2009 tour de france current standings

Tour de France 2009 standings: results (general classification)

The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of the prestigious cycling race. It took place from July 4 to July 26, covering a total distance of 3.444 kilometers (2.140 miles). The race consisted of 21 stages, including individual time trials, mountain stages, and flat stages, challenging the cyclists with a variety of terrains.

Key highlights of the 2009 Tour de France:

• Winner: The Spanish rider Alberto Contador , known for his climbing abilities, emerged as the overall winner of the 2009 Tour de France. This marked his second victory in the race, with his previous win occurring in 2007.
• Controversy: Lance Armstrong, a seven-time Tour de France winner, finished third in the 2009 race. However, he was later stripped of his results and disqualified from the race due to his involvement in a doping scandal .
• Young Talent: Luxembourgish rider Andy Schleck, a talented climber, finished in second place overall. This marked the beginning of a successful career for Schleck in Grand Tours.
• Bradley Wiggins’ Transition: English cyclist Bradley Wiggins , known for his success on the track as a pursuit specialist, secured the fourth position (later becoming the third place, due to Armstrong’s doping scandal). This race signaled Wiggins’ transition from track cycling to becoming a competitive road cyclist in Grand Tours.
• Doping Controversy – Franco Pellizotti: Italian rider Franco Pellizotti faced doping-related issues after anomalies were found in his blood values during anti-doping tests conducted before the 2009 Tour. He received a two-year suspension, and his results from May 2009 onwards were nullified.

The 2009 Tour de France, like many editions of the race, had its share of drama, as you can see.

2009 Tour de France: Yellow Jersey, Green Jersey, Polka Dot Jersey and White Jersey

The 2009 Tour de France winners of the major jerseys were as follows:

• Yellow Jersey (Overall Winner): Alberto Contador.
• Green Jersey (Points Classification): Thor Hushovd.
• Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains): Egoi Martínez.
• White Jersey (Best Young Rider): Andy Schleck.

Franco Pellizotti was the original King of the Mountains, but due to doping-related issues and subsequent disqualification, the jersey was retroactively awarded to Egoi Martínez .

Overall Ranking – Tour de France 2009:

The overall rankings of the Tour de France 2009 were as follows:

1.Alberto Contador (Spain)

2. Andy Schleck (Luxembourg)

Lance Armstrong (United States) – Later disqualified

3. Bradley Wiggins (United Kingdom)

4. Frank Schleck (Luxembourg)

5. Andréas Klöden (Germany)

6. Vincenzo Nibali (Italy)

7. Christian Vande Velde (United States)

8. Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic)

9. Christophe Le Mével (France)

10. Sandy Casar (France)

Stage Winners – Tour de France 2009:

Here’s a breakdown of the types of stages in the 2009 Tour de France:

• Individual Time Trials : There were two individual time trial stages (Stage 1 and Stage 18), where riders raced against the clock.
• Mountain Stages : Several stages took the riders through mountainous terrain, including challenging ascents in the Pyrenees and the Alps. These stages tested the climbers’ abilities to navigate steep and demanding climbs. Notable mountain stages included Stage 7 (Barcelona to Andorra Arcalis), Stage 15 (Pontarlier to Verbier), Stage 16 (Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice), and Stage 20 (Montélimar to Mont Ventoux).
• Flat Stages : Flat stages favored sprinters and typically ended with a mass sprint finish. These stages were opportunities for riders specializing in sprinting to showcase their speed. Examples of flat stages included Stage 2 (Monaco to Brignoles), Stage 3 (Marseille to La Grande-Motte), and Stage 19 (Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas).
• Medium Mountain Stages : Some stages featured medium mountain terrain, providing a mix of challenges for riders with different strengths. Stage 18 (Annecy to Annecy) is an example of a stage with medium mountain terrain.

These were the winners of each stage:

• Stage 1 (Individual Time Trial in Monaco): Fabian Cancellara (Switzerland)
• Stage 2 (Monaco to Brignoles): Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)
• Stage 3 (Marseille to La Grande-Motte): Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)
• Stage 4 (Montpellier to Montpellier): ASTANA (Team Time Trial)
• Stage 5 (Le Cap d’Agde to Perpignan): Thomas Voeckler (France)
• Stage 6 (Girona to Barcelona): Thor Hushovd (Norway)
• Stage 7 (Barcelona to Andorra Arcalis): Brice Feillu (France)
• Stage 8 (Andorra-la-Vella to Saint-Girons): Luis León Sánchez (Spain)
• Stage 9 (Saint-Gaudens to Tarbes): Pierrick Fédrigo (France)
• Stage 10 (Limoges to Issoudun): Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)
• Stage 11 (Vatan to Saint-Fargeau): Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)
• Stage 12 (Tonnerre to Vittel): Nicki Sørensen (Denmark)
• Stage 13 (Vittel to Colmar): Heinrich Haussler (Germany)
• Stage 14 (Colmar to Besançon): Serguei Ivanov (Russia)
• Stage 15 (Pontarlier to Verbier): Alberto Contador (Spain)
• Stage 16 (Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice): Sandy Casar (France)
• Stage 17 (Bourg-Saint-Maurice to Le Grand-Bornand): Fränk Schleck (Luxembourg)
• Stage 18 (Annecy to Annecy): Alberto Contador (Spain)
• Stage 19 (Bourgoin-Jallieu to Aubenas): Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)
• Stage 20 (Montélimar to Mont Ventoux): Juan Manuel Gárate (Spain)
• Stage 21 (Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris Champs-Élysées): Mark Cavendish (United Kingdom)

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2009 Tour de France Standings

Final standings complete results by stage stage 1 stage 2 stage 3 stage 4 stage 5.

