2008 Brabantse Pijl

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2008 Brabantse Pijl
Race details
Dates30 March 2008
Stages1
Distance192.7 [1]  km (119.7 mi)
Winning time4h 44' 38"
Results
  WinnerFlag of France.svg  Sylvain Chavanel  (FRA)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)
  ThirdFlag of Spain.svg  Juan Antonio Flecha  (ESP)
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The 2008 Brabantse Pijl was the 48th edition of the Brabantse Pijl cycle race and was held on 30 March 2008. The race started in Leuven and finished in Alsemberg. [2] The race was won by Sylvain Chavanel.

The Brabantse Pijl is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race held annually in Flemish Brabant and in Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Leuven Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Leuven or Louvain is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium and the fourth in Flanders with more than 100,244 inhabitants.

Alsemberg is a rural town with about 5,300 inhabitants in the municipality of Beersel, in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, situated south of Brussels.

General classification

Final general classification [3] [4] [5]
RankRiderTime
1Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Chavanel  (FRA)4h 44' 38"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Philippe Gilbert  (BEL)+ 29"
3Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Antonio Flecha  (ESP)+ 37"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Giovanni Visconti  (ITA)+ 38"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Frederik Willems  (BEL)+ 40"
6Flag of Germany.svg  Fabian Wegmann  (GER)+ 59"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Enrico Gasparotto  (ITA)+ 59"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nick Nuyens  (BEL)+ 59"
9Flag of Switzerland.svg  Grégory Rast  (SUI)+ 1' 04"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nico Sijmens  (BEL)+ 1' 04"

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References

  1. ↑ "De Brabantse Pijl (HC), Belgium". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Brabantse Pijl". WVCycling. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Brabantse Pijl". WVCycling. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "2008 De Brabantse Pijl". First Cycling. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "48th Brabantse Pijl - 1.1". Cycling News. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
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