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Vuelta a Espana 2008

2008 Vuelta a España
Overview of the stages
Race details
Dates 30 August – 21 September
Stages 21
Distance 3,133.8 km (1,947 mi)
Winning time 80h 40' 23""
Results
  Winner Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana)
  Second Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Astana)
  Third Carlos Sastre (ESP) (CSC–Saxo Bank)
  Points Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (Silence–Lotto)
  Mountains David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis)
  Combination Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana)
  Team Caisse d'Epargne  
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  Winner Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana)
  Second Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Astana)
  Third Carlos Sastre (ESP) (CSC–Saxo Bank)
  Points Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) (Silence–Lotto)
  Mountains David Moncoutié (FRA) (Cofidis)
  Combination Alberto Contador (ESP) (Astana)
  Team Caisse d'Epargne  

Teams

  • Ag2r–La Mondiale
  • Andalucía-CajaSur†
  • Astana
  • Bouygues Télécom
  • Caisse d'Epargne
  • Cofidis
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Euskaltel–Euskadi
  • Française des Jeux
  • Gerolsteiner
  • Lampre
  • Liquigas
  • Team Milram
  • Quick-Step
  • Rabobank
  • CSC–Saxo Bank
  • Silence–Lotto
  • Tinkoff Credit Systems†
  • Xacobeo–Galicia†

Routes and Stages

Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 30 August Granada 7.7 km (5 mi)   Team time trial Liquigas
2 31 August Granada to Jaén 167.3 km (104 mi)   Flat stage Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
3 1 September Jaén to Córdoba 168.6 km (105 mi)   Flat stage Tom Boonen (BEL)
4 2 September Córdoba to Puertollano 170.3 km (106 mi)   Flat stage Daniele Bennati (ITA)
5 3 September Ciudad Real 42.5 km (26 mi)   Individual time trial Levi Leipheimer (USA)
6 4 September Ciudad Real to Toledo 150.1 km (93 mi)   Flat stage Paolo Bettini (ITA)
  5 September Rest day
7 6 September Barbastro to Naturlandia-La Rabassa (Andorra) 223.2 km (139 mi)   Mountain stage Alessandro Ballan (ITA)
8 7 September Escaldes-Engordany (Andorra) to Plá de Beret 151 km (94 mi)   Mountain stage David Moncoutié (FRA)
9 8 September Vielha e Mijaran to Sabiñánigo 200.8 km (125 mi)   Intermediate stage Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
10 9 September Sabiñánigo to Zaragoza 151.3 km (94 mi)   Flat stage Sébastien Hinault (FRA)
11 10 September Calahorra to Burgos 178 km (111 mi)   Flat stage Óscar Freire (ESP)
12 11 September Burgos to Suances 186.4 km (116 mi)   Intermediate stage Paolo Bettini (ITA)
  12 September Rest day
13 13 September San Vicente de la Barquera to Alto de El Angliru 209.5 km (130 mi)   Mountain stage Alberto Contador (ESP)
14 14 September Oviedo to Fuentes de Invierno 158.4 km (98 mi)   Mountain stage Alberto Contador (ESP)
15 15 September Cudillero to Ponferrada 202 km (126 mi)   Mountain stage David García (ESP)
16 16 September Ponferrada to Zamora 186.3 km (116 mi)   Flat stage Tom Boonen (BEL)
17 17 September Zamora to Valladolid 148.2 km (92 mi)   Flat stage Wouter Weylandt (BEL)
18 18 September Valladolid to Las Rozas 167.4 km (104 mi)   Flat stage Imanol Erviti (ESP)
19 19 September Las Rozas to Segovia 145.5 km (90 mi)   Mountain stage David Arroyo (ESP)
20 20 September La Granja de San Ildefonso to Alto de Navacerrada 17.1 km (11 mi)   Individual time trial Levi Leipheimer (USA)
21 21 September San Sebastián de los Reyes to Madrid 102.2 km (64 mi)   Flat stage Matti Breschel (DEN)
  Total 3,133.8 km (1,947 mi)

Classification Leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combination classification Team classification
1 Liquigas Filippo Pozzato not awarded not awarded not awarded Liquigas
2 Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Alejandro Valverde Jesús Rosendo Egoi Martínez Caisse d'Epargne
3 Tom Boonen Daniele Bennati
4 Daniele Bennati Daniele Bennati Paolo Bettini Quick-Step
5 Levi Leipheimer Levi Leipheimer Egoi Martínez Astana
6 Paolo Bettini Sylvain Chavanel Paolo Bettini
7 Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan Alessandro Ballan
8 David Moncoutié Levi Leipheimer Alejandro Valverde Alberto Contador
9 Greg Van Avermaet Egoi Martínez David Moncoutié Caisse d'Epargne
10 Sébastien Hinault Greg Van Avermaet
11 Óscar Freire
12 Paolo Bettini Astana
13 Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Caisse d'Epargne
14 Alberto Contador Alberto Contador
15 David García
16 Tom Boonen
17 Wouter Weylandt Greg Van Avermaet
18 Imanol Erviti
19 David Arroyo
20 Levi Leipheimer
21 Matti Breschel
Final Alberto Contador Greg Van Avermaet David Moncoutié Alberto Contador Caisse d'Epargne

Final standings

Legend
  Denotes the winner of the General classification   Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification
  Denotes the winner of the Points classification   Denotes the winner of the Combination classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
  Rider Team Time
1 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 80h 40' 08""
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 46""
3 Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC–Saxo Bank + 4' 12""
4 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia + 5' 19""
5 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 6' 00""
6 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 6' 50""
7 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 6' 55""
8 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis + 10' 10""
9 Egoi Martínez (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 10' 57""
10 Marzio Bruseghin (ITA) Lampre + 11' 56""

Points classification

  Rider Team Points
1 Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) Silence–Lotto 158
2 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 137
3 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 129
4 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 116
5 Koldo Fernández (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 88
6 Matti Breschel (DEN) CSC–Saxo Bank 69
7 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 69
8 Sébastien Hinault (FRA) Crédit Agricole 68
9 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 67
10 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 65

King of the Mountains classification

  Rider Team Points
1 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 149
2 Christophe Kern (FRA) Crédit Agricole 106
3 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 99
4 Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) Quick-Step 89
5 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 65
6 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 56
7 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 51
8 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 48
9 Iñigo Landaluze (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi 46
10 Maarten Tjallingii (NED) Silence–Lotto 43

Combination classification

  Rider Team Points
1 Alberto Contador (ESP) Astana 6
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 11
3 Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 16
4 Ezequiel Mosquera (ESP) Xacobeo–Galicia 19
5 David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis 19
6 Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 20
7 Carlos Sastre (ESP) CSC–Saxo Bank 26
8 Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 41
9 David Arroyo (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 50
10 Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) Quick-Step 58

Teams classification

  Team Time
1 Caisse d'Epargne 241h 20' 38""
2 Euskaltel–Euskadi + 39' 22""
3 CSC–Saxo Bank + 39' 35""
4 Astana + 42' 01""
5 Xacobeo–Galicia + 51' 31""
6 Lampre + 1h 14' 51""
7 Rabobank + 1h 17' 22""
8 Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1h 27' 42""
9 Crédit Agricole + 1h 28' 56""
10 Silence–Lotto + 1h 42' 42""

General classification(la roja)

Points classification(jersey verde)

Mountains classification(jersey puntos azules)

Young rider classification(jersey blanco)

Team classification(clasificación por equipos)

Combativity award
Patrick Cobb