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Final Standings

Complete results by stage.

• 1. Alberto Contador Astana in 85:48:35
• 2. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 85:52:46 at 04:11
• 3. Lance Armstrong Astana in 85:53:59 at 05:24
• 4. Bradley Wiggins Garmin – Slipstream in 85:54:36 at 06:01
• 5. Frank Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 85:54:39 at 06:04
• 6. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 85:55:17 at 06:42
• 7. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 85:56:10 at 07:35
• 8. Christian Vande Velde Garmin – Slipstream in 86:00:39 at 12:04
• 9. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 86:02:51 at 14:16
• 10. Christophe Le Mevel Francaise Des Jeux in 86:03:00 at 14:25
• 1. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team 260 points
• 2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia – Htc 235 points
• 3. Gerald Ciolek Team Milram 148 points
• 4. Joaquin Rojas Jose Caisse D’epargne 126 points
• 5. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale 122 points
• 6. Oscar Freire Rabobank 119 points
• 7. Tyler Farrar Garmin – Slipstream 110 points
• 8. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 104 points
• 9. Alberto Contador Astana 101 points
• 10. Andréas KlÖden Astana 89 points
• 1. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 210 points
• 2. Egoi Martinez Euskaltel – Euskadi 135 points
• 3. Alberto Contador Astana 126 points
• 4. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank 111 points
• 5. Pierrick Fedrigo Bbox Bouygues Telecom 99 points
• 6. Christophe Kern Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne 89 points
• 7. Frank Schleck Team Saxo Bank 88 points
• 8. Mikel Astarloza Euskaltel – Euskadi 86 points
• 9. Manuel Garate Juan Rabobank 86 points
• 10. Sandy Casar Francaise Des Jeux 84 points
• 1. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 81:50:28
• 2. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 81:53:52 at 03:24
• 3. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 82:00:33 at 10:05
• 4. Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 82:24:01 at 33:33
• 5. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale in 82:24:37 at 34:09
• 6. Brice Feillu Agritubel in 82:27:31 at 37:03
• 7. Peter Velits Team Milram in 82:32:52 at 42:24
• 8. Chris Sorensen Team Saxo Bank in 82:36:04 at 45:36
• 9. Tony Martin Team Columbia – Htc in 82:41:21 at 50:53
• 10. Yury Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 82:55:18 at 1:04:50
• 1. Astana in 243:56:04
• 2. Garmin – Slipstream in 244:18:39 at 22:45
• 3. Team Saxo Bank in 244:24:38 at 28:34
• 4. Ag2r La Mondiale in 244:27:51 at 31:47
• 5. Liquigas in 244:39:35 at 43:31
• 6. Euskaltel – Euskadi in 244:54:09 at 58:05
• 7. Francaise Des Jeux in 244:57:52 at 1:01:48
• 8. Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne in 245:01:38 at 1:05:34
• 9. Team Katusha in 245:10:01 at 1:13:57
• 10. Agritubel in 245:16:42 at 1:20:38

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2009 Tour de France

96th edition: july 4 - july 26, 2009, results, map, stages with running gc, photos and start list with backnumbers.

2008 Tour | 2010 Tour | Tour de France Database | 2009 Tour Quick Facts | 2009 Tour de France Final GC | Stage results with running GC | Course details | Team rosters with backnumbers

Team presentations | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7 | Stage 8 | Stage 9 | Rest Day 1 | Stage 10 | Stage 11 | Stage 12 | Stage 13 | Stage 14 | Stage 15 | Rest Day 2 | Stage 16 | Stage 17 | Stage 18 | Stage 19 | Stage 20 | Stage 21 | Post Tour thoughts

Map of the 2009 Tour de France

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.

Complete Final 2009 Tour de France General Classification

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The stages with results, running GC and the major climbs are below:

Team presentations , Thursday, July 2. Photos from Fotoreporter Sirotti .

Stage 1, Saturday, July 4: Monaco 15.5 km Individual Time trial

Weather: At noon, Sunny, with some clouds, 79F (26C), wind from the SSE @ 7mph (11kph). It will climb to 84F (29C).

Rated climb: Km 7.5, Côte de Beausoleil, 7.2 km climb @ 2.7% gradient, Category 4.

Stage route map and elevation guide are posted below the results.

More Stage 1 photos

The riders used full time-trial rigs with rear discs, deep-dish spoked front wheels and specialty time-trial frames. Even though it is hot and humid, the riders wore unvented aero helmets.

Stage 2, Sunday, July 5: Monaco - Brignoles, 187 km

More stage 2 photos

Results: corrected. Originally the judges had put a 7sec gap from 17th place on.

