List of teams and cyclists in the 2009 Tour de France explained

The 2009 Tour de France was the 96th edition of Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. This Tour featured 180 riders from 30 countries on 20 cycling teams, starting in the principality of Monaco on 4 July and finishing on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 26 July.^[1]

Of the teams taking part in the Giro, 17 were ProTour teams, and 3 were Professional Continental teams.^[2] were the only ProTour team not to receive an invitation.^[3] The three Professional Continental teams included were, and . Each of the 20 teams invited to the race entered a squad of nine riders.^[4]

Twenty-four riders abandoned the three-week race before reaching Paris.^[5] Alberto Contador of the team won the race; after winning the 15th stage to Verbier, and thus taking over the yellow jersey which he kept until the end of the race.^[6]

Teams
Ag2r – La Mondiale	Agritubel	Astana
Bbox Bouygues Telecom	Caisse d'Epargne	Cervélo TestTeam
Cofidis	Euskaltel–Euskadi	Française des Jeux
Garmin–Slipstream	Lampre–NGC	Liquigas
Quick Step	Rabobank	Silence–Lotto
Skil–Shimano	Team Columbia – High Road	Team Katusha
Team Milram		Team Saxo Bank

	Cyclists	References

Teams

Legend
*No.*	Starting number worn by the rider during the Giro	*Pos.*	Position in the general classification
‡	Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1984 eligible for the Young rider classification	HD	Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they did so
*DNS*	Denotes a rider who *did not start*, followed by the stage before which they withdrew	*DNF*	Denotes a rider who *did not finish*, followed by the stage in which they withdrew

CTT^[7]
No.	Age	Pos.
1	34	17
2	40	87
3	29	DNF-17
4	32	45
5	25‡	97
6	31	106
7	33	155
8	29	127
9	28	79
Team manager: Theo Maucher

SIL
No.	Age	Pos.
11	32	30
12	23‡	101
13	29	76
14	26	46
15	30	123
16	24‡	89
17	26	15
18	28	93
19	31	59
Team manager: Marc Sergeant

AST
No.	Age	Pos.
21	26	1
22	37	3
23	34	6
24	35	DNS-13
25	30	148
26	29	35
27	29	41
28	29	138
29	32	27
Team manager: Johan Bruyneel

SAX^[8]
No.	Age	Pos.
31	24‡	2
32	34	DNS-11
33	28	91
34	28	50
35	35	124
36	29	5
37	24‡	34
38	34	31
39	37	DNF-16
Team manager: Bjarne Riis

RAB^[9]
No.	Age	Pos.
41	31	51
42	26	118
43	31	102
44	33	99
45	33	62
46	23‡	DNS-6
47	33	54
48	28	73
49	28	60
Team manager: Harold Knebel

GRM^[10]
No.	Age	Pos.
51	33	8
52	34	121
53	25‡	151
54	28	49
55	25	98
56	32	85
57	30	141
58	29	4
59	30	77
Team manager: Jonathan Vaughters

EUS^[11]
No.	Age	Pos.
61	29	11
62	26	66
63	27	HD-8
64	31	44
65	28	107
66	26	HD-19
67	27	72
68	26	HD-19
69	30	61
Team manager: Miguel Madariga

THR^[12]
No.	Age	Pos.
71	24‡	131
72	28	150
73	34	134
74	36	19
75	31	57
76	24‡	36
77	26	28
78	26	149
79	29	103
Team manager: Bob Stapleton

ALM^[13]
No.	Age	Pos.
81	27	DNF-15
82	38	81
83	34	DNF-17
84	28	33
85	39	16
86	27	133
87	31	14
88	28	82
89	25‡	23
Team manager: Vincent Lavenu

LIQ
No.	Age	Pos.
91	31	37
92	28	135
93	23‡	9
94	29	92
95	24‡	7
96	24‡	147
97	27	116
98	28	120
99	29	86
Team manager: Roberto Amadio

FDJ^[14]
No.	Age	Pos.
101	30	12
102	22‡	DNF-12
103	29	119
104	25	156
105	30	DNF-7
106	28	10
107	26	48
108	27	142
109	28	108
Team manager: Marc Madiot

GCE^[15]
No.	Age	Pos.
111	31	DNF-8
112	29	69
113	23‡	DNS-12
114	28	115
115	30	71
116	29	39
117	24‡	84
118	25	26
119	22‡	52
Team manager: José Miguel Echavarri

COF
No.	Age	Pos.
121	34	58
122	34	136
123	28	139
124	29	94
125	36	105
126	28	75
127	27	38
128	27	65
129	27	43
Team manager: Éric Boyer

