The 2008 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 19th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, one of the premier events of the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 5–13 July 2008. The race was won by Italian Fabiana Luperini (Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors) for the fifth time, 10 years since her last victory at the race.[1]
| Race details | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 5–13 July 2008 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 808 km (502.1 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 18' 40" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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Route and stages
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 5 July | Mantova to Mantova | 1 km (1 mi)[2] |  Mirjam Melchers (NED)
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Team Flexpoint |
| 1 | 6 July | Asola to Lendinara | 131 km (81 mi)[3] |  Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
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Team Columbia Women |
| 2 | 7 July | Ca' Tiepolo Porto Tolle to Rosolina Mare | 123 km (76 mi)[4] | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
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Team Columbia Women |
| 3 | 8 July | Occhiobello to Altedo | 123 km (76 mi)[5] | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
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Team Columbia Women |
| 4 | 9 July | Calcinaia to Prato A Calci / Monte Serra | 106 km (66 mi)[6] |  Fabiana Luperini (ITA)
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Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors |
| 5 | 10 July | Novara to Novara | 9 km (6 mi)[7] |  Vicki Whitelaw (AUS)
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| 6 | 11 July | Cardano Al Campo to Laveno Mombello | 113 km (70 mi)[8] | Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)
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Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung |
| 7 | 12 July | Macherio to Montevecchia | 84 km (52 mi)[9] | Fabiana Luperini (ITA)
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Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors |
| 8 | 13 July | Desio to Desio | 118 km (73 mi)[10] | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)
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Team Columbia Women |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) 
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Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors | 21h 18' 40" |
| 2 |  Amber Neben (USA)
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Team Flexpoint | + 2' 37" |
| 3 | Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)
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Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | + 2' 40" |
| 4 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
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Gauss RDZ Ormu | + 2' 53" |
| 5 |  Nicole Brändli (SUI)
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Bigla Cycling Team | + 3' 12" |
| 6 |  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)
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Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | + 4' 58" |
| 7 |  Anna Sanchis (ESP)
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+ 6' 37" | |
| 8 | Jolanta Polikevičiūtė (LTU)
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Usc Chirio Forno D'asolo | + 8' 14" |
| 9 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA)
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Team Cmax Dila | + 9' 36" |
| 10 | Judith Arndt (GER)
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Team Columbia Women | + 10' 02" |
Sources
edit- ^ "Fabiana Luperini's five fabulous "Giro Rosa"". www.uci.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Prologue".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 1".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 2".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 3".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 4".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 5".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 6".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 7".
- ^ "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 8".