Tour de Romandie 2008
| Final result after the 5th stage | ||
|---|---|---|
| First | Andreas Klöden | 16:43:20 h (38.524 km / h) |
| Second | Roman Kreuziger | + 0:35 min |
| Third | Marco Pinotti | + 0:43 min |
| Fourth | Denis Menchow | + 0:45 min |
| fifth | Mikel Astarloza | + 0:54 min |
| Sixth | Sandy Casar | + 1:05 min |
| seventh | Juan Manuel Gárate | + 1:08 min |
| Eighth | John Gadret | + 1:14 min |
| Ninth | Maxim Iglinski | + 1:48 min |
| Tenth | Ángel Gómez Marchante | + 1:52 min |
| Scoring | Daniele Bennati | 43 P. |
| Second | Markus Zberg | 35 p. |
| Third | Maxim Iglinski | 32 p. |
| Mountain scoring | Francesco de Bonis | 36 P. |
| Second | Stef Clement | 28 p. |
| Third | Rémy Di Gregorio | 21 p. |
| Sprint scoring | Morris Possoni | 12 p. |
| Second | Alexandre Moss | 12 p. |
| Third | Michael Albasini | 12 p. |
Michael Albasini in the leader's yellow jersey during the second stage.
The 62nd Tour de Romandie took place from April 29 to May 4, 2008. A prologue was followed by five stages ; the distance was 644.2 kilometers. The race was part of the UCI ProTour 2008 . In addition to the 18 UCI ProTeams , the Professional Continental Team BMC Racing took part.
Stages
Overview
| stage | Day | Start finish | km | Stage winner |
 Overall rating
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| prolog | April 29 | Geneva | 1.9 | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish |
| 1st stage | April, 30th | Morges - Saignelégier | 184.8 | Maxim Iglinski | Michael Albasini |
| 2nd stage | 1st of May | Moutier - Freiburg | 172.1 | Robbie McEwen | Michael Albasini |
| 3rd stage | 2.May | Sion ( EZF ) | 18.8 | Andreas Klöden | Andreas Klöden |
| 4th stage | May 3rd | Sion - Zinal | 112.4 * | Francesco de Bonis | Andreas Klöden |
| 5th stage | May 4th | Le Bouveret - Lausanne | 154.2 | Daniele Bennati | Andreas Klöden |
* Due to a landslide, the stage was shortened by 14.6 km.
Prologue: Geneva
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark Cavendish | High road | 2: 07.60 min |
| 2. | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas | + 0:00 min |
| 3. | Michael Albasini | Liquigas | + 0:01 min |
| 4th | Björn Schröder | Team Milram | + 0:01 min |
| 5. | Bradley Wiggins | High road | + 0:01 min |
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Mark Cavendish | High road | 2:07 min |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas | + 0:00 min |
| 3. | Michael Albasini | Liquigas | + 0:01 min |
| 4th | Björn Schröder | Team Milram | + 0:01 min |
| 5. | Bradley Wiggins | High road | + 0:01 min |
1st stage: Morges – Saignelégier
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maxim Iglinski | Astana | 4:47:28 h |
| 2. | Michael Albasini | Liquigas | s. t. |
| 3. | Markus Zberg | Gerolsteiner | s. t. |
| 4th | Thomas Dekker | Rabobank | + 0:02 min |
| 5. | Alexander Efimkin | Quick Step | s. t. |
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Albasini | Liquigas | 4:49:30 h |
| 2. | Maxim Iglinsky | Astana | + 0:01 min |
| 3. | Markus Zberg | Gerolsteiner | + 0:08 min |
| 4th | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | s. t. |
| 5. | Thomas Dekker | Rabobank | + 0:09 min |
2nd stage: Moutier – Freiburg
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robbie McEwen | Silence lotto | 4:16:16 h |
| 2. | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas | s. t. |
| 3. | Matti Breschel | Team CSC | s. t. |
| 4th | Markus Zberg | Gerolsteiner | s. t. |
| 5. | Alexander Bocharov | Crédit Agricole | s. t. |
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Michael Albasini | Liquigas | 9:05:46 h |
| 2. | Maxim Iglinski | Astana | + 0:01 min |
| 3. | Markus Zberg | Gerolsteiner | + 0:08 min |
| 4th | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | +8 min |
| 5. | Thomas Dekker | Rabobank | + 0:09 min |
3rd stage: Sion (EZF)
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andreas Klöden | Astana | 25:32 min |
| 2. | Thomas Dekker | Rabobank | + 0:06 min |
| 3. | Stef Clement | Bouygues Telecom | + 0:20 min |
| 4th | Tony Martin | High road | + 0:21 min |
| 5. | Gustav Erik Larsson | CSC | + 0:25 min |
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andreas Klöden | Astana | 9:31:58 h |
| 2. | Thomas Dekker | Rabobank | + 0:05 min |
| 3. | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | + 0:35 min |
| 4th | Vladimir Gusev | Astana | + 0:38 min |
| 5 | Marco Pinotti | High road | + 0:43 min |
4th stage: Sion – Zinal
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Francesco De Bonis | Gerolsteiner | 3:28:06 h |
| 2. | John Gadret | ag2r La Mondiale | + 0:03 min |
| 3. | Manuel Beltran | Liquigas | + 0:05 min |
| 4th | Sandy Casar | Française des Jeux | + 0:07 min |
| 5. | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | s. t. |
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andreas Klöden | Astana | 12:59:41 h |
| 2. | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | + 0:35 min |
| 3. | Marco Pinotti | High road | + 0:43 min |
| 4th | Denis Menchov | Rabobank | + 0:45 min |
| 5. | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 0:54 min |
5th stage: Le Bouveret – Lausanne
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Daniele Bennati | Liquigas | 3:43:39 h |
| 2. | Markus Zberg | Gerolsteiner | s. t. |
| 3. | Maxim Iglinski | Astana | s. t. |
| 4th | Matti Breschel | CSC | s. t. |
| 5. | Björn Schröder | Milram | s. t. |
| driver | team | time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Andreas Klöden | Astana | 16:43:20 h |
| 2. | Roman Kreuziger | Liquigas | + 0:35 min |
| 3. | Marco Pinotti | High road | + 0:43 min |
| 4th | Denis Menchov | Rabobank | + 0:45 min |
| 5. | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 0:54 min |
Jerseys in the course of the race
The table shows the leaders after each stage.
| stage | Stage winner | Overall rating | Mountain scoring | Sprint scoring | Scoring |
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| prolog | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish | not forgiven | Mark Cavendish | Mark Cavendish |
| 1st stage | Maxim Iglinski | Michael Albasini | Francisco Vila | Morris Possoni | Michael Albasini |
| 2nd stage | Robbie McEwen | ||||
| 3rd stage | Andreas Klöden | Andreas Klöden | |||
| 4th stage | Francesco De Bonis | Francesco De Bonis | Andreas Klöden | ||
| 5th stage | Daniele Bennati | Daniele Bennati |
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Web links
Commons : Tour de Romandie 2008 - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Official website
- Tour de Romandie 2008 in the database of Radsportseiten.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ Report on the official website: tourderomandie.ch ( Memento of the original from May 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 2, 2008
