2009 Tour of Slovenia explained

2009 Tour of Slovenia
Series:	UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Date:	18–21 June 2009
Stages:	4
Distance:	699.7
Unit:	km
Time:	18h 01' 56"
First Color:	yellow
Points Color:	blue
Mountains Color:	polkadot
Youth Color:	white

The 2009 Tour of Slovenia (Slovenian: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 16th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 18 and 21 June 2009.

The race consisted of 4 stages with 699.7 km (434.8 mi) in total.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Teams

Total 122 riders (96 finished it) from 16 teams started the race.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Pro Tour

• • 
• ISD–Neri
• Liquigas

Pro Continental

• 
• 
• 
• 
• ELK Haus-Simplon
• 

Continental

• Motomat Delo Revije

National

• Croatia
• Slovenia

Route and stages

Type!Winner

1	18 June	Koper – Villach (Austria)	229km (142miles)			Jakob Fuglsang
2	19 June	Kamnik – Ljubljana	143km (89miles)			Giovanni Visconti
3	20 June		174.7km (108.6miles)		Mountain stage	Simon Špilak
4	21 June		153km (95miles)			Marko Kump
Total		699.7km (434.8miles)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Jakob Fuglsang	Jakob Fuglsang	Jakob Fuglsang	Jakob Fuglsang	Blaž Furdi
2	Giovanni Visconti	Giovanni Visconti
3	Simon Špilak	Jakob Fuglsang
4	Giovanni Visconti
Final		Jakob Fuglsang			Blaž Furdi

Final classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the leader of the team classification

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
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2			+ 02' 48"
3			+ 03' 14"
4			+ 03' 29"
5			+ 03' 54"
6		Croatia	+ 04' 36"
7			+ 05' 08"
8			+ 05' 14"
9			+ 06' 01"
10		Liquigas	+ 06' 10"

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
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2		+ 05' 01"
3		+ 10' 01"
4		+ 14' 06"
5	Liquigas	+ 17' 30"
6		+ 17' 34"
7		+ 22' 06"
8	Croatia	+ 27' 05"
9	Slovenia	+ 28' 12"
10		+ 35' 20"

External links

• • wvcycling.com
• cyclingnews.com
• procyclingstats.com
• cyclingarchives.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tudi Golčer na Dirki po Sloveniji. 15 June 2009. MMC RTV Slovenija. sl.
2. Web site: Foto: Fuglsang premočno slavil pred Nosetom. 18 June 2009. MMC RTV Slovenija. sl.
3. Web site: Foto: Visconti prvi pridrvel na Ljubljanski grad. 19 June 2009. MMC RTV Slovenija. sl.
4. Web site: Špilak kralj Krvavca, Fuglsang povečal prednost. 20 June 2009. MMC RTV Slovenija. sl.
5. Web site: Kumpu zadnja etapa, Fuglsang slavi. 21 June 2009. MMC RTV Slovenija. sl.
6. Web site: Slovensko pentljo je osvojil Danec. 13. 23 June 2009. Štajerski tednik. sl.
7. Web site: FOTO: Fuglsang sedmi tuji zmagovalec dirke Po Sloveniji. 21 June 2009. 24ur.com. sl.
8. Web site: Danski kolesar Fuglsang sedmi tuji zmagovalec dirke Po Sloveniji. 21 June 2009. Dnevnik. sl.
9. Web site: Bela majica za Furdija. 6. 23 June 2009. Gorenjski glas. sl.