Tour de France 2009 Stage 21

Tour de France 2009

Stage 21

Montereau-Fault-Yonne → Paris Champs-Élysées

Race Report

Stage 21 of the 2009 Tour de France, held on July 26, 2009, covered 164.0 km from Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris Champs-Élysées. Mark Cavendish won the stage via large group sprint. Classified as a flat stage suited for sprinters. The riders faced 521 meters of total elevation gain, one of the flattest stages in the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 40.6 km/h.

Road raceFlat164.0 km26 Jul 2009

Montereau-Fault-Yonne → Paris Champs-Élysées

Stage 21 | Montereau - Paris

Stage Winner

Mark Cavendish

Yellow Jersey

Alberto Contador

Avg Speed

40.6 km/h

Elevation

521 m

Difficulty

1

Win Type

Large group sprint

Won How

Sprint of large group

Startlist Quality

1,557

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Alberto Contador

Green Jersey

Thor Hushovd

Polka-Dot Jersey

Franco Pellizotti

White Jersey

Andy Schleck

Edition Difficulty Profile

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General Classification

RankRiderTeamTime
01ASTANA85h 48' 35''
02TEAM SAXO BANK85h 52' 46''
03GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM85h 54' 36''
04TEAM SAXO BANK85h 54' 39''
05ASTANA85h 55' 17''
06LIQUIGAS85h 56' 10''
07GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM86h 00' 39''
08LIQUIGAS86h 02' 51''
09FRANCAISE DES JEUX86h 03' 00''
10FRANCAISE DES JEUX86h 05' 54''
11TEAM KATUSHA86h 07' 09''
12AG2R LA MONDIALE86h 09' 20''
13SILENCE - LOTTO86h 09' 25''
14AG2R LA MONDIALE86h 11' 04''
15CERVELO TEST TEAM86h 14' 56''
16TEAM KATUSHA86h 18' 08''
17TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC86h 22' 02''
18QUICK STEP86h 22' 44''
19TEAM MILRAM86h 23' 23''
20BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM86h 26' 19''
23AG2R LA MONDIALE86h 26' 55''
24TEAM MILRAM86h 27' 10''
25AGRITUBEL86h 29' 49''
26CAISSE D’EPARGNE86h 30' 02''
27ASTANA86h 32' 09''
28TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC86h 32' 29''
29AGRITUBEL86h 33' 08''
30SILENCE - LOTTO86h 33' 59''
31TEAM SAXO BANK86h 35' 09''
32TEAM MILRAM86h 35' 10''
33AG2R LA MONDIALE86h 38' 18''
34TEAM SAXO BANK86h 38' 22''
35ASTANA86h 42' 35''
36TEAM COLUMBIA - HTC86h 43' 39''
38COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE86h 46' 12''
39CAISSE D’EPARGNE86h 46' 22''
40TEAM KATUSHA86h 48' 56''
41ASTANA86h 49' 43''
42BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM86h 50' 04''
43COFIDIS LE CREDIT EN LIGNE86h 51' 39''
44EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI86h 55' 55''
45CERVELO TEST TEAM86h 56' 50''
46SILENCE - LOTTO86h 57' 40''
47BBOX BOUYGUES TELECOM86h 57' 58''
48FRANCAISE DES JEUX86h 57' 58''
49GARMIN - SLIPSTREAM87h 02' 38''
50TEAM SAXO BANK87h 03' 57''
51CAISSE D’EPARGNE87h 08' 55''
53LAMPRE - N.G.C87h 10' 31''
54RABOBANK87h 10' 34''

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Alberto Contador

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Mark Cavendish

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Stage 21 of the 2009 Tour de France?

Mark Cavendish won Stage 21 of the 2009 Tour de France.

How long was Stage 21 of the 2009 Tour de France?

Stage 21 covered 164.0 km from Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris Champs-Élysées. The total elevation gain was 521 meters.

Who wore the yellow jersey after Stage 21 of the 2009 Tour de France?

Alberto Contador wore the yellow jersey (maillot jaune) after Stage 21 of the 2009 Tour de France.

What was the route of Stage 21 in the 2009 Tour de France?

Stage 21 ran from Montereau-Fault-Yonne to Paris Champs-Élysées, a distance of 164.0 km. It was classified as a flat stage.

What was the average speed of Stage 21 in the 2009 Tour de France?

The average winning speed for Stage 21 was 40.6 km/h. The stage profile was classified as flat.