2009 Tour of California
Cyclist Team Time
1 Levi Leipheimer ( USA ) Astana 27h 39 ' 02
2 David Zabriskie ( USA ) Garmin-Slipstream + 36
3 Michael Rogers ( AUS ) Team Columbia-High Road + 45
4 Jens Voigt ( GER ) Team Saxo Bank + 1 ' 10
5 Thomas Lövkvist ( SWE ) Team Columbia-High Road + 1 ' 29
6 Lance Armstrong ( USA ) Astana + 1 ' 46
7 Robert Gesink ( NED ) Rabobank + 1 ' 54
8 Janez Brajkovič ( SLO ) Astana + 1 ' 59
9 Chris Horner ( USA ) Astana + 2 ' 13
10 Vincenzo Nibali ( ITA ) Liquigas + 2 ' 24
General Classification after Stage 7
The 2009 Amgen Tour of California was the 4th running of an annual cycling race contained within the state of California. The event was staged February 14-22 and began with a prologue in the state capital of Sacramento. The event was held as part of the schedule of both the UCI America Tour and USA Cycling Professional Tour. The race was won by Levi Leipheimer for the third consecutive year.