Turul Californiei 2009

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In prologul turului Californiei in lungime de 3.9 km s-a impus dupa cum era de asteptat Fabian Cancellara (Saxo Bank). Este pentru a doua cand rutierul elvetian castiga prologul acestui tur.

1 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team Saxo Bank 4.32.9 (50.294 km/h)
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 0.01.2
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.02.7
4 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.02.8
5 Thor Hushovd (Nor) Cervélo TestTeam 0.03.1
6 George Hincapie (USA) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.03.4
7 Tom Boonen (Bel) Quick Step
8 Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.04.1
9 Svein Tuft (Can) Garmin - Slipstream 0.04.2
10 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 0.04.3

Prima etapa a Turului Californiei, desfasurata intre Davis si Santa Rosa, in lungime de 173, 2 km a fost adjudecata de Francesco Mancebo (Rock Racing). Dupa aceastas etapa Mancebo este noul de tinator al tricoului galben. Cancellara a fost nevoit sa abandoneze din cauza febrei.

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Etapa a doua, intre Sausalito si Santa Cruz, de 186,6 km a fost castigata de Tom Peterson (Garmin-Slipstream).



1 Thomas Peterson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 5.06.20
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.21
4 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana
5 Oscar Sevilla (Spa) Rock Racing
6 Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Quick Step
7 Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin - Slipstream
8 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
9 Grischa Niermann (Ger) Rabobank
10 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream

Dupa aceasta etapa clasamentul general este urmatorul:
1 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 9.23.02
2 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.24
3 David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 0.28
4 Lance Armstrong (USA) Astana 0.30
5 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana 0.34
6 Janez Brajkovic (Slo) Astana 0.38
7 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad
8 José Luis Rubiera (Spa) Astana
9 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas
10 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank