2009 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21
Introduction Overview of the stagesThese are the individual stages of the '''2009 Vuelta a España''', with Stage 12 on 11 September and Stage 21 on 20 September.
Stages * ''s.t.'' indicates that the rider crossed the finish line in the same group as the one receiving the time above him, and was therefore credited with the same finishing time.===Stage 12==='''11 September 2009 — Almería to Alto de Velefique, 174 km'''Coming out of the second rest day, the peloton gets a course with over 3,500 meters in total climbing. It includes two visits to the Alto de Velefique, one coming after 55 km and the other at the finish line. There is another first and a third-category climb on the day. '''Stage 12 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' '''''' '''5h 34' 31"''' 2    + 1" 3   + 6" 4    s.t. 5    + 16" 6  Valverde finished the stage wearing the golden jersey as general classification leader   s.t. 7  Evans finished the stage wearing the white jersey as combination classification leader  s.t. 8    s.t. 9    s.t. 10    s.t. '''General classification after stage 12'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' ''''''Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde was awarded the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''51h 12' 38"''' 2   + 7" 3    + 18" 4    + 51" 5   + 53" 6   + 1' 03" 7    + 2' 13" 8    + 2' 14" 9    + 3' 53" 10    + 4' 01"===Stage 13==='''12 September 2009 — Berja to Sierra Nevada, 175 km'''This is undoubtedly the queen stage of the 2009 Vuelta. The special-category Alto de Sierra Nevada at the finish is, at 2,520 metres, the highest point reached in the race. But it is far from all this course has to offer – the deceptively difficult and steep third-category Alto de Berja comes almost immediately and is followed by the first-category Puerto de la Ragua. The Vuelta has never before gone over the Puerto de la Ragua from this side, and it is more difficult than climbing it from the opposite side. Another first-category climb, the Alto de Monachil, occurs near the end of the stage, though it is essentially just the halfway point to the Alto de Sierra Nevada. '''Stage 13 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' '''''' '''5h 09'22"''' 2    + 52" 3  Valverde finished the stage wearing the golden jersey as general classification leader Valverde finished the stage wearing the white jersey as combination classification leader  + 1'16" 4    + 1'17" 5    + 1'17" 6    + 1'36" 7    + 2'09" 8    + 2'34" 9    + 2'31" 10    + 3'34"'''General classification after stage 13'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' ''''''Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''56h 23' 08"''' 2   + 27" 3    + 1' 02" 4    + 1' 32" 5   + 1' 33" 6   + 2'06" 7    + 5' 02" 8    + 5' 33" 9    + 6' 52" 10    + 8' 21"===Stage 14==='''13 September 2009 — Granada to La Pandera, 157 km'''The riders have one more high mountain stage to go through before making it back to flat lands. Two third-category climbs and several uncategorized rises precede another special-category summit stage finish at the Sierra de La Pandera. '''Stage 14 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' '''''' '''4h 04' 23"''' 2  + 2' 23" 3  + 3' 08" 4  + 3' 10" 5  + 3' 22" 6  + 3' 26" 7  + 3' 40" 8  + 3' 46" 9  + 3' 48" DSQ  s.t. '''General classification after stage 14'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' ''''''Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde was awarded the green jersey as points classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''60h 30' 53"''' 2   + 31" 3    + 1' 10" 4    + 1' 28" 5   + 1' 51" 6   + 1' 54" 7    + 5' 53" 8    + 6' 34" 9    + 8' 28" DSQ   + 10' 45"===Stage 15==='''14 September 2009 — Jaén to Córdoba, 168 km'''This stage is branded as flat, though it begins at about 600 meters in elevation before descending to the valley below. It also includes the second-category Alto del Catorce por Ciento (which, despite its name, does not feature 14% gradients) 20 km from the finish. '''Stage 15 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' '''''' '''4h 12' 56"''' 2    + 1' 36" 3    + 1' 44" 4    + 2' 04" 5    s.t. 6    s.t. 7    s.t. 8    s.t. 9    s.t. 10    + 3' 23"'''General classification after stage 15'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' ''''''Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the green jersey as points classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''65h 08' 50"''' 2   + 31" 3    + 1' 10" 4    + 1' 28" 5   + 1' 51" 6   + 1' 54" 7    + 5' 53" 8    + 6' 34" 9    + 8' 28" DSQ   + 10' 45"===Stage 16==='''15 September 2009 — Córdoba to Puertollano, 170 km'''This is the easiest stage the peloton will have seen since Catalonia, with only two early