Stage 3, Monday, July 6: Marseille - La Grande Motte, 196.5 km

More photos from stage 3

With 30 kilometers to go, Team Columbia took advantage of the crosswinds, dropped the hammer and split the field with 27 riders finishing in the front group and the balance coming in 41 seconds later. Contador and Evans were in the second group. Moreover, Astana riders helped drive the first group, containing Armstrong, away from the Contador group. That moved Armstrong into third place and Contador down to fourth.

Stage 4 , Tuesday, July 7: Montpellier Team Time Trial, 39 km

Several teams had trouble with crashes on the undulating, windy course. Rabobank, Bouygues Telecom and Silence Lotto had riders fall. Evans compounded the problem by shattering his team in his final pull to the line. For Astana, who very nearly put Armstrong in Yellow, the day was a triumph. Saxo gets to keep the lead for another day. I don't see how Evans (@ 2min 59sec) and Menchov (@ 3min 52sec) can make up their lost time on riders like Contador, Armstrong, Leipheimer and Schleck.

It's been noted already that Contador, alone of his teammates, did not congratulate Armstrong on almost getting the Yellow Jersey today. I suspect there is a lot of anger welling up that will be expressed in the Pyrenees in a few days. Since the Kazakhs have already said they plan to fire Bruyneel and keep Contador in September, I wonder what kind of discipline Bruyneel can impose upon Contador who I am sure is planning on riding his own race.

More stage 4 photos

Stage 5, Wednesday, July 8: Le Cap d'Agde - Perpignan, 196.5 km

A break of six riders escaped in the day's early kilometers. As Saxo and Astana took turns surging in the crosswinds, trying to break up the field, the unsteady pace allowed the break to stay away. Thomas Voekler bolted from his companions with 5 kilometers to go and held on for a nice solo win. Mikhail Ignatiev, also a member of the break was second, being caught just after the line. The other break riders were swept up as Cavendish was denied a third stage win. The bad news for Denis Menchov won't stop. His teammate, Rabobank rider Robert Gesink, who is really a very good rider, crashed and broke his wrist.

More stage 5 photos

Stage 6, Thursday, July 9: Girona (Gérone) - Barcelona, 181.5 km

Weather in Barcelona at 1:30 PM local time: Thunderstorms, 66F (19C), wind from the NNE at 10 to 22 mph (16 to 35 kph). Possibility of showers into the late afternoon.

The race: When stage 6 started in Girona there were thunderstorms over the steep finish at the Montjuich hill in Barcelona. Fabian Cancellara had said he would be able to stay with any GC contenders who might try to open a gap at the finish and therefore threaten his lead. Cancellara stayed at the front, coming in 10th. On Eurosport Sean Kelly had predicted an Oscar Freire win. King Kelly came close. After a stage filled with crashes Thor Hushovd edged out Freire for a soggy win.

With 30 kilometers to go David Millar (Garmin-Slipstream) left his breakaway companions and held on till the ultimate kilometer where he was swept up and spit out. Giro winner Denis Menchov fell in the final rush and lost yet more time.

More stage 6 photos

Stage 7, Friday, July 10: Barcelona - Andora Arcalis, 224 km

Weather at Andorra at 2:05 PM local time: 68F (20C), partly cloudy. Wind from NNW at 9 mph (14kph).

An early break succeeded in staying away. While Astana rode tempo at the front of the peloton almost the entire stage, everyone but the enterprising escapees seemed content to sit in. I've seen this play before and I know how it comes out. For years everyone sat in on Discovery and Postal, promising fireworks but delivering nothing while Armstrong picked his moments and destroyed the competition. Bruyneel seems happy to start in where he left off, this time with Contador grabbing the fruit.

Brice Feillu left the break on the final ascent to Andora Arcalis while another of his breakway companions, Rinaldo Nocentini took the Yellow Jersey. With less than 3 kilometers to go Contador bolted and there was nothing anyone could do. He made his superiority clear. I wonder if this means an end to the Astana head games. Armstrong did hang in with Evans, Schleck and the other good guys. Maybe this soap has legs.

More stage 7 photos

Stage 8, Saturday, July 11: Andorre la Vieille - Saint Girons, 176.5 km

Weather at Ax-les-Thermes on the race route at 1:30 PM local time: Fair, 82F (28C), wind from the WNW at 8 mph (13 kph).

Cadel Evans tried to get away early in the stage but was reeled in by the Astana-led peloton. Thor Hushovd manged to win 2 intermediate sprints by digging hard and making it over the Port d'Envalira close enough to the front that he could reconnect on the descent. That gave him the Green Jersey. The winning break was started by Sandy Casar and for a while break member and today's stage winner Luis Leon Sanchez harbored hopes of taking the lead. Astana and the other GC teams were content to let the break go, but not too far up the road. This let Rinaldo Nocentini, who stuggled a bit on the climbs, keep the lead for another day.

More pictures from stage 8

Stage 9, Sunday, July 12: Saint-Gaudens - Tarbes, 160.5 km

The race: The Aspin and Tourmalet, coming well before the finish, produced no changes in the GC standings. At the 15th kilometer a break of 15 riders scooted off the front. By the top of the Aspin the lead was down to 2 good pros, Franco Pellizotti and Pierrick Fedrigo. They worked together until the final kilometer. Pellizotti tried to get away first but Fedrigo closed and then outsprinted the Italian.

