Cycling race
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:[1]
- Belgium
- Quick-Step (QST)
- Silence–Lotto (SIL)
- Denmark
- France
| - Italy
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
| - United States
|
Route
Stages
Prologue
May 19, 2008: Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) (ITT)[2][3]
Prologue Results | | General Classification after Prologue |
Stage 1
May 20, 2008: Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles, 167.8 km (104.3 mi)[2][4]
Stage 1 Results | | General Classification after Stage 1 |
Stage 2
May 21, 2008: Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell, 191.1 km (118.7 mi)[2][5]
Stage 2 Results | | General Classification after Stage 2 |
Stage 3
May 22, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó "La Vostra Energia", 217.2 km (135.0 mi)[2][6]
Stage 3 Results | | General Classification after Stage 3 |
Stage 4
May 23, 2008: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" to El Vendrell, 163.5 km (101.6 mi)[2][7]
Stage 4 Results | | General Classification after Stage 4 |
Stage 5
May 24, 2008: El Vendrell to Pallejà, 163.9 km (101.8 mi)[2][8]
Stage 5 Results | | General Classification after Stage 5 |
Stage 6
May 25, 2008: Pallejà to Barcelona, 106.2 km (66.0 mi)[2][9]
Stage 6 Results | | General Classification after Stage 6 |
Jersey progress
- Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
Individual standings
As of 25 May 2008, after the 2008 Volta a Catalunya.[10]
- 78 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.
See also
References
- ^ a b "88th Volta a Catalunya – ProT". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "88th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Prologue – May 19: Lloret de Mar – Lloret de Mar (ITT), 3.7km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 1 – May 20: Riudellots de la Selva – Banyoles, 167.8km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 2 – May 21: Banyoles – La Seu d'Urgell, 191.9km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 3 – May 22: La Seu d'Urgell – Ascó La Vostra Energia, 217.2km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 4 – May 23: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" – El Vendrell, 163.5km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 5 – May 24: El Vendrell – Pallejà, 163.9km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Stage 6 – May 25: Pallejà – Barcelona, 124.0km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Individual standings". UCI. 2008-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
External links
- Official website (in Catalan)
- Official website (in Spanish)
- cyclingnews.com