2009 UCI World Ranking, race 1 of 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 20–25 January 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 802 km (498.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 19h 26' 59" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2009 Tour Down Under was the 11th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place over 20–25 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI, and this edition was the first race in the inaugural UCI World Ranking calendar.
This was the first race in Lance Armstrong's comeback.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition.