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2008 Tour of Britain
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2008 Tour of Britain |
| image | Tour of Britain stage 5 Beverley.jpg |
| image_caption | Stage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in Beverley |
| image_size | 300 |
| series | UCI Europe Tour |
| date | 7–14 September 2008 |
| stages | 8 |
| distance | 730 |
| unit | mi |
| time | 27h 21' 49" |
| first | Geoffroy Lequatre |
| first_nat | FRA |
| first_team | |
| first_color | yellow |
| second | Steve Cummings |
| second_nat | GBR |
| second_team | |
| third | Ian Stannard |
| third_nat | GBR |
| third_team | Great Britain |
| points | Matthew Goss |
| points_nat | AUS |
| points_team | |
| points_color | blue |
| mountains | Danilo Di Luca |
| mountains_nat | ITA |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_color | red |
| sprints | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| sprints_nat | NOR |
| sprints_team | |
| sprints_color | white |
| team | |
| next | [2009](2009-tour-of-britain) |
| previous | [2007](2007-tour-of-britain) |
The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008. The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain. It formed part of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.
The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of , whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.
Participating teams
The 16 teams which participated in the race were:
;UCI ProTour Teams
- SAX –
- THR – ;UCI Professional Continental Teams
- AGR –
- BAR –
- GRM –
- LPR –
- TSV – ;UCI Continental Teams
- CTV – Pinarello – CandiTV
- MTN –
- PRT –
- PCA – Plowman Craven Cycling Team
- RCS –
- RRC –
- SAI – SouthAustralia.com–AIS
- SKT – ;Other
- Great Britain
Stages
Stage 1
;7 September 2008 – London to London, 86 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2 | Rob Hayles | Great Britain |
| 3 | Magnus Bäckstedt | |
| 4 | Dean Downing | |
| 5 | Rahsaan Bahati | |
| 6 | Roger Hammond | |
| 7 | Kristof Goddaert | |
| 8 | Robbie Hunter | |
| 9 | Zakkari Dempster | SouthAustralia.com–AIS |
| 10 | Jonathan Bellis |
|| | General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2 | Rob Hayles | Great Britain |
| 3 | Daryl Impey | |
| 4 | Anders Lund | |
| 5 | Magnus Bäckstedt | |
| 6 | Danilo Di Luca | |
| 7 | Dean Downing | |
| 8 | Rahsaan Bahati | |
| 9 | Roger Hammond | |
| 10 | Kristof Goddaert |
|}
Stage 2
;8 September 2008 – Milton Keynes to Newbury, 145 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Goss | |
| 2 | Julian Dean | |
| 3 | Christopher Sutton | |
| 4 | Roger Hammond | |
| 5 | Greg Henderson | |
| 6 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 7 | Kristof Goddaert | |
| 8 | Zakkari Dempster | SouthAustralia.com–AIS |
| 9 | Malcolm Elliott | Pinarello – CandiTV |
| 10 | Ben Swift | Great Britain |
|| | General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2 | Matthew Goss | |
| 3 | Danilo Di Luca | |
| 4 | Rob Hayles | Great Britain |
| 5 | Daryl Impey | |
| 6 | Julian Dean | |
| 7 | Anders Lund | |
| 8 | Magnus Bäckstedt | |
| 9 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 10 | Óscar Sevilla |
|}
Stage 3
;9 September 2008 – Chard to Burnham-on-Sea, 186 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilien Berges | |
| 2 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 3 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 4 | Dan Martin | |
| 5 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 6 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 7 | Steve Cummings | |
| 8 | Daniel Fleeman | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 9 | Frederik Veuchelen | |
| 10 | Russell Downing | Pinarello – CandiTV |
|| | General Classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emilien Berges | |
| 2 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 3 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 4 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 5 | Steve Cummings | |
| 6 | Daniel Fleeman | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 7 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 8 | Dan Martin | |
| 9 | Frederik Veuchelen | |
| 10 | Russell Downing | Pinarello – CandiTV |
|}
Stage 4
;10 September 2008 – Worcester to Stoke-on-Trent, 157 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |
| 2 | Giairo Ermeti | |
| 3 | Danilo Di Luca | |
| 4 | Julian Dean | |
| 5 | Kristof Goddaert | |
| 6 | Dean Downing | |
| 7 | Steve Cummings | |
| 8 | Daniel Lloyd | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 9 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 10 | Matthew Goss |
|| | General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 2 | Steve Cummings | |
| 3 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 4 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 5 | Daniel Fleeman | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 6 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 7 | Dan Martin | |
| 8 | Frederik Veuchelen | |
| 9 | Emilien Berges | |
| 10 | Giairo Ermeti |
|}
Stage 5
