2008 Vuelta a Castilla y León

2008 Vuelta a Castilla y León

Race details
Dates	24 March  – 28 March
Stages	5
Distance	630.1 km (391.5 mi)
Winning time	15h 57' 37"
Results
Winner Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana)   Second Mauricio Soler (COL) (Barloworld)   Third Thomas Dekker (NED) (Rabobank)   Points Thomas Dekker (NED) (Rabobank)   Mountains Ivan Melero Coco (ESP) (Orbea–Oreka SDA)   Combination Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana)   Team Rabobank

The 2008 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 23rd edition of the Vuelta a Castilla y León road cycling stage race, started on 24 March in Valsain, and concluded on 28 March in Riaño. The race was won by Alberto Contador.

Teams

Sixteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:

• Astana
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Caisse d'Epargne
• Saunier Duval–Scott
• Rabobank
• Team CSC
• Benfica
• Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30
• Diquigiovanni–Androni
• Barloworld
• Andalucía–Cajasur
• Karpin–Galicia
• Extremadura–Gruppo Gallardo
• Contentpolis–Murcia
• Orbea–Oreka SDA
• Burgos Monumental

Final standings

General classification Cyclist Team Time 1 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 15h 57' 37" 2 Mauricio Soler (COL) Barloworld + 39" 3 Thomas Dekker (NED) Rabobank + 46" 4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 1' 09" 5 Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank + 1' 23"

Points classification Cyclist Team Points 1 Thomas Dekker (NED) Rabobank 72 2 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 62 3 Francisco José Ventoso (ESP) Andalucía–Cajasur 41 4 Mauricio Soler (COL) Barloworld 38 5 Koldo Fernández (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 35

Mountains classification Cyclist Team Points 1 Ivan Melero Coco (ESP) Orbea–Oreka SDA 17 2 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 10 3 Enrique Salgueiro (ESP) Extremadura-Gruppo Gallardo 9 4 Mauricio Soler (COL) Barloworld 8 5 Xavier Zandio (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 8

Combination classification Cyclist Team Points 1 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 3 2 Mauricio Soler (COL) Barloworld 3 3 Thomas Dekker (NED) Rabobank 3 4 Denis Menchov (RUS) Rabobank 3 5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 3

Team Classification Team Time 1 Rabobank 47h 55' 59" 2 Barloworld + 1' 56" 3 Saunier Duval–Scott + 3' 18" 4 Team CSC + 3' 35" 5 Benfica + 3' 47"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Combination classification	Team Classification
0Stage 1 (ITT) (Alberto Contador)	Alberto Contador	Alberto Contador	Not Awarded	Alberto Contador	Astana Team
0Stage 2 (Karsten Kroon)			Ivan Melero	Daniele Nardello	Slipstream–Chipotle
0Stage 3 (Francisco José Ventoso)
0Stage 4 (Alberto Contador)				Alberto Contador	Rabobank
0Stage 5 (Koldo Fernández)		Thomas Dekker
0Final	Alberto Contador	Thomas Dekker	Ivan Melero	Alberto Contador	Rabobank