2008 Danmark Rundt

2008 Danmark Rundt

2007–2008 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates		30 July - 3 August
Stages		6
Distance		889.5 km (552.7 mi)
Winning time		20h 42' 40
Palmares
	Winner	Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark)
	Second	Steve Cummings (Great Britain)
	Third	Tom Stamsnijder (Netherlands)
	Points	Matti Breschel (Denmark)
	Mountains	Kristoffer Nielsen (Denmark)
	Youth	Jakob Fuglsang (Denmark)
	Team	CSC

The 2008 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 30 July to 3 August 2008. It was the 18th 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. Steve Cummings of Barloworld finished second by nine seconds with Tom Stamsnijder of Team Gerolsteiner third.

Schedule

Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner
1	Holstebro > Holstebro	170 km	30 July	Guillermo Bongiorno
2	Skjern > Sønderborg	220 km	31 July	Matti Breschel
3	Padborg > Vejle	200 km	1 August	Matti Breschel
4	Ringe > Odense	115 km	2 August	Guillermo Bongiorno
5 (ITT)	Kerteminde > Kerterminde	14.5 km	2 August	Gustav Larsson
6	Slagelse > Frederiksberg	165 km	3 August	Juan José Haedo

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Teams

Fifteen teams took part in the 2008 race.

Final classifications

Danish rider Jakob Fuglsang won the race by nine seconds from Steve Cummings.^[2] Tom Stamsnijder was placed third.

The points winner was Matti Breschel with Kristoffer Gudmund Nielsen the winner of the mountains classification for best climber. Fuglsang also won the white jersey for the best young rider award and Martin Mortensen was awarded the fighters award for the race. Team CSC Saxo Bank won the overall team competition from Team Columbia with Team Gerolsteiner in third place.

References

1. Post Danmark Rundt, etape for etape, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
2. De 20 første udgaver af Post Danmark Rundt, Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 2012-08-25.