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Vuelta a España 2009

Date range:
August 29 - September 20, 2009
  • Vuelta a España, Spain, GT
  • Stages. Expand the race menu

    • Stage 1

      Distance:
      4.5km
      Location
      Assen

    • Stage 2

      Distance:
      202km
      Start location:
      Assen
      End location:
      Emmen

    • Stage 3

      Distance:
      189.7km
      Start location:
      Zutphen
      End location:
      Venlo

    • Stage 4

      Distance:
      224km
      Start location:
      Venlo
      End location:
      Lieja

    • Rest day

      Location
      Tarragona

    • Stage 5

      Distance:
      174km
      Start location:
      Tarragona
      End location:
      Vinaros

    • Stage 6

      Distance:
      177km
      Location
      Xativa

    • Stage 7

      Distance:
      30km
      Location
      Valencia

    • Stage 8

      Distance:
      206km
      Start location:
      Alzira
      End location:
      Alto de Aitana

    • Stage 9

      Distance:
      186km
      Start location:
      Alcoy
      End location:
      Xorret de Cati

    • Stage 10

      Distance:
      162km
      Start location:
      Alicante
      End location:
      Murcia

    • Stage 11

      Distance:
      200km
      Start location:
      Murcia
      End location:
      Caravaca de la Cruz

    • Rest Day

      Location
      Almeria

    • Stage 12

      Distance:
      174km
      Start location:
      Almeria
      End location:
      Alto de Velefique

    • Stage 13

      Distance:
      175km
      Start location:
      Berja
      End location:
      Alto de Sierra Nevada

    • Stage 14

      Distance:
      157km
      Start location:
      Granada
      End location:
      La Pandera

    • Stage 15

      Distance:
      167.7km
      Start location:
      Jaén
      End location:
      Córdoba

    • Stage 16

      Distance:
      170km
      Start location:
      Córdoba
      End location:
      Puertollano

    • Stage 17

      Distance:
      193.6km
      Start location:
      Ciudad Real
      End location:
      Talavera de la Reina

    • Stage 18

      Distance:
      187km
      Start location:
      Talavera de la Reina
      End location:
      Avila

    • Stage 19

      Distance:
      174km
      Start location:
      Avila
      End location:
      La Granja. Real Fábrica de Cristales

    • Stage 20

      Distance:
      26km
      Location
      Toledo

    • Stage 21

      Distance:
      110.2km
      Start location:
      Rivas
      End location:
      Madrid
  • Race history

Venga, Venga Vuelta!

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By: Shane Stokes

Time is a tickin', and the seconds are counting down until the 64th Vuelta a España gets going this Saturday in Assen, the Netherlands. It's the first time the race has started outside the Iberian peninsula and the organisers hope that this will add a bit of 'orange zest' to an event that occasionally lacks a bit of the 'X Factor'. This year, anticipation is higher thanks to an impressive lineup. With names such as Evans, Valverde, Basso, Vande Velde, Kreuziger, Gesink, Kirchen, Fuglsang ...

