2009 Tirreno–Adriatico
Cyclist Team Time
1 Julien El Fares ( FRA ) Cofidis 12h 20
2 Alessandro Petacchi ( ITA ) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini + 15
3 Daniele Bennati ( ITA ) Liquigas s.t
4 Enrico Rossi ( ITA ) Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce + 20
5 Leonardo Duque ( COL ) Liquigas + 25
6 Assan Bazayev ( KAZ ) Astana s.t
7 Matti Breschel ( DEN ) Team Saxo Bank s.t
8 Enrico Gasparotto ( ITA ) Lampre-NGC s.t
9 George Hincapie ( USA ) Team Columbia-High Road s.t
10 Lorenzo Bernucci ( ITA ) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini s.t
General Classification after Stage 3
The 2009 Tirreno-Adriatico, the 44th running of the race, started on 11 March and finished on 17 March. The race started in Cecina and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto. The race was the third event in the inaugural UCI World Ranking.