third-category climbs to disrupt an otherwise flat overall profile. '''Stage 16 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Greipel finished the stage wearing the green jersey as points classification leader '''''''''4h 50' 44"''' 2  s.t. 3  s.t. 4  s.t. 5  s.t. 6  s.t. 7  s.t. 8  s.t. 9  s.t. 10  s.t. '''General classification after stage 16'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''69h 59' 34"''' 2   + 31" 3    + 1' 10" 4    + 1' 28" 5   + 1' 51" 6   + 1' 54" 7    + 5' 53" 8    + 6' 34" 9    + 8' 28" DSQ   + 10' 45"===Stage 17==='''16 September 2009 — Ciudad Real to Talavera de la Reina, 175 km'''This stage was thought to be a hard-fought reward for whichever sprinters fought their way through the heights wrought by the Vuelta's second week – it did not feature a single categorized climb. It was expected to see a mass sprint finish. Contrary to expectations, 's Anthony Roux was able to hold off the chasing peloton to take the win by just a few meters. '''Stage 17 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' '''''''''4h 28' 14"''' 2  s.t. 3  Greipel finished the stage wearing the green jersey as points classification leader  s.t. 4  s.t. 5  s.t. 6  s.t. 7  s.t. 8  s.t. 9  s.t. 10  s.t. '''General classification after stage 17'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''74h 27' 48"''' 2   + 31" 3    + 1' 10" 4    + 1' 28" 5   + 1' 51" 6   + 1' 54" 7    + 5' 53" 8    + 6' 34" 9    + 8' 28" DSQ   + 10' 45"===Stage 18==='''17 September 2009 — Talavera de la Reina to Ávila, 175 km'''This course has four categorized climbs, three of which are new to the Vuelta. The selection should take place on the first-category Puerto de Mijares, which comes at the halfway point of the stage. '''Stage 18 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' '''''''''4h 19' 14"''' 2   + 3" 3    + 16" 4   + 39" 5   + 41" 6   + 42" 7   s.t. 8   s.t. 9   s.t. 10   s.t. '''General classification after stage 18'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''78h 56' 42"''' 2   + 32" 3    + 1' 10" 4    + 1' 29" 5   + 1' 51" 6   + 1' 55" 7    + 5' 54" 8    + 6' 35" 9    + 7' 49" DSQ   + 10' 46"===Stage 19==='''18 September 2009 — Ávila to La Granja de San Ildefonso, 175 km'''This is the Vuelta's last mountain stage. It includes two passes over the first-category Puerto de Navacerrada, the second of which crests 17 km from the finish. There is also quite a lot of descending to do on this stage, as the four categorized climbs all begin and end at roughly the same elevation. The finish comes on the descent from the last pass over the Puerto de Navacerrada. '''Stage 19 results'''RiderTeamTime DSQ  4h 37' 35" 2 Valverde finished the stage wearing the golden jersey as general classification leaderValverde finished the stage holding the white jersey as combination classification leader  + 2" 3   s.t. 4    s.t. 5   s.t. 6   s.t. 7    s.t. 8    s.t. 9    + 1' 34" 10    s.t. '''General classification after stage 19'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''83h 34' 03"''' 2    + 1' 26" 3    + 1' 45" 4   + 1' 59" 5   + 2' 11" 6   + 5 ' 30" 7    + 6' 49" 8    + 7' 42" 9    + 9' 37" DSQ   + 10' 40"===Stage 20==='''19 September 2009 — Toledo, 26 km (ITT)'''The course for the final time trial is flat, with very gentle undulation. '''Stage 20 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' '''''''''35' 53"''' 2    + 5" 3   + 9" 4   + 20" 5   + 30" 6   + 34" 7 Valverde finished the stage wearing the golden jersey as general classification leaderValverde finished the stage holding the white jersey as combination classification leader  + 36" 8   + 37" 9   + 40" 10   + 43"'''General classification after stage 20'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''84h 10' 32"''' 2    + 55" 3   + 1' 32" 4    + 2' 12" 5   + 4' 27" 6   + 6' 40" 7    + 9' 08" 8    + 9' 11" 9    + 11' 08" DSQ   + 11' 27"===Stage 21==='''20 September 2009 — Rivas-Vaciamadrid to Madrid, 110 km'''The Vuelta ended, by tradition, much like the Tour de France does, with a flat and largely ceremonial road stage. It ended in downtown Madrid at the Plaza de Cibeles. '''Stage 21 results'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Greipel finished the stage wearing the green jersey as points classification leader '''''''''3h 11' 35"''' 2    s.t. 3   s.t. 4   s.t. 5   s.t. 6   s.t. 7   s.t. 8   s.t. 9   s.t. 10   s.t. '''Final general classification'''RiderTeamTime '''1''' '''''' Valverde retained the golden jersey as general classification leader after this stageValverde retained the white jersey as combination classification leader after this stage  '''''' '''87h 22' 37"''' 2    + 55" 3   + 1' 32" 4    + 2' 12" 5   + 4' 27" 6   + 6' 40" 7    + 9' 08" 8    + 9' 11" 9    + 11' 08" DSQ   + 11' 27"
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