Armstrong, who is still burning from Contador's stage 7 escape, tried to get away early in the stage, but was quickly back in the pack. Armstrong's prediction is that there will be no real shake up in the standings until stage 15, next Sunday. Armstrong is making it clear that to him (and I'm sure, Bruyneel) the leadership of Astana is still in the air. Writer James Staart says that Contador has only 1 teammate on Astana who is reliably dedicated to him, Sergio Paulinho. Armstrong can count on 5 members of the team, including Leipheimer, Popovych and Kloden, to defend his interests. Rumors continue to surface that the team is riven with a poisonous division. Yet, the team is so powerful that despite this lack of unity, the big question is which of the Astana riders will win, and can they take the entire podium?

More stage 9 photos

Monday, July 13: Rest day, Limoges.

While a lot of the racing so far has been little more than a lead-in to a Tour that has all the high drama loaded into the final stages, the Astana story remains interesting. After Alberto Contador performed his brilliant escape in the final kilometers of stage 7 and put 21 seconds between himself and his rivals, Bruyneel and Armstrong reacted as if their dogs had died and someone took their trucks (sorry, I live in the Ozarks and that's about the worst that can happen here). Instead of being jubilant over a wonderful coup, they were grim-faced, saying that Contador didn't follow the plan. It's an odd reaction, but makes it clear that the real race for the Tour is within Astana, between Contador and Armstrong.

During a rest day interview Contador refused to get pulled into any controversy. He said that if Armstrong attacked he would not chase, but he made it clear he was riding the Tour to win. Further he listed those riders he considered his biggest threats: the Schleck brothers and Cadel Evans were his primary worries with a further note that one cannot forget Sastre. Diplomatically, there was no mention of Armstrong on that list, who is every day looking more like the rider he was in 2005.

Stage 10 is going to be ridden without radios. I hope there is terrific racing with exciting breakaways. Professional racing is getting dull and negative. The directors say the radios are necessary for rider safety. What hogwash! Every Cat 5 knows how to ride a race without a radio. Some riders are also unhappy with the experiment. It is important to remember that the riders and directors do not always act in the best interest of the sport. They are professionals who look to their own interests. If you have any doubt about this, remeber how hard the riders have fought the efforts to bring about a drug-free sport.

Bring on the fog of war! Let's return the Tour and bicycle racing to where founder Henri Desgrange left it, a sport that requires both head and legs.

Stage 10, Tuesday, July 14: Limoges - Issoudun, 194.5 km

This stage will be run without 2-way radios between the riders and the team directors in their follow cars. As Voltaire would have said about the radios, had he been a bike racing fan, "Ecrasez l'infame!"

The race: The planned day without 2-way radios came off with the riders and directors grumpy about the whole thing. The 40.7 km/hr average speed for the stage says the riders wanted to show their displeasure with the experiment. There is a good chance the Tour will agree to scrub the second test of racing without radios on Friday. A 4-man break went almost from the gun but was caught with 2 kilometers to go. The break was never allowed much rope, probably because the teams were without their radios and felt less secure. Columbia did another fine lead-out and Cavendish was again unstoppable. There was a split in the field in the final run-in and Leipheimer and Wiggins, both serious GC contenders, were on the wrong side and each lost 15 seconds. Leipheimer is now fifth and Wiggins seventh.

More stage 10 photos

Stage 11, Wednesday, July 15: Vatan - Saint Fargeau, 192 km

The race: Simple story. Early in the day Johan Vansummeren (Silence-Lotto) and Marcin Saps (Lampre) were allowed a few minutes of rope. Right on time, at 5 kilometers to go they were caught. That left things for the sprinters and right now that means Columbia and Mark Cavendish. Tyler Farrar came very close to winning (see photo below), but he'll have to try again. Cavendish gets the green jersey back from Thor Hushovd, and Rinaldo Nocentini (I am sure much to his everlasting shock) gets to remain in yellow.

More stage 11 photos

Stage 12, Thursday, July 16: Tonnerre - Vittel, 211.5 km

The race: A third of the way into the stage a 7-man break that the pack would accept was allowed to get away. After the rated climbs were finished (about 20 or so kilometers left) Nicki Sorensen (Saxo) and Sylvain Calzati (Agritubel), who had been members of the break, took off on their own. Close to the finish Sorensen left Calzati and motored off for a fine solo win. Cadel Evans and Levi Leipheimer were caught up in a crash but were given the same time as the pack.

More stage 12 photos

Stage 13, Friday, July 17: Vittel - Colmar, 200 km

The Race: Levi Leipheimer (Astana) was unable to start today's stage. He crashed near the end of yesterday's stage. While he felt some pain after falling, he thought he was OK. After a bad night it was found that he had broken his wrist. Leipheimer was sitting in fourth place in the GC, only 39 seconds down. This robs Astana of a powerful rider and unsurprisingly, team director Johan Bruyneel was very disappointed. He said Leipheimer's loss will force the team to change tactics and will likely invite attacks from other squads. Get well soon Levi.

