The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under road cycling stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of .
Teams Eighteen UCI ProTour teams and the Australian national team participated in the race.
UniSA–Australia
Stage results
Stage 1, 22 January, Mawson Lakes–Angaston, 129 km Stage 1 result CyclistTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints1 3h 13' 33" 3 pts2 s.t. 2 pts3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime1 3h 13' 23"2 + 4"3 + 4"
Stage 2, 23 January, Stirling – Hahndorf, 148 km Stage 2 result CyclistTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints1 3h 46' 55" 3 pts2 s.t. 2 pts3Team UniSA–Australia s.t. -General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime1 7h 00' 18"2 s.t.3 s.t.
Stage 3, 24 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 139 km Stage 3 result CyclistTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints1Team UniSA–Australia 3h 13' 48" -2 s.t. 2 pts3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime1 10h 14' 00"2Team UniSA–Australia + 2"3 + 6"
Stage 4, 25 January, Mannum – Strathalbyn, 134 km Stage 4 result CyclistTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints1 3h 14' 46" 3 pts2 s.t. 2 pts3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime1 13h 28' 38"2 + 4"3Team UniSA–Australia + 7"
Stage 5, 26 January, Willunga – Willunga, 147 km Stage 5 result CyclistTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints1 3h 26' 26" 3 pts2Team UniSA–Australia s.t. -3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime1 16h 55' 18"2Team UniSA–Australia + 7"3 + 20"
Stage 6, 27 January, Adelaide East End Circuit, 88 km Stage 6 result CyclistTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints1 1h 51' 13" 3 pts2 s.t. 2 pts3 s.t. 1 ptGeneral Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime1 18h 46' 18"2Team UniSA–Australia + 15"3 + 33"
Final standing
General classification CyclistTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints118h 46' 18" 502Team UniSA–Australia + 15" -3 + 33" 354 + 37" 305 + 37" 256 + 39" 207 + 39" 158 + 41" 109Team UniSA–Australia + 41" -10 + 42" 2
Mountains classification CyclistTeamPoints1 382 223 18
Points classification CyclistTeamPoints1 382Team UniSA–Australia 343 24
Young classification CyclistTeamTime1 18h 46' 51"2 + 4"3Team UniSA–Australia + 8"
Team classification TeamCountryTime1 56h 21' 03"2 s.t.3 s.t.
Classification leadership Stage(Winner)General ClassificationMountains ClassificationPoints ClassificationYoung rider classificationTeam Classification Stage 1(Mark Renshaw) Mark Renshaw Philippe Gilbert Mickaël Buffaz José Joaquín Rojas Stage 2(André Greipel) Graeme Brown Stage 3(Allan Davis) Mark Renshaw Mark Renshaw Stage 4(André Greipel) Stage 5(André Greipel) André Greipel André Greipel Stage 6(André Greipel) Final André Greipel Philippe Gilbert André Greipel José Joaquín Rojas
Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down UnderUpdated Rankings 27 January 2008; UCI; Accessed 2008-01-27
After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of 2008 UCI ProTour.
RankPreviousRankNameTeamPoints1-622-383-304-255-216-157-108-79-410-211-212-1
References
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