2008 Tour Down Under
The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI.
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| Dates | 22 –27 January | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 835 km (518.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 46' 18" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of Team High Road.
Stage results
Stage 1, 22 January, Mawson Lakes–Angaston, 129 km
Stage 1 result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, 23 January, Stirling - Hahndorf, 148 km
Stage 2 result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, 24 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 139 km
Stage 3 result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4, 25 January, Mannum - Strathalbyn, 134 km
Stage 4 result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, 26 January, Willunga - Willunga, 147 km
Stage 5 result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, 27 January, Adelaide East End Circuit , 88 km
Stage 6 result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Final standing
General classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points | |
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| 1 |  |
Team High Road | 18h 46' 18" | 50 |
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Team UniSA-Australia | + 15" | - |
| 3 |  |
Caisse d'Epargne | + 33" | 35 |
| 4 |  |
Française des Jeux | + 37" | 30 |
| 5 | |
Cofidis | + 37" | 25 |
| 6 | |
Saunier Duval–Scott | + 39" | 20 |
| 7 |  |
Liquigas | + 39" | 15 |
| 8 | |
Caisse d'Epargne | + 41" | 10 |
| 9 | |
Team UniSA-Australia | + 41" | - |
| 10 | |
Team CSC | + 42" | 2 |
Mountains classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Française des Jeux | 38 |
| 2 | |
Cofidis | 22 |
| 3 | |
Caisse d'Epargne | 18 |
Points classification
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Team High Road | 38 |
| 2 | |
Team UniSA-Australia | 34 |
| 3 | |
Crédit Agricole | 24 |
Young classification
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Caisse d'Epargne | 18h 46' 51" |
| 2 | |
Française des Jeux | + 4" |
| 3 | |
Team UniSA-Australia | + 8" |
Team classification
| Team | Country | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Française des Jeux | |
56h 21' 03" |
| 2 | Saunier Duval–Scott | |
s.t. |
| 3 | Caisse d'Epargne | |
s.t. |
Classification leadership
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Young rider classification |
Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (Mark Renshaw) |
Mark Renshaw | Philippe Gilbert | Mickaël Buffaz | José Joaquín Rojas | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| Stage 2 (André Greipel) |
Graeme Brown | Astana | |||
| Stage 3 (Allan Davis) |
Mark Renshaw | Mark Renshaw | Team High Road | ||
| Stage 4 (André Greipel) |
Team CSC | ||||
| Stage 5 André Greipel |
André Greipel | André Greipel | Française des Jeux | ||
| Stage 6 (André Greipel) | |||||
| Final |
André Greipel | Philippe Gilbert | André Greipel | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |
Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down Under[1]
After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of 2008 UCI ProTour.
| Rank | Previous Rank |
Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | |
Team High Road | 62 |
| 2 | - | |
Caisse d'Epargne | 38 |
| 3 | - | |
Française des Jeux | 30 |
| 4 | - | |
Rabobank | 25 |
| 5 | - | |
Saunier Duval–Scott | 21 |
| 6 | - | |
Liquigas | 15 |
| 7 | - | |
Caisse d'Epargne | 10 |
| 8 | - | |
Crédit Agricole | 7 |
| 9 | - | |
Rabobank | 4 |
| 10 | - | |
Team CSC | 2 |
| 11 | - | |
Gerolsteiner | 2 |
| 12 | - | |
Rabobank | 1 |
Teams
| Nation | UCI Code |
Team Name |
|---|---|---|
| ALM | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
 | AST | Astana |
| BTL | Bouygues Télécom |
| COF | Cofidis |
| C.A | Crédit Agricole |
 | CSC | Team CSC |
| EUS | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| FDJ | Française des Jeux |
| GCE | Caisse d'Epargne |
| GST | Gerolsteiner |
 | LAM | Lampre |
| LIQ | Liquigas |
| MRM | Team Milram |
| QST | Quick-Step |
 | RAB | Rabobank |
| SDV | Saunier Duval–Scott |
| SIL | Silence–Lotto |
 | THR | Team High Road |
The Australian national team called Team UniSA-Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.
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See also
- 2008 in Road Cycling
References
- Updated Rankings Archived 13 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine 27 January 2008; UCI; Accessed 2008-01-27
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