2008 Monte Paschi Eroica

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2008 Monte Paschi Eroica
2008 UCI Europe Tour
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Fabian Cancellara won the 2008 Monte Paschi Eroica
Race details
Dates8 March 2008
Stages1
Distance181 km (112.5 mi)
Winning time4h 34' 41"
Results
  WinnerFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabian Cancellara  (SUI) (Team CSC)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan  (ITA) (Lampre)
  ThirdFlag of Germany.svg  Linus Gerdemann  (GER) (Team High Road)
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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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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

Race result [4]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fabian Cancellara  (SUI) Team CSC 4h 34' 41"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan  (ITA) Lampre + 0"
3Flag of Germany.svg  Linus Gerdemann  (GER) Team High Road + 15"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Maaskant  (NED) Slipstream–Chipotle + 15"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Baden Cooke  (AUS) Barloworld + 15"
6Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Patrick Calcagni  (SUI) Barloworld + 15"
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Niklas Axelsson  (SWE) Diquigiovanni–Androni + 15"
8Flag of Sweden.svg  Thomas Lövkvist  (SWE) Team High Road + 15"
9Flag of Russia.svg  Pavel Brutt  (RUS) Tinkoff Credit Systems + 38"
10Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Ryder Hesjedal  (CAN) Slipstream–Chipotle + 38"

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Gregor. "2nd Monte Paschi Eroica - 1.1 Italy, March 8, 2008". Cycling News . Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "ULTIME NOTIZIE Bettini Ballan Backstedt Pozzato Di Luca Riccò Simoni Petacchi nelle 16 squadre invitate alla Monte Paschi Eroica dell'8 marzo". Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Brown, Gregor. "2nd Monte Paschi Eroica - 1.1. Cancellara tops Ballan in Eroica duel". Cycling News . Italy. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "2nd Monte Paschi Eroica (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
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