2008 Tour of California

2008 Tour of California
UCI America Tour
Race details
Dates	February 17–24
Stages	7 & Prologue
Distance	650 mi (1,046 km)
Winning time	29h 24' 32"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Mountains
	Youth
	Sprints
	Team
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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

UCI ProTour Teams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

BMC - BMC Racing Team
TSL - Slipstream–Chipotle

UCI Continental Teams

Stage Results

Prologue, February 17, Palo Alto - Stanford University, 3.4 km

Prologue Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	3' 51"
2	Bradley Wiggins (GBR)	Team High Road	+ 4"
3	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 5"

Stage 1, February 18, Sausalito - Santa Rosa, 156 km

Stage 1 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Juan José Haedo (ARG)	Team CSC	4h 03' 29"
2	Gerald Ciolek (GER)	Team High Road	+ 0"
3	Heinrich Haussler (GER)	Gerolsteiner	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	4h 07' 20"
2	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 2"
3	Bradley Wiggins (GBR)	Team High Road	+ 4"

Stage 2, February 19, Santa Rosa - Sacramento, 186 km

Stage 2 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step	5h 09' 35"
2	Heinrich Haussler (GER)	Gerolsteiner	+ 0"
3	Mario Cipollini (ITA)	Rock Racing	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	9h 16' 54"
2	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	+ 1"
3	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 4"

Stage 3, February 20, Modesto - San José, 165 km

David Millar leading the chase at the end of Stage 3.

Stage 3 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	4h 28' 29"
2	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	+ 0"
3	Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 19"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	13h 45' 30"
2	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	+ 13"
3	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 15"

Stage 4, February 21, Seaside - San Luis Obispo, 218 km

Stage 4 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Dominique Rollin (CAN)	Toyota–United	06h 56' 08"
2	George Hincapie (USA)	Team High Road	+ 18"
3	Iker Camaño (ESP)	Saunier Duval–Scott	+ 18"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	20h 44' 06"
2	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	+ 13"
3	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 15"

Stage 5, February 22, Solvang, 24 km

Stage 5 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	30' 46"
2	David Millar (GBR)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 29"
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 45"

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	21h 14' 52"
2	David Millar (GBR)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 49"
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 1' 08"

Stage 6, February 23, Santa Barbara - Santa Clarita, 169.6 km

Stage 6 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Luciano Pagliarini (BRA)	Saunier Duval–Scott	4h 18' 31"
2	Juan José Haedo (ARG)	Team CSC	+ 0"
3	Paolo Bettini (ITA)	Quick-Step	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	25h 33' 23"
2	David Millar (GBR)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 49"
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 1' 08"

Stage 7, February 24, Santa Clarita - Pasadena, 150 km

Stage 7 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	George Hincapie (USA)	Team High Road	3h 50' 57"
2	Rory Sutherland (AUS)	Health Net Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
3	Jason McCartney (USA)	Team CSC	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 7

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	29h 24' 32"
2	David Millar (GBR)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 49"
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 1' 08"

Final standing

General classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	29h 24' 32"
2	David Millar (GBR)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 49"
3	Christian Vande Velde (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 1' 08"
4	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Team CSC	+ 1' 18"
5	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	Team CSC	+ 1' 19"
6	David Zabriskie (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 1' 36"
7	Christopher Horner (USA)	Astana	+ 2' 07"
8	Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 2' 11"
9	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+2' 18"
10	Alexandre Moos (SUI)	BMC Racing Team	+2' 27"

Team classification

	Team	Country	Time
1	Slipstream–Chipotle	United States	88h 17' 05"
2	Astana	Luxembourg	+ 16"
3	Team CSC	Denmark	+ 8' 44"

Young classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	29h 26' 50"
2	Tom Peterson (USA)	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 40"
3	Kevin Seeldraeyers (BEL)	Quick-Step	+ 1' 22"

Mountains classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Scott Nydam (USA)	BMC Racing Team	26
2	Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL)	Quick-Step	19
3	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	17

Sprint classification

	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Dominique Rollin (CAN)	Toyota–United	44
2	Juan José Haedo (ARG)	Team CSC	42
3	Gerald Ciolek (GER)	Team High Road	32

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Youth Classification	Mountains Classification	Sprint Classification	Team Classification	Most Aggressive
0Prologue (Fabian Cancellara)	Fabian Cancellara	Edvald Boasson Hagen	no award	Fabian Cancellara	Team High Road	no award
0Stage 1 (Juan José Haedo)	Fabian Cancellara	Gerald Ciolek	Jackson Stewart	Jackson Stewart		Jackson Stewart
0Stage 2 (Tom Boonen)	Tyler Farrar	Gerald Ciolek	Jackson Stewart	Heinrich Haussler		Scott Nydam
0Stage 3 (Robert Gesink)	Levi Leipheimer	Robert Gesink	Scott Nydam	Heinrich Haussler	Astana	George Hincapie
0Stage 4 (Dominique Rollin)				Dominique Rollin	Astana	Dominique Rollin
0Stage 5 (Levi Leipheimer)					Slipstream–Chipotle	no award
0Stage 6 (Luciano Pagliarini)						Rory Sutherland
0Stage 7 (George Hincapie)						BMC Racing Team
0Final	Levi Leipheimer	Robert Gesink	Scott Nydam	Dominique Rollin	Slipstream–Chipotle

External links

Official website - 2008 Tour Archive
Live Coverage and Photos Cyclingfans.com