2008 Volta a Catalunya explained


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"
Speed:	42.14
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)

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

(GST)
(MRM)

Italy

(LAM)
(LIQ)

Luxembourg

(AST)

Netherlands

(RAB)

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

(TSL)
(THR)

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]
Stage	Date	Course	Distance
P	19 May	Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar	3.7km (02.3miles)	Individual time trial
1	20 May	Riudellots de la Selva to Banyoles	167.8km (104.3miles)
2	21 May	Banyoles to La Seu d'Urgell	191.1km (118.7miles)
3	22 May	La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó	217.2km (135miles)
4	23 May	Ascó to El Vendrell	163.5km (101.6miles)
5	24 May	El Vendrell to Pallejà	163.9km (101.8miles)
6	25 May	Pallejà to Barcelona	106.2km (66miles)

Stages

Prologue

May 19, 2008: Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, 3.7km (02.3miles) (ITT)^[3]

Prologue Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4' 37"
2			+ 6"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 7"

General Classification after Prologue

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4' 37"
2			+ 6"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 7"

Stage 1

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

Stage 1 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 07' 35"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 12' 02"
2			+ 14"
3			+ 16"
4			+ 17"
5			+ 17"

Stage 2

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

Stage 2 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			5h 10' 30"
2			+ 34"
3			+ 34"
4			+ 34"
5			+ 34"

General Classification after Stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			9h 23' 03"
2			+ 18"
3			+ 25"
4			+ 26"
5			+ 29"

Stage 3

May 22, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell to Ascó "La Vostra Energia", 217.2km (135miles)^[6]

Stage 3 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			5h 06' 01"
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			14h 29' 33"
2			+ 7"
3			+ 8"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 11"

Stage 4

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

Stage 4 Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			3h 52' 15"
2			+ 2' 32"
3			+ 2' 32"
4			+ 2' 32"
5			+ 2' 32"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			18h 24' 25"
2			+ 2"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

Stage 5

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

Stage 5 Results

	Team	Time
1		3h 44' 17"
2		s.t.
3		s.t.
4		s.t.
5	Agritubel	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			22h 08' 42"
2			+ 2"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 8"
5			+ 8"

Stage 6

May 25, 2008: Pallejà to Barcelona, 106.2km (66miles)^[9]

Stage 6 Results

	Team	Time
1	Andalucía–CajaSur	2h 20' 38"
2		s.t.
3	Andalucía–CajaSur	+ 7"
4		+ 7"
5	Agritubel	+ 7"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			24h 29' 22"
2			+ 16"
3			+ 21"
4			+ 21"
5			+ 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]

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

External links

cyclingnews.com

Notes and References

News: 88th Volta a Catalunya – ProT. Cycling News. 13 February 2020.
News: 88th Volta a Catalunya (Pro Tour), Spain. BikeRaceInfo. 13 February 2020.
News: Prologue – May 19: Lloret de Mar – Lloret de Mar (ITT), 3.7km. Cycling News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809055314/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/may08/catalunya08/?id=results%2Fcatalunya080. 9 August 2016. 21 May 2020. live.
News: Stage 1 – May 20: Riudellots de la Selva – Banyoles, 167.8km. Cycling News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160428232755/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/may08/catalunya08/?id=results%2Fcatalunya081. 28 April 2016. 21 May 2020. live.
News: Stage 2 – May 21: Banyoles – La Seu d'Urgell, 191.9km. Cycling News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303165601/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/may08/catalunya08/?id=results%2Fcatalunya082. 3 March 2016. 21 May 2020. live.
News: Stage 3 – May 22: La Seu d'Urgell – Ascó La Vostra Energia, 217.2km. Cycling News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160511113403/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/may08/catalunya08/?id=results%2Fcatalunya083. 11 May 2016. 21 May 2020. live.
News: Stage 4 – May 23: Ascó "La Vostra Energia" – El Vendrell, 163.5km. Cycling News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805174855/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/may08/catalunya08/?id=results%2Fcatalunya084. 5 August 2016. 21 May 2020. live.
News: Stage 5 – May 24: El Vendrell – Pallejà, 163.9km. Cycling News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160624155407/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/may08/catalunya08/?id=results%2Fcatalunya085. 24 June 2016. 21 May 2020. live.
News: Stage 6 – May 25: Pallejà – Barcelona, 124.0km. Cycling News. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304234937/http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/may08/catalunya08/?id=results%2Fcatalunya086. 4 March 2016. 21 May 2020. live.
Web site: Individual standings . UCI . 2008-05-04 . 2008-05-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120208014706/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/RACES/RaceRanking.asp?MenuId=MjE5OA&RaceId=MTc5&RankId=MTEy&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout.asp%3FMenuId%3DMjE5OA . 2012-02-08 . dead .