2009 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 20
The 20th stage of the Tour de France on July 25, 2009 led 167 km from Montelimar by the Baronnies to the Mont Ventoux in the Vaucluse in Provence (northeast of Avignon ). The mountain often brought in earlier tours a preliminary decision of the race. In 2009 he stood for the first time as a daily goal just before the final stage in Paris. This stage contained two intermediate sprints and five mountain stages 3 and 4 and the goal of honor category.
Contador defended the rise to the conclusion mountain sovereign the yellow jersey against the Closest placed. Armstrong thereby succeeded in consolidating the third place in the overall standings against repeated attacks from the Schleck brothers (especially against Fränk Schleck ). From a 16- man breakaway group reached Manuel Garate (Rabobank ) as stage winner and Tony Martin (Team Columbia ) is the target. Shortly before the field
After the finish was followed by the transfer of the racing teams, technical equipements and other helpers in the direction of Paris, some with a special train TGV ( 3.5 STDN route) to the last starting point according to Montereau- Fault-Yonne.
Sprint
- Second intermediate sprint in Mormoiron ( km 138.5, 244 m above sea level. )
- Goal on the Mont Ventoux ( 167 km ) (1912 m above sea level. NN )
Climbs
- Côte de Citelle, Category 3 ( 14 kilometers; . 428 m above sea level, 5.2 km à 3,9 %)
- Col d' Ey, Category 3 ( 65.5 km; . 718 m above sea level, 6.7 km à 4,8 %)
- Col de Fontaube, Category 4 ( 87 kilometers; . 630 m above sea level, 4.7 km à 4,2 %)
- Col des Abeille, Category 3 ( km 121.5 in Villes- sur -Auzon; 996 m above sea level, . 7.7 km of 4 %)
- Mont Ventoux, honorary category; ( 167 km, . 1,912 m above sea level, 21.1 km à 7,6 %)