2009 Tour of Britain
| UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 12–19 September 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,201 km (746.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 28h 06' 24" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
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(Team Columbia – HTC) |
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| Second |
 Christopher Sutton (AUS)
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(Garmin–Slipstream) | |
| Third |
 Martin Reimer (GER)
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(Cervelo Test Team) | |
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Points |
Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)
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(Team Columbia – HTC) |
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Mountains |
 Thomas De Gendt (BEL)
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(Topsport Vlaanderen) |
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Sprints |
Thomas De Gendt (BEL)
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(Topsport Vlaanderen) |
| Team | Rabobank | ||
The 2009 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 12 September till 19 September 2009. The race was the sixth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the seventieth British tour in total. It formed part of the 2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun in Scunthorpe and ended with a circuit stage in London.
The 16 teams which participated in the race were:
The first stage win was taken by Christopher Sutton (Garmin–Slipstream) after the peloton caught a long breakway by Martin Mortensen (Vacansoleil) and Thomas De Gendt (Topsport Vlaanderen).
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