2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré
| 2009 UCI World Ranking, race 15 of 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7–14 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,030 km (640.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 26h 33' 15" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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(Caisse d'Epargne) |
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| Second |
 Cadel Evans (AUS)
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(Silence–Lotto) | |
| Third |
Alberto Contador (ESP)
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(Astana) | |
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Points |
Cadel Evans (AUS)
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(Silence–Lotto) |
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Mountains |
 Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)
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(Bbox Bouygues Telecom) |
| Team | Astana | ||
The 2009 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 61st edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré stage race. It took place from 7 June to 14 June, and was part of both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar. It began in Nancy, France with an individual time trial, and ended in Grenoble. It began with a time trial, two flat stages and another time trial, and ended with four consecutive mountain stages.
As the Dauphiné Libéré is a UCI ProTour event, the 18 ProTour teams are invited automatically. They were joined by BMC Racing Team, a Professional Continental team, to form the event's 19-team peloton.
The 19 teams invited to the race are:
7 June 2009 – Nancy, 12.1 km (ITT)
The course for the opening individual time trial was mostly flat, with the category four Côte du Haut-du-Lièvre coming after 3 km. Three of the favourites for the final classification took the podium places, benefiting from improving weather after Iván Gutiérrez had held the lead for nearly an hour.
8 June 2009 – Nancy to Dijon, 228 km
This was the longest stage of the 2009 Dauphiné, and its profile is mostly flat. It saw very gentle undulation until the fairly steep descent from the category four Côte de Montcharvot, 100 km from the finish. There was one other fourth-category climb on the stage. A group of five riders held an advantage over the peloton that reached more than six minutes, but they were caught in the last ten km. David Millar attempted a late escape, but he was overhauled by the sprinters, including stage winner Angelo Furlan.
9 June 2009 – Tournus to Saint-Étienne, 182 km
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