Tour of Azerbaijan 2008 was the 23rd running of the Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan), which took place between 22 May and 29 May 2008 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 7 stages, in which Hossein Askari from Iran won the first place in over all of the tour. [1]
| Stage | Date | start | finish | length | winner | country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proluge | 22 May | Tabriz | Tabriz | Ghader Mizbani |  IRN | |
| 1 | 23 May | Tabriz | Meshginshahr | 180 km | Mehdi Sohrabi | IRN |
| 2 | 24 May | Sarab | Tabriz | 120 km | Ahad Kazemi | IRN |
| 3 | 25 May | Tabriz | Bonab | 110 km | Behnam Khalilikhosroshahi | IRN |
| 4 | 26 May | Malekan | Urmia | 180 km | Mehdi Sohrabi | IRN |
| 5 | 27 May | Urmia | Shabestar | 180 km | Mahdi Sohrabi | IRN |
| 6 | 28 May | Shabestar | Jolfa | 140 km | Hossein Askari | IRN |
| 7 | 29 May | Jolfa | Tabriz | 130 km | Hamid Shiri | IRN |
| Rank | Rider | Country | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hossein Askari | IRN | 26h 45' 08" |
| 2 | Ghader Mizbani | IRN | |
| 3 | Ahad Kazemi Sarai | IRN |
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