Cycling race
The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008.[3] The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain.[3] It formed part of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.[3]
The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel,[2][4] whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.[5]
Participating teams
The 16 teams which participated in the race were:[6]
Stages
Stage 1
- 7 September 2008 – London to London, 86 km (53 mi)
Stage 1 results[7] | | General Classification after Stage 1 |
Stage 2
- 8 September 2008 – Milton Keynes to Newbury, 145 km (90 mi)
Stage 2 results[8] | | General Classification after Stage 2 |
Stage 3
- 9 September 2008 – Chard to Burnham-on-Sea, 186 km (116 mi)
Stage 3 results[9] | | General Classification after Stage 3 |
Stage 4
- 10 September 2008 – Worcester to Stoke-on-Trent, 157 km (98 mi)
Stage 4 results[10] | | General Classification after Stage 4 |
Stage 5
- 11 September 2008 – Hull to Dalby Forest, 165 km (103 mi)
Stage 5 results[11] | | General Classification after Stage 5 |
Stage 6
- 12 September 2008 – Darlington to Newcastle/Gateshead, 156 km (97 mi)
Stage 6 results[12] | | General Classification after Stage 6 |
Stage 7
- 13 September 2008 – Glasgow Green to Drumlanrig Castle, 153 km (95 mi)
Stage 7 results[13] | | General Classification after Stage 7 |
Stage 8
- 14 September 2008 – Blackpool to Liverpool, 110 km (68 mi)
The final stage departed from Blackpool and finished in Liverpool with six laps of a city centre circuit.[4] Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win, his third of the tour, whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification.[14]
Stage 8 results[5] | | General Classification after Stage 8 |
Classification leadership
References
- ^ "The Tour of Britain Race Manual 08" (PDF). Tour of Britain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain win for Lequatre". BBC Sport. 14 September 2008.
- ^ a b c Rob Lampard (4 April 2008). "2008 Tour of Britain launched". bikeradar.com.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain 2008". Tour of Britain. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ a b c "Three For Petacchi Too!". British Cycling. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008.
- ^ Nigel Wynn (28 August 2008). "Tour of Britain 2008: Preview". Cycling Weekly.
- ^ a b "Rapid Petacchi Brings Star Quality To London Stage". British Cycling. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Goss Heads Antipodean Charge to Claim Second Stage". British Cycling. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Exmoor Stage Blows Race Apart". British Cycling. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Last Minute Puncture Means New Leader for Tour". British Cycling. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008.
- ^ a b "No Stopping Boason Hagen". British Cycling. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ a b "Petacchi Triumphs on Tyneside". British Cycling. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Unstoppable Boasen Hagen Makes it Three!". British Cycling. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
- ^ Richard Moore (15 September 2008). "Lequatre holds off charge of home brigade for biggest win". The Guardian. UK.
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