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2008 Volta a Catalunya

2008 UCI ProTour, race 7 of 15
Race details
DatesMay 19–25, 2008
Stages6 & Prologue
Distance1,032.0 km (641.3 mi)
Winning time24h 29' 22"
Results
  Winner  Gustavo César (ESP) (Karpin–Galicia)
  Second  Rigoberto Urán (COL) (Caisse d'Epargne)
  Third  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) (Crédit Agricole)
  Points  Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Crédit Agricole)
  Mountains  Christophe Moreau (FRA) (Agritubel)
  Sprints  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) (Liquigas)
  Team Luxembourg Astana
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The 2008 Volta a Catalunya (88th edition) road cycling race took place from May 19 to May 25, 2008, in Catalonia, Spain. Gustavo César took overall victory, becoming first rider of non-ProTour team to win a ProTour race general classification.

Teams

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Twenty-two teams of up to eight riders took part. The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya:[1]

Belgium Belgium
Denmark Denmark
 France
Germany
Italy Italy
Luxembourg Luxembourg
Netherlands Netherlands
Spain
 United States

Route

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Stage characteristics and winners[1][2]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
P 19 May Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar 3.7 km (2.3 mi) Individual time trial  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
1 20 May Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles 167.8 km (104.3 mi)  Thor Hushovd (NOR)
2 21 May Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell 191.1 km (118.7 mi)  Cyril Dessel (FRA)
3 22 May La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó 217.2 km (135.0 mi)  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)
4 23 May Ascó to El Vendrell 163.5 km (101.6 mi)  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)
5 24 May El Vendrell to Pallejà 163.9 km (101.8 mi)  Francesco Chicchi (ITA)
6 25 May Pallejà to Barcelona 106.2 km (66.0 mi)  José Luis Carrasco (ESP)

Stages

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Prologue

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May 19, 2008: Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) (ITT)[2][3]

Prologue Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 4' 37"
2  George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road + 6"
3  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 7"
4  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road + 7"
5  Gustavo César (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 7"
General Classification after Prologue
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 4' 37"
2  George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road + 6"
3  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 7"
4  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road + 7"
5  Gustavo César (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 7"

Stage 1

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May 20, 2008: Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles, 167.8 km (104.3 mi)[2][4]

Stage 1 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 4h 07' 35"
2  Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Team High Road s.t.
3  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis s.t.
4  Markus Zberg (SUI) Gerolsteiner s.t.
5  Mark Renshaw (AUS) Crédit Agricole s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 4h 12' 02"
2  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis + 14"
3  George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road + 16"
4  Iván Gutiérrez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 17"
5  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road + 17"

Stage 2

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May 21, 2008: Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell, 191.1 km (118.7 mi)[2][5]

Stage 2 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Cyril Dessel (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 5h 10' 30"
2  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 34"
3  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 34"
4  Josep Jufré (ESP) Saunier Duval–Scott + 34"
5  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 34"
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1  Cyril Dessel (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 9h 23' 03"
2  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 18"
3  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 25"
4  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 26"
5  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 29"

Stage 3

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May 22, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó "La Vostra Energia", 217.2 km (135.0 mi)[2][6]

Stage 3 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom 5h 06' 01"
2  Alexander Bocharov (RUS) Crédit Agricole s.t.
3  Gustavo César (ESP) Karpin–Galicia s.t.
4  Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Française des Jeux s.t.
5  Daniel Navarro (ESP) Astana s.t.
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Crédit Agricole 14h 29' 33"
2  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 7"
3  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 8"
4  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 10"
5  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 11"

Stage 4

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May 23, 2008: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" to El Vendrell, 163.5 km (101.6 mi)[2][7]

Stage 4 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Cofidis 3h 52' 15"
2  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole + 2' 32"
3  Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Team High Road + 2' 32"
4  Markus Zberg (SUI) Gerolsteiner + 2' 32"
5  Anthony Geslin (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 2' 32"
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Crédit Agricole 18h 24' 25"
2  Josep Jufré (ESP) Saunier Duval–Scott + 2"
3  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 7"
4  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 8"
5  Gustavo César (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"

Stage 5

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May 24, 2008: El Vendrell to Pallejà, 163.9 km (101.8 mi)[2][8]

Stage 5 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Liquigas 3h 44' 17"
2  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis s.t.
3  Markus Zberg (SUI) Gerolsteiner s.t.
4  Mark Renshaw (AUS) Crédit Agricole s.t.
5  Mikel Gaztañaga (ESP) Agritubel s.t.
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Crédit Agricole 22h 08' 42"
2  Josep Jufré (ESP) Saunier Duval–Scott + 2"
3  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 7"
4  Janez Brajkovič (SLO) Astana + 8"
5  Gustavo César (ESP) Karpin–Galicia + 8"

Stage 6

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May 25, 2008: Pallejà to Barcelona, 106.2 km (66.0 mi)[2][9]

Stage 6 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  José Luis Carrasco (ESP) Andalucía–CajaSur 2h 20' 38"
2  Gustavo César (ESP) Karpin–Galicia s.t.
3  Francisco Ventoso (ESP) Andalucía–CajaSur + 7"
4  Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) Liquigas + 7"
5  Eduardo Gonzalo (ESP) Agritubel + 7"
General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1  Gustavo César (ESP) Karpin–Galicia 24h 29' 22"
2  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne + 16"
3  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 21"
4  Josep Jufré (ESP) Saunier Duval–Scott + 21"
5  Daniel Navarro (ESP) Astana + 23"

Jersey progress

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Stage Winner General Classification
 Mountains Classification
 Points Classification
 Sprints classification
 Team Classification
P Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd no award Thor Hushovd no award Crédit Agricole
1 Thor Hushovd Dario Cioni Freddy Bichot
2 Cyril Dessel Cyril Dessel Christophe Moreau Ag2r–La Mondiale
3 Pierrick Fédrigo Rémi Pauriol Astana
4 Sylvain Chavanel Sylvain Chavanel
5 Francesco Chicchi Manuel Quinziato
6 José Luis Carrasco Gustavo César
Final Gustavo César Christophe Moreau Thor Hushovd Manuel Quinziato Astana
Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions

Individual standings

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As of 25 May 2008, after the 2008 Volta a Catalunya.[10]

Rank Name Team Points
1  Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre 73
2  André Greipel (GER) Team High Road 62
3  Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 58
4  Thomas Dekker (NED) Rabobank 54
5  Andreas Klöden (GER) Astana 53
6  Stijn Devolder (BEL) Quick-Step 50
7  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 45
8  Mikel Astarloza (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 45
9  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto 42
10  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 40
11  Rigoberto Urán (COL) Caisse d'Epargne 40
12  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas 40
13  Nick Nuyens (BEL) Cofidis 40
14  Rémi Pauriol (FRA) Crédit Agricole 36

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "88th Volta a Catalunya – ProT". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "88th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Prologue – May 19: Lloret de Mar – Lloret de Mar (ITT), 3.7km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Stage 1 – May 20: Riudellots de la Selva – Banyoles, 167.8km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Stage 2 – May 21: Banyoles – La Seu d'Urgell, 191.9km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Stage 3 – May 22: La Seu d'Urgell – Ascó La Vostra Energia, 217.2km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Stage 4 – May 23: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" – El Vendrell, 163.5km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  8. ^ "Stage 5 – May 24: El Vendrell – Pallejà, 163.9km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Stage 6 – May 25: Pallejà – Barcelona, 124.0km". Cycling News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Individual standings". UCI. 2008-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-25.
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