2008 Tour de Suisse

Cycling race

The 2008 Tour de Suisse was the 72nd edition of the Tour de Suisse road cycling stage race. The race took place from 14 June to 22 June 2008 and is part of the 2008 UCI ProTour. It began in Langnau im Emmental and ended in Bern. The race was won by Roman Kreuziger.

Teams

Twenty teams of eight riders started the race:^[2]

• Caisse d'Epargne
• Liquigas
• Crédit Agricole
• Silence–Lotto
• Cofidis
• Team Milram
• Lampre
• Ag2r–La Mondiale
• Quick-Step
• Astana
• Rabobank
• Française des Jeux
• Team CSC
• Gerolsteiner
• Saunier Duval–Scott
• Bouygues Télécom
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Team High Road
• BMC Racing Team
• Team Volksbank

Route

Stages

Stage 1

14 June 2008 - Langnau I.E. to Langnau I.E., 146 km (91 mi)

Stage 2

15 June 2008 - Langnau I.E. to Flumserberg, 197 km (122 mi)

Stage 3

16 June 2008 - Flums to Gossau SG, 155 km (96 mi)

Stage 4

17 June 2008 - Gossau SG to Domat/Ems, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 5

18 June 2008 - Domat/Ems to Caslano, 190 km (120 mi)

Stage 6

19 June 2008 - Ambrì to Verbier, 188 km (117 mi)

Stage 7

20 June 2008 - Gruyères to Lyss, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 8

21 June 2008 - Altdorf to Klausen Pass, 25 km (16 mi) (ITT)

Stage 9

22 June, 2008 - Altdorf to Bern, 168 km (104 mi)

Classification leadership

• In stage 2, Martin Elmiger wore the green jersey.
• In stage 3, Martin Elmiger wore the white jersey.

See also

• 2008 in road cycling

References

1. "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
2. "Start list". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
3. "72nd Tour de Suisse - ProT". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
4. "Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse) Pro Tour, June 14 - June 22, 2008". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
5. "Stage 1 - June 14: Langnau I.E. - Langnau I.E., 146km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
6. "Stage 2 - June 15: Langnau I.E. - Flumserberge, 197km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
7. "Stage 3 - June 16: Flums - Gossau SG, 155km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
8. "Stage 4 - June 17: Gossau SG - Domat-Ems, 171km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
9. "Stage 5 - June 18: Domat-Ems - Caslano, 190km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
10. "Stage 6 - June 19: Ambri - Verbier, 188km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
11. "Stage 7 - June 20: Gruyères - Lyss, 171km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
12. "Stage 8 - June 21: Altdorf - Col du Klausen (ITT), 25km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
13. "Stage 9 - June 22: Altdorf - Berne, 168km". Cycling News. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

Further reading

• "Regreso con triunfo y liderato para Oscar Freire" [Return with triumph and lead for Oscar Freire] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 15 June 2008. p. 48.
• "Igor Anton sustituye a Oscar Freire en el liderato" [Igor Anton replaces Oscar Freire in the lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 16 June 2008. p. 46.
• "McEwen evita al sprint que Freire repita triunfo" [McEwen misses at the sprint that Freire repeats triumph] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 17 June 2008. p. 39.
• "Anton, lider y el sprint de Gossau se repite" [Anton, leader and the sprint at Gossau repeats] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 18 June 2008. p. 42.
• "Fothen se lleva la etapa y Anton sigue de lider" [Fothen takes the stage and Anton remains a leader] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 19 June 2008. p. 49.
• "Anton pierde el liderato" [Anton loses the lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 20 June 2008. p. 45.
• "Cancellara se escapa al final" [Cancellara escapes at the end] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 21 June 2008. p. 80.
• "Igor Anton no puede regresar al liderato" [Igor Anton can't return to the lead] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 22 June 2008. p. 53.
• "Kreuziger gana e Igor Anton termina tercero" [Kreuziger wins and Igor Anton finishes third] (PDF). El Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 23 June 2008. p. 48.

External links

• Official website
• cyclingnews.com