Also, the planned second day in the Tour without radios has been scrapped after a truculant peloton refused to race with vigor during the first attempt to do away with 2-way communications.

A 7-man break scooted off the front after only 5 kilometers had been ridden. It was continually whittled down over the relentless Vosges climbs the day proffered. Heinrich Haussler, who says he likes riding in dreadful weather, took a chance attacking on the descent of the first category Platzerwasel. Riding the final rainy 40 kilometers alone he accumulated a large time gap for a brilliant solo win. His first chaser, Euskaltel's Amets Txurruka, didn't cross the finish line for 4min 11sec. The pack was over 6 minutes slower. Chapeau!

More stage 13 photos

Stage 14, Saturday, July 18: Colmar - Besançon, 199 km

The race: It only took about 15 kilometers before the break of the day was established. 14 riders broke free and as the day rolled on the break was reduced to 11. Among them was George Hincapie (Columbia) who happened to be only 5 minutes 25 seconds down on GC and the highest placed rider in the break. When the break's lead grew to over 8 minutes Hincapie became the vitual Yellow Jersey. Eventually the lead came down as some firepower came to the front of the peloton. In the end Hincapie missed being in yellow by only 5 seconds. Sergeui Ivanov, the Russian road champion, left the break with 11 kilometers to go for the solo win.

Tomorrow's hilltop finish will surely shake things up. I still hold that the most likely man to wear yellow in Paris is Armstrong. He is getting stronger every day and the other riders have noticed this. He has ridden an error-free race. He's never caught napping when moves are afoot. I believe no other GC rider has gained time on a flat road stage this year. Armstrong has. He has the most succesful Director and most of the world's most powerful team behind him. I believe Lance Armstrong will win the 2009 Tour de France.

More stage 14 photos

Stag e 15, Sunday, July 19: Pontarlier - Verbier, 207.5 km

The race: Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit. As anyone who read yesterday's results and commentary knows, this stage did not turn out the way I expected. Here's how it went today:

A big break of about 15 riders went away about a quarter into the race. As the day progessed, it slowly shrank and on the early slopes of the final Verbier climb it disintegrated and was swept up by what was left of the peloton. The duties of riding at the front of the pack for a lot of the chase were shared by Liquigas and Astana. When the Verbier ascent started to bite Saxo started throwing high heat and that broke things up. Very quickly the lead group of elite riders was narrowed down to the best few, maybe 5-7 riders. At that point Armstrong was in the hunt but Carlos Sastre had been shelled

From that group, with perhaps 5 kilometers to go Contador launched an irresistable attack. From that moment he set an incendiary pace all the way to the top. Then, as several other launched themselves in an effort to at least limit their loses, Armstrong, who had said he would not attack Contador but would mark any chasers, was unable to respond. First Andy Schleck went, then a group with Bradley Wiggins, Vincenzo Nibali and Frank Schleck broke loose. Then, from down the hill, Carlos the friendly ghost suddenly appeared and attached himself to the Wiggins group. Meanwhile Armstrong was stuck, sitting on teammate Andreas Kloden's wheel.

Contador has made things crystal clear. He is the man to beat. It was a surperb ride. Armstrong is sitting in second place, only 1min 37sec down. It will be interesting to see if Armstrong was only having a jour sans or if winning this Tour is just out of reach for him.

More stage 15 photos

Monday, July 20: Rest day, Verbier.

It had been the Tour's intention to pack all the of the drama and tension into the final week. The organizers hoped that several riders would remain close in the GC and we fans would be on the edge our seats, anxious to see what happened after each day's racing. It more or less worked out that way. The top 5 are reasonably close:

Each of the above riders has a real shot at winning if Contador has a bad day or does something stupid. I don't think his competitors can count on his forgetting to eat like he did in Paris-Nice. By the way, after the condescending criticism Armstrong gave Contador after that error, it should be remembered that Armstrong bonked twice in his Tour career. It happens to the best.

But...I digress. There have been 4 stages that have truly affected the GC in this year's Tour. Contador (and his team) has dominated all of them. The stage 1 individual time trial set the stage, where Contador was second to Cancellara but first among contenders. We should have all been more alert to Bradley Wiggins' fabulous ride, 1 second slower than Contador, and what it told us about Wiggins' form.

Astana won the stage 4 team time trial.

On the ascent to Andora-Arcalis only Contador had the combination of courage and power to escape alone into a headwind.

Yesterday Contador showed his tactical savvy. Saxo cranked up the speed on the Verbier ascent, planning to launch one or more Schleck brothers into space. But, before the Bros Schleck took advantage of their team's efforts, Contador shot off the front. The Schlecks had been outplayed and outgunned. All of the others have been found lacking at some point in this Tour. According to www.sportsscientists.com , Contador may have performed the fastest ascent in Tour history. This brings up a load of other questions regarding how clean cycling is, but that will be for another time.

So, when Armstrong says Contador is the best, he is saying what is by now patently obvious. Armstrong says he'll be happy to ride for Contador.

