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| Dates | 12–18 March 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,122 km (697.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 28h 08' 21" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ← 2007 2009 → | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2008 Tirreno–Adriatico, the 43rd running of the race, took place from 12 March to 18 March 2008. The race started in Civitavecchia and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto.
Teams
Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:
- Quick-Step
- Ag2r–La Mondiale
- Barloworld
- Caisse d'Epargne
- Cofidis
- CSF Group–Navigare
- Diquigiovanni–Androni
- Euskaltel–Euskadi
- Française des Jeux
- Gerolsteiner
- Team High Road
- Lampre
- Liquigas
- LPR Brakes–Ballan
- Rabobank
- Saunier Duval–Scott
- Silence–Lotto
- Slipstream–Chipotle
- Team CSC
- Team Milram
- Tinkoff Credit Systems
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 12 March | Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia | 160 km (99 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Óscar Freire (ESP)
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| 2 | 13 March | Civitavecchia to Gubbio | 203 km (126 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Raffaele Illiano (ITA)
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| 3 | 14 March | Gubbio to Montelupone | 195 km (121 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
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| 4 | 15 March | Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche | 166 km (103 mi) |
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Flat stage | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
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| 5 | 16 March | Macerata to Recanati | 26 km (16 mi) | 
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Individual time trial |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
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| 6 | 17 March | Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo | 196 km (122 mi) |
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Hilly stage | Óscar Freire (ESP)
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| 7 | 18 March | San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto | 176 km (109 mi) |
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Flat stage | Francesco Chicchi (ITA)
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Stages
Stage 1
- 12 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia, 160 km (99 mi)
Stage 1 Results
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 13 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Gubbio, 203 km (126 mi)
Stage 2 Results
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 14 March 2008 — Gubbio to Montelupone, 195 km (121 mi)
Stage 3 Results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 15 March 2008 — Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche, 166 km (103 mi)
Stage 4 Results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
Stage 5 results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
- 17 March 2008 — Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo, 196 km (122 mi)
Stage 6 Results
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
- 18 March 2008 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 176 km (109 mi)
Stage 7 Results
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Jersey progress
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification |
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| 0Stage 1 (Óscar Freire) |
Óscar Freire | Óscar Freire | Yuriy Krivtsov | José Joaquín Rojas | Rabobank |
| 0Stage 2 (Raffaele Illiano) |
Enrico Gasparotto | Raffaele Illiano | Niklas Axelsson | Riccardo Riccò | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 0Stage 3 (Joaquim Rodríguez) |
Niklas Axelsson | Enrico Gasparotto | Lloyd Mondory | Thomas Lövkvist | Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| 0Stage 4 (Alessandro Petacchi) | |||||
| 0Stage 5 (Fabian Cancellara) |
Fabian Cancellara | Team High Road | |||
| 0Stage 6 (Óscar Freire) |
Óscar Freire | Juan José Oroz | |||
| 0Stage 7 (Francesco Chicchi) |
Lloyd Mondory | ||||
| 0Final |
Fabian Cancellara | Óscar Freire | Lloyd Mondory | Thomas Lövkvist | Team High Road |
- Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions
- On stage 2, Alessandro Petacchi wore the points jersey
References
- "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- "Stages & results". Cycling News. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
Further reading
- "Big sprinters choose race of two seas". Cycling News.
- "43rd Tirreno-Adriatico route announced". Cycling News.
- "Race map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 1 - March 12: Civitavecchia - Civitavecchia, 160 km Stage Map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 2 - March 13: Civitavecchia - Gubbio, 203 km Stage Map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 3 - March 14: Gubbio - Montelupone, 195 km Stage Map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 4 - March 15: Porto Recanati - Civitanova Marche, 166 km Stage Map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 5 - March 16: Macerata - Recanati, 26 km Stage Map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 6 - March 17: Civitanova Marche - Castelfidardo, 196 km Stage Map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 7 - March 18: S.Benedetto del Tronto - S.Benedetto del Tronto, 176 km Stage Map". Cycling News.
- "Stage 1 - March 12: Civitavecchia - Civitavecchia, 160 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 2 - March 13: Civitavecchia - Gubbio, 203 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 3 - March 14: Gubbio - Montelupone, 195 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 4 - March 15: Porto Recanati - Civitanova Marche, 166 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 5 - March 16: Macerata - Recanati, 26 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 6 - March 17: Civitanova Marche - Castelfidardo, 196 km". Cycling News.
- "Stage 7 - March 18: S.Benedetto del Tronto - S.Benedetto del Tronto, 176 km". Cycling News.
External links
- Official website (in Italian)
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