Giro d'Italia 2009: A Daily Journal of CyclingRevealed's Perspective on the race
Stage by Stage Recap
Below our pictorial review of the Giro provides a convenient way to capture the stage by stage action. Simply click on the stage winner pictures below.
Race Leaders:
Stage 1-2 Cavendish |
Stage 3 Petacchi |
Stage 4 Lovkvist |
Stage 5-11 Di Luca |
Stage 12-21 Menchov |
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Race Leaders ( Images © La Gazetta )
Stage Winners 1 to 9: [Each picture holds a story, click on the picture]
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Stage 1 High Road |
Stage 2 Petacchi |
Stage 3 Petacchi |
Stage 4 Di Luca |
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Stage 6 Scarponi |
Stage 7 Boassan-Hagen |
Stage 8 Siutsou |
Stage 9 Cavendish |
Click on the picture for each story Stg 1-9 ( Images © La Gazetta )
Standings after Stage 9:
1 |
Danilo Di Luca |
ITA |
LPR |
37h29'48" |
2 |
Thomas Lövkvist |
SWE |
TCM |
+13" |
3 |
Michael Rogers |
AUS |
TCM |
+44" |
4 |
Levi Leipheimer |
USA |
AST |
+51" |
5 |
Denis Menchov |
RUS |
RAB |
+58" |
6 |
Ivan Basso |
ITA |
LIQ |
+1'14" |
7 |
Carlos Sastre |
SPA |
CTT |
+1'24" |
8 |
Christopher Horner |
USA |
AST |
+1'25" |
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Franco Pellizotti |
ITA |
LIQ |
+1'35" |
10 |
David Arroyo |
SPA |
CDE |
+1'49" |
Stage Winners 10 to 16: [Each picture holds a story, click on the picture]
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Stage 10 Di Luca |
Stage 11 Cavendish |
Stage 12 Menchov |
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Stage 14 Gerrans |
Stage 15 Bertagnolli |
Stage 16 Sastre |
Click on the picture for each story Stg 10-16 ( Images © La Gazetta )
Standings after Stage 16:
1 |
Denis Menchov |
RUS |
RAB |
70h06'30" |
2 |
Danilo Di Luca |
ITA |
LPR |
+39" |
3 |
Carlos Sastre |
SPA |
CTT |
+2'19" |
4 |
Franco Pellizotti |
ITA |
LIQ |
+3'08" |
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Ivan Basso |
ITA |
LIQ |
+3'19" |
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Levi Leipheimer |
USA |
AST |
+3'21" |
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Michael Rogers |
AUS |
TCM |
+5'54" |
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Stefano Garzelli |
ITA |
ASA |
+8'21" |
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David Arroyo |
SPA |
CDE |
+8'39" |
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Tadej Valjavec |
SLO |
AGR |
+8'47" |
Stage Winners 17 to 21: [Each picture holds a story, click on the picture]
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Stage 17 Pellizotti |
Stage 18 Scarponi |
Stage 19 Sastre |
Stage 20 Gilbert |
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Click on the picture for each story Stg 17-21 ( Images © La Gazetta )
Final Standings:
1 |
Denis Menchov |
RUS |
RAB |
86h03'11" |
2 |
Danilo Di Luca |
ITA |
LPR |
+41" |
3 |
Franco Pellizotti |
ITA |
LIQ |
+1'59" |
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Carlos Sastre |
SPA |
CTT |
+3'46" |
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Ivan Basso |
ITA |
LIQ |
+3'59" |
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Levi Leipheimer |
USA |
AST |
+5'28" |
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Stefano Garzelli |
ITA |
ASA |
+8'43" |
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Michael Rogers |
AUS |
TCM |
+10'01" |
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Tadej Valjavec |
SLO |
AGR |
+11'13" |
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Marzio Bruseghin |
ITA |
LAM |
+11'28" |
Dennis Menchov Celebrates the Giro victory
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Podium (L-R): 2nd Di Luca, 1st Menchov, and 3rd Pellizotti
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