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2008 Vuelta a Colombia

Field	Value
name	2008 Vuelta a Colombia
date	May 10–25, 2008
series	2007–08 UCI America Tour
stages	14
distance	2069.3
unit	km
time	50h 26' 36"
first	Giovanny Báez
first_nat	COL
first_team	Une Orbitel
first_color	red
second	Hernán Buenahora
second_nat	COL
second_team	Lotería de Boyacá
third	Mauricio Ortega
third_nat	COL
third_team	Lotería de Boyacá
points	Óscar Sevilla
points_nat	ESP
points_team	Rock Racing
mountains	Fabio Montenegro
mountains_nat	COL
mountains_team	Blanco del Valle
youth	Darwin Atapuma
youth_nat	COL
youth_team	Indeportes Antioquia
team	Lotería de Boyacá
previous	2007
next	2009

The 2008 Vuelta a Colombia, the competition's 58th edition, was held from May 10 to May 25, 2008. Colombia's Giovanny Báez was crowned champion after 50 hours, 25 minutes and 55 seconds or riding through the plains and mountains of Colombia. The last stage, an urban race through the streets of Cali, was won by Artur García. The 27-year-old Báez was the 33rd cyclist to win the Tour of Colombia.

Stages

2008-05-10: [[Barrancabermeja]] — [[Barrancabermeja]] (8.4 km)

Place	Prologue	Name
1.	Santiago Botero	Santiago Botero
2.	Víctor Hugo Peña	Víctor Hugo Peña
3.	Óscar Sevilla	Óscar Sevilla

2008-05-11: [[Barrancabermeja]] — [[Bucaramanga]] (146.9 km)

Place	Stage 1	Name
1.	Artur García Rincón	Carlos Ospina
2.	Rafael Montiel	Artur García Rincón
3.	Oscar Álvarez	Oscar Álvarez

2008-05-12: [[Piedecuesta]] — [[Socorro, Santander|El Socorro]] (136.4 km)

Place	Stage 2	Name
1.	Jhon García	Carlos Ospina
2.	Óscar Sevilla	Oscar Álvarez
3.	Franklin Chacón	Rafael Montiel

2008-05-13: [[Socorro, Santander|El Socorro]] — [[Tunja]] (169.5 km)

Place	Stage 3	Name
1.	Santiago Ojeda	Carlos Ospina
2.	Juan Pablo Wilches	Santiago Ojeda
3.	Edwin Parra	Oscar Álvarez

2008-05-14: [[Tunja]] — [[La Vega, Cundinamarca|La Vega]] (192 km)

Place	Stage 4	Name
1.	Jefferson Vargas	Wilson Cepeda
2.	Wilson Cepeda	Iván Casas
3.	Miguel Ángel Díaz	Giovanny Báez

2008-05-15: [[San Francisco, Cundinamarca|San Francisco]] — [[La Dorada, Caldas|La Dorada]] (135 km)

Place	Stage 5	Name
1.	Edgar Fonseca	Wilson Cepeda
2.	Jhon García	Iván Casas
3.	Óscar Sevilla	Giovanny Báez

2008-05-16: [[Puerto Triunfo|Doradal]] — [[El Santuario]] (115.3 km)

Place	Stage 6	Name
1.	Rafael Montiel	Wilson Cepeda
2.	Oscar Álvarez	Alejandro Ramírez
3.	Graciano Fonseca	Rafael Montiel

2008-05-17: [[Rionegro|Río Negro]] — [[La Unión, Antioquia|La Unión]] (163.6 km)

Place	Stage 7	Name
1.	Víctor Hugo Peña	Wilson Cepeda
2.	Edwin Orozco	Alejandro Ramírez
3.	Wilson Marentes	Rafael Montiel

2008-05-18: [[Medellín]] — [[Santa Elena, Antioquia|Santa Elena]] (31 km)

Place	Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial)	Name
1.	Hernán Buenahora	Giovanny Báez
2.	Giovanny Báez	Alejandro Ramírez
3.	Víctor Niño	Hernán Buenahora

2008-05-20: [[Caldas, Antioquia|Caldas]] — [[Manizales]] (173 km)

Place	Stage 9	Name
1.	Óscar Sevilla	Giovanny Báez
2.	Juan Diego Ramírez	Alejandro Ramírez
3.	Mauricio Ortega	Hernán Buenahora

2008-05-21: [[Manizales]] — [[Mariquita, Tolima|Mariquita]] (176.8 km)

Place	Stage 10	Name
1.	Diego Calderón	Giovanny Báez
2.	Juan Pablo Wilches	Alejandro Ramírez
3.	Óscar Sevilla	Hernán Buenahora

2008-05-22: [[Mariquita, Tolima|Mariquita]] — [[La Linéa]] (176.8 km)

Place	Stage 11	Name
1.	Hernán Buenahora	Giovanny Báez
2.	Mauricio Ortega	Hernán Buenahora
3.	Giovanny Báez	Mauricio Ortega

2008-05-23: [[Quimbaya, Quindío|Quimbaya]] — [[Pereira, Colombia|Pereira]] (158.2 km)

Place	Stage 12	Name
1.	Wilson Marentes	Giovanny Báez
2.	Camilo Gómez	Hernán Buenahora
3.	Edgar Fonseca	Mauricio Ortega

2008-05-24: [[Cartago, Valle del Cauca|Cartago]] — [[Cali]] (190.4 km)

Place	Stage 13	Name
1.	César Salazar	Giovanny Báez
2.	Oscar Álvarez	Hernán Buenahora
3.	Wilson Marentes	Mauricio Ortega

2008-05-25: [[Cali]] — [[Cali]] (96 km)

Place	Stage 14	Name
1.	Artur García	Giovanny Báez
2.	Andres Miguel Díaz	Hernán Buenahora
3.	Jhon García	Mauricio Ortega

Final classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Giovanny Báez	Une Orbitel	50:25:55
2.	Hernán Buenahora	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 2.00
3.	Mauricio Ortega	Une Orbitel	+ 3.14
4.	Alejandro Ramírez	GW Shimano-EPM	+ 3.29
5.	Diego Calderón	Blanco del Valle Frugos	+ 4.36
6.	Víctor Niño	Coordinadora-EBSA	+ 5.24
7.	Juan Diego Ramírez	GW Shimano	+ 5.33
8.	Iván Parra	Colombia es Pasión	+ 7.02
9.	Óscar Sevilla	Rock Racing	+ 7.45
10.	Francisco Colorado	GW Shimano	+ 8.27

References

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References

(12 October 2024). "58th Vuelta a Colombia - 2.2".

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