LAM^[16]
No.	Age	Pos.
131	29	95
132	25‡	145
133	35	80
134	32	DNF-12
135	29	53
136	33	110
137	24‡	132
138	33	146
139	23‡	109
Team manager: Giuseppe Saronni

BBO^[17]
No.	Age	Pos.
141	30	67
142	24‡	129
143	27	128
144	30	56
145	26	143
146	33	42
147	26	117
148	22‡	22
149	25‡	47
Team manager: Jean-René Bernaudeau

QST^[18]
No.	Age	Pos.
151	30	20
152	28	63
153	28	DNS-15
154	35	153
155	29	83
156	29	88
157	27	104
158	35	114
159	32	DNS-3
Team manager: Patrick Lefevere

KAT^[19]
No.	Age	Pos.
161	28	13
162	34	18
163	35	74
164	24‡	140
165	34	40
166	28	HD-9
167	27	100
168	24‡	122
169	25‡	96
Team manager: Stefano Feltrin

AGR^[20]
No.	Age	Pos.
171	38	29
172	22‡	70
173	30	55
174	23‡	25
175	25‡	DNF-12
176	25	DNF-8
177	29	DNF-8
178	28	64
179	31	68
Team manager: David Fornes

MRM
No.	Age	Pos.
181	26	24
182	22‡	126
183	27	125
184	24‡	78
185	28	21
186	25‡	152
187	24‡	32
188	29	137
189	35	DNS-13
Team manager: Gerry van Gerwen

SKS^[21]
No.	Age	Pos.
191	26	144
192	26	112
193	26	111
194	23‡	113
195	24‡	154
196	24‡	90
197	28	DNF-4
198	24‡	130
199	26	DNF-17
Team manager: Iwan Spekenbrink

Cyclists

Legend
*No.*	Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour
*Pos.*	Position in the general classification
‡	Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1984 eligible for the Young rider classification
HD	Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they did so
*DNS*	Denotes a rider who *did not start*, followed by the stage before which they withdrew
*DNF*	Denotes a rider who *did not finish*, followed by the stage in which they withdrew
align=center colspan=2	Age correct as of 4 July 2009, the date on which the Tour began

No.	Rider	Age	Pos.
1		34	17
2		40	87
3		29	DNF-17
4		32	45
5		25‡	97
6	Hushovd, Thor	31	106
7		33	155
8		29	127
9		28	79
11		32	30
12		23‡	101
13		29	76
14		26	46
15		30	123
16		24‡	89
17		26	15
18		28	93
19		31	59
21	Contador, Alberto Alberto Contador	26	1
22		37	3
23		34	6
24		35	DNS-13
25		30	148
26		29	35
27		29	41
28		29	138
29		32	27
31	Schleck, Andy	24‡	2
32		34	DNS-11
33		28	91
34		28	50
35		35	124
36		29	5
37		24‡	34
38		34	31
39		37	DNF-16
41		31	51
42		26	118
43		31	102
44		33	99
45		33	62
46		23‡	DNS-6
47		33	54
48		28	73
49		28	60
51		33	8
52		34	121
53		25‡	151
54		28	49
55		25	98
56		32	85
57		30	141
58		29	4
59		30	77
61		29	11
62		26	66
63		27	HD-8
64		31	44
65		28	107
66		26	HD-19
67		27	72
68		26	HD-19
69		30	61
71		24‡	131
72		28	150
73		34	134
74		36	19
75		31	57
76		24‡	36
77		26	28
78		26	149
79		29	103
81		27	DNF-15
82		38	81
83		34	DNF-17
84		28	33
85		39	16
86		27	133
87		31	14
88		28	82
89		25‡	23
91	Pellizotti, Franco	31	37
92		28	135
93		23‡	9
94		29	92
95		24‡	7
96		24‡	147
97		27	116
98		28	120
99		29	86
101		30	12
102		22‡	DNF-12
103		29	119
104		25	156
105		30	DNF-7
106		28	10
107		26	48
108		27	142
109		28	108
111		31	DNF-8
112		29	69
113		23‡	DNS-12
114		28	115
115		30	71
116		29	39
117		24‡	84
118		25	26
119		22‡	52
121		34	58
122		34	136
123		28	139
124		29	94
125		36	105
126		28	75
127		27	38
128		27	65
129		27	43
131		29	95
132		25‡	145
133		35	80
134		32	DNF-12
135		29	53
136		33	110
137		24‡	132
138		33	146
139		23‡	109
141		30	67
142		24‡	129
143		27	128
144		30	56
145		26	143
146		33	42
147		26	117
148		22‡	22
149		25‡	47
151		30	20
152		28	63
153		28	DNS-15
154		35	153
155		29	83
156		29	88
157		27	104
158		35	114
159		32	DNS-3
161		28	13
162		34	18
163		35	74
164		24‡	140
165		34	40
166		28	HD-9
167		27	100
168		24‡	122
169		24‡	96
171		38	29
172		22‡	70
173		30	55
174		23‡	25
175		25‡	DNF-12
176		25	DNF-8
177		29	DNF-8
178		28	64
179		31	68
181		26	24
182		22‡	126
183		27	125
184		24‡	78
185		28	21
186		25‡	152
187		24‡	32
188		29	137
189		35	DNS-13
191		26	144
192		26	112
193		26	111
194		23‡	113
195		24‡	154
196		24‡	90
197		28	DNF-4
198		24‡	130
199		26	DNF-17

