2009 Tour of Britain explained

2009 Tour of Britain
Series:	UCI Europe Tour
Date:	12–19 September 2009
Stages:	8
Distance:	1201
Unit:	km
Time:	28h 06' 24"
Speed:	42.71
First:	Edvald Boasson Hagen
First Nat:	NOR
First Team:	Team Columbia – HTC
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Christopher Sutton
Second Nat:	AUS
Second Team:	Garmin–Slipstream
Third:	Martin Reimer
Third Nat:	GER
Third Team:	Cervelo Test Team
Points:	Edvald Boasson Hagen
Points Nat:	NOR
Points Team:	Team Columbia – HTC
Points Color:	blue
Mountains:	Thomas De Gendt
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Team:	Topsport Vlaanderen
Mountains Color:	red
Sprints:	Thomas De Gendt
Sprints Nat:	BEL
Sprints Team:	Topsport Vlaanderen
Sprints Color:	white
Team:	Rabobank
Previous:	2008
Next:	2010

The 2009 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 12 September till 19 September 2009. The race was the sixth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the seventieth British tour in total. It formed part of the 2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun in Scunthorpe and ended with a circuit stage in London.

Participating teams

The 16 teams which participated in the race were:^[1]

UCI ProTour Teams

A2R –
EUS –
GRM –
KAT –
RAB –
THR –

UCI Professional Continental Teams

BAR –
CTT –
CSF –
ISD –
TSV –
VAC –
AGR –

UCI Continental Teams

CTV –
HAF – Team Halfords Bikehut
RCR –
TMB –

Stages

Stage 1

12 September 2009 – Scunthorpe to York, 172km (107miles)

The first stage win was taken by Christopher Sutton (Garmin–Slipstream) after the peloton caught a long breakaway by Martin Mortensen (Vacansoleil) and Thomas De Gendt (Topsport Vlaanderen).^[2]

Stage 1 Result

	Team	Time
1		4h 07' 59"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9	Team Halfords Bikehut	s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1 4h 07' 49"
2 + 4"
3 s.t.
4 + 6"
5 Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT + 9"
6 Team Joker Bianchi s.t.
7 s.t.
8 + 10"
9 s.t.
10 s.t.

Stage 2

13 September 2009 – Darlington to Gateshead, 153.3km (95.3miles)

Stage 2 Result

	Team	Time
1		3h 38' 32"
2	Team Joker Bianchi	+ 9"
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Team	Time
1		7h 46' 14"
2		+ 16"
3	Team Joker Bianchi	+ 19"
4		+ 20"
5		+ 21"
6	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	+ 25"
7		+ 26"
8		s.t.
9	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
10		s.t.

Stage 3

14 September 2009 – Peebles to Gretna Green, 153.8km (95.6miles)

Stage 3 Result

	Team	Time
1		3h 38' 01"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
7	Team Joker Bianchi	s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Team	Time
1		11h 24' 15"
2		+ 11"
3		+ 12"
4		+ 14"
5		+ 17"
6	Team Joker Bianchi	+ 19"
7		+ 23"
8	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	+ 25"
9		+ 26"
10		s.t.

Stage 4

15 September 2009 – Stanley Park, Blackpool to Blackpool, 148km (92miles)

Stage 4 Result

	Team	Time
1		3h 32' 04"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
10	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Team	Time
1		14h 56' 19"
2		+ 1"
3		+ 5"
4		+ 11"
5		+ 14"
6	Team Joker Bianchi	+ 19"
7		+ 21"
8		+ 23"
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

Stage 5

16 September 2009 – Britannia Stadium to Stoke-on-Trent, 134km (83miles)

Stage 5 Result

	Team	Time
1		3h 15' 57"
2		s.t.
3	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Team	Time
1		18h 12' 07"
2		+ 9"
3		+ 14"
4		+ 17"
5	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	+ 29"
6		+ 30"
7		s.t.
8		+ 32"
9		s.t.
10		+ 34"

Stage 6

17 September 2009 – Frome to Bideford, 183.7km (114.1miles)

Stage 6 Result

	Team	Time
1		4h 05' 20"
2		s.t.
3	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
4		s.t.
5		s.t.
6		s.t.
7		s.t.
8		s.t.
9		s.t.
10		s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Team	Time
1		22h 17' 17"
2		+ 19"
3		+ 21"
4		+ 24"
5	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	+ 35"
6		+ 36"
7		+ 40"
8		s.t.
9		+ 42"
10		s.t.

Stage 7

18 September 2009 – Hatherleigh to Yeovil, 159.7km (99.2miles)

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1			3h 52' 19"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7

	Team	Time
1		26h 09' 32"
2		+ 23"
3		+ 25"
4		+ 28"
5	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	+ 37"
6		+ 40"
7		+ 43"
8		+ 44"
9		+ 46"
10	Rapha Condor	s.t.

Stage 8

19 September 2009 – Whitehall, Westminster to Whitehall, Westminster, 92.5km (57.5miles)

Stage 8 Result

	Team	Time
1		1h 56' 55"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5	Team Halfords Bikehut	s.t.
6	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
7		s.t.
8	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
9	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	s.t.
10		s.t.

Final General Classification

	Team	Time
1		28h 06' 24"
2		+ 23"
3		+ 25"
4		+ 26"
5	Candi TV-Marshalls Pasta RT	+ 39"
6		+ 43"
7		s.t.
8		+ 47"
9		+ 49"
10	Rapha Condor	s.t.

Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprint Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Team Classification
1^[3]	Christopher Sutton	Christopher Sutton	Thomas De Gendt	Martin Mortensen	Christopher Sutton	Cervélo Test Team
2^[4]	Kai Reus	Kai Reus		Thomas De Gendt	Michele Merlo	Rabobank
3^[5]	Edvald Boasson Hagen
4^[6]		Christopher Sutton
5^[7]		Edvald Boasson Hagen		Edvald Boasson Hagen
6^[8]
7^[9]	Ben Swift
8^[10]	Michele Merlo
Final		Edvald Boasson Hagen	Thomas De Gendt	Thomas De Gendt	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Rabobank

External links

Official Website

Notes and References

Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Teams . https://web.archive.org/web/20090906192718/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/%5Fns%5Fteams/ . 6 September 2009 . dead . 10 September 2009 .
News: Sutton wins opening stage of Tour of Britain. 12 September 2009. Cycling Weekly.
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 1 . 12 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090915181001/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage1_results.asp . 15 September 2009 . 12 September 2009 . dead .
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 2 . 13 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922190041/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage2_results.asp . 22 September 2009 . 13 September 2009 . dead .
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 3 . 14 September 2009 . 14 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922190053/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage3_results.asp . 22 September 2009 . dead .
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 4 . 15 September 2009 . 15 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922190111/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage4_results.asp . 22 September 2009 . dead .
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 5 . 16 September 2009 . 16 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922190120/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage5_results.asp . 22 September 2009 . dead .
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 6 . 17 September 2009 . 17 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922193414/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage6_results.asp . 22 September 2009 . dead .
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 7 . 18 September 2009 . 18 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090922190215/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage7_results.asp . 22 September 2009 . dead .
Web site: The Tour of Britain 2009 – Results – Stage 8 . 19 September 2009 . 19 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924032320/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_results/stage8_results.asp . 24 September 2009 . dead .