The 58th edition of the
Vuelta a ColombiaThe Vuelta a Colombia is an annual cycling road race, run over many stages throughout different regions in Colombia and sometimes Venezuela during the first days of August. It is organized by the Colombian Cycling Federation.The first Vuelta a Colombia was held in 1951...
was held from May 10 to May 25, 2008. Colombia's
Giovanny BáezGiovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:20022003Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez is a male professional road cyclist from Colombia.-Career:2002:2º in Stage 5 Vuelta al Tolima, Ibagué 2003Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez Giovanny Manuel Báez Álvarez (born...
was crowned champion after 50 hours, 25 minutes and 55 seconds or riding through the plains and mountains of Colombia. The last stage, an urban race through the streets of
CaliCalì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
, was won by
Artur GarcíaArtur Albeiro García Rincón is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist.-Career:2004...
. The 27-year old Báez was the 33rd cyclist to win the Tour of Colombia.
2008-05-10: BarrancabermejaBarrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...
— BarrancabermejaBarrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...
(8.4 km)
| Place |
Prologue |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|09.53 |
|27.44 |
| 2. |
|+0.07 |
|+0.07 |
| 3. |
|+0.14 |
|+0.14 |
2008-05-11: BarrancabermejaBarrancabermeja is a city and municipality in Santander Department, in northeastern Colombia. It is located on the banks of the Magdalena River in the Middle Magdalena region, 110 km west of Bucaramanga. Founded in 1536, Barrancabermeja is home of the biggest petroleum refinery in Colombia,...
— BucaramangaBucaramanga is a Colombian city, and capital city of the department of Santander, Colombia. Bucaramanga has the fifth largest city economy and sixth largest population in Colombia, with 1,212,656 people in its metropolitan area...
(146.9 km)
| Place |
Stage 1 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|4:00.09 |
|4:10.27 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.07 |
| 3. |
|+0.04 |
|+0.10 |
2008-05-12: Piedecuesta — El Socorro (136.4 km)
| Place |
Stage 2 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|3:37.10 |
|7:47.37 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+0.10 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+0.23 |
2008-05-13: El Socorro — TunjaTunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km...
(169.5 km)
| Place |
Stage 3 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|4:39.17 |
|12:30.37 |
| 2. |
|+3.31 |
|+0.04 |
| 3. |
|+3.42 |
|+0.10 |
2008-05-14: TunjaTunja is a city and municipality located in the central part of Colombia, in the region of "Alto Chicomocha". As of the 2005 Census it had 152,419 inhabitants. It is the capital of the Department of Boyacá and part of the subregion of the Central Boyacá Province. It is approximately 145 km...
— La VegaLa Vega is a province of the Dominican Republic. Until 1992 it included what is now Monseñor Nouel province.-Municipalities and municipal districts:...
(192 km)
| Place |
Stage 4 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|4:20.02 |
|16:52.11 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.45 |
| 3. |
|+0.02 |
|+2.02 |
2008-05-15: San Francisco — La DoradaLa Dorada is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Caldas. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Dorada–Guaduas. It is situated on the banks of Colombia's principal river, Magdalena River.-Gallery:-References:...
(135 km)
| Place |
Stage 5 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|3:11.26 |
|20:03.33 |
| 2. |
|+0.26 |
|+2.15 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+2.32 |
2008-05-16: Doradal — SantuarioSantuario is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia.Santuario is known by its people....
(115.3 km)
| Place |
Stage 6 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|3:21.10 |
|23:28.13 |
| 2. |
|+0.47 |
|+0.05 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+1.14 |
2008-05-17: Río Negro — La UniónLa Unión is a town and municipality in the Colombian department of Antioquia. Part of the subregion of Eastern Antioquia....
(163.6 km)
| Place |
Stage 7 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|3:51.32 |
|27:23.17 |
| 2. |
|+0.18 |
|+0.05 |
| 3. |
|+0.36 |
|+1.14 |
2008-05-18: MedellínMedellín , officially the Municipio de Medellín or Municipality of Medellín, is the second largest city in Colombia. It is in the Aburrá Valley, one of the more northerly of the Andes in South America. It has a population of 2.3 million...
