2008 Tour de Suisse explained

2008 Tour de Suisse
Series:	2008 UCI ProTour
Race No:	9
Season No:	15
Date:	14 - 22 June 2008
Stages:	9
Distance:	1411.6^[1]
Unit:	km
Time:	35h 43' 46"
Speed:	39.49
First:	Roman Kreuziger
First Nat:	CZE
Second:	Andreas Klöden
Second Nat:	GER
Third:	Igor Antón
Third Nat:	ESP
Points:	Fabian Cancellara
Points Nat:	SUI
Mountains:	Maxim Iglinsky
Mountains Nat:	KAZ
Sprints:	René Weissinger
Sprints Nat:	GER
Team Nat:	KAZ
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 Tour de Suisse was the 72nd edition of the Tour de Suisse road cycling stage race. The race took place from 14 June to 22 June 2008 and is part of the 2008 UCI ProTour. It began in Langnau im Emmental and ended in Bern. The race was won by Roman Kreuziger.

Teams

Twenty teams of eight riders started the race:^[2]

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^{[3] [4]}

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	14 June	Langnau im Emmental to Langnau im Emmental	146km (91miles)		Medium mountain stage
2	15 June	Langnau im Emmental to Flumserberg	197km (122miles)		Medium mountain stage
3	16 June	Flums to Gossau SG	155km (96miles)		Hilly stage
4	17 June	Gossau SG to Domat/Ems	171km (106miles)		Hilly stage
5	18 June	Domat/Ems to Caslano	190km (120miles)		Mountain stage
6	19 June	Ambrì to Verbier	188km (117miles)		Mountain stage
7	20 June	Gruyères to Lyss	171km (106miles)		Hilly stage
8	21 June	Altdorf to Klausen Pass	25km (16miles)		Individual time trial
9	22 June	Altdorf to Bern	168km (104miles)		Hilly stage

Stages

Stage 1

14 June 2008 - Langnau I.E. to Langnau I.E., 146km (91miles)

Stage 1 Results^[5] Cyclist Team Time 1 3h 42' 35" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Team Time 1 3h 42' 25" 2 + 4" 3 + 4" 4 + 6" 5 + 7"

Stage 2

15 June 2008 - Langnau I.E. to Flumserberg, 197km (122miles)

Stage 2 Results^[6] Cyclist Team Time 1 5h 00' 04" 2 + 6" 3 + 6" 4 + 6" 5 + 8"

General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Team Time 1 8h 42' 29" 2 + 6" 3 + 12" 4 + 16" 5 + 18"

Stage 3

16 June 2008 - Flums to Gossau SG, 155km (96miles)

Stage 3 Results^[7] Cyclist Team Time 1 3h 50' 05" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Team Time 1 12h 32' 34" 2 + 6" 3 + 12" 4 + 16" 5 + 18"

Stage 4

17 June 2008 - Gossau SG to Domat/Ems, 171km (106miles)

Stage 4 Results^[8] Cyclist Team Time 1 4h 04' 10" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Team Time 1 16h 36' 44" 2 + 6" 3 + 12" 4 + 16" 5 + 18"

Stage 5

18 June 2008 - Domat/Ems to Caslano, 190km (120miles)

Stage 5 Results^[9] Cyclist Team Time 1 4h 47' 31" 2 + 50" 3 + 57" 4 + 57" 5 + 57"

General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Team Time 1 21h 25' 12" 2 + 6" 3 + 18" 4 + 21" 5 + 22"

Stage 6

19 June 2008 - Ambrì to Verbier, 188km (117miles)

Stage 6 Results^[10] Cyclist Team Time 1 5h 29' 23" 2 s.t. 3 + 6" 4 + 12" 5 + 20"

General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Team Time 1 26h 54' 31" 2 + 27" 3 + 33" 4 + 46" 5 + 56"

Stage 7

20 June 2008 - Gruyères to Lyss, 171km (106miles)

Stage 7 Results^[11] Cyclist Team Time 1 3h 47' 09" 2 + 2" 3 + 2" 4 + 2" 5 + 2"

General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist Team Time 1 30h 41' 42" 2 + 27" 3 + 33" 4 + 46" 5 + 56"

