2008 Tour of the Basque Country
| 2008 UCI ProTour, race 3 of 15 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | April 7–April 12 | ||
| Stages | 6 | ||
| Distance | 838 km (520.7 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 21h 03' 59" (39.78 km/h or 24.72 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Alberto Contador (ESP) |
(Astana) | |
| Second |  Cadel Evans (AUS) |
(Silence–Lotto) | |
| Third |  Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
(Lampre) | |
| Points | Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
(Lampre) | |
| Mountains | Egoi Martínez (ESP) |
(Euskaltel–Euskadi) | |
| Sprints | Iban Mayoz (ESP) |
(Karpin–Galicia) | |
| Team | Rabobank | ||
The 2008 Tour of the Basque Country, the 65th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage cycling race, took place from April 7 to April 12, 2008. It was won by Spanish rider Alberto Contador of Astana.
General classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador (ESP) |
Astana | 21h 03' 59" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) |
Silence–Lotto | + 30" |
| 3 |  Thomas Dekker (NED) |
|
+ 35" |
| 4 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
Lampre | + 57" |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Maxime Monfort (BEL) |
Cofidis | + 1' 25" |
| 6 | Mikel Astarloza (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 37" |
| 7 |  Kim Kirchen (LUX) |
Team High Road | + 1' 43" |
| 8 |  Sandy Casar (FRA) |
Française des Jeux | + 2' 03" |
| 9 | Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) |
Karpin–Galicia | + 2' 03" |
| 10 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) |
Team CSC | + 2' 05" |
Stages
Stage 1, April 7, 2008: Legazpi > Legazpi, 137 km
Stage 1 Results
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, April 8, 2008: Legazpi > Erandio, 153 km
Stage 2 Results
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, April 9, 2008: Erandio > Viana, 195 km
Stage 3 Results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4, April 10, 2008: Viana > Vitoria-Gasteiz, 171 km
Stage 4 Results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, April 11, 2008: Vitoria-Gasteiz > Orio, 162 km
Stage 5 Results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, April 12, 2008: Orio > Orio, 20 km (ITT)
Stage 6 Results
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Jersey progress
| Stage | Winner | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Metas Volantes Classification | Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador | Alberto Contador | Alberto Contador | Egoi Martínez | Iban Mayoz | Saunier Duval–Scott |
| 2 | Kim Kirchen | David Herrero | Lampre | |||
| 3 | David Herrero | Saunier Duval–Scott | ||||
| 4 | Kim Kirchen | |||||
| 5 | Damiano Cunego | Karpin–Galicia | ||||
| 6 | Alberto Contador | Damiano Cunego | Rabobank | |||
- In stage 2, Ezequiel Mosquera wore the points jersey.
Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
As of April 13, 2008, after the 2008 Tour of the Basque Country.[1]
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  André Greipel (GER) |
Team High Road | 62 |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) |
Astana | 58 |
| 3 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) |
Quick-Step | 50 |
| 4 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) |
Caisse d'Epargne | 45 |
| 5 | Cadel Evans (AUS) |
Silence–Lotto | 42 |
| 6 | Óscar Freire (ESP) |
Rabobank | 40 |
| 7 | Nick Nuyens (BEL) |
Cofidis | 40 |
| 8 | Thomas Dekker (NED) |
37 | |
| 9 | Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) |
Rabobank | 35 |
| 10 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) |
Lampre | 33 |
| 11 |  Aurélien Clerc (SUI) |
Bouygues Télécom | 30 |
| 12 | Alessandro Ballan (ITA) |
Lampre | 30 |
References
- ↑ "Rankings as of 12.04.2008 updated after Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". UCI. 2008-04-12. Retrieved 2008-04-13.
External links
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