Nationality

Country	Number of riders	Finishers	Stage wins
	6	6	0
	2	1	0
	2	2	0
	11	9	0
	1	1	0
	2	2	0
	1	1	0
	3	3	1
	1	1	0
	41	36	3
	15	14	1
	1	1	0
	15	13	0
	2	2	0
	1	1	0
	3	3	1
	11	8	0
	2	2	0
	2	1	1
	1	1	0
	2	1	0
	8	7	1
	1	1	0
	1	1	0
	28	22	5
	1	1	0
	3	3	1
	2	2	0
	4	4	6
	7	6	0

Selection information

announced their selection on 18 June, including Denis Menchov, Grischa Niermann, Juan Antonio Flecha, Óscar Freire, Juan Manuel Gárate, Stef Clement, Joost Posthuma, Laurens ten Dam and Robert Gesink.^[9]
announced Vladimir Efimkin, Cyril Dessel, Stéphane Goubert, Lloyd Mondory, and José Luis Arrieta on 21 June.^[22] Christophe Riblon, Nicolas Roche, Hubert Dupont, and Cyril Dessel complete the roster.
announced their selection on 22 June, including Andy Schleck, Fränk Schleck, Fabian Cancellara, Stuart O'Grady, Jens Voigt, Nicki Sørensen, Chris Anker Sørensen, Gustav Larsson and Kurt Asle Arvesen.^[8]
announced their team on 24 June as Julian Dean, David Millar, Christian Vande Velde, Bradley Wiggins, David Zabriskie, Tyler Farrar, Dan Martin, Ryder Hesjedal and Danny Pate. Dan Martin withdrew due to a long-term knee problem, and was replaced by Martijn Maaskant, who had previously been named as first reserve.^[10]
announced Filippo Pozzato, Vladimir Karpets, Danilo Napolitano, Alexander Bocharov, Serguei Ivanov, Mikhail Ignatiev, Nikolai Trusov, Joan Horrach and Stijn Vandenbergh.^[19]
announced Heinrich Haussler, Thor Hushovd, and Carlos Sastre on 23 June. Íñigo Cuesta, José Ángel Gómez Marchante, Volodymir Gustov, Andreas Klier, Brett Lancaster and Hayden Roulston were announced the following day.^[7] ^[23]
announced Sandy Casar, Anthony Geslin, Jérôme Coppel, Yauheni Hutarovich, Sébastien Joly, Christophe Le Mével, Benoît Vaugrenard and Jussi Veikkanen.^[24] The ninth rider will be either Rémy Di Gregorio or Jérémy Roy.
announced that Alberto Contador, Lance Armstrong, Andreas Klöden, Levi Leipheimer, Yaroslav Popovych, Sérgio Paulinho, Dmitriy Muravyev, Grégory Rast and Haimar Zubeldia will be racing in the 2009 Tour de France.^[25]
announced their roster on June 15. Stéphane Augé, Samuel Dumoulin, Leonardo Duque, Bingen Fernández, Christophe Kern, Sébastien Minard, Amaël Moinard, David Moncoutié, Rémi Pauriol make up the Cofidis roster.
announced that Gerald Ciolek, Markus Fothen, Johannes Fröhlinger, Linus Gerdemann, Christian Knees, Niki Terpstra, Peter Velits, Fabian Wegmann and Peter Wrolich will race. Ciolek and Gerdemann will be co-leaders.^[26]
announced Maxime Bouet, David Lelay, and Christophe Moreau on 23 June. On June 29 the other six riders were announced. Sylvain Calzati, Nicolas Vogondy, Brice Feillu, Romain Feillu, Eduardo Gonzalo, Geoffroy Lequatre make up the rest of the roster.
announced Yukiya Arashiro, William Bonnet, Pierrick Fédrigo, Pierre Rolland, Yuri Trofimov and Thomas Voeckler on 23 June.
has confirmed David Arroyo, Iván Gutiérrez, Luis Pasamontes, Luis León Sánchez, Xabier Zandio and Óscar Pereiro will start. They have also announced that Alejandro Valverde will not be on their squad due to the ban imposed upon him by the Italian National Olympic Committee.^[27] ^[28]
announced their roster on June 26. Mikel Astarloza, Egoi Martínez, Alan Pérez, Amets Txurruka, Gorka Verdugo, Rubén Pérez, Juan José Oroz, Koldo Fernández, and Igor Antón make up the roster.
announced Daniele Bennati, Vincenzo Nibali, Franco Pellizotti, Roman Kreuziger, Fabio Sabatini, Aleksandr Kuschynski, Alessandro Vanotti, Frederik Willems and Brian Bach Vandborg.^[29]
has confirmed Cadel Evans, Thomas Dekker, Mickaël Delage, Sebastian Lang, Matthew Lloyd, Staf Scheirlinckx, Greg Van Avermaet, Jurgen Van den Broeck, and Johan Vansummeren as of 26 June. Dekker was subsequently suspended by the team after a re-test of a December 2007 sample revealed use of erythropoietin, and he was replaced by Charlie Wegelius.
announced Simon Geschke, Jonathan Hivert, Cyril Lemoine, Piet Rooijakkers, Albert Timmer and Kenny van Hummel on 23 June. On June 29 the other three riders were announced. Fumiyuki Beppu, Thierry Hupond, and Koen de Kort make up the roster.
announced their roster on June 26. Marco Bandiera, Angelo Furlan, Marco Marzano, Daniele Righi, Simon Špilak, Massimiliano Mori, Mirco Lorenzetto, Marzio Bruseghin, and Alessandro Ballan make up their roster.
announced their short list on June 26. Sylvain Chavanel, Jérôme Pineau, Stijn Devolder, and Carlos Barredo were on the short list. On June 29 the other five riders were announced. Matteo Tosatto, Steven de Jongh, Jurgen Van de Walle, and Jérôme Pineau make up the roster. Tom Boonen or Allan Davis will receive the ninth spot on the roster.
announced their roster on June 26. Mark Cavendish, George Hincapie, Tony Martin, Mark Renshaw, Michael Rogers, Maxime Monfort, Kim Kirchen, Bernhard Eisel, and Marcus Burghardt make up the roster.

