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| 2009 Rás Tailteann | |
| Date: | May 17 - May 24 |
| Stages: | 8 |
| Distance: | 1289 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 30h 57' 17" |
| Speed: | 41.64 |
| First: | Simon Richardson |
| First Nat: | GBR |
| Second: | Mads Christensen |
| Second Nat: | DEN |
| Second Team: | Team Designa Køkken |
| Third: | Jan Bárta |
| Third Nat: | CZE |
| Points: | Niko Eeckhout |
| Points Nat: | BEL |
| Points Team: | An Post–Sean Kelly |
| Mountains: | David O'Loughlin |
| Mountains Nat: | IRL |
| Mountains Team: | An Post–Sean Kelly |
| Youth: | Mark McNally |
| Youth Nat: | GBR |
| Youth Team: | Team Halfords Bike Hut |
The 2009 Rás Tailteann was the 57th edition of the Rás Tailteann cycle race. The race took place over 8 days between 17–24 May 2009. The race was sponsored by FBD Insurance.
| Cyclist | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | + 30h 57' 17" | |||
| 2 | Team Designa Køkken | + 2' 49" | ||
| 3 | + 3' 02" | |||
| 4 | + 3' 24" | |||
| 5 | Team Halfords Bike Hut | + 3' 29" | ||
| 6 | + 5' 29" | |||
| 7 | Candi TV - Pinarello RT | + 6' 07" | ||
| 8 | Irish National Team | + 6' 09" | ||
| 9 | Team Kuota-Indeland | + 6' 38" | ||
| 10 | An Post–Sean Kelly | + 6' 53" |
| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (Niko Eeckhout) | Niko Eeckhout | Niko Eeckhout | Colin Robinson | Nicholas Walker | |
| Stage 2 (Ian Wilkinson) | Ian Wilkinson | Ian Wilkinson | Peter Williams | Ole Jogen Jenson | |
| Stage 3 (Jaan Kirsipuu) | Russell Downing | David McCann | |||
| Stage 4 (Nicholas Walker) | Simon Richardson | David O'Loughlin | Mark McNally | ||
| Stage 5 (Nicholas Walker) | |||||
| Stage 6 (Paul Healion) | |||||
| Stage 7 (Sam Bennett) | Niko Eeckhout | ||||
| Stage 8 (Jaan Kirsipuu) | |||||
| Final | Simon Richardson | Niko Eeckhout | David O'Loughlin | Mark McNally |