Yet..Armstrong is leaving the door open by saying that there's still a week of racing to go, and anything can happen. That reminds me of the 1972 presidential campaign. George McGovern's VP nominee, Thomas Eagleton, had been found to have mental health problems. McGovern said he was 1000% behind Eagleton until Tuesday. Armstrong's commitment to Contador has the same solid feel.

By the way, McGovern soon replaced Eagleton with Sargent Shriver.

Stage 16, Tuesday, July 21: Martigny - Bourg Saint Maurice, 159 km

The Race: On the slopes of the Grand St. Bernard about 20 riders went clear. As expected with a group this large, attrition set in almost immediately. By the top of the Petit St. Bernard, Franco Pellizotti, looking to pack in more climbers' points and Silence-Lotto phenom Jurgen Van Den Broeck were alone and being chased by a gutsy Mikel Astarloza. Astarloza made the juncture on the descent and later they were joined by Amael Moinard. Near the finish Astarloza took off and won the stage.

Meanwhile, back in the peloton Cadel Evans and Denis Menchov were shelled on the Grand St. Bernard. Sadly, Evans' hope for even a podium place are over. Menchov must still be exhausted from his brutal Giro fight with Di Luca.

When the peloton reached the Petit St. Bernard, like on Sunday on the Verbier ascent, Saxo again hit the jets. This time Contador, not needing to waste any energy, let Andy Schleck try to break things up. Schleck succeeded in dropping everyone but Wiggins, Frank Schleck, Nibali, Kloden and most importantly Contador. After a kilometer or so Armstrong, who had been unable to go with Schelck, roared back up to the Schleck/Yellow Jersey group. As things calmed down others clawed their way back as well, including Sastre and Vande Velde. So, with the exception of the confirmation of Evans' troubles, the situation remains largely unchanged. Tomorrow's stage has tons of tough climbing with four category 1 climbs, but the finish line in Le Grand Bornand is about 15 kilometers from the peak of the Col de la Colombiere. Again, we might not have any change to the GC.

Other news. Astana director Johan Bruyneel has confirmed what the Kazakh federation has already announced, that this is Bruyneel's last season with Astana.

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S tage 17, Wednesday, July 22: Bourg Saint Maurice - Le Grand Bornand, 169.5 km

The race: First of all, Jens Voigt, who crashed badly on the descent of the Petit St. Bernard yesterday will be OK. He broke a cheekbone but he should recover.

A big break went away on the Cormet de Roselend but with opportunities to move up in the General Classification running short, it was inevetable that they would all get swept up and spit out as Saxo tried to use the day to take the lead. Notably, Thor Hushovd (Cervelo) took off on a lone quest to get the intermediate sprint points. He now has a 30-point lead over Cavendish that should allow Hushovd to be in green in Paris.

On the Col de Romme, the second to the last climb, the warm pace got hot. Saxo and Astana gave it all it could. The effect of the attacks that followed was that the Schleck brothers broke loose, taking only Contador, Wiggins, Armstrong, and Astana super-domestique Andreas Kloden.

On the Colombiere, after a fierce Contador attack, it was the 2 Schleck brothers and Contador. Kloden, who had been with them for a while, could not withstand the Contador acceleration and dopped back. He was caught by a chasing Armstrong and Vicenzo Nibali.

None of today's major protagaonists, the Schlecks or Contador could drop each other. Contador will probably forge a bullet-proof lead in tomorrow's time trial, one that should protect him from another assault from the Schleck Bros.

Later in the day Contador came in for criticism from Bruyneel (and clearly implied by Armstrong by his refusal to comment) for his attack that ended up dropping Kloden. This may have cost Astana the potential to sweep the podium in Paris. This is really, really weird. All Contador is doing is winning the Tour de France and doing it masterfully. In return all his team can do is give him grief and they do it publicly. Am I in the Bizzaro World where everything is backwards and winning is bad?

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Stage 18, Thursday, July 23: Annecy 40.5 km Individual Time Trial.

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Stage 19, Friday, July 24: Bourgoin Jallieu - Aubenas, 178 km

The race: A 20-man break with Cadel Evans got established a little after the start but Rabobank, perhaps the only major team with nothing to show for its efforts so far this Tour, worked hard all day hoping to both reel in the break and toss Cavendish out the back over the day's hilly terrain. The break was caught but Cavendish, who is developing some depth, was around for the sprint. Rabobank's great Spanish hope, Oscar Freire, came in fifth.

It almost didn't come to a mass sprint because world champion Alessandro Ballan and Laurent Lefevre scooted off on the final climb, the second category Col de l'Escrinet. They were scooped up with 2 kilometers to go and from there it was a Columbia lead out and a drag race between Thor Hushovd, Gerald Ciolek (Milram) and Mark Cavendish. Again Cavendish proved he is the fastest man on 2 wheels. With Hushovd leading Cavendish in the points competition 260 to 235, it looks like Hushovd has the Green Jersey about sewn up.

There was a 4-second split in the field. Of all the contenders, it was the always up-at-the-front Armstrong who was in the front group. Those 4 seconds may prove very valuable tomorrow as Armstrong battles to save his place on the podium on Mt. Ventoux.

