2009 Team Columbia–HTC Women season

Alexis Rhodes and Madeleine Sandig left the team and Anke Wichmann and Oenone Wood both retired.

The Canadian Alex Wrubleski, national champion and the winner of the Redlands Bicycle Classic also joined the team.

[3] Madeleine Sandig moved to Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung and Anke Wichmann and Oenone Wood retired.

The last hour of the last stage was a tense affair for the Dutchwoman, when she was caught on the wrong side of a split.

She had to get past seven groups and finally crossed the line in sixth place, in the same time as stage winner, and won the overall Best Young Rider's classification.