2008 Volta a Catalunya

2008 Volta a Catalunya
Series	2008 UCI ProTour
Race no	7
Season no	15
Date	May 19–25, 2008
Stages	6 & Prologue
Distance	1032.0
Unit	km
Time	24h 29' 22"
First	Gustavo César
First nat	ESP
Second	Rigoberto Urán
Second nat	COL
Third	Rémi Pauriol
Third nat	FRA
Points	Thor Hushovd
Points nat	NOR
Mountains	Christophe Moreau
Mountains nat	FRA
Mountains team	Agritubel
Sprints	Manuel Quinziato
Sprints nat	ITA
Team nat	LUX
Previous	2007
Next	2009

The 2008 Volta a Catalunya (88th edition) road cycling race took place from May 19 to May 25, 2008, in Catalonia, Spain. Gustavo César took overall victory, becoming first rider of non-ProTour team to win a ProTour race general classification.

Teams

Twenty-two teams of up to eight riders took part. The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya:^[1]

Belgium

(QST)
(SIL)

Denmark

(CSC)

France

(ALM)
Agritubel (AGR)
(BTL)
(COF)
(C.A)
(FDJ)

(GST)
(MRM)

Italy

(LAM)
(LIQ)

Luxembourg

(AST)

Netherlands

(RAB)

Andalucía–CajaSur (AZA)
(GCE)
(EUS)
(KGZ)
(SDV)

United States

(TSL)
(THR)

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[1]^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance		Winner
P	19 May	Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar	3.7 km (2.3 mi)	Individual time trial	Thor Hushovd (Norway)
1	20 May	Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles	167.8 km (104.3 mi)		Thor Hushovd (Norway)
2	21 May	Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell	191.1 km (118.7 mi)		Cyril Dessel (France)
3	22 May	La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó	217.2 km (135.0 mi)		Pierrick Fédrigo (France)
4	23 May	Ascó to El Vendrell	163.5 km (101.6 mi)		Sylvain Chavanel (France)
5	24 May	El Vendrell to Pallejà	163.9 km (101.8 mi)		Francesco Chicchi (Italy)
6	25 May	Pallejà to Barcelona	106.2 km (66.0 mi)		José Luis Carrasco (Spain)

Stages

Prologue

May 19, 2008: Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, 3.7 km (2.3 mi) (ITT)^[2]^[3]

Prologue Results

	Cyclist	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (Norway)	4' 37"
2	George Hincapie (United States)	+ 6"
3	Iván Gutiérrez (Spain)	+ 7"
4	Thomas Lövkvist (Sweden)	+ 7"
5	Gustavo César (Spain)	+ 7"

General Classification after Prologue

	Cyclist	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (Norway)	4' 37"
2	George Hincapie (United States)	+ 6"
3	Iván Gutiérrez (Spain)	+ 7"
4	Thomas Lövkvist (Sweden)	+ 7"
5	Gustavo César (Spain)	+ 7"

Stage 1

May 20, 2008: Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles, 167.8 km (104.3 mi)^[2]^[4]

Stage 1 Results

	Cyclist	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (Norway)	4h 07' 35"
2	Bernhard Eisel (Austria)	s.t.
3	Leonardo Duque (Colombia)	s.t.
4	Markus Zberg (Switzerland)	s.t.
5	Mark Renshaw (Australia)	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (Norway)	4h 12' 02"
2	Leonardo Duque (Colombia)	+ 14"
3	George Hincapie (United States)	+ 16"
4	Iván Gutiérrez (Spain)	+ 17"
5	Thomas Lövkvist (Sweden)	+ 17"

Stage 2

May 21, 2008: Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell, 191.1 km (118.7 mi)^[2]^[5]

Stage 2 Results

	Cyclist	Time
1	Cyril Dessel (France)	5h 10' 30"
2	Janez Brajkovič (Slovenia)	+ 34"
3	Rémi Pauriol (France)	+ 34"
4	Josep Jufré (Spain)	+ 34"
5	Rigoberto Urán (Colombia)	+ 34"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Time
1	Cyril Dessel (France)	9h 23' 03"
2	Rémi Pauriol (France)	+ 18"
3	Haimar Zubeldia (Spain)	+ 25"
4	Janez Brajkovič (Slovenia)	+ 26"
5	Rigoberto Urán (Colombia)	+ 29"

Stage 3

May 22, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó "La Vostra Energia", 217.2 km (135.0 mi)^[2]^[6]

Stage 3 Results

	Cyclist	Time
1	Pierrick Fédrigo (France)	5h 06' 01"
2	Alexander Bocharov (Russia)	s.t.
3	Gustavo César (Spain)	s.t.
4	Jelle Vanendert (Belgium)	s.t.
5	Daniel Navarro (Spain)	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Time
1	Rémi Pauriol (France)	14h 29' 33"
2	Haimar Zubeldia (Spain)	+ 7"
3	Janez Brajkovič (Slovenia)	+ 8"
4	Pierrick Fédrigo (France)	+ 10"
5	Rigoberto Urán (Colombia)	+ 11"