Notes and References

Web site: Stages. Le Tour. 2009-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607073026/http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/LIVE/us/le_parcours.html. 2011-06-07. dead.
Web site: Teams. Le Tour. 2009-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607073751/http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/LIVE/us/equipes_presentation.html. 2011-06-07. dead.
News: Fuji–Servetto left out of Tour de France. 17 March 2009. Reuters. 2009-09-29.
Web site: Riders. Le Tour. 2009-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607072022/http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/RIDERS/us/partants.html. 2011-06-07. dead.
Web site: Withdrawals. Le Tour. 2009-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607073806/http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/LIVE/us/abandons.html. 2011-06-07. dead.
Web site: Standings. Le Tour. 2009-09-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20110607074435/http://www.letour.com/2009/TDF/LIVE/us/2100/classement/index.html. 2011-06-07. dead.
Web site: Cervélo TestTeam names Tour roster.
http://cyclingworld.dk/index.php?p=nyheder/profil.php&id=14660 CyclingWorld / DCU
Mensjov surrounded by a strong team in tour.
Web site: Garmin-Slipstream names its nine for the Tour.
Web site: Euskaltel-Euskadi names Tour roster.
Web site: Columbia selects Tour nine.
Web site: AG2R La Mondiale names Tour team.
Web site: Française des Jeux announces ninth Tour rider.
Web site: Caisse d'Epargne name nine men for Tour.
Web site: Lampre announces nine Tour men.
Web site: Bouygues' Tour team complete.
Web site: Quick Step selects Tour team.
Web site: Katusha names final nine for Tour.
Web site: Agritubel name full Tour team.
Web site: Skil–Shimano announces Tour line-up.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ag2r-la-mondiale-five-riders-confirmed-for-tour AG2R La Mondiale: Five Riders Confirmed For Tour | Cyclingnews.com
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-team-roster-summary Tour De France: Team Roster Summary | Cyclingnews.com
Web site: Eight spots filled, one to go for FdJeux's Tour team.
Web site: Astana names Tour team: Contador & Armstrong to lead.
Web site: Gerdemann and Ciolek will be co-leaders for Milram's Tour team.
Web site: Caisse d'Epargne narrows Tour roster.
http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valverde-will-not-ride-2009-tour-de-france Valverde Will Not Ride 2009 Tour De France | Cyclingnews.com
Web site: Liquigas announce Tour team.