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2008 Paris–Nice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| previous | 2007 |
| next | 2009 |
| name | 2008 Paris–Nice |
| date | 9–16 March 2008 |
| stages | 7 & Prologue |
| distance | 1230 |
| unit | km |
| time | 29h 02'48" |
| first | Davide Rebellin |
| first_nat | ITA |
| first_team | |
| first_color | yellow |
| second | Rinaldo Nocentini |
| second_nat | ITA |
| second_team | |
| third | Yaroslav Popovych |
| third_nat | UKR |
| third_team | |
| points | Thor Hushovd |
| points_nat | NOR |
| points_team | |
| points_color | green |
| mountains | Clément Lhotellerie |
| mountains_nat | FRA |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_color | polkadot |
| youth | Robert Gesink |
| youth_nat | NED |
| youth_team | |
| youth_color | white |
| team | |
| team_nat | BEL |
The 2008 Paris–Nice was the 66th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 2008. The race started in Amilly and finished in Nice. The race was won by Italian Davide Rebellin from , who finished second last year. The race started in Amilly and ended in Nice. The 2008 edition returned to the fabled climb of Mont Ventoux, with stage four finishing at the mountain's ski facility, Mont Serein. The Mont Ventoux stage saw a winning break by Cadel Evans and Robert Gesink. Evans took the stage victory as Gesink moved into the overall lead. However, Gesink could not hold on to the lead in stage six when Rebellin attacked on the final descent and took enough time to move into the overall lead.
The event was marked by controversy before the race regarding the ongoing power struggle between ASO and UCI, excluding the race from the UCI ProTour calendar. The race organisers also decided to exclude , the team of the 2007 edition winner Alberto Contador, due to "damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".
Teams
Each team started the race with eight riders. The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2008 Paris–Nice:
was the only ProTour team not to be invited to this event because of the "damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | P | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March | Amilly | 4.6 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Individual time trial | Thor Hushovd | ||||||||
| 10 March | La Chapelotte to Nevers | 184.5 km | [[File:Plainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Flat stage | Gert Steegmans | ||||||||
| 11 March | Nevers to Belleville | 201 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Gert Steegmans | ||||||||
| 12 March | Fleurie to Saint-Étienne | 165.5 km | [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Medium mountain stage | Kjell Carlström | ||||||||
| 13 March | Montélimar to Mont Ventoux | 176 km | [[File:Mountainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Mountain stage | Cadel Evans | ||||||||
| 14 March | Althen-des-Paluds to Sisteron | 172.5 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Carlos Barredo | ||||||||
| 15 March | Sisteron to Cannes | 206 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Sylvain Chavanel | ||||||||
| 16 March | Nice to Nice | 119 km | [[File:Mountainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Mountain stage | Luis León Sánchez |
Stages
Prologue
;9 March 2008 — Amilly, 4.6 km (ITT)
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | Markel Irizar | |
| 3 | Stefan Schumacher | |
| 4 | Bradley McGee | |
| 5 | William Bonnet |
|| |General Classification after Prologue
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | Markel Irizar | |
| 3 | Stefan Schumacher | |
| 4 | Bradley McGee | |
| 5 | William Bonnet |
|}
Stage 1
;10 March 2008 — La Chapelotte to Nevers, 93.5 km
This stage was originally supposed to start in Amilly, but because of a storm with gale force winds and rain, the route was shortened by 91 km and started in La Chapelotte instead.
