2008 Tour de Georgia explained

2008 Tour de Georgia
Series:	2007–08 UCI America Tour
Date:	April 21 - April 27
Stages:	7
Distance:	600
Unit:	mi
Time:	22h 44' 44"
Speed:	26.38
First:	Kanstantsin Sivtsov
First Nat:	BLR
First Team:	Team High Road
Second:	Trent Lowe
Second Nat:	AUS
Second Team:	Slipstream–Chipotle
Third:	Levi Leipheimer
Third Nat:	USA
Third Team:	Astana Team
Mountains:	Jason McCartney
Mountains Nat:	USA
Mountains Team:	Team CSC
Youth:	Trent Lowe
Youth Nat:	AUS
Youth Team:	Slipstream–Chipotle
Sprints:	Greg Henderson
Sprints Nat:	NZL
Sprints Team:	Team High Road
Team:	Astana Team
Team Nat:	LUX
Previous:	2007
Next:	2009 canceled

The 2008 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 21 through April 27, 2008 across the state of Georgia. The race was part of the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour and 2007–08 UCI America Tour, and was presented by AT&T.

Stage Results

Stage 1, April 21, Tybee Island – Savannah, 115.6 km

The first stage of the Tour was a short and flat stage suited for sprinters, starting in Tybee Island and finishing in Savannah. A group of six riders broke clear of the main field and established a lead of over one minute, before being caught in the final 10miles. The stage was won in a bunch sprint by Iván Domínguez of Toyota–United, ahead of Nicholas Sanderson (Jelly Belly) and Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner). Dominguez's win meant that he assumed the lead in the overall classification.^[1]

Stage 1 Results

	Team	Time
1	Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team	2h 30' 18"
2	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Team Gerolsteiner	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Team	Time
1	Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team	2h 30' 08"
2	Jelly Belly Cycling Team	+ 4"
3	Team High Road	+ 5"

Stage 2, April 22, Statesboro – Augusta, 186.2 km

Stage 2 Results

	Team	Time
1	Team CSC	4h 32' 35"
2	Team High Road	s.t.
3	Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Team	Time
1	Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team	7h 02' 39"
2	Team High Road	+ 3"
3	Team CSC	+ 4"

Stage 3, April 23, Washington – Gainesville, 176.5 km

Stage 3 Results

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	3h 55' 45"
2	Team High Road	s.t.
3	Slipstream–Chipotle	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	10h 58' 17"
2	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 9"
3	Team CSC	+ 11"

Stage 4, April 24, Braselton (Road Atlanta), 16.1 km (Team Time Trial)

Stage 4 Results

	Team	Time
1		19' 36"
2		+ 4"
3		+ 6"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	11h 17' 59"
2	Team High Road	+ 15"
3	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 15"

Stage 5, April 25, Suwanee – Dahlonega, 214.7 km

Stage 5 Results

	Team	Time
1	Bissell Pro Cycling Team	5h 15' 15"
2	Health Net Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
3	Team High Road	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Team	Time
1	Slipstream–Chipotle	16h 33' 29"
2	Slipstream–Chipotle	s.t.
3	Slipstream–Chipotle	s.t.

Stage 6, April 26, Blairsville – Brasstown Bald, 142.3 km

Stage 6 Results

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	3h 47' 16"
2	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 10"
3	Astana Team	+ 16"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	20h 20' 51"
2	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 4"
3	Astana Team	+ 14"

Stage 7, April 27, Atlanta, 100.9 km

Stage 7 Results

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	2h 23' 53"
2	Team CSC	s.t.
3	Symmetrics Cycling Team	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	22h 44' 44"
2	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 4"
3	Astana Team	+ 14"

Final standing

General classification

	Team	Time
1	Team High Road	22h 44' 44"
2	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 4"
3	Astana Team	+ 14"
4	Astana Team	+ 1' 02"
5	Team CSC	+ 1' 11"
6	Rock Racing	+ 1' 25"
7	Slipstream–Chipotle	+ 1' 32"
8	Team Type 1	+ 1' 37"
9	Health Net Pro Cycling Team	+ 2' 08"
10	Team CSC	+ 2' 31"

Young classification

	Team	Time
1	Slipstream–Chipotle	22h 44' 48"
2	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 3' 40"
3	Symmetrics Cycling Team	+ 8' 06"

Mountains classification

	Team	Points
1	Team CSC	18
2	Jittery Joe's Cycling Team	16
3	Symmetrics Cycling Team	13

Sprint classification

	Team	Points
1	Team High Road	53
2	Slipstream–Chipotle	35
3	Symmetrics Cycling Team	28

Team classification

	Team	Time
1	Astana Team	68h 17' 50"
2	Team CSC	+ 3' 30"
3	Jittery Joe's Cycling Team	+ 4' 56"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Young Classification	Mountains Classification	Sprint Classification	Aggressive Rider	Team Classification
Stage 1 (Iván Domínguez)	Iván Domínguez	Nicholas Sanderson		Iván Domínguez	Scott Nydam	Toyota–United
Stage 2 (Juan José Haedo)	Iván Domínguez	Nicholas Sanderson	Frank Pipp	Iván Domínguez	Rhys Pollack	Toyota–United
Stage 3 (Greg Henderson)	Greg Henderson	Tyler Farrar		Greg Henderson	Rory Sutherland	Team High Road
Stage 4 (Slipstream)	Greg Henderson	Trent Lowe			Rory Sutherland	Slipstream–Chipotle
Stage 5 (Richard England)	Trent Lowe		Edward King		Tim Johnson	Slipstream–Chipotle
Stage 6 (Kanstantsin Sivtsov)	Kanstantsin Sivtsov		Jason McCartney		Neil Shirley	Astana Team
Stage 7 (Greg Henderson)	Kanstantsin Sivtsov		Jason McCartney		Rory Sutherland	Astana Team
Final	Kanstantsin Sivtsov	Trent Lowe	Jason McCartney	Greg Henderson	Rory Sutherland	Astana Team

Participating teams

UCI ProTour Teams

AST – Astana Team
CSC – Team CSC
GST – Gerolsteiner
THR – Team High Road

UCI Professional Continental Teams

BMC – BMC Racing Team
TSL – Slipstream–Chipotle presented by H30

UCI Continental Teams—America Tour

BPC – Bissell Pro Cycling Team
HNM – Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
TUP – Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team
JBC – Jelly Belly Cycling Team
JIT – Jittery Joe's Professional Cycling Team
SYM – Symmetrics Cycling Team
TT1 – Team Type 1
RRC – Rock Racing

UCI Continental Team—Asia Tour

MPC – GE/Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek

Notes and References

News: Mark Zalewski. cyclingnews.com. Sprinters delight in short, flat Georgia opener . 12 April 2010. April 2008.