| 2008 Open de Suède Vårgårda Team time trial | |
| Series: | 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup |
| Race No: | 9 of 11 |
| Date: | 1 August 2008 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 32 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 38' 56" |
| First: | Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team |
| Second: | Team Columbia Women |
| Third: | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung |
| Previous: | Inaugural event |
| Next: | 2009 |
The 2008 Open de Suède Vårgårda – team time trial was the first team time trial running on the Open de Suède Vårgårda. It was held on 1 August 2008 over a distance of 32km (20miles) and was the ninth race of the 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup season.[1]
Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo-Raxy Line was the first of the thirteen teams to set off due to its lowly position on the World Cup overall standings. The team returned with a time of 44:27.5, giving the others something to aim at. Third team to start, Norway, caught its Scandinavian rival Finland in the closing stages to take more than a minute off the Top Girls time with 43:13.7. The first really fast time was posted by the Vrienden Van Het Platteland team, pushing it closer to the 40 minute mark with 40:52.9. The very next team, Flexpoint pushed it still lower though with 40:26.4. Despite being outstanding favourites, the Cervelo-Lifeforce team was – because of its position in the World Cup standings – fourth from last to go. The team blitzed around the course knocking all but a minute and a half off the Flexpoint time with an incredible 38:26.7. The last two teams to go – Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung and Columbia – were the only ones who looked capable of besting the Cervelo-Lifeforce time, but although they were both faster than Flexpoint, neither were able to come within a minute of the Swiss team. Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung finished three seconds quicker than flexpoint to take a provisional second place, but Columbia were consistently faster all the way around and pushed them into third.
| Team | Cyclists | Time | World Cup points | ||
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| 1 | Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | 38' 56" | 35 | ||
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| 2 | Team Columbia Women | + 1' 14" | 30 | ||
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| 3 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | + 1' 27" | 25 | ||
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| 4 | Team Flexpoint | + 1' 30" | 20 | ||
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| 5 | Vrienden van het Platteland | + 1' 56" | 16 | ||
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| 6 | AA Drink Cycling Team | + 2' 41" | 15 | ||
| 7 | Team DSB Bank | + 2' 46" | 14 | ||
| 8 | Sweden | + 3' 40" | 13 | ||
| 9 | Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors | + 3' 49" | 12 | ||
| 10 | Ukraine | + 4' 17" | 11 | ||
Results from cqranking.com.