2008 Paris–Nice

The 2008 Paris–Nice was the 66th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 2008. The race started in Amilly and finished in Nice. The race was won by Italian Davide Rebellin from , who finished second last year. The race started in Amilly and ended in Nice. The 2008 edition returned to the fabled climb of Mont Ventoux, with stage four finishing at the mountain's ski facility, Mont Serein. The Mont Ventoux stage saw a winning break by Cadel Evans and Robert Gesink. Evans took the stage victory as Gesink moved into the overall lead. However, Gesink could not hold on to the lead in stage six when Rebellin attacked on the final descent and took enough time to move into the overall lead.

The event was marked by controversy before the race regarding the ongoing power struggle between ASO and UCI, excluding the race from the UCI ProTour calendar. The race organisers also decided to exclude , the team of the 2007 edition winner Alberto Contador, due to "damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".

Teams Each team started the race with eight riders. The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2008 Paris–Nice:

was the only ProTour team not to be invited to this event because of the "damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".

Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 9 March Amilly Individual time trial 1 10 March La Chapelotte to Nevers Flat stage 2 11 March Nevers to Belleville Hilly stage 3 12 March Fleurie to Saint-Étienne Medium mountain stage 4 13 March Montélimar to Mont Ventoux Mountain stage 5 14 March Althen-des-Paluds to Sisteron Hilly stage 6 15 March Sisteron to Cannes Hilly stage 7 16 March Nice to Nice Mountain stage

Stages Prologue 9 March 2008 — Amilly, (ITT) Prologue results CyclistTeamTime 1 5' 28" 2 + 4" 3 + 5" 4 s.t. 5 + 6"General Classification after Prologue CyclistTeamTime 1 5' 28" 2 + 4" 3 + 5" 4 s.t. 5 + 6"

Stage 1 10 March 2008 — La Chapelotte to Nevers,

This stage was originally supposed to start in Amilly, but because of a storm with gale force winds and rain, the route was shortened by and started in La Chapelotte instead. Stage 1 results CyclistTeamTime 1 2h 21' 29" 2 + 2" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime 1 2h 26' 55" 2 + 6" 3 + 12" 4 s.t. 5 + 17"

Stage 2 11 March 2008 — Nevers to Belleville, Stage 2 results CyclistTeamTime 1 5h 29' 47" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 + 3"General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime 1 7h 56' 34" 2 + 3" 3 + 23" 4 s.t. 5 + 29"

Stage 3 12 March 2008 — Fleurie to Saint-Étienne, Stage 3 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 39' 14" 2 s.t. 3 + 43" 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime 1 12h 37' 01" 2 + 3" 3 + 8" 4 + 14" 5 + 18"

Stage 4 13 March 2008 — Montélimar to Mont-Serein, Stage 4 results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 32' 56" 2 s.t. 3 + 33" 4 s.t. 5 + 34"General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime 1 17h 10' 12" 2 + 32" 3 + 35" 4 + 42" 5 + 1' 06"

Stage 5 14 March 2008 — Althen-des-Paluds to Sisteron, Stage 5 results CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 58' 01" 2 + 4" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime 1 21h 10' 28" 2 + 32" 3 + 35" 4 + 42" 5 + 1' 06"

Stage 6 15 March 2008 — Sisteron to Cannes, Stage 6 results CyclistTeamTime 1 5h 00' 25" 2 + 2" 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 + 6"General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime 1 26h 11' 31" 2 + 3" 3 + 48" 4 + 51" 5 + 1' 12"

Stage 7 16 March 2008 — Nice to Nice, Stage 7 results CyclistTeamTime 1 2h 51' 12" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 + 5" 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 CyclistTeamTime 1 29h 02' 48" 2 + 3" 3 + 48" 4 + 51" 5 + 1' 09"

Final standings

General classification CyclistTeamTime1 29h 02'48"2 +3"3 +48"4 +51"5 +1'09"6 +1'12"7 +2'17"8 +2'24"9 +2'39"10 +3'21"

Jersey progress Stage(Winner) General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Young Rider Classification Team Classification Prologue (ITT)(Thor Hushovd) Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd no award Andriy Hryvko Stage 1(Gert Steegmans) Dionisio Galparsoro Stage 2(Gert Steegmans) Thierry Hupond Trent Lowe Stage 3(Kjell Carlström) Sylvain ChavanelClément LhotellerieLuis León Sánchez Stage 4(Cadel Evans)Robert GesinkRobert Gesink Stage 5(Carlos Barredo) Stage 6(Sylvain Chavanel) Davide Rebellin Stage 7(Luis León Sánchez) Final Davide Rebellin Thor Hushovd Clément Lhotellerie Robert Gesink

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions On stage 1, Markel Irizar wore the green jersey On stage 2, Karsten Kroon wore the green jersey On stage 3, Gert Steegmans wore the green jersey On stages 5 & 6, Luis León Sánchez wore the white jersey

Withdrawals Only 86 riders finished the race of the 160 that started. Almost 40 riders abandoned during the last stage.

StageCyclistTeamReason DNF 1Groin injury due to crash DNS 2Losing 13:25 on the first stage DNF 2 DNF 2 DNF 2 DNF 2 DNS 3 DNF 3 DNF 3 DNF 3 DNS 4 DNS 5 DNS 5 DNS 5Finished 21:07 after Evans, on the 4th stage DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5Injury due to crash DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5Agritubel DNF 5 DNF 5 DNF 5 DNS 6 DNS 6 DNF 6 DNF 6 DNF 6 DNF 6 DNF 6 DNF 6 DNF 6 DNF 6 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7 DNF 7

References

2008 Paris–Nice

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