The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race, which began in Palo Alto (Stanford University), then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24. The 2008 Tour of California is part of the 2007–2008 UCI America Tour and the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour.
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Race details | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | February 17–24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 7 & Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 650 mi (1,046 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 29h 24' 32" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Participating teams
Stage Results
Prologue, February 17, Palo Alto - Stanford University, 3.4 km
Prologue Result
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Stage 1, February 18, Sausalito - Santa Rosa, 156 km
Stage 1 Result
| General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, February 19, Santa Rosa - Sacramento, 186 km
Stage 2 Result
| General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 Result
| General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4, February 21, Seaside - San Luis Obispo, 218 km
Stage 4 Result
| General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, February 22, Solvang, 24 km
Stage 5 Result
| General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, February 23, Santa Barbara - Santa Clarita, 169.6 km
Stage 6 Result
| General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7, February 24, Santa Clarita - Pasadena, 150 km
Stage 7 Result
| General Classification after Stage 7
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Final standing
Team classification
Team | Country | Time | |
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1 | Slipstream–Chipotle | United States | 88h 17' 05" |
2 | Astana | Luxembourg | + 16" |
3 | Team CSC | Denmark | + 8' 44" |
Young classification
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | 29h 26' 50" |
2 | Tom Peterson (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 40" |
3 | Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 1' 22" |
Mountains classification
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Scott Nydam (USA) | BMC Racing Team | 26 |
2 | Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) | Quick-Step | 19 |
3 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | 17 |
Sprint classification
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | Dominique Rollin (CAN) | Toyota–United | 44 |
2 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC | 42 |
3 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Team High Road | 32 |
Jersey progress
Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Youth Classification | Mountains Classification | Sprint Classification | Team Classification | Most Aggressive |
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(Fabian Cancellara) | PrologueFabian Cancellara | Edvald Boasson Hagen | no award | Fabian Cancellara | Team High Road | no award |
(Juan José Haedo) | Stage 1Gerald Ciolek | Jackson Stewart | Jackson Stewart | Jackson Stewart | ||
(Tom Boonen) | Stage 2Tyler Farrar | Heinrich Haussler | Scott Nydam | |||
(Robert Gesink) | Stage 3Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Astana | George Hincapie | |
(Dominique Rollin) | Stage 4Dominique Rollin | Dominique Rollin | ||||
(Levi Leipheimer) | Stage 5Slipstream–Chipotle | no award | ||||
(Luciano Pagliarini) | Stage 6Rory Sutherland | |||||
(George Hincapie) | Stage 7BMC Racing Team | |||||
Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin | Slipstream–Chipotle |
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tour of California 2008.
- Official website - 2008 Tour Archive
- Live Coverage and Photos Cyclingfans.com
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