2009 Tirreno–Adriatico
Cyclist Team Time
1 Joaquim Rodríguez ( ESP ) Caisse d'Epargne 16h 9 ' 10
2 Julien El Fares ( FRA ) Cofidis + 6
3 Davide Rebellin ( ITA ) Diquigiovanni-Androni + 10
4 Thomas Lövkvist ( SWE ) Team Columbia-High Road + 16
5 Danilo Di Luca ( ITA ) LPR Brakes-Farnese Vini + 24
6 Vincenzo Nibali ( ITA ) Liquigas + 31
7 Ryder Hesjedal ( CAN ) Garmin-Slipstream s.t
8 Stefano Garzelli ( ITA ) Acqua & Sapone-Caffè Mokambo s.t
9 Andreas Klöden ( GER ) Astana s.t
10 Michele Scarponi ( ITA ) Diquigiovanni-Androni s.t
General Classification after Stage 4
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.