2008 Tour of the Basque Country explained

2008 Tour of the Basque Country
Series:	2008 UCI ProTour
Race No:	3
Season No:	15
Date:	7 April - 12 April
Stages:	6
Distance:	838
Unit:	km
Time:	21h 03' 59"
Speed:	39.78
First:	Alberto Contador
First Nat:	ESP
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Cadel Evans
Second Nat:	AUS
Third:	Damiano Cunego
Third Nat:	ITA
Points:	Damiano Cunego
Points Nat:	ITA
Points Color:	rosa
Mountains:	Egoi Martínez
Mountains Nat:	ESP
Mountains Color:	white dots on red
Sprints:	Iban Mayoz
Sprints Nat:	ESP
Team Nat:	NED
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009

The 2008 Tour of the Basque Country, the 65th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country stage cycling race, took place from 7 April to 12 April 2008. It was won by Spanish rider Alberto Contador of .

Stages

Stage 1

7 April 2008 - Legazpi to Legazpi, 137km (85miles)

Stage 1 Results Cyclist Team Time 1 3h 39' 22" 2 + 3" 3 + 8" 4 + 8" 5 + 8"

General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Team Time 1 3h 39' 22" 2 + 3" 3 + 8" 4 + 8" 5 + 8"

Stage 2

8 April 2008 - Legazpi to Erandio, 153km (95miles)

Stage 2 Results Cyclist Team Time 1 3h 40' 42" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Team Time 1 7h 20' 04" 2 + 3" 3 + 8" 4 + 8" 5 + 8"

Stage 3

9 April 2008 - Erandio to Viana, 195km (121miles)

Stage 3 Results Cyclist Team Time 1 4h 54' 24" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Team Time 1 12h 14' 28" 2 + 3" 3 + 8" 4 + 8" 5 + 8"

Stage 4

10 April 2008 - Viana to Vitoria-Gasteiz, 171km (106miles)

Stage 4 Results Cyclist Team Time 1 4h 17' 33" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Team Time 1 16h 32' 01" 2 + 3" 3 + 8" 4 + 8" 5 + 8"

Stage 5

11 April 2008 - Vitoria-Gasteiz to Orio, 162km (101miles)

Stage 5 Results Cyclist Team Time 1 4h 02' 48" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Team Time 1 20h 34' 49" 2 + 8" 3 + 8" 4 + 8" 5 + 8"

Stage 6

12 April 2008 - Orio to Orio, 20km (10miles) (ITT)

Stage 6 Results Cyclist Team Time 1 29' 10" 2 + 22" 3 + 27" 4 + 49" 5 + 1' 16"

General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Team Time 1 21h 03' 59" 2 + 30" 3 + 35" 4 + 57" 5 + 1' 25"

General classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			21h 03' 59"
2			+ 30"
3			+ 35"
4			+ 57"
5			+ 1' 25"
6			+ 1' 37"
7			+ 1' 43"
8			+ 2' 03"
9			+ 2' 03"
10			+ 2' 05"

Jersey progress

Stage	width-"12%"	Winner	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Metas Volantes Classification	Team Classification
1	Alberto Contador	Alberto Contador	Alberto Contador	Egoi Martínez	Iban Mayoz
2	Kim Kirchen		David Herrero
3	David Herrero
4	Kim Kirchen
5	Damiano Cunego
6	Alberto Contador		Damiano Cunego

• In stage 2, Ezequiel Mosquera wore the points jersey.

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 13 April 2008, after the 2008 Tour of the Basque Country.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Rankings as of 12.04.2008 updated after Vuelta Ciclista al Pais Vasco . UCI . 12 April 2008 . 13 April 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081113060315/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/RACES/RaceRanking.asp?MenuId=MjE5OA&RaceId=MTgy&RankId=MTEx&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMjE5OA . 13 November 2008 . dead .