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Stage 20, Saturday, July 25: Montélimar - Mont Ventoux , 167 km

Weather in nearby Carpentras (see map below): At 1PM local time it was 81F (27C), some clouds, winds from the NNW at 17mph (27kph) but gusting up to 29 mph (47kph). It is supposed to climb to 91F (33C). Winds over 62 mph (100 kph) have been clocked at the top of Mt. Ventoux today! It is going to be a brutal day on the mountain.

The race: Here is the GC at the start of the stage:

Only 38 seconds seperated Armstrong, Wiggins, Kloden and Schleck. Saxo wanted to put Frank in third place, Garmin wanted to move Wiggins up to Armstrong's spot. Armstrong had said a shot at Andy Schleck's second place and moving Kloden to the podium was not out of the question as far as he was concerned.

The racing was terrific, but none of the aspirents for Armstrong's third place could dislodge him.

An early break of 16 riders, none of whom were a GC threats, got away, at one point gaining over 10 minutes on the field. Behind, Saxo, desperate to move Frank Schleck from sixth place to third, drove the peloton hard with Astana doing its share to keep the speed high. The break fell apart but 2 riders were able to keep it going, Columbia's German revelation Tony Martin and Rabobank's Spanish hard-guy Juan Manuel Garate. Fighting the heat and the wind of Mt. Ventoux, the 2 riders had pain and suffering etched on their faces. The Contador group was closing fast but the pair managed to go the distance with Garate easily out-sprinting Martin. Rabobank can go home now with their heads held high, they finally got a stage win.

On the lower slopes of Mt. Ventoux the chasing pack was detonated by Saxo, Astana and Garmin's efforts to keep the pace high. While still below the tree line the front chasing group was reduced to Contador, the Schlecks, Armstrong, Wiggins, Nibali and Kloden. Andy Schleck showed no mercy. He hammered the group, trying to break his brother Frank loose. It wasn't to be. Armstrong was having a terrific day and could handle anything Frank could go with. With each Schleck blow Wiggins would get dropped and then he would claw his way back. Finally it was too much for Wiggins, who came in 10th, but Liquigas' Vincenzo Nibali was able to stay with this elite group. Andy Schleck out-sprinted Contador, but with no time bonuses in play, Contador was clearly uninterested in nailing third place in the stage. He had just won the Tour de France.

The only notable movement in the top GC standings was Frank Schleck's taking Andreas Kloden's fifth place.

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Stage 21, Sunday, July 26: Montereau Fault Yonne - Paris Champs-Élysées, 164 km

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The race: As soon as the race hit the Champs Elysee's criterium circuit the riders desperate to get away started hammering. 7 riders managed to break the elastic and dangle between 30 to 40 seconds off the front. Columbia, smelling victory number 6, kept the break from getting too far down the road. Surprisingly, remnants of the break held on until the final lap. Then Garmin decided to take charge of things, taking over from Columbia. It looked like a good move made a little early. With more than a kilometer to go Garmin, still in front with David Millar taking a monster pull, had burned most of its matches.

George Hincapie took control of things with a terrific shift to the side of the road, dragging his teammates away and in front of the Garmin train. That left Mark Renshaw to do the final leadout honors, which he did beautifuly, actually seperating Cavendish from the field. Cavendish took the stage but Hushovd, who had to finish at least 15th to keep the points lead, came in sixth. The Green Jersey was the only classification still undecided in the final stage and it was the property of the giant Norwegian.

Alberto Contador has his fourth Grand Tour and I think he's done it at a younger age than any other rider. I'm sure his agent's phone is ringing with offers from teams who would like to win the Tour. Rumors have Garmin in the front seat. Armstrong will be back next year riding for Radio Shack.

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Some Post-Tour de France thoughts: The Tour's difficulty was made very clear by the number of superb riders who were unable to find the strength to match the winner's efforts. The 40.3 kph average speed was the sixth fastest Tour. All the other faster Tours occured in this decade. The fact that the stage 15 climb to Verbier was the fastest ascent in Tour history, faster than any of the l'Alpe d'Huez records set by Marco Pantani and faster even than Bjarne Riis' infamous Hautacam ride, the previous record, is profoundly troubling. Both Pantani and Riis had complete pharmacies flowing through their veins when they raced the Tour.

On my amazon.com blog, in June I wrote that was deeply worried that the Giro's fabulous climbing speeds might be indicative of renewed doping. The recent EPO-CERA positive of Giro second-place Danilo Di Luca shows that my apprehensions were not ill-founded. If Di Luca felt comfortable taking the drug, then others must also have taken the same route. Bernhard Kohl, who was found to have used EPO-CERA after his 2008 Tour third-place, said he should have been caught over and over. Clean drug tests do not mean clean riders. Fast races are not stand-alone evidence of drug use.

I have no comfort level that the lack of dope positives in the 2009 Tour shows that the Tour has been ridden clean. French anti-doping head Pierre Bodry voiced worries that new drugs have been found to aid racers. He also said that the old stand-by, autologous blood doping, used as far back in 1960 by Tour winner Gaston Nencini, is still very difficult to detect.

Why did so many fine competitors fail to deliver in this year's Tour? I have a theory. Simple fatigue.

Denis Menchov fought a bare-knuckle duel in the Giro d'Italia with Danilo Di Luca. Neither rider left a watt on the table. If Menchov was clean, his beating an EPO-CERA aided Di Luca is all the more remarkable. One wonders if a modern Giro with an international field that has no interest in the traditional "piano" days of the past is too intense a race to allow a rider to complete the Giro-Tour double. Even 50 years ago if the Giro had been particularly hard fought, it spelled trouble for a rider looking to do both races. 3-time Tour winner Louison Bobet was too thrashed after the 1957 Giro to consider racing the Tour.

Carlos Sastre, the 2008 Tour winner, just finished his fourth Grand Tour in a year. He performed well on some stages in this year's Giro but suffered a meltdown in the Tour. He had obviously overreached himself.

Cadel Evans went deep in this year's Dauphiné (he got second) while Alberto Contador, at the crucial moment in the Dauphiné, chose to check his efforts and be content with third place. Like previous Dauphiné winners Levi Leipheimer (2006) and Lance Armstrong (2003, Armstrong's worst Tour), Evans came to the the Tour tired. I suspect the predictable bad days Alejandro Valverde has suffered each Tour were also attributable to his Dauphiné ambitions.

Giro third-place Franco Pellizotti had some terrible days that cost him any chance of a Tour podium. He then craftily used his status as a non-GC threat to go after climbing points and he ended up with the Polka-Dot jersey. Lemonade out of lemons.

Compare this to Armstrong at his pre-retirement peak, who would some years come to the Tour with little more than 20 racing days in his legs. His trainers would optimize his fitness and minimize the chances for injuries (like the broken collarbone he suffered just before the Giro).

The obvious lesson from this is a racing calender with fewer appearances by great stage racers. I wish it weren't so.

Wednesday, October 22, 2008: The Tour de France organization revealed the 2009 route. Next year's TDF will be run between July 4 and July 26. It has only 55 kilometers of time trialing and a mountaintop finish on the penultimate stage. The first stage will be a 15 kilometer individual time trial, making it hard for a sprinter to work his way into yellow in the early stages. The race will start in Monaco and hit the Pyrenees before the Alps. It will be a 21-stage race with no prologue.

There will be: 10 flat stages, 7 mountain stages, 1 medium mountain stage, 2 individual time-trials and 1 team time-trial.

Also: There will be 3 mountaintop finishes, the usual 2 rest days, 55 kilometers of individual time-trialing and 20 category 1, category 2 and highest level passes.

Tuesday, March 17: The Tour de France organization released the names of the 20 teams receiving invitations to race the 2009 edition. Notably missing was Fuji-Servetto, reformed from the old disgraced Saunier-Duval squad. I assume that Fuji, like Astana, will have to wait a year before they can ride so that the Tour can monitor them and make sure that things have truly been reformed. As expected, Astana was invited this year.

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Jonas Vingegaard (Jumbo Visma) crossed the line safely on the final stage of the 2023 Tour de France, celebrating his second overall victory in a row well behind the peloton with his teammates.

Because of rain, officials called the time for general classification with one lap to go on the Champs Élysées, and the final gaps in the standings remained the same after stage 21 .

Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) was more active in the proceedings, going on the attack then leading out the sprint and then celebrating second overall at 7:29. He was also the race's best young rider.

Adam Yates gave the team two on the podium in third place overall at 10:56, claiming his first Grand Tour podium.

His identical twin brother Simon Yates (Jayco-AlUla) finished the race in fourth at 12:23.

Carlos Rodriguez (Ineos Grenadiers) finished the race despite his heavy crash on the penultimate stage to land in fifth at 13:17.

There were no changes for sixth to eighth place, in order,  Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) at 13:27, Jai Hindley (Bora-Hansgrohe) at 14:44 and second on stage 20, Felix Gall (AG2R Citroën) at 16:09.

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Rounding out the top 10 are Groupama-FDJ’s  David Gaudu (ninth at 23:08) and Cofidis’ Guillaume Martin (10th at 26:30).

American Sepp Kuss (jumbo Visma) who was involved in the same crash as Rodriguez, finished in 12th overall.

Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) lost the stage to Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) but could be consoled with a dominant performance in the Tour's green jersey competition.

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) took the last points on offer, while Victor Campenaerts (Lotto Dstny) was awarded the most combative rider prize.

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Yellow Jersey/Maillot Jaune – The yellow jersey is worn by the overall race leader on the general classification who has completed the stages so far in the lowest accumulated time.

Green Jersey – The green jersey is the points classification. Riders accrue points at one of the two intermediate sprints during stages and also at stage finishes, and the man with the most points leads the ranking.

Polka Dot Jersey – The red and white polka dot jersey is the mountain classification. Points are handed out to the first riders over certain hills and climbs during the Tour de France, with the hardest mountains giving the most points. Once again, the man with the most points leads the ranking.

White jersey – The white jersey is the best young rider classification. It works the same way as the yellow jersey, but only riders aged 25 or under are eligible to win.

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Sprint | pierrefitte-nestalas (124.4 km), sprint | lourdes (139.6 km), finishline points, mountain sprint | col d'aspin (60.2 km), mountain sprint | col du tourmalet (90.2 km), team day classification, race information.

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• Race category: ME - Men Elite
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