2008 Liège-Bastogne-Liège
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The 2008 Liège–Bastogne–Liège monument classic
cycling race took place on April 27, 2008 and was won by Spaniard
Alejandro Valverde
of , beating Italian
Davide Rebellin
of and Luxembourg
er Fränk Schleck
of in a sprint finish. It was the 94th running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, organised by Amaury Sport Organisation
and the Royal Pesant Club Liégeois.
Classic cycle races
The classic cycle races are one-day professional cycling road races in the international calendar. Most of the events, all run in western Europe, have been fixtures on the professional calendar for decades and the oldest ones date back to the 19th Century. They are normally held at roughly the same...
cycling race took place on April 27, 2008 and was won by Spaniard
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...
of , beating Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games...
of and Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
er Fränk Schleck
Fränk Schleck
Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...
of in a sprint finish. It was the 94th running of the Liège–Bastogne–Liège, organised by Amaury Sport Organisation
Amaury Sport Organisation
The Amaury Sport Organisation is part of the French media group, EPA . It organises sporting events including the Tour de France and Paris–Nice professional cycle road races, and the Dakar Rally...
and the Royal Pesant Club Liégeois.
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6h 44' 04" | ||
| 2 | s.t. | ||
| 3 | s.t. | ||
| 4 | + 30" | ||
| 5 | Barloworld | + 40" | |
| 6 | s.t. | ||
| 7 | s.t. | ||
| 8 | + 48" | ||
| 9 | + 1' 03" | ||
| 10 | s.t. | ||