2008 Gent–Wevelgem

The 2008 Gent–Wevelgem was a road cycling race that took place in Belgium on April 9, 2008. Spaniard Óscar Freire won in a tightly contested bunch sprint and beat Swiss racer Aurélien Clerc who finished a close second.

2008 Gent–Wevelgem
2008 UCI ProTour, race 4 of 15
Race details
DatesApril 9
Stages1
Distance209 km (129.9 mi)
Winning time5h 01' 35"
Results
  Winner  Óscar Freire (ESP) (Rabobank)
  Second  Aurélien Clerc (SUI) (Bouygues Télécom)
  Third  Wouter Weylandt (BEL) (Quick-Step)

Results
Cyclist Team Time UCI ProTour
Points
1  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 5h 01' 35" 40
2  Aurélien Clerc (SUI) Bouygues Télécom s.t. 30
3  Wouter Weylandt (BEL) Quick-Step s.t. 25
4  Erik Zabel (GER) Team Milram s.t. 20
5  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen s.t. N/A
6  Luca Paolini (ITA) Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo s.t. N/A
7  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t. 7
8  Stuart O'Grady (AUS) Team CSC s.t. 5
9  Heinrich Haussler (GER) Gerolsteiner s.t. 3
10  Roger Hammond (UK) Team High Road s.t. 1

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
Rank Previous
Rank		 Name Team Points
1 1  André Greipel (GER) Team High Road 62
2 2  Stijn Devolder (BEL) Quick-Step 50
3 4  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 45
4 -  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 40
5 3  Nick Nuyens (BEL) Cofidis 40
6 5  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Rabobank 35
7 -  Aurélien Clerc (SUI) Bouygues Télécom 30
8 6  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) Lampre 30
9 7  Mickael Delage (FRA) Française des Jeux 30
10 -  Wouter Weylandt (BEL) Quick-Step 25
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