
4 France Ag2r–La Mondiale + 2' 10"
5 Belgium Silence–Lotto + 3' 14"
6 France Française des Jeux + 3' 16"
7 Denmark Team Saxo Bank + 4' 51"
8 Switzerland Cervélo TestTeam + 5' 22"
9 Team Katusha + 7' 16"
10 Spain Euskaltel–Euskadi + 7' 41"
Source: [22]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 5 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Startlist for Tour de Romandie 2009". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "No time for pre-Giro jitters". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Prologue results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Rabon surprises in demanding prologue". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Prologue results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 1 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Serrano best in three-man break". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 1 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 2 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Freire takes first victory of 2009". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 2 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 3 (TTT) results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Team Columbia-Highroad wins TTT, reclaims yellow". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 3 (TTT) results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 4 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Kreuziger climbs to the top". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 4 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  19. 1 2 "Freire wins second stage, Kreuziger cruises to overall". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 5 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  21. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 5 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
  22. ↑ "Tour de Romandie 2009 Stage 5 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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