2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

The 2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Valencian Community between 26 February and 1 March 2008. The race was won by Rubén Plaza.

2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	26 February -1 March 2008
Stages	5
Distance	826.5 km (513.6 mi)
Winning time	19h 54' 49"
Results
Winner  Rubén Plaza (ESP)   Second  Manuel Vázquez (ESP)   Third  Xavier Florencio (ESP) Points  Xavier Florencio (ESP) Mountains  Manuel Vázquez (NED) Team Bouygues Télécom

Stages

Stage schedule[1]

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Winner
1	26 February	Sagunto–Port de Sagunto^es	157 km (98 mi)	José Iván Gutiérrez (ESP)
2	27 February	Alzira–Xàtiva	178 km (111 mi)	Erik Zabel (GER)
3	28 February	Ibi–Ibi	166.5 km (103 mi)	Manuel Vázquez (ESP)
4	29 February	Náquera–Náquera	149.4 km (93 mi)	Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
5	1 March	Valencia–Valencia	120.6 km (75 mi)	Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)[2] Danilo Napolitano

Teams

N. Cod. Team Category 1-8 AST Astana UCI ProTour 11-18 BTL Bouygues Télécom UCI ProTour 21-28 GCE Caisse d'Epargne UCI ProTour 31-38 COF Cofidis UCI ProTour 41-48 EUS Euskaltel–Euskadi UCI ProTour 51-58 LAM Lampre UCI ProTour 61-68 LIQ Liquigas UCI ProTour 71-78 MRM Team Milram UCI ProTour 81-88 RAB Rabobank UCI ProTour

N. Cod. Team Category 91-98 SDV Saunier Duval-Scott UCI ProTour 101-108 ACA Andalucía-CajaSur UCI Continental 111-118 SLB S.L. Benfica UCI Continental 121-128 GNM Contentpolis-Murcia UCI Continental 131-138 SPI Extremadura-Grupo Gallardo UCI Continental 141-148 KGZ Karpin Galicia UCI Continental 151-158 TSL Team Slipstream-Chipotle p/b H30 UCI Continental 161-168 ORB Orbea-Oreka S.D.A. UCI Continental

Standings

General classification

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Rubén Plaza	S.L. Benfica	19h 54'49"
2	Manuel Vázquez Hueso	Contentpolis-Murcia	+ 5"
3	Xavier Florencio	Bouygues Télécom	+ 21"
4	José Iván Gutiérrez	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 24"
5	Gorka Verdugo	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 31"
6	Alberto Contador	Astana	+ 33"
7	Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Télécom	+ 35"
8	Vincenzo Nibali	Liquigas	m.t.
9	Maxime Monfort	Cofidis	m.t.
10	Toni Colom	Astana	m.t.

Points classification

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Xavier Florencio	Bouygues Telecom	55
2	Mirco Lorenzetto	Lampre	51
3	José Iván Gutiérrez	C. d'Epargne	47
4	Manuel Vázquez	Contentpolis	45
5	Rubén Plaza	S.L. Benfica	44

Mountains classification

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Manuel Vázquez	Contentpolis	24
2	Timothy Duggan	Slipstream	11
3	Gorka Verdugo	Euskaltel–Euskadi	11
4	Koos Moerenhout	Rabobank	10
5	Jonathan McCarty	Slipstream	10

Combativity award

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Manuel Vázquez	Contentpolis	7
2	Rubén Plaza	S.L. Benfica	12
3	Gorka Verdugo	Euskaltel–Euskadi	17
4	Xavier Florencio	Bouygues Tel.	20
5	Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Tél.	33

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Bouygues Télécom	59h46'12"
2	Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone	a 1'47"
3	S.L. Benfica	a 3'32"
4	Lampre	a 3'52"
5	Astana	a 4'04"

Classification Leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Combativity award	Team classification
1ª	José Iván Gutiérrez	José Iván Gutiérrez	José Iván Gutiérrez	Manuel Vázquez	Rubén Plaza	Bouygues Télécom
2ª	Erik Zabel				Gorka Verdugo
3ª	Manuel Vázquez	Rubén Plaza	Rubén Plaza		Manuel Vázquez
4ª	Mirco Lorenzetto		Xavier Florencio
5ª	Alessandro Petacchi[2]
Final classification		Rubén Plaza	Xavier Florencio	Manuel Vázquez	Manuel Vázquez	Bouygues Télécom

References

1. "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — General Classification (stages)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
2. Il 6 maggio 2008 Alessandro Petacchi venne condannato ad un anno di squalifica dal TAS per positività al salbutamolo. Il provvedimento prevedeva la restituzione di tutti i premi relativi alle vittorie ottenute a partire dal 1º novembre 2007, compreso il successo di tappa nell'edizione 2008 della Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Si veda "Il Tas ferma Petacchi". gazzetta.it. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2012.