Astana Cycling Team

67th Paris-Nice - HIS
France, March 8-15, 2009

Stage 1 - March 8: Amilly - Amilly (ITT), 9.3km

1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 11.05 (50.346 km/h)
2. Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Garmin - Slipstream 0.07
3. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 0.09
17. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 0.31
21. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
39. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana 0.39
41. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 0.40
63. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana 0.46
67. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana 0.47
97. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana 0.53

Stage 2 - March 9: Saint-Brisson-sur-Loire - La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin, 195.5km

1. Heinrich Haussler (Ger) Cervélo TestTeam 4.45.01 (42.31km/h)
2. Mark Renshaw (Aus) Team Columbia - Highroad
3. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - NGC
20. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana
79. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
96. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana
97. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
104. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
124. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 2.13
131. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
155. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana 9.57

Stage 3 - March 10: Orval - Vichy, 178km

1. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 4.33.12 (39.09 km/h)
2. Juan Antonio Flecha (Spa) Rabobank
3. Sebastian Langeveld (Ned) Rabobank
31. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 1.09
65. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 2.50
74. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
103. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana 10.08
123. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 11.34
134. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
135. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
153. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana 17.02

Stage 4 - March 11: Vichy - Saint-Étienne, 173.5km

1. Christian Vande Velde (USA) Garmin - Slipstream 4.01.31 (43.10 km/h)
2. Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Skil-Shimano 0.14
3. Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre - NGC
12. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
28. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 0.41
61. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana 1.35
63. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
78. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana 2.47
94. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 4.42
107. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana 5.48
128. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana 10.20

Stage 5 - March 12: Annonay - Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, 204km

1. Jérémy Roy (Fra) Française Des Jeux 4.58.47 (40.966 km/h)
2. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) BBox Bouygues Telecom
3. Tony Martin (Ger) Team Columbia - Highroad 0.03
28. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 2.33
32. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
40. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
65. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana
74. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
81. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
125. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 8.26
132. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana

Stage 6 - March 13: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux - La Montagne de Lure, 182.5km

1. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 4.47.46 (38.05 km/h)
2. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0.58
3. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne
32. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 5.06
73. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana 15.45
74. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana
91. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana 17.17
110. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana 19.24
111. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana
112. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana

Stage 7 - March 14: Manosque - Fayence, 191km

1. Luis Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 4.43.34 (40.414 km/h)
2. Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha 0.50
3. Frank Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank
33. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 2.53
38. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 7.20
70. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 11.13
72. Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
98. Michael Schär (Swi) Astana 21.33
103. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana
104. Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana
106. Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana

Stage 8 - March 15: Nice - Nice, 119km

1. Antonio Colom (Spa) Team Katusha 2.47.49 (42.546 km/h)
2. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana
3. Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 0.01
35. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 3.09
64. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 13.00
65. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana
DNF Haimar Zubeldia (Spa) Astana
DNF Michael Schär (Swi) Astana
DNF Sergio Paulinho (Por) Astana
DNF Benjamin Noval (Spa) Astana

Final general classification

1. Luis-Leon Sanchez (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 30.53.51
2. Fränk Schleck (Lux) Team Saxo Bank 1.00
3. Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step 1.09
4. Alberto Contador (Spa) Astana 1.24
23. Yaroslav Popovych (Ukr) Astana 17.04
66. Daniel Navarro (Spa) Astana 51.14
92. Alexandr Dyachenko (Kaz) Astana 1.35.29