2008 Tour of California
Encyclopedia
The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race, which began in Palo Alto (Stanford University
), then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena
. The road bicycle racing
event was held February 17–24. The 2008 Tour of California is part of the 2007–2008 UCI America Tour
and the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour
.
Teams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams
Prologue, February 17, Palo Alto
Stage 1, February 18, Sausalito
Stage 2, February 19, Santa Rosa
Stage 3, February 20, Modesto
Stage 4, February 21, Seaside
Stage 5, February 22, Solvang
Stage 6, February 23, Santa Barbara
Stage 7, February 24, Santa Clarita
Stanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
), then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena
Pasadena, California
Pasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
. The road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing
Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...
event was held February 17–24. The 2008 Tour of California is part of the 2007–2008 UCI America Tour
2007–2008 UCI America Tour
The 2007–2008 UCI America Tour is the fourth season for the UCI America Tour, a series of road bicycle races. Canadian Svein Tuft of the Symmetrics Professional Cycling Team is the defending 2006-2007 UCI America Tour individual points champion...
and the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour
2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour
The 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour is the second year of this elite men's professional road bicycle racing series organized by USA Cycling....
.
Participating teams
UCI ProTourUCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...
Teams
- AST -
- BTL -
- C.A -
- CSC -
- GST -
- QST -
- RAB -
- SDV -
- THR -
UCI Professional Continental Teams
- BMC -
- TSL -
UCI Continental Teams
- BPC -
- HNM -
- JBC -
- KBM -
- RRC -
- TUP -
Prologue, February 17, Palo AltoPalo Alto, CaliforniaPalo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, United States. The city shares its borders with East Palo Alto, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Stanford, Portola Valley, and Menlo Park. It is...
- Stanford UniversityStanford UniversityThe Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
, 3.4 km
b>Prologue Result
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Stage 1, February 18, SausalitoSausalito, CaliforniaSausalito is a San Francisco Bay Area city, in Marin County, California, United States. Sausalito is south-southeast of San Rafael, at an elevation of 13 feet . The population was 7,061 as of the 2010 census. The community is situated near the northern end of the Golden Gate Bridge, and prior to...
- Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CaliforniaSanta Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
, 156 km
Stage 1 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, February 19, Santa RosaSanta Rosa, CaliforniaSanta Rosa is the county seat of Sonoma County, California, United States. The 2010 census reported a population of 167,815. Santa Rosa is the largest city in California's Wine Country and fifth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, after San Jose, San Francisco, Oakland, and Fremont and 26th...
- SacramentoSacramento, CaliforniaSacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
, 186 km
Stage 2 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, February 20, ModestoModesto, CaliforniaModesto is a city in, and is the county seat of, Stanislaus County, California. With a population of approximately 201,165 at the 2010 census, Modesto ranks as the 18th largest city in the state of California....
- San JoséSan Jose, CaliforniaSan Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, 165 km
Stage 3 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4, February 21, SeasideSeaside, CaliforniaSeaside is a city in Monterey County, California, United States, with a population of 33,025 as of the 2010 census. Seaside is located east-northeast of Monterey, at an elevation of 33 feet...
- San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaSan Luis Obispo is a city in California, located roughly midway between San Francisco and Los Angeles on the Central Coast. Founded in 1772 by Spanish Fr. Junipero Serra, San Luis Obispo is one of California’s oldest communities...
, 218 km
Stage 4 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, February 22, SolvangSolvang, CaliforniaSolvang is a city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is one of the communities that make up the Santa Ynez Valley. The population was 5,245 at the 2010 census, down from 5,332 at the 2000 census...
, 24 km
Stage 5 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, February 23, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CaliforniaSanta Barbara is the county seat of Santa Barbara County, California, United States. Situated on an east-west trending section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coast of the United States, the city lies between the steeply-rising Santa Ynez Mountains and the Pacific Ocean...
- Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita, CaliforniaSanta Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-fourth largest city in the state of California. The 2010 US Census reported the city's population grew 16.7% from the year 2000 to 176,320 residents. It is located about northwest of downtown...
, 169.6 km
Stage 6 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7, February 24, Santa ClaritaSanta Clarita, CaliforniaSanta Clarita is the fourth largest city in Los Angeles County, California, United States and the twenty-fourth largest city in the state of California. The 2010 US Census reported the city's population grew 16.7% from the year 2000 to 176,320 residents. It is located about northwest of downtown...
