Gustavo César (Xacobeo Galacia) throws his hands up as he crosses the line, Valverde rides time bonus to the gold jersey<br /><br /><br />stage profile: http://www.lavuelta.com/09/imgrecorrido/9_perfil.gif<br /><br /><br />General classification after stage 9<br /><br />Result<br /><br />1 Alejandro Valverde (Spa) Caisse d'Epargne 36:26:40<br /><br />2 Cadel Evans (Aus) Silence-Lotto 0:00:07<br /><br />3 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank 0:00:36<br /><br />4 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Slipstream 0:00:51<br /><br />5 Ivan Basso (Ita) Liquigas 0:00:53<br /><br />6 Samuel Sánchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi 0:01:03<br /><br />7 Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-NGC 0:02:04<br /><br />8 Ezequiel Mosquera (Spa) Xacobeo Galicia 0:02:24<br /><br /><br /><img src="http://ll.broadbandsports.com/images/29639_cycling_stage9.flv.jpg" alt="Stage 9 - 189 km - Alcoy to Xorret de Cati - Vuelta a Espana 2009" title="Stage 9 - 189 km - Alcoy to Xorret de Cati - Vuelta a Espana 2009" width="150" height="90" alt="Stage 9 - 189 km - Alcoy to Xorret de Cati - Vuelta a Espana 2009"/>
