2009 Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (2.1)
March 4 - March 8; results
Vuelta a Murcia podium history
Sunday, March 8: 5th and final stage, Santiago de la Ribera - Murcia, 142.5 km.
- 1. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) 3hr 11min 46sec. 44.59 km/hr
- 2. Greg Henderson (Columbia) s.t.
- 3. Juan Jose Haedo (Saxo) s.t.
- 4. Mathew Goss (Saxo) s.t.
- 5. Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
- 6. Ruben Perez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 7. Egoitz Garcia (Seleccion Espanol) s.t.
- 8. Diego Milan (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
- 9. Ruben Plaza (Liberty Seguros) s.t.
- 10. Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Xacobeo) s.t.
Final GC after Stage 5:
- 1. Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 14hr 55min 6sec. 606.9 km ridden at an avaerage speed of 40.681 km/hr
- 2. Ruben Plaza (Liberty Seguros) @ 20sec
- 3. Pieter Weening (Rabobank) @ 35sec
- 4. Xavier Tondo (Andalucia) @ 45sec
- 5. Jaume Rovira (Andorra) @ 51sec
- 6. Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo) @ 1min 15sec
- 7. Carlos Nozal (Liberty Seguros) @ 1min 58sec
- 8. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 1min 59sec
- 9. Francisco Perez (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 2min 6sec
- 10. Mathew Goss (Saxo) @ 2min 7sec
- 11. Angel Vallejo (Andorra) @ 2min 17sec
- 12. Hector Guerra (Liberty Seguros) @ 2min 35sec
- 13. Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 3min 13sec
- 14. Gustavo Cesar Veloso (Xacobeo) @ 3min 29sec
- 15. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) @ 3min 52sec
- 16. Konstantsin Siutsou (Columbia) @ 4min 15sec
- 17. Marcos Garcia (Xacobeo) @ 4min 21sec
- 18. Alberto Losada (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 5min
- 19. Manuel Vazquez (Contentpolis) @ 5min 3sec
- 20. Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Slipstream) @ 5min 18sec
Saturday, March 7: Stage 4: Alhama de Murcia - Alhama de Murcia, 156.1 km.
- 1. Ruben Plaza (Liberty Seguros) 4hr 9min 34sec
- 2. Jose Herrada (Contentpolis) s.t.
- 3. Denis Menchov (Rabobank) s.t.
- 4. Jaume Rovira (Andorra) s.t.
- 5. Konstantsin Siutsou (Columbia) s.t.
- 6. Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo) s.t.
- 7. Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- 8. Xavier Tondo (Andalucia) s.t.
- 9. Mikel Nieve (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 10. Pieter Weening (Rabobank) s.t.
GC after Stage 4:
- 1. Denis Menchov (Rabobank) 11hr 43min 20sec
- 2. Ruben Plaza (Liberty Seguros) @ 20sec
- 3. Pieter Weening (Rabobank) @ 35sec
- 4. Jose Herrada (Contentpolis) @ 44sec
- 5. Xavier Tondo (Andalucia) @ 45sec
- 6. Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 50sec
- 7. Jaume Rovira (Andorra) @ 51sec
- 8. Ezequiel Mosquera (Xacobeo) @ 1min 15sec
- 9. Carlos Nozal (Liberty Seguros) @ 1min 58sec
- 10. Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 1min 59sec
Friday, March 6: Stage 3, San Pedro del Pinatar 16 km Individual Time Trial.
- 1. Frantisek Rabon (Columbia) 19min 17sec. 49.78 km/hr
- 2. Bert Grabsch (Columbia) @ 19sec
- 3. Denis Menchov (Rabobank) @ 25sec
- 4. Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank) @ 30sec
- 5. Hector Guerra (Liberty Seguros) @ 40sec
- 6. Mathew Goss (Saxo) @ 12sec
- 7. Gustavo Cesar (Xacobeo) s.t.
- 8. Ruben Plaza (Liberty Seguros) @ 45sec
- 9. Antonio Tauler (Seleccion Espanol) @ 47sec
- 10. Eloy Teruel (Contentpolis) @ 48sec
GC after Stage 3:
- 1. Frantisek Rabon (Columbia) 7hr 33min 21sec
- 2. Bert Grabsch (Columbia) @ 19sec
- 3. Denis Menchov (Rabobank) @ 25sec
- 4. Koos Moerenhout (Rabobank) @ 30sec
- 5. Mathew Goss (Saxo) @ 42sec
- 6. Ruben Plaza (Liberty Seguros) @ 45sec
- 7. Eloy Teruel (Contentpolis) @ 48sec
- 8. Tom Danielson (Garmin-Slipstream) @ 49sec
- 9. Tom Leezer (Rbobank) s.t.
- 10. Greg Henderson (Columbia) @ 50sec
Thursday, March 5: Stage 2, Las Torres de Cotillas - Caravaca. The stage's original 175.1 km was shortened to 100 km because of bad weather.
- 1. Greg Henderson (Columbia) 2hr 7min 27sec.
- 2. Ruben Perez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 3. Julian Dean (Garmin-Slipstream) s.t.
- 4. David Calatayud (Seleccion Espanol) s.t.
- 5. Tom Leezer (Rabobank) s.t.
- 6. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 7. Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
- 8. Mathew Goss (Saxo) s.t.
- 9. Mathieu Drujon (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- 10. Manuel Cardoso (Liberty Seguros) s.t.
GC after Stage 2:
- 1. Greg Henderson (Columbia) 7hr 14min 4sec
- 2. Ruben Perez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 3. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 4. Tom Leezer (Rabobank) s.t.
- 5. Mathew Goss (Saxo) s.t.
- 6. David Calatayud (Seleccion Espanol) s.t.
- 7. Mathieu Drujon (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- 8. Bert Grabsch (Columbia) s.t.
- 9. Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
- 10. Aitor Perez (Contentpolis) s.t.
Wednesday, March 4: Stage 1, San Pedro Pinatar - Lorca, 192.3 km.
Stage and GC times and places are the same.
- 1. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) 5hr 6min 37sec
- 2. Greg Henderson (Columbia) s.t.
- 3. Ruben Perez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 4. Mathieu Goss (Saxo) s.t.
- 5. Tom Leezer (Rabobank) s.t.
- 6. Luca Paolini (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
- 7. Mathieu Drujon (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- 8. Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
- 9. David Herrero (Xacobeo) s.t.
- 10. David Calatayud (Seleccion Espanola) s.t.