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2008 Volta a Catalunya
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| series | 2008 UCI ProTour |
| race_no | 7 |
| season_no | 15 |
| date | May 19–25, 2008 |
| stages | 6 & Prologue |
| distance | 1032.0 |
| unit | km |
| time | 24h 29' 22" |
| first | Gustavo César |
| first_nat | ESP |
| first_team | |
| second | Rigoberto Urán |
| second_nat | COL |
| second_team | |
| third | Rémi Pauriol |
| third_nat | FRA |
| third_team | |
| points | Thor Hushovd |
| points_nat | NOR |
| points_team | |
| mountains | Christophe Moreau |
| mountains_nat | FRA |
| mountains_team | Agritubel |
| sprints | Manuel Quinziato |
| sprints_nat | ITA |
| sprints_team | |
| team | |
| team_nat | LUX |
| previous | 2007 |
| next | 2009 |
The 2008 Volta a Catalunya (88th edition) road cycling race took place from May 19 to May 25, 2008, in Catalonia, Spain. Gustavo César took overall victory, becoming first rider of non-ProTour team to win a ProTour race general classification.
Teams
Twenty-two teams of up to eight riders took part. The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya:
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | P | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May | Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar | 3.7 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Individual time trial | Thor Hushovd | |||||||
| 20 May | Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles | 167.8 km | Thor Hushovd | ||||||||||||
| 21 May | Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell | 191.1 km | Cyril Dessel | ||||||||||||
| 22 May | La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó | 217.2 km | Pierrick Fédrigo | ||||||||||||
| 23 May | Ascó to El Vendrell | 163.5 km | Sylvain Chavanel | ||||||||||||
| 24 May | El Vendrell to Pallejà | 163.9 km | Francesco Chicchi | ||||||||||||
| 25 May | Pallejà to Barcelona | 106.2 km | José Luis Carrasco |
Stages
Prologue
May 19, 2008: Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, 3.7 km (ITT)
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | George Hincapie | |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | |
| 4 | Thomas Lövkvist | |
| 5 | Gustavo César |
|| |General Classification after Prologue
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | George Hincapie | |
| 3 | Iván Gutiérrez | |
| 4 | Thomas Lövkvist | |
| 5 | Gustavo César |
|}
Stage 1
May 20, 2008: Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles, 167.8 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | Bernhard Eisel | |
| 3 | Leonardo Duque | |
| 4 | Markus Zberg | |
| 5 | Mark Renshaw |
|| |General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | Leonardo Duque | |
| 3 | George Hincapie | |
| 4 | Iván Gutiérrez | |
| 5 | Thomas Lövkvist |
|}
Stage 2
May 21, 2008: Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell, 191.1 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Dessel | |
| 2 | Janez Brajkovič | |
| 3 | Rémi Pauriol | |
| 4 | Josep Jufré | |
| 5 | Rigoberto Urán |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cyril Dessel | |
| 2 | Rémi Pauriol | |
| 3 | Haimar Zubeldia | |
| 4 | Janez Brajkovič | |
| 5 | Rigoberto Urán |
|}
Stage 3
May 22, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó "La Vostra Energia", 217.2 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierrick Fédrigo | |
| 2 | Alexander Bocharov | |
| 3 | Gustavo César | |
| 4 | Jelle Vanendert | |
| 5 | Daniel Navarro |
|| |General Classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rémi Pauriol | |
| 2 | Haimar Zubeldia | |
| 3 | Janez Brajkovič | |
| 4 | Pierrick Fédrigo | |
| 5 | Rigoberto Urán |
|}
Stage 4
May 23, 2008: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" to El Vendrell, 163.5 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel | |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 3 | Bernhard Eisel | |
| 4 | Markus Zberg | |
| 5 | Anthony Geslin |
|| |General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rémi Pauriol | |
| 2 | Josep Jufré | |
| 3 | Haimar Zubeldia | |
| 4 | Janez Brajkovič | |
| 5 | Gustavo César |
|}
Stage 5
May 24, 2008: El Vendrell to Pallejà, 163.9 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Chicchi | |
| 2 | Leonardo Duque | |
| 3 | Markus Zberg | |
| 4 | Mark Renshaw | |
| 5 | Mikel Gaztañaga | Agritubel |
|| |General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rémi Pauriol | |
| 2 | Josep Jufré | |
| 3 | Haimar Zubeldia | |
| 4 | Janez Brajkovič | |
| 5 | Gustavo César |
|}
Stage 6
May 25, 2008: Pallejà to Barcelona, 106.2 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Luis Carrasco | Andalucía–CajaSur |
| 2 | Gustavo César | |
| 3 | Francisco Ventoso | Andalucía–CajaSur |
| 4 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | |
| 5 | Eduardo Gonzalo | Agritubel |
|| |General Classification after Stage 6
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gustavo César | |
| 2 | Rigoberto Urán | |
| 3 | Rémi Pauriol | |
| 4 | Josep Jufré | |
| 5 | Daniel Navarro |
|}
Jersey progress
| Stage | Winner | General Classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountains Classification | |||||||||||
| Points Classification | |||||||||||
| Sprints classification | |||||||||||
| Team Classification | Final | Gustavo César | Christophe Moreau | Thor Hushovd | Manuel Quinziato | ||||||
| P | Thor Hushovd | Thor Hushovd | no award | Thor Hushovd | no award | ||||||
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | Dario Cioni | Freddy Bichot | ||||||||
| 2 | Cyril Dessel | Cyril Dessel | Christophe Moreau | ||||||||
| 3 | Pierrick Fédrigo | Rémi Pauriol | |||||||||
| 4 | Sylvain Chavanel | Sylvain Chavanel | |||||||||
| 5 | Francesco Chicchi | Manuel Quinziato | |||||||||
| 6 | José Luis Carrasco | Gustavo César |
;Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
- On stage 1, George Hincapie wore the points jersey
- On stage 2, Leonardo Duque wore the points jersey
Individual standings
As of 25 May 2008, after the 2008 Volta a Catalunya.
| Rank | Name | Team | Points | 1 | 73 | 2 | 62 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 54 | 5 | 53 | 6 | 50 | 7 | 45 | 8 | 45 | 9 | 42 | 10 | 40 | 11 | 40 | 12 | 40 | 13 | 40 | 14 | 36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damiano Cunego | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| André Greipel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alberto Contador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Dekker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Andreas Klöden | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stijn Devolder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| José Joaquín Rojas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mikel Astarloza | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cadel Evans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Óscar Freire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rigoberto Urán | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Roman Kreuziger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nick Nuyens | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rémi Pauriol |
- 78 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.
References
References
- "88th Volta a Catalunya – ProT". Cycling News.
- "88th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain". BikeRaceInfo.
- "Prologue – May 19: Lloret de Mar – Lloret de Mar (ITT), 3.7km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 1 – May 20: Riudellots de la Selva – Banyoles, 167.8km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 2 – May 21: Banyoles – La Seu d'Urgell, 191.9km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 3 – May 22: La Seu d'Urgell – Ascó La Vostra Energia, 217.2km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 4 – May 23: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" – El Vendrell, 163.5km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 5 – May 24: El Vendrell – Pallejà, 163.9km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 6 – May 25: Pallejà – Barcelona, 124.0km". Cycling News.
- (2008-05-04). "Individual standings". UCI.
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