The 2008 Tour de Romandie (62nd Edition) cycling road race took place from 29 April to 4 May 2008 in Switzerland. It is the sixth race of the 2008 UCI ProTour.
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| Dates | 29 April–4 May 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 & Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 659 km (409.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 16h 43' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stages
editPrologue Results
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General Classification after Prologue
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Stage 1 - 30 April 2008: Morges > Saignelégier, 182.4 km
editStage 1 Results
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2 Results
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 Results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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A landslide forced the organizers to cancel the third climb of the day, Saint-Luc, and the route was shortened to 112.4 km.
Stage 4 Results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 - 4 May 2008: Le Bouveret > Lausanne, 159.4 km
editStage 5 Results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Final standings
editGeneral classification
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Andreas Klöden (GER)
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Astana | 16h 43' 20" |
| 2 |  Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
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Liquigas | + 35" |
| 3 |  Marco Pinotti (ITA)
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Team High Road | + 43" |
| 4 |  Denis Menchov (RUS)
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Rabobank | + 45" |
| 5 |  Mikel Astarloza (ESP)
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 54" |
| 6 |  Sandy Casar (FRA)
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Française des Jeux | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP)
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Quick-Step | + 1' 08" |
| 8 | John Gadret (FRA)
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Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 14" |
| 9 |  Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
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Astana | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP)
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Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 1' 52" |
Mountain classification
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Francesco De Bonis (ITA)
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Gerolsteiner | 35 pts |
| 2 |  Stef Clement (NED)
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Bouygues Télécom | 28 |
| 3 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA)
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Française des Jeux | 21 |
Points classification
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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Liquigas | 39 pts |
| 2 |  Markus Zberg (SUI)
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Gerolsteiner | 37 |
| 3 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)
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Astana | 36 |
Sprints classification
edit| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Morris Possoni (ITA)
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Team High Road | 12 pts |
| 2 | Alexandre Moos (SUI)
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BMC Racing Team | 12 |
| 3 | Michael Albasini (SUI)
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Liquigas | 12 |
Jersey progress
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Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
editAs of 4 May 2008, after the 2008 Tour de Romandie.[1]
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Damiano Cunego (ITA)
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Lampre | 73 |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER)
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Team High Road | 62 |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP)
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Astana | 58 |
| 4 | Thomas Dekker (NED)
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Rabobank | 54 |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (GER)
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Astana | 53 |
| 6 |  Stijn Devolder (BEL)
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Quick-Step | 50 |
| 7 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)
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Caisse d'Epargne | 45 |
| 8 | Mikel Astarloza (ESP)
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | 45 |
| 9 |  Cadel Evans (AUS)
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Silence–Lotto | 42 |
| 10 | Óscar Freire (ESP)
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Rabobank | 40 |
| 11 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE)
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Liquigas | 40 |
| 12 | Nick Nuyens (BEL)
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Cofidis | 40 |
- 62 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Rankings as of 04.05.2008 updated after Tour de Romandie". UCI. 2008-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
External links
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Official website (in French)- cyclingnews.com