2008 Tour of the Basque Country

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2008 Tour of the Basque Country
2008 UCI ProTour, race 3 of 15
Race details
Dates7 April12 April
Stages6
Distance838 km (520.7 mi)
Winning time21h 03' 59"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) (Astana)
  SecondFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) (Silence–Lotto)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) (Lampre)

Jersey rosa.svg PointsFlag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) (Lampre)
Jersey white dots on red.svg MountainsFlag of Spain.svg  Egoi Martínez  (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
  SprintsFlag of Spain.svg  Iban Mayoz  (ESP) (Karpin–Galicia)
  Team Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rabobank
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The 2008 Tour of the Basque Country, the 65th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage cycling race, took place from 7 April to 12 April 2008. It was won by Spanish rider Alberto Contador of Astana.

Contents

Stages

Stage 1

7 April 2008 - Legazpi to Legazpi, 137 km (85 mi)

Stage 1 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 3h 39' 22"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ezequiel Mosquera  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 3"
3Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 8"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Riccardo Riccò  (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott + 8"
General Classification after Stage 1
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 3h 39' 22"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ezequiel Mosquera  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 3"
3Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 8"
5Flag of Italy.svg  Riccardo Riccò  (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott + 8"

Stage 2

8 April 2008 - Legazpi to Erandio, 153 km (95 mi)

Stage 2 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kim Kirchen  (LUX) Team High Road 3h 40' 42"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA) Quick-Step s.t.
3Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia s.t.
4Flag of Italy.svg  Rinaldo Nocentini  (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 7h 20' 04"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ezequiel Mosquera  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 3"
3Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 8"
5Flag of Slovakia.svg  Peter Velits  (SVK) Team Milram + 8"

Stage 3

9 April 2008 - Erandio to Viana, 195 km (121 mi)

Stage 3 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia 4h 54' 24"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Luis León Sánchez  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.
3Flag of Italy.svg  Paolo Bettini  (ITA) Quick-Step s.t.
4Flag of Colombia.svg  Leonardo Duque  (COL) Cofidis s.t.
5Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SUI) Liquigas s.t.
General Classification after Stage 3
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 12h 14' 28"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ezequiel Mosquera  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 3"
3Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 8"
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kim Kirchen  (LUX) Team High Road + 8"

Stage 4

10 April 2008 - Viana to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 4 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kim Kirchen  (LUX) Team High Road 4h 17' 33"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Morris Possoni  (ITA) Team High Road s.t.
3Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia s.t.
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Michael Albasini  (SUI) Liquigas s.t.
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Matthew Lloyd  (AUS) Silence–Lotto s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 16h 32' 01"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Ezequiel Mosquera  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 3"
3Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 8"
5Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kim Kirchen  (LUX) Team High Road + 8"

Stage 5

11 April 2008 - Vitoria-Gasteiz to Orio, 162 km (101 mi)

Stage 5 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre 4h 02' 48"
2Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana s.t.
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thomas Dekker  (NED) Rabobank s.t.
4Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kim Kirchen  (LUX) Team High Road s.t.
5Flag of Italy.svg  Davide Rebellin  (ITA) Gerolsteiner s.t.
General Classification after Stage 5
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 20h 34' 49"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 8"
3Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kim Kirchen  (LUX) Team High Road + 8"
4Flag of Spain.svg  David Herrero  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 8"

Stage 6

12 April 2008 - Orio to Orio, 20 km (12 mi) (ITT)

Stage 6 Results
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 29' 10"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 22"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thomas Dekker  (NED) Rabobank + 27"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 49"
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Robert Gesink  (NED) Rabobank + 1' 16"
General Classification after Stage 6
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 21h 03' 59"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 30"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thomas Dekker  (NED) Rabobank + 35"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 57"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxime Monfort  (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 25"

General classification

CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 21h 03' 59"
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 30"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thomas Dekker  (NED) Rabobank + 35"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre + 57"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Maxime Monfort  (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 25"
6Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Astarloza  (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 37"
7Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Kim Kirchen  (LUX) Team High Road + 1' 43"
8Flag of France.svg  Sandy Casar  (FRA) Française des Jeux + 2' 03"
9Flag of Spain.svg  Ezequiel Mosquera  (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 2' 03"
10Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Fränk Schleck  (LUX) Team CSC + 2' 05"

Jersey progress

StageWinnerGeneral ClassificationPoints ClassificationMountains ClassificationMetas Volantes ClassificationTeam 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

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 13 April 2008, after the 2008 Tour of the Basque Country. [1]

RankNameTeamPoints
1Flag of Germany.svg  André Greipel  (GER) Team High Road 62
2Flag of Spain.svg  Alberto Contador  (ESP) Astana 58
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Stijn Devolder  (BEL) Quick-Step 50
4Flag of Spain.svg  José Joaquín Rojas  (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 45
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Cadel Evans  (AUS) Silence–Lotto 42
6Flag of Spain.svg  Óscar Freire  (ESP) Rabobank 40
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Nick Nuyens  (BEL) Cofidis 40
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Thomas Dekker  (NED) Rabobank 37
9Flag of Spain.svg  Juan Antonio Flecha  (ESP) Rabobank 35
10Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Cunego  (ITA) Lampre 33
11Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Aurélien Clerc  (SUI) Bouygues Télécom 30
12Flag of Italy.svg  Alessandro Ballan  (ITA) Lampre 30

References

  1. "Rankings as of 12.04.2008 updated after Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco". UCI. 12 April 2008. Archived from the original on 13 November 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.