- PasadenaPasadena, CaliforniaPasadena is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Although famous for hosting the annual Rose Bowl football game and Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena is the home to many scientific and cultural institutions, including the California Institute of Technology , the Jet...
, 150 km
Stage 7 Result
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b>General Classification after Stage 7
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General classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29h 24' 32" | ||
| 2 | + 49" | ||
| 3 | + 1' 08" | ||
| 4 | + 1' 18" | ||
| 5 | + 1' 19" | ||
| 6 | + 1' 36" | ||
| 7 | + 2' 07" | ||
| 8 | + 2' 11" | ||
| 9 | +2' 18" | ||
| 10 | +2' 27" |
Team classification
| Team | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88h 17' 05" | ||
| 2 | + 16" | ||
| 3 | + 8' 44" |
Young classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29h 26' 50" | ||
| 2 | + 40" | ||
| 3 | + 1' 22" |
Mountains classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | ||
| 2 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 17 |
Sprint classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | ||
| 2 | 42 | ||
| 3 | 32 |
Jersey progress
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Youth Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Sprint Classification | Team Classification | Most Aggressive |
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| Prologue (Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... ) |
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no... |
no award | no award | no award | |
| Stage 1 (Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo... ) |
Gerald Ciolek Gerald Ciolek Gerald Michael Ciolek is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . In 2005, Ciolek won the German National Championship road race at age 18, the youngest ever rider to do so.... |
Jackson Stewart Jackson Stewart (cyclist) Jackson Stewart is an American former road racing cyclist, who last rode for the BMC Racing Team.-Multifaceted:... |
Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo Juan José Haedo is an Argentine professional road racing cyclist and former track cyclist on . He is the brother of Lucas Sebastian Haedo... |
Jackson Stewart Jackson Stewart (cyclist) Jackson Stewart is an American former road racing cyclist, who last rode for the BMC Racing Team.-Multifaceted:... |
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| Stage 2 (Tom Boonen Tom Boonen Tom Boonen is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer who won the 2005 World Road Race Championship. He is a member of the team, and is considered a single-day road race specialist with a strong finishing sprint... ) |
Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.-Cycling career:Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for in 2003, in 2004, and in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season... |
Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:... |
Scott Nydam | |||
| Stage 3 (Robert Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in... ) |
Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a... |
Robert Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in... |
Scott Nydam | George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina... |
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| Stage 4 (Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin, is a professional cyclist, riding for UCI Professional Continental team .Born in Boucherville, Canada, he began his professional career in 2001 with the team Sympatico High Speed-Jet Fuel Coffee and again the following year, 2002 with Sympatico Edition Haute Vitese... ) |
Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin, is a professional cyclist, riding for UCI Professional Continental team .Born in Boucherville, Canada, he began his professional career in 2001 with the team Sympatico High Speed-Jet Fuel Coffee and again the following year, 2002 with Sympatico Edition Haute Vitese... |
Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin, is a professional cyclist, riding for UCI Professional Continental team .Born in Boucherville, Canada, he began his professional career in 2001 with the team Sympatico High Speed-Jet Fuel Coffee and again the following year, 2002 with Sympatico Edition Haute Vitese... |
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| Stage 5 (Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a... ) |
no award | |||||
| Stage 6 (Luciano Pagliarini Luciano Pagliarini Luciano André Pagliarini Mendonça is a retired Brazilian cyclist. A renowned sprinter, he has been regarded as one of Brazil's finest cyclists... ) |
Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland Rory Sutherland is a professional road bicycle racer from Canberra, Australia, riding for UCI Professional Continental team UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis... |
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| Stage 7 (George Hincapie George Hincapie George Hincapié Garcés is an American professional road bicycle racer currently riding for UCI ProTeam . Hincapie resides in Greenville, South Carolina... ) |
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| Final |
Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a... |
Robert Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in... |
Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin Dominique Rollin, is a professional cyclist, riding for UCI Professional Continental team .Born in Boucherville, Canada, he began his professional career in 2001 with the team Sympatico High Speed-Jet Fuel Coffee and again the following year, 2002 with Sympatico Edition Haute Vitese... |
External links
- 2008 Tour Archive- Live Coverage and Photos Cyclingfans.com