After three weeks of racing it was Spanish Rider Alberto Contador
who was the winner of the 2009 Tour de France with the rest of the
podium places looking like this:
1. Alberto Contador Astana
2. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank
3. Lance Armstrong Astana
"TdF done. Happy! Having some drinks with the greatest of all time, Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong recently wrote on Twitter and posted this photo."
And
“As an old fart standing on the podium with these young guys, I can't complain,” he added about his third place finish.
Final GC Results:
- 1. Alberto Contador Astana in 85:48:35
- 2. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 85:52:46 at 04:11
- 3. Lance Armstrong Astana in 85:53:59 at 05:24
- 4. Bradley Wiggins Garmin - Slipstream in 85:54:36 at 06:01
- 5. Frank Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 85:54:39 at 06:04
- 6. Andréas KlÖden Astana in 85:55:17 at 06:42
- 7. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 85:56:10 at 07:35
- 8. Christian Vande Velde Garmin - Slipstream in 86:00:39 at 12:04
- 9. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 86:02:51 at 14:16
- 10. Christophe Le Mevel Francaise Des Jeux in 86:03:00 at 14:25
Final Best young rider Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank in 81:50:28
- 2. Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas in 81:53:52 at 03:24
- 3. Roman Kreuziger Liquigas in 82:00:33 at 10:05
- 4. Pierre Rolland Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 82:24:01 at 33:33
- 5. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale in 82:24:37 at 34:09
- 6. Brice Feillu Agritubel in 82:27:31 at 37:03
- 7. Peter Velits Team Milram in 82:32:52 at 42:24
- 8. Chris Sorensen Team Saxo Bank in 82:36:04 at 45:36
- 9. Tony Martin Team Columbia - Htc in 82:41:21 at 50:53
- 10. Yury Trofimov Bbox Bouygues Telecom in 82:55:18 at 1:04:50
Final KIng of the Mountains Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 210 points
- 2. Egoi Martinez Euskaltel - Euskadi 135 points
- 3. Alberto Contador Astana 126 points
- 4. Andy Schleck Team Saxo Bank 111 points
- 5. Pierrick Fedrigo Bbox Bouygues Telecom 99 points
- 6. Christophe Kern Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne 89 points
Final Sprinter/points Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Thor Hushovd Cervelo Test Team 260 points
- 2. Mark Cavendish Team Columbia - Htc 235 points
- 3. Gerald Ciolek Team Milram 148 points
- 4. Joaquin Rojas Jose Caisse D’epargne 126 points
- 5. Nicolas Roche Ag2r La Mondiale 122 points
- 6. Oscar Freire Rabobank 119 points
- 7. Tyler Farrar Garmin - Slipstream 110 points
- 8. Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 104 points
- 9. Alberto Contador Astana 101 points
- 10. Andréas KlÖden Astana 89 points
Final Team Standings after Stage 21:
- 1. Astana in 243:56:04
- 2. Garmin - Slipstream in 244:18:39 at 22:45
- 3. Team Saxo Bank in 244:24:38 at 28:34
- 4. Ag2r La Mondiale in 244:27:51 at 31:47
- 5. Liquigas in 244:39:35 at 43:31
- 6. Euskaltel - Euskadi in 244:54:09 at 58:05
- 7. Francaise Des Jeux in 244:57:52 at 1:01:48
- 8. Cofidis Le Credit En Ligne in 245:01:38 at 1:05:34
- 9. Team Katusha in 245:10:01 at 1:13:57
- 10. Agritubel in 245:16:42 at 1:20:38
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