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Vuelta a España Stages

  1. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC)
    Stage 1Saturday, August 29 2009
    Location:
    Assen
    Distance:
    4.5 km
  2. Gerald Ciolek (Milram), l, wins Vuelta a España stage two in Emmen, Netherlands.
    Stage 2Sunday, August 30 2009
    Location:
    Assen - Emmen
    Distance:
    202 km
  3. Riders part at a roundabout.
    Stage 3Monday, August 31 2009
    Location:
    Zutphen - Venlo
    Distance:
    189.7 km
  4. Andrè Greipel (Team Columbia-Highroad) wins stage two in Sittard, the German's eighth victory of the season.
    Stage 4Tuesday, September 1 2009
    Location:
    Venlo - Lieja
    Distance:
    224 km
  5. Rest dayWednesday, September 2 2009
    Location:
    Tarragona
  6. André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) celebrates his second consecutive stage win at the Vuelta a España.
    Stage 5Thursday, September 3 2009
    Location:
    Tarragona - Vinaros
    Distance:
    174 km
  7. Borut Bozic (Vacansoleil) sprints to a stage win.
    Stage 6Friday, September 4 2009
    Location:
    Xativa
    Distance:
    177 km
  8. Ivan Basso (Liquigas) riding the Valencia time trial
    Stage 7Saturday, September 5 2009
    Location:
    Valencia
    Distance:
    30 km
  9. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC) wins the eighth stage.
    Stage 8Sunday, September 6 2009
    Location:
    Alzira - Alto de Aitana
    Distance:
    206 km
  10. Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Xacobeo Galicia)
    Stage 9Monday, September 7 2009
    Location:
    Alcoy - Xorret de Cati
    Distance:
    186 km
  11. Simon Gerrans (Cervélo TestTeam) wins Vuelta a España stage 10 in Murcia, Spain.
    Stage 10Tuesday, September 8 2009
    Location:
    Alicante - Murcia
    Distance:
    162 km
  12. Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Slipstream) takes the win
    Stage 11Wednesday, September 9 2009
    Location:
    Murcia - Caravaca de la Cruz
    Distance:
    200 km
  13. Evans, Danielson, Valverde all within reach of the Vuelta win
    Rest DayThursday, September 10 2009
    Location:
    Almeria
  14. Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Slipstream) won stage 12 of the Vuelta a Espana.
    Stage 12Friday, September 11 2009
    Location:
    Almeria - Alto de Velefique
    Distance:
    174 km
  15. David Moncoutié (Cofidis) makes his way up the mountain.
    Stage 13Saturday, September 12 2009
    Location:
    Berja - Alto de Sierra Nevada
    Distance:
    175 km
  16. Damiano Cunego (Lampre-NGC) climbed to a win in stage 14.
    Stage 14Sunday, September 13 2009
    Location:
    Granada - La Pandera
    Distance:
    157 km
  17. Lars Boom (Rabobank)
    Stage 15Monday, September 14 2009
    Location:
    Jaén - Córdoba
    Distance:
    167.7 km
  18. Stage winner André Greipel (Columbia-HTC) raises his arms in triumph.
    Stage 16Tuesday, September 15 2009
    Location:
    Córdoba - Puertollano
    Distance:
    170 km
  19. Anthony Roux (Française des Jeux) wins the stage ahead of a charging bunch
    Stage 17Wednesday, September 16 2009
    Location:
    Ciudad Real - Talavera de la Reina
    Distance:
    193.6 km
  20. Philip Deignan (Cervélo TestTeam) on his way to a stage win.
    Stage 18Thursday, September 17 2009
    Location:
    Talavera de la Reina - Avila
    Distance:
    187 km
  21. The bunch faced some wet weather in Spain.
    Stage 19Friday, September 18 2009
    Location:
    Avila - La Granja. Real Fábrica de Cristales
    Distance:
    174 km
  22. David Millar (Garmin-Slipstream) grits it out on his way to victory.
    Stage 20Saturday, September 19 2009
    Location:
    Toledo
    Distance:
    26 km
  23. Andre Greipel (Columbia-HTC) won the final stage in Madrid.
    Stage 21Sunday, September 20 2009
    Location:
    Rivas - Madrid
    Distance:
    110.2 km
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  • If you hold the Vuelta in Holland, they will come...

    One for the ages

    Date:
    August 29, 2009, 22:24

    Millar battles the elements in the Vuelta prologue

  • Inaki setting up my 54cm TT bike.

    Calm before the storm

    Date:
    August 28, 2009, 19:40

    Millar recons Vuelta prologue and combats boredom in Assen

  • David Millar (Garmin-Slipstream)

    Netherlands bound

    Date:
    August 27, 2009, 10:18

    A nonchalant Millar prepares to start his third Grand Tour of 2009