March 8, 2009 (Murcia, Spain) – Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank won the overall on Sunday as Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank took the final Stage 5 from Santiago de la Ribera to Murcia at 142.5km with Greg Henderson (Nzl) Team Columbia – Highroad in second and JJ Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank in 3rd. Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream finished 21st on the final stage and 46th overall.

Results

1. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 3:11:46 (44.59 km/h)
2. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Team Columbia – Highroad
3. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank
4. Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank
5. Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone
6. Rub̩n P̩rez (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi
7. Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team
8. Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone
9. Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros
10. Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
11. Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros
12. Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank
13. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
14. Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur
15. Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia
16. Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira
17. Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira
18. Jos̩ Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia РCajasur
19. Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros
20. Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D’Epargne
21. Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream
22. Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur
23. Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur
24. Jos̩ Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia РCajasur
25. Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
26. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream
27. Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne
28. Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros
29. Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
30. Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream
31. Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team
32. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank
33. Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne
34. Jorge AzaNzla (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
35. Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia – Highroad
36. Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
37. Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
38. Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia – Highroad
39. José Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros
40. Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros
41. Aitor P̩rez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis РMurcia
42. Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia – Highroad
43. Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 0:10
44. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse D’Epargne 0:15
45. Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream 0:54
46. Jos̩ Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia РCajasur 1:25
47. Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira
48. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 1:50
49. Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 2:09
50. Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros
51. Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira
52. Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream
53. Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur
54. GoNzlalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
55. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia – Highroad
56. Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team
57. Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia – Highroad
58. Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team
59. Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team
60. Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank
61. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank
62. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank
63. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank
64. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank
65. Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank
66. Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team
67. David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team
68. Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis – Murcia
69. Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
70. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank
71. Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne 2:23
72. Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 2:34
73. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank 3:54
74. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 4:36
75. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone
76. Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia
77. Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone
78. José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne
79. Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne 4:38
80. José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 7:14
81. David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 7:33
82. José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur
83. Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra – Grandvalira
84. Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira
85. Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream
86. Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 10:17
87. Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia
88. Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
89. Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia
90. Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi
91. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone
92. Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone
93. Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank
94. Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream
95. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank
DNF Carlos Torrent (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira

