2008 Tour Down Under
2008 UCI ProTour, race 1 of 15 | |||
Race details | |||
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Dates | 22 –27 January | ||
Stages | 6 | ||
Distance | 835 km (518.8 mi) | ||
Winning time | 18h 46' 18" | ||
Results | |||
Winner | ![]() |
(Team High Road) | |
Second | ![]() |
(Team UniSA-Australia) | |
Third | ![]() |
(Caisse d'Epargne) | |
Points | ![]() |
(Team High Road) | |
Mountains | ![]() |
(Française des Jeux) | |
Youth | ![]() |
(Caisse d'Epargne) | |
Team | Française des Jeux | ||
The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January around Adelaide, Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of Team High Road.
Stage Results
Stage 1, 22 January, Mawson Lakes–Angaston, 129 km
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2, 23 January, Stirling - Hahndorf, 148 km
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3, 24 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 139 km
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4, 25 January, Mannum - Strathalbyn, 134 km
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5, 26 January, Willunga - Willunga, 147 km
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6, 27 January, Adelaide East End Circuit , 88 km
Stage 6 Result
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Final standing
General classification
Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Team High Road | 18h 46' 18" | 50 |
2 | ![]() |
Team UniSA-Australia | + 15" | - |
3 | ![]() |
Caisse d'Epargne | + 33" | 35 |
4 | ![]() |
Française des Jeux | + 37" | 30 |
5 | ![]() |
Cofidis | + 37" | 25 |
6 | ![]() |
Saunier Duval–Scott | + 39" | 20 |
7 | ![]() |
Liquigas | + 39" | 15 |
8 | ![]() |
Caisse d'Epargne | + 41" | 10 |
9 | ![]() |
Team UniSA-Australia | + 41" | - |
10 | ![]() |
Team CSC | + 42" | 2 |
Mountains classification
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
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1 | ![]() |
Française des Jeux | 38 |
2 | ![]() |
Cofidis | 22 |
3 | ![]() |
Caisse d'Epargne | 18 |
Points classification
Cyclist | Team | Points | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
Team High Road | 38 |
2 | ![]() |
Team UniSA-Australia | 34 |
3 | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | 24 |
Young classification
Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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1 | ![]() |
Caisse d'Epargne | 18h 46' 51" |
2 | ![]() |
Française des Jeux | + 4" |
3 | ![]() |
Team UniSA-Australia | + 8" |
Team classification
Team | Country | Time | |
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1 | Française des Jeux | ![]() |
56h 21' 03" |
2 | Saunier Duval–Scott | ![]() |
s.t. |
3 | Caisse d'Epargne | ![]() |
s.t. |
Classification leadership
Stage (Winner) |
General Classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points Classification |
Young rider classification |
Team Classification |
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(Mark Renshaw) |
Stage 1Mark Renshaw | Philippe Gilbert | Mickaël Buffaz | José Joaquín Rojas | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
(André Greipel) |
Stage 2Graeme Brown | Astana | |||
(Allan Davis) |
Stage 3Mark Renshaw | Mark Renshaw | Team High Road | ||
(André Greipel) |
Stage 4Team CSC | ||||
André Greipel |
Stage 5André Greipel | André Greipel | Française des Jeux | ||
(André Greipel) | Stage 6|||||
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FinalAndré Greipel | Philippe Gilbert | André Greipel | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |
Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down Under[1]
After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of 2008 UCI ProTour.
Rank | Previous Rank |
Name | Team | Points |
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1 | - | ![]() |
Team High Road | 62 |
2 | - | ![]() |
Caisse d'Epargne | 38 |
3 | - | ![]() |
Française des Jeux | 30 |
4 | - | ![]() |
Rabobank | 25 |
5 | - | ![]() |
Saunier Duval–Scott | 21 |
6 | - | ![]() |
Liquigas | 15 |
7 | - | ![]() |
Caisse d'Epargne | 10 |
8 | - | ![]() |
Crédit Agricole | 7 |
9 | - | ![]() |
Rabobank | 4 |
10 | - | ![]() |
Team CSC | 2 |
11 | - | ![]() |
Gerolsteiner | 2 |
12 | - | ![]() |
Rabobank | 1 |
Teams
Nation | UCI Code |
Team Name |
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![]() | ALM | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
![]() | AST | Astana |
![]() | BTL | Bouygues Télécom |
![]() | COF | Cofidis |
![]() | C.A | Crédit Agricole |
![]() | CSC | Team CSC |
![]() | EUS | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
![]() | FDJ | Française des Jeux |
![]() | GCE | Caisse d'Epargne |
![]() | GST | Gerolsteiner |
![]() | LAM | Lampre |
![]() | LIQ | Liquigas |
![]() | MRM | Team Milram |
![]() | QST | Quick-Step |
![]() | RAB | Rabobank |
![]() | SDV | Saunier Duval–Scott |
![]() | SIL | Silence–Lotto |
![]() | THR | Team High Road |
The Australian national team called Team UniSA-Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Updated Rankings 27 January 2008; UCI; Accessed 2008-01-27
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