— Santa ElenaSanta Elena, the Spanish-language name of Saint Helen, is often used as a toponym in parts of the world where that language is or was spoken:*Argentina**Santa Elena, Entre Ríos*Belize**Santa Elena, Belize*Costa Rica**Santa Elena, Costa Rica*Ecuador...
(31 km)
| Place |
Stage 8 (Individual Time Trial) |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|57.45 |
|28:22.58 |
| 2. |
|+0.36 |
|+1.31 |
| 3. |
|+0.51 |
|+2.19 |
2008-05-20: CaldasCaldas may refer to:*Çaldaş, Azerbaijan* Caldas Department, in Colombia.* Caldas, Antioquia, a town in Antioquia, Colombia.* Caldas, Minas Gerais, a town in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil...
— ManizalesManizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
(173 km)
| Place |
Stage 9 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|3:37.50 |
|32:00.49 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+1.31 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+2.18 |
2008-05-21: ManizalesManizales is a city and municipality in central Colombia, capital of Department of Caldas and part of the region of Colombian Coffee-Growers Axis, near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano....
— Mariquita (176.8 km)
| Place |
Stage 10 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|3:09.47 |
|35:11.00 |
| 2. |
|+1.06 |
|+1.31 |
| 3. |
|+1.09 |
|+2.18 |
2008-05-22: Mariquita — La LinéaLa Linea may refer to:* La Línea de la Concepción, a town in Spain bordering Gibraltar* La Linea , a series of animated shorts from Italy* La Linea , 2008 action crime thriller...
(176.8 km)
| Place |
Stage 11 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|5:04.44 |
|40:16.37 |
| 2. |
|+0.05 |
|+2.00 |
| 3. |
|+0.12 |
|+3.14 |
2008-05-23: QuimbayaQuimbaya is a town and municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío, Colombia. It is 20 km northwest of the departmental capital Armenia...
— PereiraPereira is the capital city of the Colombian department of Risaralda. It stands in the center of the western region of the country, located in a small valley that descends from a part of the western Andes mountain chain. Its strategic location in the coffee producing area makes the city an urban...
(158.2 km)
| Place |
Stage 12 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|4:04.16 |
|44:22.18 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+2.00 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+3.14 |
2008-05-24: CartagoCartago is a city in southwestern Colombia, about 187 miles west of Bogotá. It is in the extreme northern portion of the Valle del Cauca Department. It is located very close to the city of Pereira, about a 20 minute drive. It is the fourth largest city in Valle after Cali, Palmira, and Tuluá...
— CaliCalì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
(190.4 km)
| Place |
Stage 13 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|— |
|48:18.20 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+2.00 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+3.14 |
2008-05-25: CaliCalì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
— CaliCalì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...
(96 km)
| Place |
Stage 14 |
General Classification |
| Name | Time |
Name | Time |
| 1. |
|2:07.35 |
|50:25.55 |
| 2. |
|— |
|+2.00 |
| 3. |
|— |
|+3.14 |
Final classification
| RANK |
NAME |
TEAM |
TIME |
| 1. |
|
Une Orbitel |
50:25:55 |
| 2. |
|
Loteria de Boyaca |
+ 2.00 |
| 3. |
|
Une Orbitel |
+ 3.14 |
| 4. |
|
GW Shimano-EPM |
+ 3.29 |
| 5. |
|
Blanco del Valle Frugos |
+ 4.36 |
| 6. |
|
Coordinadora-EBSA |
+ 5.24 |
| 7. |
|
GW Shimano |
+ 5.33 |
| 8. |
|
Colombia es Pasión |
+ 7.02 |
| 9. |
|
Rock Racing |
+ 7.45 |
| 10. |
|
GW Shimano |
+ 8.27 |
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