2008 Vuelta al País Vasco - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 2008 Vuelta al País Vasco, the 65th edition of the Vuelta al País Vasco stage cycling race, took place from April 7 to April 12, 2008. It was won by Spanish rider Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador

Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...

of .

General classification

	Cyclist	Time
1	'	21h 03' 59"
2		+ 30"
3		+ 35"
4		+ 57"
5		+ 1' 25"
6		+ 1' 37"
7		+ 1' 43"
8		+ 2' 03"
9		+ 2' 03"
10		+ 2' 05"

Stage 1, April 7, 2008: Legazpi
Legazpi, Spain
Legazpi is a city in the Gipuzkoa province of the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.Legazpi is a town of about 9000 inhabitants located on top of Urola valley, in Guipuzcoa...

> Legazpi
Legazpi, Spain
Legazpi is a city in the Gipuzkoa province of the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.Legazpi is a town of about 9000 inhabitants located on top of Urola valley, in Guipuzcoa...

, 137 km

Stage 1 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			3h 39' 22"
2			+ 3"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

eneral Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			3h 39' 22"
2			+ 3"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

Stage 2, April 8, 2008: Legazpi
Legazpi, Spain
Legazpi is a city in the Gipuzkoa province of the Autonomous Community of Basque Country, northern Spain.Legazpi is a town of about 9000 inhabitants located on top of Urola valley, in Guipuzcoa...

> Erandio
Erandio
Erandio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.In 1415, during the War of the Bands, the corregidor, the royally-appointed governor of the Biscayan hermandad, acting on royal orders, siphoned off Biscayan wheat to...

, 153 km

Stage 2 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			3h 40' 42"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.

eneral Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			7h 20' 04"
2			+ 3"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

Stage 3, April 9, 2008: Erandio
Erandio
Erandio is a town and municipality located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain.In 1415, during the War of the Bands, the corregidor, the royally-appointed governor of the Biscayan hermandad, acting on royal orders, siphoned off Biscayan wheat to...

> Viana
Viana, Spain
Viana is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Cesare Borgia is buried there. Francisco Gonzalez de Ibarra, a missionary active in Southern California between 1820 and 1840 was a native of Viana, born there in 1782.**...

, 195 km

Stage 3 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 54' 24"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.

eneral Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			12h 14' 28"
2			+ 3"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

Stage 4, April 10, 2008: Viana
Viana, Spain
Viana is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. Cesare Borgia is buried there. Francisco Gonzalez de Ibarra, a missionary active in Southern California between 1820 and 1840 was a native of Viana, born there in 1782.**...

> Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...

, 171 km

Stage 4 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 17' 33"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.

eneral Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			16h 32' 01"
2			+ 3"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

Stage 5, April 11, 2008: Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Vitoria-Gasteiz is the capital city of the province of Álava and of the autonomous community of the Basque Country in northern Spain with a population of 235,661 people. It is the second largest Basque city...

> Orio
Orio
Orio is a fishing town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain, with the town nucleus lying on the river Oria, roughly one mile away from its mouth by the Bay of Biscay....

, 162 km

tage 5 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 02' 48"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.

eneral Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			20h 34' 49"
2			+ 8"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

Stage 6, April 12, 2008: Orio
Orio
Orio is a fishing town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain, with the town nucleus lying on the river Oria, roughly one mile away from its mouth by the Bay of Biscay....

> Orio
Orio
Orio is a fishing town located in the province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Autonomous Community, northern Spain, with the town nucleus lying on the river Oria, roughly one mile away from its mouth by the Bay of Biscay....

, 20 km (ITT)

tage 6 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			29' 10"
2			+ 22"
3			+ 27"
4			+ 49"
5			+ 1' 16"

eneral Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			21h 03' 59"
2			+ 30"
3			+ 35"
4			+ 57"
5			+ 1' 25"

Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Metas Volantes Classification
1	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...	Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez Egoi Martínez de Esteban is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France....	Iban Mayoz Iban Mayoz Iban Mayoz Exteberria is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently not under contract to any team...
2	Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen is a former Luxembourg road racing cyclist.-Career:Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and went on to join in 2001...		David Herrero David Herrero David Herrero Llorente is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Xacobeo–Galicia...
3	David Herrero David Herrero David Herrero Llorente is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Xacobeo–Galicia...
4	Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen Kim Kirchen is a former Luxembourg road racing cyclist.-Career:Kirchen signed as a professional cyclist in 2000 with De Nardi-Pasta Montegrappa, and went on to join in 2001...
5	Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins are the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007, 2008. He finished second in the UCI Road World Championships in 2008 and in the...
6	Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...		Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego Damiano Cunego is an Italian professional road racing cyclist who rides for the Italian UCI ProTeam . His biggest wins are the 2004 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Amstel Gold Race, and the Giro di Lombardia in 2004, 2007, 2008. He finished second in the UCI Road World Championships in 2008 and in the...

In stage 2, Ezequiel Mosquera
Ezequiel Mosquera
Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He has finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta a España in all appearances, and finished second in the 2010, after putting in a strong time trial and winning the penultimate stage to Bola del Mundo.On September 30,...

wore the points jersey.

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of April 13, 2008, after the 2008 Vuelta al País Vasco.

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1			62
2			58
3			50
4			45
5			42
6			40
7			40
8			37
9			35
10			33
11			30
12			30

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