The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of the Tour of California, 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
UCI ProTour Teams AST - BTL - C.A - CSC - GST - QST - RAB - SDV - THR -
UCI Professional Continental Teams BMC - TSL -
UCI Continental Teams BPC - HNM - JBC - KBM - RRC - TUP -
Stage Results
Prologue, February 17, Palo Alto - Stanford University, 3.4 km Prologue Result CyclistTeamTime1 3' 51"2 + 4"3 + 5"
Stage 1, February 18, Sausalito - Santa Rosa, 156 km Stage 1 Result CyclistTeamTime14h 03' 29"2+ 0"3+ 0"General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist TeamTime14h 07' 20"2+ 2"3 + 4"
Stage 2, February 19, Santa Rosa - Sacramento, 186 km Stage 2 Result CyclistTeamTime15h 09' 35"2+ 0"3+ 0"General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist TeamTime19h 16' 54"2+ 1"3+ 4"
Stage 3, February 20, Modesto - San José, 165 km
Stage 3 Result CyclistTeamTime14h 28' 29"2+ 0"3+ 19"General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist TeamTime113h 45' 30"2+ 13"3+ 15"
Stage 4, February 21, Seaside - San Luis Obispo, 218 km Stage 4 Result CyclistTeamTime106h 56' 08"2+ 18"3+ 18"General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist TeamTime120h 44' 06"2+ 13"3+ 15"
Stage 5, February 22, Solvang, 24 km Stage 5 Result CyclistTeamTime130' 46"2+ 29"3+ 45"General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist TeamTime121h 14' 52"2+ 49"3+ 1' 08"
Stage 6, February 23, Santa Barbara - Santa Clarita, 169.6 km Stage 6 Result CyclistTeamTime14h 18' 31"2 + 0"3 + 0"General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist TeamTime125h 33' 23"2+ 49"3+ 1' 08"
Stage 7, February 24, Santa Clarita - Pasadena, 150 km Stage 7 Result CyclistTeamTime13h 50' 57"2Health Net Pro Cycling Team + 0"3 + 0"General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist TeamTime129h 24' 32"2+ 49"3+ 1' 08"
Final standing
General classification CyclistTeamTime129h 24' 32"2+ 49"3+ 1' 08"4+ 1' 18"5+ 1' 19"6+ 1' 36"7+ 2' 07"8+ 2' 11"9+2' 18"10+2' 27"
Team classification TeamCountryTime188h 17' 05"2+ 16"3+ 8' 44"
Young classification CyclistTeamTime129h 26' 50"2+ 40"3+ 1' 22"
Mountains classification CyclistTeamPoints1 262 193 17
Sprint classification CyclistTeamPoints1 442 423 32
Jersey progress Stage(Winner)General ClassificationYouth ClassificationMountains ClassificationSprint ClassificationTeam Classification Most Aggressive Prologue(Fabian Cancellara) Fabian Cancellara Edvald Boasson Hagen no award Fabian Cancellara 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 George Hincapie Stage 4(Dominique Rollin) Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin Stage 5(Levi Leipheimer) no award Stage 6(Luciano Pagliarini) Rory Sutherland Stage 7(George Hincapie) Final Levi Leipheimer Robert Gesink Scott Nydam Dominique Rollin
External links
- 2008 Tour Archive Live Coverage and Photos Cyclingfans.com