2008 Tour of California
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| Dates | February 17–24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 & Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 650 mi (1,046 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 29h 24' 32" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race, which began in Palo Alto (Stanford University), then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24. The 2008 Tour of California is part of the 2007–2008 UCI America Tour and the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour.
Participating teams
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Stage Results
[edit]Prologue, February 17, Palo Alto - Stanford University, 3.4 km
[edit]Prologue Result
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Stage 1, February 18, Sausalito - Santa Rosa, 156 km
[edit]Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, February 19, Santa Rosa - Sacramento, 186 km
[edit]Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4, February 21, Seaside - San Luis Obispo, 218 km
[edit]Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, February 23, Santa Barbara - Santa Clarita, 169.6 km
[edit]Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7, February 24, Santa Clarita - Pasadena, 150 km
[edit]Stage 7 Result
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Final standing
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Jersey progress
[edit]| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Youth Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Sprint Classification | Team Classification | Most Aggressive |
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| Prologue (Fabian Cancellara) |
Fabian Cancellara | Edvald Boasson Hagen | no award | Fabian Cancellara | Team High Road | no award |
| Stage 1 (Juan José Haedo) |
Gerald Ciolek | Jackson Stewart | Jackson Stewart | Jackson Stewart | ||
| Stage 2 (Tom Boonen) |
Tyler Farrar | Heinrich Haussler | Scott Nydam | |||
| Stage 3 (Robert Gesink) |
Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Astana | George Hincapie | |
| Stage 4 (Dominique Rollin) |
Dominique Rollin | Dominique Rollin | ||||
| Stage 5 (Levi Leipheimer) |
Slipstream–Chipotle | no award | ||||
| Stage 6 (Luciano Pagliarini) |
Rory Sutherland | |||||
| Stage 7 (George Hincapie) |
BMC Racing Team | |||||
| Final |
Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin | Slipstream–Chipotle |
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tour of California 2008.
- Official website - 2008 Tour Archive
- Live Coverage and Photos Cyclingfans.com