Final GC

1. Dennis Menchov (Rus) Rabobank 14:55:06
2. Rubén Plaza (Spa) Liberty Seguros 0:20
3. Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank 0:35
4. Xavier Tondo (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur 0:45
5. Jaume Rovira (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira 0:51
6. Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 1:15
7. Carlos Nozal (Spa) Liberty Seguros 1:58
8. Laurens Ten Dam (Ned) Rabobank 1:59
9. Francisco Pérez (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne 2:06
10. Mathew Goss (Aus) Team Saxo Bank 2:07
11. Ángel Vallejo (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira 2:17
12. Héctor Guerra (Spa) Liberty Seguros 2:35
13. Luis Pasamontes (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne 3:13
14. Gustavo César Veloso (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 3:29
15. Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 3:52
16. Konstantin Siutsou (Blr) Team Columbia – Highroad 4:15
17. Marcos García (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 4:21
18. Alberto Losada (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne 5:00
19. Manuel Vázquez (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 5:03
20. Thomas Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 5:18
21. José Herrada López (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 7:58
22. Manuel Ortega (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur 10:45
23. Jos̩ Ruiz (Spa) Andalucia РCajasur 11:35
24. Jos̩ Antonio Redondo (Spa) Andalucia РCajasur 14:38
25. Michael Morkov (Den) Team Saxo Bank 16:02
26. Bauke Mollema (Ned) Rabobank 16:28
27. Amets Txurruka (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 16:42
28. Didac Ortega (Spa) Acqua e Sapone 17:10
29. Xabier Zandio (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne 17:17
30. Craig Lewis (USA) Team Columbia – Highroad 18:28
31. Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 18:37
32. Rub̩n P̩rez (Spa) Euskaltel РEuskadi 18:53
33. Jos̩ Antonio Carrasco (Spa) Andalucia РCajasur 19:11
34. Aitor P̩rez Arrieta (Spa) Contentpolis РMurcia 19:27
35. Jorge AzaNzla (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 19:33
36. Hubb Duyn (Ned) Garmin-Slipstream 19:36
37. Frantisek Rabon (Cze) Team Columbia – Highroad 19:47
38. Diego Milán (Spa) Acqua e Sapone 19:49
39. Edgar Pinto (Por) Liberty Seguros 19:56
40. Arnold Jeannesson (Fra) Caisse D’Epargne 20:06
41. Ángel Vicioso (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur 20:13
42. Koos Moerenhout (Ned) Rabobank 20:17
43. Pedro Merino (Spa) Spanish National Team 20:20
44. Tom Leezer (Ned) Rabobank 20:36
45. José Mendes (Por) Liberty Seguros 21:01
46. Christian Meier (Can) Garmin-Slipstream 21:20
47. Blake Caldwell (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 21:23
48. GoNzlalo Rabuñal (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 21:32
49. Morris Possoni (Ita) Team Columbia – Highroad 21:38
50. Stefano Garzelli (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 21:57
51. Nuno Ribeiro (Por) Liberty Seguros 22:15
52. José Vicente García (Spa) Caisse D’Epargne 23:32
53. Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 23:34
54. Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 23:40
55. Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 24:14
56. Stef Clement (Ned) Rabobank 24:32
57. Greg Henderson (Nzl) Team Columbia – Highroad 27:16
58. Mikel Astarloza (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 27:34
59. Gert Dockx (Bel) Team Columbia – Highroad 28:10
60. Timothy Duggan (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 28:11
61. Graeme Brown (Aus) Rabobank 28:15
62. Mathieu Drujon (Fra) Caisse D’Epargne 28:29
63. Juan José Haedo (Arg) Team Saxo Bank 29:18
64. Jurgen Van Goolen (Bel) Team Saxo Bank 29:36
65. Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua e Sapone 29:42
66. Egoitz García (Spa) Spanish National Team 29:50
67. Lars Ytting Bak (Den) Team Saxo Bank 29:52
68. David Calatayud (Spa) Spanish National Team 30:23
69. Lucas Euser (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 30:44
70. Carlos Castaño (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 31:02
71. Antonio Tauler (Spa) Spanish National Team 31:11
72. Oleg Chuzhda (Ukr) Contentpolis – Murcia 31:58
73. Jason Donald (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 32:19
74. Javier Benítez (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 32:26
75. Raúl García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira 32:27
76. Aitor Galdós (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 32:34
77. Javier Chacón (Spa) Spanish National Team 32:40
78. Salvador Guardiola (Spa) Spanish National Team 33:05
79. Juan Javier Estrada (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur 33:06
80. Rui Sousa (Por) Liberty Seguros 33:52
81. Jonathan Bellis (GBr) Team Saxo Bank 34:25
82. Andrés Vigil (Spa) Spanish National Team 35:14
83. Aitor Aznar (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira 35:21
84. David Herrero (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 35:24
85. Eloy Teruel (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 37:31
86. José Antonio López (Spa) Andalucia – Cajasur 37:42
87. Sergio De Lis (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 38:04
88. Dmytro Chuzhda (Ukr) Andorra – Grandvalira
89. Vicente García De Mateo (Spa) Andorra – Grandvalira 38:09
90. Iván Raña (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 38:20
91. Pedro J. Vera (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 39:57
92. Igor Antón (Spa) Euskaltel – Euskadi 40:25
93. Anders Lund (Den) Team Saxo Bank 41:37
94. Jason Mccartney (USA) Team Saxo Bank 42:03
95. Claudio Casas (Spa) Contentpolis – Murcia 44:29