2008 Tirreno-Adriatico
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The 2008 Tirreno–Adriatico, the 43rd running of the race, took place from March 12 to March 18, 2008. The race started in Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...

 and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...

.

Stage 1 - March 12, 2008: Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...

 > Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...

, 160 km

Stage 1 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1 4h 10' 01"
2 s.t.
3 s.t.
4 s.t.
5 Barloworld s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1 4h 09' 51"
2 +4"
3 +6"
4 +7"
5 +8"

Stage 2 - March 13, 2008: Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...

 > Gubbio
Gubbio
Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...

, 203 km

Stage 2 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1 Serramenti Diquigiovanni 5h 01' 10"
2 Barloworld s.t
3 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 3"
4 + 9"
5 + 17"
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1 Barloworld 9h 11' 05"
2 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 2"
3 + 6"
4 + 23"
5 s.t

Stage 3 - March 14, 2008: Gubbio
Gubbio
Gubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...

 > Montelupone
Montelupone
Montelupone is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 30 km south of Ancona and about 11 km northeast of Macerata...

, 195 km

Stage 3 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1 4h 49' 59"
2 L.P.R. Brakes + 12"
3 Serramenti Diquigiovanni s.t.
4 s.t.
5 + 17"
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1 Serramenti Diquigiovanni 13h 56' 14"
2 Barloworld + 10"
3 + 18"
4 + 24"
5 L.P.R. Brakes + 32"

Stage 4 - March 15, 2008: Porto Recanati
Porto Recanati
Porto Recanati is a town and comune in the centre of Italy, on the eastern coast on the Adriatic sea. It is located in the province of Macerata, in the Marche region.-Overview:...

 > Civitanova Marche
Civitanova Marche
Civitanova Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southeast of Ancona and about 25 km east of Macerata.-Geography:...

, 166 km

Stage 4 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1 Milram 3h 59' 58"
2 s.t.
3 s.t.
4 s.t.
5 s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1 Serramenti Diquigiovanni 17h 56' 12"
2 Barloworld + 10"
3 + 18"
4 + 24"
5 L.P.R. Brakes + 32"

Stage 5 - March 16, 2008: Macerata
Macerata
Macerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina...

 > Recanati
Recanati
Recanati is a town and comune in the Province of Macerata, Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, was famous for its international fair...

, 26 km ITT

Stage 5 results
Cyclist Team Time
1 33' 41"
2 Slipstream-Chipotle + 22"
3 + 52"
4 + 56"
5 Barloworld + 1' 00"
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1 18h 30' 47"
2 Barloworld + 16"
3 + 40"
4 + 46"
5 + 53"

Stage 6 - March 17, 2008: Civitanova Marche
Civitanova Marche
Civitanova Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southeast of Ancona and about 25 km east of Macerata.-Geography:...

 > Castelfidardo
Castelfidardo
Castelfidardo is a town and comune in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy.It is particularly remembered for the Italian victory over a "volunteer" army defending the Papal States, on September 18, 1860...

, 196 km

Stage 6 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1 4h 46' 44"
2 s.t.
3 L.P.R. Brakes s.t.
4 s.t.
5 s.t.
General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1 23h 17' 31"
2 Barloworld + 16"
3 + 40"
4 + 53"
5 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 1' 32"

Stage 7 - March 18, 2008: San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...

 > San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...

, 176 km

Stage 7 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1 4h 50' 50"
2 s.t.
3 s.t.
4 S.t.
5 Serramenti Diquigiovanni s.t.
General Classification after Stage 7
Cyclist Team Time
1 28h 08' 21"
2 Barloworld + 16"
3 + 40"
4 + 53"
5 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 1' 32"

Jersey progress

Stage
(Winner)
General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Young Rider Classification Team Classification
Stage 1
(Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...

)
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...

Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...

Yuriy Krivtsov
Yuriy Krivtsov
Yuriy Krivtsov is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Ukrainian by birth, he became a naturalized French citizen in May 2010, and was able to change his nationality per the UCI effective with the 2011 season.- Palmares :1996...

José Joaquín Rojas
José Joaquín Rojas
José Joaquín Rojas Gil is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. His older brother Mariano was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996...

Stage 2
(Raffaele Illiano
Raffaele Illiano
Raffaele Illiano is an Italian professional road racing cyclist.-Palmares:2003-References:...

)
Enrico Gasparotto
Enrico Gasparotto
Enrico Gasparotto is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team , which he joined in 2009...

Raffaele Illiano
Raffaele Illiano
Raffaele Illiano is an Italian professional road racing cyclist.-Palmares:2003-References:...

Niklas Axelsson
Niklas Axelsson
Niklas Axelsson is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist. Axelsson's finished sixth during the 1999 Giro d'Italia and third in the 2000 edition of Giro di Lombardia....

Riccardo Riccò
Riccardo Riccò
Riccardo Riccò is a professional road bicycle racer from Italy, currently under contract to UCI Continental team Meridiana-Kamen, and suspended from competition. He was ejected from the 2008 Tour de France for doping violations and suspended...

Stage 3
(Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez
Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001...

)
Niklas Axelsson
Niklas Axelsson
Niklas Axelsson is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist. Axelsson's finished sixth during the 1999 Giro d'Italia and third in the 2000 edition of Giro di Lombardia....

Enrico Gasparotto
Enrico Gasparotto
Enrico Gasparotto is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team , which he joined in 2009...

Lloyd Mondory
Lloyd Mondory
Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005...

Thomas Lövkvist
Thomas Lövkvist
Thomas Löfkvist is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTour . He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in at the age of 19 in 2004...

Serramenti Diquigiovanni
Stage 4
(Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...

)
Stage 5
(Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...

)
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...

Stage 6
(Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...

)
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...

Juan José Oroz
Juan José Oroz
Juan José Oroz Ugalde is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.- Palmarès :...

Stage 7
(Francesco Chicchi
Francesco Chicchi
Francesco Chicchi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Pro Tour team .- Major results :200220052006...

)
Lloyd Mondory
Lloyd Mondory
Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005...

Final
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...

Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire
Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx...

Lloyd Mondory
Lloyd Mondory
Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005...

Thomas Lövkvist
Thomas Lövkvist
Thomas Löfkvist is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTour . He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in at the age of 19 in 2004...



Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
  • On stage 2, Alessandro Petacchi
    Alessandro Petacchi
    Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...

    wore the points jersey
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