2009 Vuelta a Colombia
# 2009 Vuelta a Colombia

The 59th edition of the Vuelta a Colombia was held from June 6 to June 21, 2009. Stage nine was cancelled due to a landslide.

## Stages

### 2009-06-06: Bogotá — Bogotá (7.6 km)

| Place | Prologue (Team Time Trial) | Prologue (Team Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | GW-Shimano | 00:08.38 | Stiver Ortíz (COL) | 00:08.38 |
| 2. | Loteria de Boyacá | +0.07 | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | — |
| 3. | UNE-EPM | +0.10 | Francisco Colorado (COL) | — |

### 2009-06-07: Bogotá — Bogotá (85.9 km)

| Place | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Juan Alejandro García (COL) | 02:06.17 | Juan Alejandro García (COL) | 02:14.42 |
| 2. | Jefferson Vargas (COL) | — | Jefferson Vargas (COL) | +0.23 |
| 3. | José Ibáñez (COL) | +0.54 | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | +1.38 |

### 2009-06-08: Mosquera — Ibagué (184.4 km)

| Place | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Alejandro Cortés (COL) | 04:16.52 | Juan Alejandro García (COL) | 06:31.36 |
| 2. | Óscar Álvarez (COL) | +0.01 | Jefferson Vargas (COL) | +0.23 |
| 3. | Juan Pablo Suárez (COL) | +0.02 | Juan Diego Ramírez (COL) | +1.38 |

### 2009-06-09: Ibagué — Ibagué (128.2 km)

| Place | Stage 3 | Stage 3 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Fabio Duarte (COL) | 03:54.56 | Fabio Duarte (COL) | 10:28.11 |
| 2. | Javier González (COL) | +2.17 | Javier González (COL) | +2.17 |
| 3. | Fernando Camargo (COL) | +2.38 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +3.10 |

### 2009-06-10: Circasia — Cali (195.5 km)

| Place | Stage 4 | Stage 4 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Wilson Cepeda (COL) | 04:09.47 | Fabio Duarte (COL) | 14:46.11 |
| 2. | Víctor González (COL) | — | Javier González (COL) | +2.17 |
| 3. | Jorge Duarte (COL) | +0.26 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +3.10 |

### 2009-06-11: Guacari — Cartago (146.8 km)

| Place | Stage 5 | Stage 5 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Artur García (VEN) | 03:04.55 | Javier González (COL) | 17:53.23 |
| 2. | Weimar Roldán (COL) | — | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +0.53 |
| 3. | Fredy González (COL) | — | Fernando Camargo (COL) | +0.56 |

### 2009-06-12: Santa Rosa de Cabal — Sabaneta (177.8 km)

| Place | Stage 6 | Stage 6 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | José Rujano (VEN) | 04:35.52 | José Rujano (VEN) | 22:32.43 |
| 2. | Victor Niño (COL) | +2.43 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +0.33 |
| 3. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +3.08 | Fernando Camargo (COL) | +0.36 |

### 2009-06-14: Medellín — Medellín (35 km)

| Place | Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 7 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Santiago Botero (COL) | 00:41.35 | José Rujano (VEN) | 23:15.04 |
| 2. | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +0.30 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +0.27 |
| 3. | José Rujano (VEN) | +0.36 | Santiago Botero (COL) | +0.58 |

### 2009-06-15: Rionegro — El Escobero (119.5 km)

| Place | Stage 8 | Stage 8 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | José Rujano (VEN) | 03:24.38 | José Rujano (VEN) | 26:39.32 |
| 2. | César Salazar (COL) | +3.09 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +3.54 |
| 3. | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +3.21 | Santiago Botero (COL) | +4.50 |

### 2009-06-16: Caldas — Manizales (167.2 km)

* Stage cancelled due to a landslide

### 2009-06-17: Manizales — Guaduas (167.3 km)

| Place | Stage 10 | Stage 10 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | José Rujano (VEN) | 04:38.47 | José Rujano (VEN) | 31:18.09 |
| 2. | Javier González (COL) | +0.55 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +5.03 |
| 3. | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +1.03 | César Salazar (COL) | +7.49 |

### 2009-06-18: Guaduas — Zipaquirá (141.8 km)

| Place | Stage 11 | Stage 11 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Giovanny Báez (COL) | 04:20.13 | José Rujano (VEN) | 35:41.15 |
| 2. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +1.48 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +5.03 |
| 3. | Jorge Duarte (COL) | +1.48 | César Salazar (COL) | +7.49 |

### 2009-06-19: Ubaté — Tunja (158.7 km)

| Place | Stage 12 | Stage 12 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Víctor Hugo Peña (COL) | 03:55.45 | José Rujano (VEN) | 39:37.09 |
| 2. | Urbelino Mesa (COL) | +0.07 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +5.03 |
| 3. | Juan Pablo Wilches (COL) | +0.09 | César Salazar (COL) | +7.49 |

### 2009-06-20: Tunja — Bogotá (142.5 km)

| Place | Stage 13 | Stage 13 | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | Glen Chadwick (NZL) | 03:21.22 | José Rujano (VEN) | 43:02.59 |
| 2. | Francisco Mancebo (ESP) | +3.30 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +5.03 |
| 3. | Rafael Montiel (COL) | +3.53 | César Salazar (COL) | +7.49 |

### 2009-06-21: La Calera — Bogotá (23.1 km)

| Place | Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial) | Stage 14 (Individual Time Trial) | General Classification | General Classification |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Name | Time | Name | Time |
| 1. | José Rujano (VEN) | 00:34.56 | José Rujano (VEN) | 43:37.55 |
| 2. | Juan Pablo Suárez (COL) | +0.09 | Freddy Montaña (COL) | +5.25 |
| 3. | Óscar Sevilla (ESP) | +0.16 | César Salazar (COL) | +8.49 |

## Jersey progression

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Youth classification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | GW-Shimano | Stiver Ortíz | no award | no award | no award |
| 1 | Juan Alejandro García | Juan Alejandro García | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 2 | Alejandro Cortés | Juan Alejandro García | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 3 | Fabio Duarte | Fabio Duarte | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 4 | Wilson Cepeda | Fabio Duarte | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 5 | Artur García | Javier González | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 6 | José Rujano | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 7 | Santiago Botero | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 8 | José Rujano | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 9 | cancelled | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 10 | José Rujano | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 11 | Giovanny Báez | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 12 | Víctor Hugo Peña | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 13 | Glen Chadwick | José Rujano | unknown | unknown | unknown |
| 14 | José Rujano | José Rujano | Artur García | José Rujano | Cristian Montoyá |

## Final classification

| RANK | NAME | TEAM | TIME |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1. | José Rujano (VEN) | Gobernacion del Zulia | 43:37:55 |
| 2. | Freddy Montaña (COL) | Boyacá es Para Vivirla | + 5.25 |
| 3. | César Salazar (COL) | Loteria del Tachirá | + 8.49 |
| 4. | Mauricio Ortega (COL) | UNE-EPM | + 9.35 |
| 5. | Luis Felipe Laverde (COL) | Colombia es Pasion | + 13.17 |
| 6. | Edwin Parra (COL) | Boyacá es Para Vivirla | + 13.29 |
| 7. | Javier González (COL) | Loteria de Boyacá | + 15.27 |
| 8. | Giovanny Báez (COL) | UNE-EPM | + 17.29 |
| 9. | Francisco Colorado (COL) | GW-Shimano | + 17.43 |
| 10. | Fernando Camargo (COL) | Loteria de Boyacá | + 22.01 |