Stage 8

21 June 2008 - Altdorf to Klausen Pass, 25km (16miles) (ITT)

Stage 8 Results^[12] Cyclist Team Time 1 1h 00' 22" 2 + 16" 3 + 17" 4 + 54" 5 + 1' 26"

General Classification after Stage 8 Cyclist Team Time 1 31h 42' 31" 2 + 49" 3 + 1' 55" 4 + 2' 11" 5 + 2' 37"

Stage 9

22 June, 2008 - Altdorf to Bern, 168km (104miles)

Stage 9 Results^[13] Cyclist Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 + 4" 4 + 5" 5 + 5"

General Classification after Stage 9 Cyclist Team Time 1 35h 43' 46" 2 + 49" 3 + 1' 55" 4 + 2' 11" 5 + 2' 37"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Team classification
1	Óscar Freire	Óscar Freire	Óscar Freire	no award	no award
2	Igor Antón	Igor Antón	Kim Kirchen	David Loosli	David Loosli
3	Robbie McEwen		Óscar Freire		René Weissinger
4	Robbie McEwen
5	Markus Fothen
6	Kim Kirchen	Kim Kirchen
7	Fabian Cancellara			Maxim Iglinsky
8	Roman Kreuziger	Roman Kreuziger
9	Fabian Cancellara		Fabian Cancellara
Final		Roman Kreuziger	Fabian Cancellara	Maxim Iglinsky	René Weissinger

• In stage 2, Martin Elmiger wore the green jersey.
• In stage 3, Martin Elmiger wore the white jersey.

See also

• 2008 in road cycling

Further reading

• News: Regreso con triunfo y liderato para Oscar Freire. es. Return with triumph and lead for Oscar Freire. El Mundo Deportivo. 15 June 2008. 48.
• News: Igor Anton sustituye a Oscar Freire en el liderato. es. Igor Anton replaces Oscar Freire in the lead. El Mundo Deportivo. 16 June 2008. 46.
• News: McEwen evita al sprint que Freire repita triunfo. es. McEwen misses at the sprint that Freire repeats triumph. El Mundo Deportivo. 17 June 2008. 39.
• News: Anton, lider y el sprint de Gossau se repite. es. Anton, leader and the sprint at Gossau repeats. El Mundo Deportivo. 18 June 2008. 42.
• News: Fothen se lleva la etapa y Anton sigue de lider. es. Fothen takes the stage and Anton remains a leader. El Mundo Deportivo. 19 June 2008. 49.
• News: Anton pierde el liderato. es. Anton loses the lead. El Mundo Deportivo. 20 June 2008. 45.
• News: Cancellara se escapa al final. es. Cancellara escapes at the end. El Mundo Deportivo. 21 June 2008. 80.
• News: Igor Anton no puede regresar al liderato. es. Igor Anton can't return to the lead. El Mundo Deportivo. 22 June 2008. 53.
• News: Kreuziger gana e Igor Anton termina tercero. es. Kreuziger wins and Igor Anton finishes third. El Mundo Deportivo. 23 June 2008. 48.

External links

• • cyclingnews.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour). BikeRaceInfo. 14 February 2020.
2. News: Start list. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
3. News: 72nd Tour de Suisse - ProT. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
4. Web site: Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) Pro Tour, June 14 - June 22, 2008. BikeRaceInfo. 14 February 2020.
5. News: Stage 1 - June 14: Langnau I.E. - Langnau I.E., 146km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
6. News: Stage 2 - June 15: Langnau I.E. - Flumserberge, 197km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
7. News: Stage 3 - June 16: Flums - Gossau SG, 155km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
8. News: Stage 4 - June 17: Gossau SG - Domat-Ems, 171km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
9. News: Stage 5 - June 18: Domat-Ems - Caslano, 190km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
10. News: Stage 6 - June 19: Ambri - Verbier, 188km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
11. News: Stage 7 - June 20: Gruyères - Lyss, 171km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
12. News: Stage 8 - June 21: Altdorf - Col du Klausen (ITT), 25km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.
13. News: Stage 9 - June 22: Altdorf - Berne, 168km. Cycling News. 14 February 2020.