| 2009 UCI World Ranking, race 8 of 24 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | April 12, 2009 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 259 km (160.9 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 15' 54" | ||||||||||||
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The2009 Paris–Roubaix was the 107th running of theParis–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as theHell of the North. It was held on 12 April 2009 over a distance of 259 kilometres (160.9 miles).
The race was won byTom Boonen ofQuick-Step for the third time, having won the2005 and2008 editions of the race. Boonen finished the race alone, seconds ahead ofFilippo Pozzato.Thor Hushovd arrived third, to round out the podium. The race was the eighth event in the inauguralUCI World Ranking series.
Before the race, favourites included2008 winnerTom Boonen, teammate andTour of Flanders winnerStijn Devolder,Garmin–Slipstream'sMartijn Maaskant, and2006 winner,Fabian Cancellara.[1]
A group of 11 riders formed the early breakaway, but it was caught again with still about 60 kilometres to go. Six riders then eventually broke away from the rest of the peloton:Tom Boonen,Juan Antonio Flecha,Leif Hoste,Thor Hushovd,Filippo Pozzato andJohan Van Summeren. AtCarrefour de l'Arbre, about 15 kilometres from the finish, Flecha crashed and took Hoste with him in his fall. Van Summeren and Pozzato were held back which allowed Boonen and Hushovd to break away. However, just a few hundred metres further, Hushovd also crashed and Boonen continued on his own. Pozzato came to within 10 seconds but never managed to close the gap, allowing Boonen to win.[2][3] Nearly all of the riders featured in the top ten endured at least a minor crash.
During the race an official motorcycle crashed into the crowd injuring 16 people, four seriously. Three of the injured were flown by helicopter to hospitals in northern France.[4]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step | 6h 15'54" |
| 2 |  Filippo Pozzato (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 47" |
| 3 |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Cervélo TestTeam | + 1'17" |
| DSQ[6] | | + 1'17" | |
| 4 | Johan Vansummeren (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | + 1'22" |
| 5 |  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) | Rabobank | + 2'14" |
| 6 |  Heinrich Haussler (GER) | Cervélo TestTeam | + 3'13" |
| 7 |  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Quick-Step | + 3'15" |
| 8 | Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | Liquigas | + 5'00" |
| 9 |  Matti Breschel (DEN) | Team Saxo Bank | + 5'29" |
| 10 | Wouter Weylandt (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 5'29" |
| Section | Kilometers | Place | Length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 98 | Troisvilles>Inchy | 2.2 |
| 27 | 104.5 | Viesly>Quiévy | 1.8 |
| 26 | 107 | Quiévy>Saint-Python | 3.7 |
| 25 | 112 | Saint-Python | 1.5 |
| 24 | 119.5 | Vertain>Saint-Martin-sur-Écaillon | 1.9 |
| 23 | 126.5 | Capelle-sur-Écaillon> Le-Bruat | 1.7 |
| 22 | 138.5 | Verchain-Maugré>Quérénaing | 1.6 |
| 21 | 141.5 | Quérénaing>Maing | 2.5 |
| 20 | 144.5 | Maing>Monchaux-sur-Écaillon | 1.6 |
| 19 | 156 | Haveluy>Wallers | 2.5 |
| 18 | 164 | Trouée d'Arenberg | 2.5 |
| 17 | 170.5 | Wallers>Hélesmes | 1.6 |
| 16 | 177 | Hornaing>Wandignies-Hamage | 3.7 |
| 15 | 184.5 | Warlaing>Brillon | 2.4 |
| 14 | 188 | Tilloy>Sars-et-Rosières | 2.4 |
| 13 | 194.5 | Beuvry-la-forêt>Orchies | 1.4 |
| 12 | 199.5 | Orchies | 1.7 |
| 11 | 205.5 | Auchy-lez-Orchies>Bersée | 1.2 |
| 10 | 211 | Mons-en-Pévèle | 3 |
| 9 | 217 | Mérignes>Pont-à-Marcq | 0.7 |
| 8 | 220 | Pont-Thibaut>Ennevelin | 1.4 |
| 7 | 225.5 | Templeuve> L'Épinette | 0.2 |
| 7 | 226 | Templeuve> Moulin-de-Vertain | 0.5 |
| 6 | 232.5 | Cysoing>Bourghelles | 1.3 |
| 6 | 235 | Bourghelles>Wannehain | 1.1 |
| 5 | 239.5 | Camphin-en-Pévèle | 1.8 |
| 4 | 242.5 | Carrefour de l'Arbre | 2.1 |
| 3 | 244.5 | Gruson | 1.1 |
| 2 | 251.5 | Hem | 1.4 |
| 1 | 258 | Roubaix | 0.3 |
