The 2008 Monte Paschi Eroica was the second edition of the Monte Paschi Eroica, later named Strade Bianche, held on 8 March 2008.[1] It is a professional road bicycle race in Tuscany, Italy, starting in Gaiole in Chianti and finishing in Siena. The race was 181 km, including seven sectors of strade bianche, totaling 56,1 km of gravel road.[2]
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 Fabian Cancellara won the 2008 Monte Paschi Eroica | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 8 March 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 181 km (112.5 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 34' 41" | ||||||||||||
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Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara won the race in a two-man sprint with Alessandro Ballan. The duo had caught early Canadian escapee Ryder Hesjedal at nine kilometer from the finish and headed into Siena's Piazza del Campo, where Cancellara took the win after hitting the front with 150 metres to go. 63 riders finished.[3]
Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team CSC | 4h 34' 41" |
| 2 |  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) | Lampre | + 0" |
| 3 |  Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Team High Road | + 15" |
| 4 |  Martijn Maaskant (NED) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 15" |
| 5 |  Baden Cooke (AUS) | Barloworld | + 15" |
| 6 | Patrick Calcagni (SUI) | Barloworld | + 15" |
| 7 |  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 15" |
| 8 | Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) | Team High Road | + 15" |
| 9 |  Pavel Brutt (RUS) | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 38" |
| 10 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 38" |