Vuelta al Táchira 2008

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Vuelta al Táchira 2008
Racing series UCI America Tour  -  Category 2.2
Host country VenezuelaVenezuela Venezuela
Competition period 5th-18th January 2008
Stages 13
overall length 1,586.54 km
Starting field 89 drivers from 5 nations in 15 teams
(50 of them arrived at the finish)
winner
Overall rating 1. Manuel Medina 39:42:38 h 2. Yeison Delgado + 6:12 min 3. José Contreras + 9:18 minVenezuelaVenezuela 
VenezuelaVenezuela 
VenezuelaVenezuela
Team evaluation VenezuelaVenezuela Gobernación del Zulia-BOD 119: 34: 31 h
Scoring jerseys
Overall rating Overall rating VenezuelaVenezuela Manuel Medina
Scoring Scoring VenezuelaVenezuela Manuel Medina
Mountain scoring Mountain scoring VenezuelaVenezuela José Contreras
Sprint scoring Sprint scoring VenezuelaVenezuela Victor Moreno
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The 43rd Vuelta al Táchira took place from 5th to 18th January 2008 in Venezuela . The bike race was held in thirteen stages and a day of rest over a distance of 1586 kilometers. It belonged to the UCI America Tour 2008 and was classified there in the UCI category 2.2.

The overall winner of the stage race was the local Manuel Medina from Gobernación del Zulia - BOD ahead of his Venezuelan team-mate Yeison Delgado . Medina won the race for the second time in his career after 2006 . The podium was completed by José Contreras ( Alcaldía de Cabimas-BOD ).

Attendees

At the start were teams from Colombia , Cuba , Argentina , the Netherlands and Venezuela , including a national team. A total of fifteen teams took part.

 

VenezuelaVenezuela Gobernación del Zulia - BOD
CubaCuba Cuba national team
VenezuelaVenezuela Selección Zulia

 

ArgentinaArgentina ACME coach
VenezuelaVenezuela Alcaldía Bolivariana de Paéz- Corporación PDM
NetherlandsNetherlands Global Cycling Team

 

VenezuelaVenezuela Alcaldía de Cabimas-BOD
VenezuelaVenezuela Find. "Joel Diaz" Alcaldía de Nirgua
VenezuelaVenezuela Gobernación de Apure-Indeportes Páez

 

VenezuelaVenezuela Lotería del Táchira
ColombiaColombia Bono Trecolli-Tejar Los Vados
VenezuelaVenezuela IAMDERE-San Cristóbal-El Diamante

 

VenezuelaVenezuela Exp. Occidente Alc.San Cristobal-Farm.Mi Farmacia
VenezuelaVenezuela Táchira cinema
VenezuelaVenezuela Alc.San Cristobal-Exp.Occidente-Cauchos Guayana

Stages

stage Day Start finish km Type Stage winner Yellow jersey Overall leader
1. January 5th Guasdualito circuit 110 VenezuelaVenezuela Artur García VenezuelaVenezuela Artur García
2. 6th January Guasdualito - Santa Bárbara 176.4 VenezuelaVenezuela Anthony Brea VenezuelaVenezuela Anthony Brea
3. January 7th Santa Bárbara - Ciudad Bolivia 107.9 CubaCuba Pedro Pablo Pérez VenezuelaVenezuela Artur García
4th January 8th Ciudad Bolivia - Barinitas 163.3 VenezuelaVenezuela Manuel Medina
5. January 9th Mérida - Bailadores 95 VenezuelaVenezuela Noel Vásquez VenezuelaVenezuela Manuel Medina
6th 10. January Bailadores - La Azulita 122 VenezuelaVenezuela Manuel Medina
7th 11th January El Vigía circuit 94 VenezuelaVenezuela Paul Torres
8th. January 12th Le Tendida - Cerro del Cristo Rey 156 VenezuelaVenezuela Jonathan Camargo
9. 13th January San Cristóbal circuit 121.9 VenezuelaVenezuela César Suarez
R. January 14th Rest day Rest day
10. 15. January Cordero - La Grita 134.1 VenezuelaVenezuela Rónald González
11. January 16 Lobatera - Michelena ( EZF ) 24.1 Time trial VenezuelaVenezuela Manuel Medina
12. January 17th Bramon - Santa Ana 179.7 VenezuelaVenezuela José Chacón
13. January 18th Peribeca - San Cristóbal 102.2 VenezuelaVenezuela Manuel Medina

See also

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