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Tour de France 2009

Name: Tour de France 2009
Start: 2009-07-04T00:00:00Z
End: 2009-07-26T00:00:00Z
Location: France

last updated 28 August 2019

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Tour de France
4 July 2009 - 26 July 2009 | France | GT
- Stage 1 - Cancellara motors in Monaco parade | Monaco - Monaco (ITT)
  2009-07-04 15.5km
  
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- Stage 2 - Cavendish wins sprint in Brignoles | Monaco - Brignoles
  2009-07-05 187km
  
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- Stage 3 - Cavendish wins dramatic stage into La Grande-Motte | Marseille - La Grande-Motte
  2009-07-06 196.5km
  
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- Stage 4 - Team Astana asserts its dominance in TTT | Montpellier - Montpellier (TTT)
  2009-07-07 39km
  
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- Stage 5 - Sprinters foiled in Perpignan | Le Cap d'Agde - Perpignan
  2009-07-08 196.5km
  
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- Stage 6 - The rain in Spain causes many riders pain | Gérone - Barcelone
  2009-07-09 181.5km
  
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- Stage 7 - Feillu wins first mountainous stage | Barcelone - Andorre Arcalis
  2009-07-10 224km
  
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- Stage 8 - Sánchez wins Tour's second day in Pyrenees | Andorre-la-Vieille - Saint-Girons
  2009-07-11 176.5km
  
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- Stage 9 - Fedrigo claims another stage for France | Saint-Gaudens - Tarbes
  2009-07-12 160.5km
  
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- Rest day - Astana controls first Tour week | Limoges
  2009-07-13
- Stage 10 - Cavendish goes long to claim third stage | Limoges - Issoudun
  2009-07-14 194.5km
  
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- Stage 11 - Cavendish makes it four! | Vatan - Saint-Fargeau
  2009-07-15 192km
  
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- Stage 12 - Sörensen speeds to super stage win for Saxo Bank | Tonnerre - Vittel
  2009-07-16 211.5km
  
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- Stage 13 - Haussler escapes to claim Tour's 13th stage | Vittel - Colmar
  2009-07-17 200km
  
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- Stage 14 - Ivanov solos into Besançon | Colmar - Besançon
  2009-07-18 199km
  
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- Stage 15 - Contador king of Verbier | Pontarlier - Verbier
  2009-07-19 207.5km
  
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- Rest day - A long road from Limoges, a steeper one ahead | Verbier
  2009-07-20
- Stage 16 - Astarloza top dog in Bourg-Saint-Maurice | Martigny - Bourg-Saint-Maurice
  2009-07-21 159km
  
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- Stage 17 - Daring double act proves Schleck's class | Bourg-Saint-Maurice - Le Grand-Bornand
  2009-07-22 169.5km
  
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- Stage 18 - Tour title set in concrete for Contador | Annecy - Annecy (ITT)
  2009-07-23 40.5km
  
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- Stage 19 - Fabulous five for Cavendish | Bourgoin-Jallieu - Aubenas
  2009-07-24 178km
  
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- Stage 20 - Garate grabs emphatic Ventoux victory | Montélimar - Mont Ventoux
  2009-07-25 167km
  
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- Stage 21 - Cavendish celebrates with number six on the Champs-Élysées | Montereau-Fault-Yonne - Paris Champs-Élysées
  2009-07-26 164km
  
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Grand prix start to open road stage

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German Jens Voigt (Saxo Bank) leads teammate and Tour de France race leader, Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank).

Voigt also suffered broken jaw in Tour crash

By Richard Tyler last updated 28 August 19

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Tour de France 2009

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Grand prix start to open road stage

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Top News on the Race

Evans and Silence-Lotto management clear the air

Hatchet buried as Hushovd claims second green jersey

Bruyneel dismisses Sports Illustrated accusations

Armstrong admits tension at Tour with Contador

Voigt to return at Tour of Missouri

Efimkin back to racing after Tour de France injury

Contador meets with Spanish Prime Minister

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