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{{Infobox cycling race report
| name               = 2009 Danmark Rundt
| image              = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_size         = 
| date               = 29 July – 2 August 2009
| series             = [[2008–09 UCI Europe Tour]]
| stages             = 6
| distance           = 830.5
| unit               = km
| time               = 19h 42' 03"
| speed              = 
| first              = [[Jakob Fuglsang]]
| first_nat          = Denmark
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|SAX|2009}}
| first_color        = yellow
| second             = [[Maurizio Biondo]]
| second_nat         = Italy
| second_team        = {{UCI team code|FLM|2009}}
| third              = [[Roger Hammond (cyclist)|Roger Hammond]]
| third_nat          = Great Britain
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|CTT|2009}}
| points             = [[Matti Breschel]]
| points_nat         = Denmark
| points_team        = {{UCI team code|SAX|2009}}
| points_color       = red
| mountains          = [[Troels Vinther]]
| mountains_nat      = Denmark
| mountains_team     = [[Team Capinordic]]
| mountains_color    = polkadot
| youth          = [[Rasmus Guldhammer]]
| youth_nat      = Denmark
| youth_team     = [[Team Capinordic]]
| youth_color       = white
| team = {{UCI team code|SAX|2009}}
| team_nat = Denmark
| previous           = [[2008 Danmark Rundt|2008]]
| next               = [[2010 Danmark Rundt|2010]]
}}
The '''[[2009 in road cycling|2009]] [[Danmark Rundt]]''' was a men's [[road bicycle racing|road bicycle race]] held from 29 July to 2 August 2009. It was the 19th edition of the men's stage race, which was established in 1985. The race was won by Danish rider [[Jakob Fuglsang]] of [[Team Saxo Bank]], making this his second consecutive victory in the race. [[Maurizio Biondo]] of [[Ceramica]] Flaminia finished second by just three seconds with [[Roger Hammond (cyclist)|Roger Hammond]] of [[Cervélo TestTeam|Cervélo]] third.

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
!Stage
!Route
!Distance
!Date
!Winner
|-
|align=right| 1
|[[Hirtshals]] > [[Rebild Municipality|Rebild]]
|175&nbsp;km
|align=right| 29 July
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Matti Breschel]]
|-
|align=right| 2
|[[Aars]] > [[Aarhus]]
|190&nbsp;km
|align=right| 30 July
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Nicki Sørensen]]
|-
|align=right| 3
|Aarhus > [[Vejle]]
|185&nbsp;km
|align=right| 31 July
|{{flagicon|DEN}} [[Jakob Fuglsang]]
|-
|align=right| 4
|[[Korsør]] > [[Køge]]
|115&nbsp;km
|align=right| 1 August
|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jeremy Hunt (cyclist)|Jeremy Hunt]]
|-
|align=right| 5 ([[Individual time trial|ITT]])
|[[Roskilde]] > Roskilde
|15.5&nbsp;km
|align=right| 1 August
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Maurizio Biondo]]
|-
|align=right| 6
|[[Ringsted]] > [[Frederiksberg]]
|150&nbsp;km
|align=right| 2 August
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Siedler]]
|}

==Teams==
Fifteen teams took part in the 2009 race. [[Team Columbia–HTC]] was due to compete but withdrew as it was unable to field a team.

{|
|-
|valign="top" width=25%|
*{{UCI team code|SAX|2009}}
*{{UCI team code|CTT|2009}}
*{{UCI team code|FLM|2009}}
*[[Team Capinordic]]
|valign="top" width=25%|
*{{UCI team code|SIL|2009}}
*[[Team Designa Køkken]]
*[[Blue Water Cycling|Blue Water–Cycling for Health]]
*{{UCI team code|TSV|2009}}
|valign="top" width=25%|
*{{UCI team code|VAC|2009}}
*[[Glud & Marstrand–Horsens]]
*{{UCI team code|VPC|2009}}
*{{UCI team code|VBG|2009}}
|valign="top" width=25%|
*[[Team Post Danmark]]
*{{UCI team code|ISD2|2009}}
*{{UCI team code|CSF|2009}}
|}

==Final classifications==
Danish rider [[Jakob Fuglsang]] won the race by three seconds from [[Maurizio Biondo]] after a solo victory in stage 3 on the Kiddersvej climb in [[Vejle]].<ref name="denrundthist20">[http://www.postdanmarkrundt.dk/index.php?p=menu/side.php&menu=10&side=98 De 20 første udgaver af Post Danmark Rundt], Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2012-08-25.</ref> Although Biondo was able to contest the race on the [[individual time trial]], Fuglsang was able to maintain his lead on the final stage.<ref name="denrundthist20" /> [[Roger Hammond (cyclist)|Roger Hammond]] was placed third.

The points winner was [[Matti Breschel]] with [[Troels Vinther]] the winner of the mountains classification for best climber. [[Rasmus Guldhammer]] won the white jersey for the best young rider award and [[Allan Johansen]] was awarded the fighters award for the race. [[Team Saxo Bank]] won the overall team competition by seven seconds from [[Cervélo TestTeam|Cervélo]] with [[Team Capinordic]] in third place.

==References==
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