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2008 Tour of Britain

The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008.[3] The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain.[3] It formed part of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.[3]

The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel,[2][4] whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.[5]

Participating teams

The 16 teams which participated in the race were:[6]

Stages

Stage 1

7 September 2008 – London to London, 86 km (53 mi)

Stage 2

8 September 2008 – Milton Keynes to Newbury, 145 km (90 mi)

Stage 3

9 September 2008 – Chard to Burnham-on-Sea, 186 km (116 mi)

Stage 4

10 September 2008 – Worcester to Stoke-on-Trent, 157 km (98 mi)

Stage 5

11 September 2008 – Hull to Dalby Forest, 165 km (103 mi)

Stage 6

12 September 2008 – Darlington to Newcastle/Gateshead, 156 km (97 mi)

Stage 7

13 September 2008 – Glasgow Green to Drumlanrig Castle, 153 km (95 mi)

Stage 8

14 September 2008 – Blackpool to Liverpool, 110 km (68 mi)

The final stage departed from Blackpool and finished in Liverpool with six laps of a city centre circuit.[4] Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win, his third of the tour, whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification.[14]

Classification leadership

References

  1. ^ "The Tour of Britain Race Manual 08" (PDF). Tour of Britain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Tour of Britain win for Lequatre". BBC Sport. 14 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Rob Lampard (4 April 2008). "2008 Tour of Britain launched". bikeradar.com.
  4. ^ a b "Tour of Britain 2008". Tour of Britain. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b c "Three For Petacchi Too!". British Cycling. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008.
  6. ^ Nigel Wynn (28 August 2008). "Tour of Britain 2008: Preview". Cycling Weekly.
  7. ^ a b "Rapid Petacchi Brings Star Quality To London Stage". British Cycling. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  8. ^ a b "Goss Heads Antipodean Charge to Claim Second Stage". British Cycling. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  9. ^ a b "Exmoor Stage Blows Race Apart". British Cycling. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
  10. ^ a b "Last Minute Puncture Means New Leader for Tour". British Cycling. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008.
  11. ^ a b "No Stopping Boason Hagen". British Cycling. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  12. ^ a b "Petacchi Triumphs on Tyneside". British Cycling. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  13. ^ a b "Unstoppable Boasen Hagen Makes it Three!". British Cycling. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
  14. ^ Richard Moore (15 September 2008). "Lequatre holds off charge of home brigade for biggest win". The Guardian. UK.

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