2008 Clásica de San Sebastián
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The 2008 Clásica de San Sebastián, the 28th edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián
road cycling race took place on August 2, 2008 in Spain
and was won by Spaniard Alejandro Valverde
of in a sprint finish on the Donostia avenue. He held off Russia
n Alexandr Kolobnev
of Team CSC Saxo Bank and Italian
Davide Rebellin
of Gerolsteiner
, from a group that had shrunk to less than 15 riders. Rebellin tried several times to avoid a sprint, but the winner of 1997 could not get away.
Clásica de San Sebastián
The Donostia-Donostia Klasikoa - Clásica San Sebastián-San Sebastián is a cycle race that has been held every summer since 1981 in San Sebastián, Spain...
road cycling race took place on August 2, 2008 in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and was won by Spaniard Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte is a Spanish road racing cyclist currently under suspension. He last rode for UCI ProTour team . Valverde's biggest wins have been the 2009 Vuelta a España, the Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008 and 2006 UCI ProTour series championship...
of in a sprint finish on the Donostia avenue. He held off Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n Alexandr Kolobnev
Alexandr Kolobnev
Alexandr Viktorovich Kolobnev is a Russian professional road bicycle racer on the UCI ProTour with , currently suspended after his A sample revealed doping products.-Career:...
of Team CSC Saxo Bank and Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin is an Italian road bicycle racer, currently riding for the Italian Miche-Guerciotti team. He served a 2-year suspension for testing positive for Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games...
of Gerolsteiner
Team Gerolsteiner
Gerolsteiner was a German road bicycle racing team in the UCI ProTour. It was sponsored by the mineral water company Gerolsteiner Brunnen and Specialized....
, from a group that had shrunk to less than 15 riders. Rebellin tried several times to avoid a sprint, but the winner of 1997 could not get away.
General Standings
| Rank | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour 2008 UCI ProTour The 2008 UCI ProTour is the fourth year of the UCI ProTour system. Following protracted disagreement between the organisers of the Grand Tours and the UCI, all races organized by ASO, RCS and Unipublic were withdrawn from the ProTour calendar... Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ' | 5h 29' 10" | 40 | |
| 2 | s.t. | 30 | ||
| 3 | s.t. | 25 | ||
| 4 | s.t. | 20 | ||
| 5 | s.t. | 15 | ||
| 6 | s.t. | 11 | ||
| 7 | s.t. | 7 | ||
| 8 | + 2" | 5 | ||
| 9 | + 2" | 3 | ||
| 10 | + 2" | 1 |