Stage 4

May 23, 2008: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" to El Vendrell, 163.5 km (101.6 mi)^[2]^[7]

Stage 4 Results

	Cyclist	Time
1	Sylvain Chavanel (France)	3h 52' 15"
2	Thor Hushovd (Norway)	+ 2' 32"
3	Bernhard Eisel (Austria)	+ 2' 32"
4	Markus Zberg (Switzerland)	+ 2' 32"
5	Anthony Geslin (France)	+ 2' 32"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Time
1	Rémi Pauriol (France)	18h 24' 25"
2	Josep Jufré (Spain)	+ 2"
3	Haimar Zubeldia (Spain)	+ 7"
4	Janez Brajkovič (Slovenia)	+ 8"
5	Gustavo César (Spain)	+ 8"

Stage 5

May 24, 2008: El Vendrell to Pallejà, 163.9 km (101.8 mi)^[2]^[8]

Stage 5 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Francesco Chicchi (Italy)		3h 44' 17"
2	Leonardo Duque (Colombia)		s.t.
3	Markus Zberg (Switzerland)		s.t.
4	Mark Renshaw (Australia)		s.t.
5	Mikel Gaztañaga (Spain)	Agritubel	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Time
1	Rémi Pauriol (France)	22h 08' 42"
2	Josep Jufré (Spain)	+ 2"
3	Haimar Zubeldia (Spain)	+ 7"
4	Janez Brajkovič (Slovenia)	+ 8"
5	Gustavo César (Spain)	+ 8"

Stage 6

May 25, 2008: Pallejà to Barcelona, 106.2 km (66.0 mi)^[2]^[9]

Stage 6 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	José Luis Carrasco (Spain)	Andalucía–CajaSur	2h 20' 38"
2	Gustavo César (Spain)		s.t.
3	Francisco Ventoso (Spain)	Andalucía–CajaSur	+ 7"
4	Aleksandr Kuschynski (Belarus)		+ 7"
5	Eduardo Gonzalo (Spain)	Agritubel	+ 7"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Time
1	Gustavo César (Spain)	24h 29' 22"
2	Rigoberto Urán (Colombia)	+ 16"
3	Rémi Pauriol (France)	+ 21"
4	Josep Jufré (Spain)	+ 21"
5	Daniel Navarro (Spain)	+ 23"

Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	General Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Sprints classification
P	Thor Hushovd	Thor Hushovd	no award	Thor Hushovd	no award
1	Thor Hushovd	Thor Hushovd	Dario Cioni		Freddy Bichot
2	Cyril Dessel	Cyril Dessel	Christophe Moreau
3	Pierrick Fédrigo	Rémi Pauriol
4	Sylvain Chavanel				Sylvain Chavanel
5	Francesco Chicchi				Manuel Quinziato
6	José Luis Carrasco	Gustavo César			Manuel Quinziato
Final		Gustavo César	Christophe Moreau	Thor Hushovd	Manuel Quinziato

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions

On stage 1, George Hincapie wore the points jersey
On stage 2, Leonardo Duque wore the points jersey

Individual standings

As of 25 May 2008, after the 2008 Volta a Catalunya.^[10]

Rank	Name	Points
1	Damiano Cunego (Italy)	73
2	André Greipel (Germany)	62
3	Alberto Contador (Spain)	58
4	Thomas Dekker (Netherlands)	54
5	Andreas Klöden (Germany)	53
6	Stijn Devolder (Belgium)	50
7	José Joaquín Rojas (Spain)	45
8	Mikel Astarloza (Spain)	45
9	Cadel Evans (Australia)	42
10	Óscar Freire (Spain)	40
11	Rigoberto Urán (Colombia)	40
12	Roman Kreuziger (Czech Republic)	40
13	Nick Nuyens (Belgium)	40
14	Rémi Pauriol (France)	36

78 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.

References

^ "88th Volta a Catalunya – ProT". Cycling News. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "88th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ "Prologue – May 19: Lloret de Mar – Lloret de Mar (ITT), 3.7km". Cycling News. Archived 9 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Stage 1 – May 20: Riudellots de la Selva – Banyoles, 167.8km". Cycling News. Archived 28 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Stage 2 – May 21: Banyoles – La Seu d'Urgell, 191.9km". Cycling News. Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Stage 3 – May 22: La Seu d'Urgell – Ascó La Vostra Energia, 217.2km". Cycling News. Archived 11 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Stage 4 – May 23: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" – El Vendrell, 163.5km". Cycling News. Archived 5 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Stage 5 – May 24: El Vendrell – Pallejà, 163.9km". Cycling News. Archived 24 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Stage 6 – May 25: Pallejà – Barcelona, 124.0km". Cycling News. Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
^ "Individual standings". UCI. 2008-05-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2008-05-25.