2008 Vuelta a Venezuela - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The 45th edition of the annual Vuelta a Venezuela
Vuelta a Venezuela
The Vuelta a Venezuela is a men's multi-day road bicycle racing stage race held annually in September in Venezuela. The Vuelta a Venezuela carries a UCI rating of 2.2 and is part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Continental Circuits sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale,...

was held from August 25 to September 7, 2008. The stage race started in Maracaibo

Maracaibo

Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

, and ended in Caracas

Caracas

Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

2008-08-25: Maracaibo
Maracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

— Maracaibo
Maracaibo
Maracaibo is a city and municipality located in northwestern Venezuela off the western coast of the Lake Maracaibo. It is the second-largest city in the country after the national capital Caracas and the capital of Zulia state...

(80 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|01:45.59	\|01:44.59
2.	\|—	\|+0.03
3.	\|—	\|+0.04

2008-08-26: Cabimas
Cabimas
Cabimas is a town on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. Its current population is around 200,859 .Before 1900, Venezuela was known to possess commercial quantities of petroleum. One major find was the 'Zumaque 1' well in 1914, in the area of Mene Grande, about 50...

— Valera
Valera
Valera is a city in Trujillo State in Venezuela, situated between the rivers Momboy and Motatán. The mayor is Temístocles Cabezas, who has had that post since 2009. The city is home to Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Colombian and Spanish communities...

(188.6 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:35.00	\|06:19.53
2.	\|—	\|+0.06
3.	\|—	\|+0.10

2008-08-27: Caja Seca — Mérida
Mérida, Mérida
Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, Venezuela, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the principal cities of the Venezuelan Andes...

(183.2 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:38.34	\|10:58.33
2.	\|+0.01	\|+0.07
3.	\|—	\|+0.11

2008-08-28: Mucuchies
Mucuchies
The Mucuchies is a dog breed from Venezuela. They have a short coat with feathering along their limbs. The coat color is either white or white with splashes of colors such as honey or tan, or shades of black and gray.-Size:...

— Guanare
Guanare
Guanare is the capital city of Portuguesa State, Venezuela. It is where la Virgen de Coromoto is said to have appeared to a Coromoto Indian.Located at the edge of the Southwestern floodplains, near the Andes foothills, Guanare is in a region known for livestock and agricultural production...

(172.6 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:27.50	\|15:26.15
2.	\|—	\|+0.17
3.	\|—	\|+0.48

2008-08-29: Ospino
Ospino
Ospino is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the shire town of the Ospino Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 39,215.-External links:* *...

— Nirgua San Vicente (217.6 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|05:16.42	\|20:43.49
2.	\|+0.09	\|+0.02
3.	\|+0.20	\|+0.24

2008-08-30: Valencia — Valencia (80 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|01:55.11	\|22:39.00
2.	\|—	\|+0.02
3.	\|—	\|+0.24

2008-08-31: Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello
Puerto Cabello is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State about 75 km west of Caracas. As of 2001, the city has a population of around 154,000 people. The city is the home to the largest port in the country and is thus a vital cog in the country's vast oil...

— San Juan de los Morros
San Juan de los Morros
San Juan de los Morros is the capital of the Guarico state and capital of the Juan Germán Roscio municipality, and is a town located in central Venezuela.- Overview :...

(139.6 km)

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|03:47.54	\|26:26.50
2.	\|—	\|+0.06
3.	\|—	\|+0.28

2008-09-01: Ortiz
Ortiz, Venezuela
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— Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...

(161.4 km)

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|03:51.18	\|30:18.08
2.	\|—	\|+0.06
3.	\|—	\|+0.28

2008-09-02: Las Mercedes del Llano — Chaguaramas
Chaguaramas, Venezuela
- References :...

(40 km)

Place	Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... )		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|00:37.24	\|30:57.08
2.	\|+0.29	\|+0.17
3.	\|+0.49	\|+0.32

2008-09-03: Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua
Valle de la Pascua is a valley and city in the state of Guárico in central Venezuela. It is the seat of Leonardo Infante municipality. Its economy is based on agriculture and cattle ranching. Valle de la Pascua is the economic capital of Guárico state, and is often referred as: "La Princesa del...

— Pariaguan (159.1 km)

Place	Stage 10		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:04.48	\|35:01.56
2.	\|—	\|+0.14
3.	\|—	\|+0.32

2008-09-04: Cantaura — Cantaura (80 km)

Place	Stage 11		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|01:58.28	\|37:00.24
2.	\|—	\|+0.11
3.	\|—	\|+0.31

2008-09-05: Cantaura — Barcelona (147.3 km)

Place	Stage 12		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|03:14.28	\|40:14.52
2.	\|—	\|+0.07
3.	\|—	\|+0.32

2008-09-06: Piritu — Higuerote
Higuerote
Higuerote is the capital city of Brión Municipality in the state of Miranda, Venezuela....

(231.8 km)

Place	Stage 13		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|04:24.00	\|44:38.52
2.	\|—	\|+0.03
3.	\|—	\|+0.23

2008-09-07: Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

— Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

(80 km)

Place	Stage 14		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	\|01:45.54	\|46:24.46
2.	\|—	\|+0.03
3.	\|—	\|+0.23

General Classification

RANK	TEAM	TIME
1.	Diguigiovanni Androni	46:24:46
2.	Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 0.03
3.	Loteria del Táchira	+ 0.23
4.	Sumiglov-City of Mérida	+ 1.00
5.	Loteria del Táchira	+ 1.07
6.	Gobernacíon del Zulía	+ 1.50
7.	Sumiglov-City of Mérida	+ 1.57
8.	Diguigiovanni Androni	+ 2.08
9.	Loteria del Táchira	+ 2.31
10.	Hussein Sport Gobierno	+ 3.53

Points Classification

RANK	TEAM	POINTS
1.	Gobernacíon del Zulía	165
2.	Alcaldia de Cabimas	156
3.	Diguigiovanni Androni	151

Mountains Classification

RANK	TEAM	POINTS
1.	Gobernacíon del Zulía	15
2.	Diguigiovanni Androni	13
3.	Trecolli Bono del Ciclismo Colombia	11

Sprints Classification

RANK	TEAM	POINTS
1.	Alcaldia de Cabimas	33
2.	Alcaldia Bolivariana de Paez Apure	27
3.	Gobernacíon del Zulía	20

Stage Points Classification

RANK	TEAM	POINTS
1.	Gobernacíon de Lara Alcaldia de Jimenez	78
2.	Gobernacíon del Zulía	75
3.	Alcaldia de Cabimas	68

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2008-08-27: Caja Seca — MéridaMérida, MéridaSantiago de los Caballeros de Mérida, Venezuela, is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the principal cities of the Venezuelan Andes... (183.2 km)

2008-08-29: OspinoOspinoOspino is a town in the Venezuelan state of Portuguesa. This town is the shire town of the Ospino Municipality and, according to the 2001 Venezuelan census, the municipality has a population of 39,215.-External links:* *... — Nirgua San Vicente (217.6 km)