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2008 Tirreno–Adriatico
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2008 Tirreno–Adriatico |
| date | 12–18 March 2008 |
| stages | 7 |
| distance | 1122 |
| unit | km |
| time | 28h 08' 21" |
| first | Fabian Cancellara |
| first_nat | SUI |
| first_team | |
| second | Enrico Gasparotto |
| second_nat | ITA |
| second_team | Barloworld |
| third | Thomas Lövkvist |
| third_nat | SWE |
| third_team | |
| points | Óscar Freire |
| points_nat | ESP |
| points_team | Rabobank (cycling) |
| mountains | Lloyd Mondory |
| mountains_nat | FRA |
| mountains_team | |
| youth | Thomas Lövkvist |
| youth_nat | SWE |
| youth_team | |
| team | |
| team_nat | USA |
| first_color | blue |
| youth_color | white |
| mountains_color | green |
| points_color | red |
| previous | 2007 |
| next | 2009 |
The 2008 Tirreno–Adriatico, the 43rd running of the race, took place from 12 March to 18 March 2008. The race started in Civitavecchia and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto.
Teams
Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 March | Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia | 160 km | [[File:Plainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Flat stage | Óscar Freire | |||||||
| 13 March | Civitavecchia to Gubbio | 203 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Raffaele Illiano | |||||||
| 14 March | Gubbio to Montelupone | 195 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Joaquim Rodríguez | |||||||
| 15 March | Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche | 166 km | [[File:Plainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Flat stage | Alessandro Petacchi | |||||||
| 16 March | Macerata to Recanati | 26 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Individual time trial | Fabian Cancellara | |||||||
| 17 March | Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo | 196 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Óscar Freire | |||||||
| 18 March | San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto | 176 km | [[File:Plainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Flat stage | Francesco Chicchi |
Stages
Stage 1
;12 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia, 160 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Óscar Freire | |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 4 | Erik Zabel | |
| 5 | Baden Cooke | Barloworld |
|| |General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Óscar Freire | |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 4 | Mikhail Ignatiev | |
| 5 | Yuriy Krivtsov |
|}
Stage 2
;13 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Gubbio, 203 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raffaele Illiano | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
| 3 | Niklas Axelsson | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 4 | Linus Gerdemann | |
| 5 | Riccardo Riccò |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
| 2 | Niklas Axelsson | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 3 | Linus Gerdemann | |
| 4 | Riccardo Riccò | |
| 5 | Eros Capecchi |
|}
Stage 3
;14 March 2008 — Gubbio to Montelupone, 195 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez | |
| 2 | Danilo Di Luca | L.P.R. Brakes |
| 3 | Niklas Axelsson | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 4 | Thomas Lövkvist | |
| 5 | Leonardo Piepoli |
|| |General Classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Axelsson | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
| 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez | |
| 4 | Linus Gerdemann | |
| 5 | Danilo Di Luca | L.P.R. Brakes |
|}
Stage 4
;15 March 2008 — Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche, 166 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | Milram |
| 2 | Óscar Freire | |
| 3 | Filippo Pozzato | |
| 4 | Gerald Ciolek | |
| 5 | José Joaquín Rojas |
|| |General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Axelsson | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
| 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez | |
| 4 | Linus Gerdemann | |
| 5 | Danilo Di Luca | L.P.R. Brakes |
|}
Stage 5
;16 March 2008 — Macerata to Recanati, 26 km (ITT)
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | |
| 2 | David Zabriskie | Slipstream–Chipotle |
| 3 | Thomas Lövkvist | |
| 4 | Markus Fothen | |
| 5 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
|| |General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
| 3 | Thomas Lövkvist | |
| 4 | Linus Gerdemann | |
| 5 | Markus Fothen |
|}
Stage 6
;17 March 2008 — Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo, 196 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Óscar Freire | |
| 2 | Filippo Pozzato | |
| 3 | Danilo Di Luca | L.P.R. Brakes |
| 4 | Giovanni Visconti | |
| 5 | Tadej Valjavec |
|| |General Classification after Stage 6
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
| 3 | Thomas Lövkvist | |
| 4 | Markus Fothen | |
| 5 | Niklas Axelsson | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
|}
Stage 7
;18 March 2008 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 176 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Chicchi | |
| 2 | Danilo Napolitano | |
| 3 | Mark Cavendish | |
| 4 | Robbie McEwen | |
| 5 | Danilo Hondo | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
|| |General Classification after Stage 7
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | |
| 2 | Enrico Gasparotto | Barloworld |
| 3 | Thomas Lövkvist | |
| 4 | Markus Fothen | |
| 5 | Niklas Axelsson | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
|}
Final standings
General classification
Mountains classification
Points classification
Best young reader
Best team
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Jersey progress
| **Stage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Winner)** | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification |
| Stage 1 | |||||
| (Óscar Freire) | Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire | Yuriy Krivtsov | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| Stage 2 | |||||
| (Raffaele Illiano) | Enrico Gasparotto | Raffaele Illiano | Niklas Axelsson | Riccardo Riccò | |
| Stage 3 | |||||
| (Joaquim Rodríguez) | Niklas Axelsson | Enrico Gasparotto | Lloyd Mondory | Thomas Lövkvist | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| Stage 4 | |||||
| (Alessandro Petacchi) | |||||
| Stage 5 | |||||
| (Fabian Cancellara) | Fabian Cancellara | ||||
| Stage 6 | |||||
| (Óscar Freire) | Óscar Freire | Juan José Oroz | |||
| Stage 7 | |||||
| (Francesco Chicchi) | Lloyd Mondory | ||||
| Final | |||||
| Fabian Cancellara | Óscar Freire | Lloyd Mondory | Thomas Lövkvist |
;Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
- On stage 2, Alessandro Petacchi wore the points jersey
References
References
- "Start list". Cycling News.
- "Stages & results". Cycling News.
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