05/17/2009| 0 comments
by Thomas Valentinsen

2009 Giro d'Italia Results - Stage 9

Mark Cavendish (Team Columbia-Highroad) sprints to stage win; Danilo Di Luca maintains overall lead before first Giro d'Italia rest day.

May 17, 2009: Giro d'Italia: Milano - Milano (Milano Show 100) (165 km):
1 Mark Cavendish (GBr) Team Columbia - Highroad
2 Allan Davis (Aus) Quick Step
3 Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin - Slipstream
4 Matthew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
5 Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini
6 Robert Foerster (Ger) Team Milram
7 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld
8 Davide Vigano (Ita) Fuji-Servetto
9 Saïd Haddou (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
10 Thomas Fothen (Ger) Team Milram
11 Eduard Vorganov (Rus) Xacobeo Galicia
12 Ben Swift (GBr) Team Katusha
13 Sébastien Hinault (Fra) AG2R La Mondiale
14 Ruggero Marzoli (Ita) Acqua & Sapone - Caffe Mokambo
15 Jackson Rodriguez (Ven) Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Giocattoli

Overall rankings after stage 9:
1 Danilo Di Luca (Ita) LPR Brakes - Farnese Vini
2 Thomas Lövkvist (Swe) Team Columbia - Highroad                          0.13
3 Michael Rogers (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad                           0.44
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana                                            0.51
5 Denis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank                                            0.58
6 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas                                               1.14
7 Carlos Sastre (Spa) Cervelo Test Team                                   1.24
8 Christopher Horner (USA) Astana                                         1.25
9 Franco Pellizotti (Ita) Liquigas                                        1.35
10 David Arroyo (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne                                    1.49