Tour of Murcia 2008
| Final result after the 5th stage | ||
|---|---|---|
| winner | Alejandro Valverde | 16:29:01 h (41.357 km / h) |
| Second | Stefano Garzelli | + 0:02 min |
| Third | Alberto Contador | + 0:06 min |
| Fourth | Antonio Colom | + 0:51 min |
| fifth | Branislau Samojlau | + 1:11 min |
| Sixth | Iñigo Cuesta | + 1:13 min |
| seventh | Vasil Kiryenka | + 1:15 min |
| Eighth | José Luis Rubiera | + 1:19 min |
| Ninth | Carlos Sastre | + 1:27 min |
| Tenth | Ezequiel Mosquera | + 1:42 min |
| Scoring | Koldo Fernández | 65 p. |
| Second | Graeme Brown | 61 P. |
| Third | Juan José Haedo | 50 p. |
| Mountain scoring | Julián Sánchez | 14 p. |
| Second | Alejandro Valverde | 12 p. |
| Third | Stefano Garzelli | 10 p. |
| Sprint scoring | Alexander Serov | 13 P. |
| Second | Pablo Urtasun | 12 p. |
| Third | Jesús Rosendo | 7 p. |
| Team evaluation | Astana | 49:29:03 h |
| Second | Acqua e Sapone | + 1:04 min |
| Third | Caisse d'Epargne | + 1:32 min |
The 28th Tour of Murcia took place from March 4th to 8th, 2008. The bike race was held in five stages over a distance of 653.8 kilometers. It belongs to the UCI Europe Tour 2008 and is classified in category 2.1.
Stages
| stage | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st stage | 4th of March | San Pedro del Pinatar - Lorca | 197.3 |
 Graeme Brown
|
Graeme Brown
|
| 2nd stage | 5. March | Calasparra - Totana | 152.5 |
 José Luis Rubiera
|
Aitor Perez
|
| 3rd stage | 6th March | Puerto Lumbreras - San Pedro del Pinatar | 146 |
 Juan José Haedo
|
Aitor Perez
|
| 4th stage | 7th March | Alhama de Murcia - Aledo | 23.1 ( EZF ) |
Alejandro Valverde
|
Alejandro Valverde
|
| 5th stage | 8th of March | Urbanizatión Veneziola - Murcia | 134.9 |
Koldo Fernández
|
Alejandro Valverde
|
Web links
- Official website of this event (Spanish)