;11 September 2008 – Hull to Dalby Forest, 165 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |
| 2 | Matthew Goss | |
| 3 | Danilo Di Luca | |
| 4 | Víctor Hugo Peña | |
| 5 | Julian Dean | |
| 6 | Jonathan Bellis | |
| 7 | Ben Swift | Great Britain |
| 8 | Roger Hammond | |
| 9 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 10 | Russell Downing | Pinarello-CandiTV |
|| | General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 2 | Steve Cummings | |
| 3 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 4 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 5 | Daniel Fleeman | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 6 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 7 | Dan Martin | |
| 8 | Frederik Veuchelen | |
| 9 | Emilien Berges | |
| 10 | Roger Hammond |
|}
Stage 6
;12 September 2008 – Darlington to Newcastle/Gateshead, 156 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2 | Rob Hayles | Great Britain |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |
| 4 | Russell Downing | Pinarello-CandiTV |
| 5 | Malcolm Elliott | Pinarello-CandiTV |
| 6 | Ben Swift | Great Britain |
| 7 | Jonathan Bellis | |
| 8 | Romain Feillu | |
| 9 | Kenny Lisabeth | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 10 | Christopher Sutton |
|| | General Classification after Stage 6
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 2 | Steve Cummings | |
| 3 | Dan Martin | |
| 4 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 5 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 6 | Daniel Fleeman | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 7 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 8 | Frederik Veuchelen | |
| 9 | Emilien Berges | |
| 10 | Russell Downing | Pinarello-CandiTV |
|}
Stage 7
;13 September 2008 – Glasgow Green to Drumlanrig Castle, 153 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |
| 2 | Matthew Goss | |
| 3 | Daryl Impey | |
| 4 | Danilo Di Luca | |
| 5 | Julian Dean | |
| 6 | Fred Rodriguez | |
| 7 | Cameron Meyer | SouthAustralia.com–AIS |
| 8 | Gregory Henderson | |
| 9 | Kristof Goddaert | |
| 10 | Roger Hammond |
|| | General Classification after Stage 7
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 2 | Steve Cummings | |
| 3 | Dan Martin | |
| 4 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 5 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 6 | Daniel Fleeman | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 7 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 8 | Frederik Veuchelen | |
| 9 | Emilien Berges | |
| 10 | Russell Downing | Pinarello-CandiTV |
|}
Stage 8
;14 September 2008 – Blackpool to Liverpool, 110 km The final stage departed from Blackpool and finished in Liverpool with six laps of a city centre circuit. Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win, his third of the tour, whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification.
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi | |
| 2 | Julian Dean | |
| 3 | Robbie Hunter | |
| 4 | Matthew Goss | |
| 5 | Rob Hayles | Great Britain |
| 6 | Christopher Sutton | |
| 7 | Roger Hammond | |
| 8 | Juan Van Heerden | |
| 9 | Russell Downing | Pinarello – CandiTV |
| 10 | Kenny Lisabeth | An Post–M Donnelly |
|| | General Classification after Stage 8
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoffroy Lequatre | |
| 2 | Steve Cummings | |
| 3 | Ian Stannard | Great Britain |
| 4 | Dan Martin | |
| 5 | Gabriele Bosisio | |
| 6 | Benny De Schrooder | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 7 | Daniel Fleeman | An Post–M Donnelly |
| 8 | Frederik Veuchelen | |
| 9 | Emilien Berges | |
| 10 | Russell Downing | Pinarello-CandiTV |
|}
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 25px]] | Sprint Classification | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Jersey white.svg | 25px]] | Mountains Classification | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Jersey red.svg | 25px]] | Points Classification | |||||||||||||
| [[File:Jersey blue.svg | 25px]] | Team Classification | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final | |||||||
| Alessandro Petacchi | Alessandro Petacchi | Anders Lund | Kristian House | Alessandro Petacchi | |||||||||||
| Matthew Goss | Danilo Di Luca | ||||||||||||||
| Emilien Berges | Emilien Berges | Roger Hammond | |||||||||||||
| Edvald Boasson Hagen | Geoffroy Lequatre | Giairo Ermeti | Ben Swift | ||||||||||||
| Danilo Di Luca | Matthew Goss | ||||||||||||||
| Alessandro Petacchi | Alessandro Petacchi | ||||||||||||||
| Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Danilo Di Luca | Edvald Boasson Hagen | ||||||||||||
| Alessandro Petacchi | Matthew Goss | ||||||||||||||
| Geoffroy Lequatre | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Danilo Di Luca | Matthew Goss |
References
References
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- "Tour of Britain 2008". Tour of Britain.
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- Richard Moore. (15 September 2008). "Lequatre holds off charge of home brigade for biggest win". The Guardian.
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