California Tour 2008
| Final result after the 7th stage | ||
|---|---|---|
| winner |
 Levi Leipheimer
|
29:24:32 h (35.53 km / h) |
| Second |
 David Millar
|
+ 0:49 min |
| Third |
Christian Vande Velde
|
+ 1:08 min |
| Fourth |
 Fabian Cancellara
|
+ 1:18 min |
| fifth |
 Gustav Erik Larsson
|
+ 1:19 min |
| Sixth |
David Zabriskie
|
+ 1:36 min |
| seventh |
Christopher Horner
|
+ 2:07 min |
| Eighth |
 Jurgen Van De Walle
|
+ 2:11 min |
| Ninth |
 Robert Gesink
|
+ 2:18 min |
| Tenth |
Alexandre Moss
|
+ 2:27 min |
| Scoring |
 Dominique Rollin
|
44 P. |
| Second |
 Juan José Haedo
|
42 P. |
| Third |
 Gerald Ciolek
|
32 p. |
| Mountain scoring |
Scott Nydam
|
26 p. |
| Second |
Jurgen Van De Walle
|
19 p. |
| Third |
Robert Gesink
|
17 p. |
| Young talent evaluation |
Robert Gesink
|
29:26:50 h |
| Second |
Thomas Peterson
|
+ 0:40 min |
| Third |
Kevin Seeldraeyers
|
+ 1:22 min |
| Team evaluation |
Slipstream Chipotle
|
88:17:05 h |
| Second |
 Astana
|
+ 2:19 min |
| Third |
 CSC
|
+ 3:20 min |
The 3rd California Tour is a cycling stage race that took place February 17-24, 2008. It was held in a prologue and seven stages over a distance of 1045 kilometers. The tour is part of the UCI America Tour 2008 and is classified in the highest category 2nd HC.
Participating teams
- UCI ProTour teams
-
Astana
-
Bouygues Telecom
-
Crédit Agricole
-
CSC
-
Gerolsteiner
-
Liquigas
-
Quick Step
-
Rabobank
-
Saunier Duval-Scott
-
High road
- UCI Professional Continental Teams
- UCI Continental Teams
Stages
| stage | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prolog | February 17th | Palo Alto - Stanford University ( EZF ) | 3.4 |
Fabian Cancellara
|
Fabian Cancellara
|
| 1st stage | February 18 | Sausalito - Santa Rosa | 156 |
Juan José Haedo
|
Fabian Cancellara
|
| 2nd stage | 19th of February | Santa Rosa - Sacramento | 186 |
Tom Boonen
|
Tyler Farrar
|
| 3rd stage | 20. February | Modesto - San José | 165 |
Robert Gesink
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 4th stage | 21st of February | Seaside - San Luis Obispo | 218 |
Dominique Rollin
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 5th stage | February 22 | Solvang ( EZF ) | 24 |
Levi Leipheimer
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 6th stage | February 23 | Santa Barbara - Santa Clarita | 169.6 |
 Luciano Pagliarini
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
| 7th stage | February 24th | Santa Clarita - Pasadena | 150 |
George Hincapie
|
Levi Leipheimer
|
Web links
Commons : Tour of California 2008 - Collection of Pictures, Videos and Audio Files
- Official website of this discharge (English)