2008 Gent-Wevelgem
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The 2008 Gent–Wevelgem took place on April 9, 2008. Óscar Freire
won in a tightly contested bunch sprint and beat Aurélien Clerc
who came a close second.
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...
won in a tightly contested bunch sprint and beat Aurélien Clerc
Aurélien Clerc
Aurélien Clerc is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTour team . He retired from pro cycling after 2009, unable to find a new team, and started a new career as an insurance adviser....
who came a close second.
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour 2008 UCI ProTour The 2008 UCI ProTour is the fourth year of the UCI ProTour system. Following protracted disagreement between the organisers of the Grand Tours and the UCI, all races organized by ASO, RCS and Unipublic were withdrawn from the ProTour calendar... Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' | 5h 01' 35" | 40 | |
| 2 | s.t. | 30 | ||
| 3 | s.t. | 25 | ||
| 4 | s.t. | 20 | ||
| 5 | Topsport Vlaanderen | s.t. | N/A | |
| 6 | s.t. | N/A | ||
| 7 | s.t. | 7 | ||
| 8 | s.t. | 5 | ||
| 9 | s.t. | 3 | ||
| 10 | Team High Road | s.t. | 1 |
Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
| Rank | Previous Rank |
Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Team High Road | 62 | |
| 2 | 2 | 50 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 45 | ||
| 4 | - | 40 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 40 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 35 | ||
| 7 | - | 30 | ||
| 8 | 6 | 30 | ||
| 9 | 7 | 30 | ||
| 10 | - | 25 | ||