| 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Dates | January 26, 2008 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 40' 30" | |||||||||
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This event was held on Saturday 26 January 2008 as part of the 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Treviso, Italy.
| 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | January 26, 2008 | |||||||||
| Stages | 1 | |||||||||
| Winning time | 40' 30" | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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This event was held on Saturday 26 January 2008 as part of the 2008 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Treviso, Italy.
| Rank | Cyclist | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Arnaud Jouffroy (FRA) | 40:30.00 |
 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | + 0:01.14 |
 |  Lubomir Petrus (CZE) | + 0:04.83 |
| 4 |  Elia Silvestri (ITA) | + 0:54.53 |
| 5 |  Matthias Rupp (SUI) | + 0:55.69 |
| 6 | Pierre Garson (FRA) | + 1:07.13 |
| 7 |  Stef Boden (BEL) | + 1:08.27 |
| 8 | Sean De Bie (BEL) | + 1:11.24 |
| 9 | Jonathan Cessot (FRA) | + 1:11.53 |
| 10 |  Luke Keough (USA) | + 1:12.82 |
| 11 | Massimo Coledan (ITA) | + 1:18.40 |
| 12 | Michael Winterberg (SUI) | + 1:43.14 |
| 13 | Karel Hnik (CZE) | + 1:45.50 |
| 14 |  Marek Konwa (POL) | + 1:47.81 |
| 15 |  Vincent Dias Dos Santos (LUX) | + 1:48.68 |
| 16 |  Tijmen Eising (NED) | + 1:54.24 |
| 17 | Arnaud Grand (SUI) | + 2:01.26 |
| 18 | Valentin Scherz (SUI) | + 2:02.03 |
| 19 | Jasper Ockeloen (NED) | + 2:10.92 |
| 20 | Luca Braidot (ITA) | + 2:18.33 |
| 21 | Filip Adel (CZE) | + 2:20.73 |
| 22 | Pit Schlechter (LUX) | + 2:26.52 |
| 23 | Kacper Szczepaniak (POL) | + 2:32.75 |
| 24 | Andrzej Bartkiewicz (POL) | + 2:34.60 |
| 25 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | + 2:35.30 |
| 26 | Petr Marvan (CZE) | + 2:39.93 |
| 27 | Lars Van Der Haar (NED) | + 2:52.33 |
| 28 |  Michael (Jr) Schweizer (GER) | + 2:56.30 |
| 29 | Max Walsleben (GER) | + 3:00.07 |
| 30 | Kevin Smit (NED) | + 3:00.39 |
| 31 | Matthias Bossuyt (BEL) | + 3:01.75 |
| 32 | Gavin Mannion (USA) | + 3:09.39 |
| 33 | Valentin Hadoux (FRA) | + 3:09.96 |
| 34 |  Sebastian Batchelor (GBR) | + 3:14.93 |
| 35 |  Fernando San Emeterio Gandiaga (ESP) | + 3:16.78 |
| 36 | Wietse Bosmans (BEL) | + 3:17.28 |
| 37 |  Kazuya Nakayama (JPN) | + 3:18.28 |
| 38 | Andrew Williams (GBR) | + 3:24.80 |
| 39 | Toni Bretschneider (GER) | + 3:26.59 |
| 40 | Steve Fisher (USA) | + 3:38.38 |
| 41 | Ramon Domene Reyes (ESP) | + 3:38.81 |
| 42 | Zach Mc Donald (USA) | + 3:40.03 |
| 43 | Clément Koretzky (FRA) | + 3:46.43 |
| 44 | Igor Merino Cortazar (ESP) | + 3:51.92 |
| 45 | Jakub Friml (CZE) | + 3:59.19 |
| 46 | Geert Van Der Horst (NED) | + 4:04.14 |
| 47 | Josep Nadal Magrinya (ESP) | + 4:06.24 |
| 48 | Simon Geets (BEL) | + 4:06.79 |
| 49 |  David Larson (CAN) | + 4:18.10 |
| 50 | Kamil Gradek (POL) | + 4:32.82 |
| 51 | Hamish Creber (GBR) | + 4:46.25 |
| 52 | Anthony Grand (SUI) | + 5:11.65 |
| 53 | Eric Emsky (USA) | + 5:49.27 |
| 54 | Alex Paton (GBR) | + 5:53.18 |
| 55 | Inigo Gomez Elorriaga (ESP) | + 5:58.70 |
| 56 | Max Michely (LUX) | + 6:19.67 |
| 57 |  Patrik Stenberg (SWE) | + 6:25.16 |
| 58 | Bartosz Rajkowski (POL) | + 6:58.51 |
| 59 | Domenico Maria Salviani (ITA) | + 8:57.07 |
| 60 | Masatsugu Takamiya (JPN) | - 1 LAP |
| 61 |  Viktor Prozirai (UKR) | - 1 LAP |
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