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gert Steegmans | |
| 2 | Jérôme Pineau | |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert | |
| 5 | Karsten Kroon |
|| |General Classification after Stage 1
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | Gert Steegmans | |
| 3 | Jérôme Pineau | |
| 4 | Karsten Kroon | |
| 5 | Andriy Hryvko |
|}
Stage 2
;11 March 2008 — Nevers to Belleville, 201 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gert Steegmans | |
| 2 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 3 | Sylvain Chavanel | |
| 4 | Michael Albasini | |
| 5 | Philippe Gilbert |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Hushovd | |
| 2 | Gert Steegmans | |
| 3 | Jérôme Pineau | |
| 4 | Karsten Kroon | |
| 5 | Trent Lowe |
|}
Stage 3
;12 March 2008 — Fleurie to Saint-Étienne, 165.5 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kjell Carlström | |
| 2 | Clément Lhotellerie | |
| 3 | Pierre Rolland | |
| 4 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 5 | Roman Kreuziger |
|| |General Classification after Stage 3
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel | |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez | |
| 3 | Gorka Verdugo | |
| 4 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Gárate |
|}
Stage 4
;13 March 2008 — Montélimar to Mont-Serein, 176 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cadel Evans | |
| 2 | Robert Gesink | |
| 3 | Rinaldo Nocentini | |
| 4 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 5 | Fränk Schleck |
|| |General Classification after Stage 4
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Gesink | |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 3 | Rinaldo Nocentini | |
| 4 | Yaroslav Popovych | |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Gárate |
|}
Stage 5
;14 March 2008 — Althen-des-Paluds to Sisteron, 172.5 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Barredo | |
| 2 | Karsten Kroon | |
| 3 | Manuele Mori | |
| 4 | Christophe Moreau | |
| 5 | Pierre Rolland |
|| |General Classification after Stage 5
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Gesink | |
| 2 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 3 | Rinaldo Nocentini | |
| 4 | Yaroslav Popovych | |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Gárate |
|}
Stage 6
;15 March 2008 — Sisteron to Cannes, 206 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sylvain Chavanel | |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez | |
| 3 | Bobby Julich | |
| 4 | Damiano Cunego | |
| 5 | Davide Rebellin |
|| |General Classification after Stage 6
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 2 | Rinaldo Nocentini | |
| 3 | Yaroslav Popovych | |
| 4 | Robert Gesink | |
| 5 | Juan Manuel Gárate |
|}
Stage 7
;16 March 2008 — Nice to Nice, 119 km
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez | |
| 2 | Maxime Monfort | |
| 3 | Carlos Barredo | |
| 4 | Christophe Moreau | |
| 5 | Alexander Efimkin |
|| |General Classification after Stage 7
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 2 | Rinaldo Nocentini | |
| 3 | Yaroslav Popovych | |
| 4 | Robert Gesink | |
| 5 | Luis León Sánchez |
|}
Final standings
[[General classification]]
| Cyclist | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davide Rebellin | |
| 2 | Rinaldo Nocentini | |
| 3 | Yaroslav Popovych | |
| 4 | Robert Gesink | |
| 5 | Luis León Sánchez | |
| 6 | Juan Manuel Gárate | |
| 7 | Gorka Verdugo | |
| 8 | Carlos Barredo | |
| 9 | Sylvain Chavanel | |
| 10 | Alexander Efimkin |
Mountains classification
Points classification
Best young reader
Best team
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Jersey progress
| **Stage | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Winner)** | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification |
| Prologue (ITT) | |||||
| (Thor Hushovd) | Thor Hushovd | Thor Hushovd | no award | Andriy Hryvko | |
| Stage 1 | |||||
| (Gert Steegmans) | Dionisio Galparsoro | ||||
| Stage 2 | |||||
| (Gert Steegmans) | Thierry Hupond | Trent Lowe | |||
| Stage 3 | |||||
| (Kjell Carlström) | Sylvain Chavanel | Clément Lhotellerie | Luis León Sánchez | ||
| Stage 4 | |||||
| (Cadel Evans) | Robert Gesink | Robert Gesink | |||
| Stage 5 | |||||
| (Carlos Barredo) | |||||
| Stage 6 | |||||
| (Sylvain Chavanel) | Davide Rebellin | ||||
| Stage 7 | |||||
| (Luis León Sánchez) | |||||
| Final | |||||
| Davide Rebellin | Thor Hushovd | Clément Lhotellerie | Robert Gesink |
;Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
- On stage 1, Markel Irizar wore the green jersey
- On stage 2, Karsten Kroon wore the green jersey
- On stage 3, Gert Steegmans wore the green jersey
- On stages 5 & 6, Luis León Sánchez wore the white jersey
Withdrawals
Only 86 riders finished the race of the 160 that started. Almost 40 riders abandoned during the last stage.
| Stage | Cyclist | Team | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNF | 1 | Pierrick Fédrigo | |
| DNS | 2 | Óscar Pereiro | |
| DNF | 2 | Dario Cioni | |
| DNF | 2 | Beñat Albizuri | |
| DNF | 2 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante | |
| DNF | 2 | Arkaitz Durán | |
| DNS | 3 | Roy Curvers | |
| DNF | 3 | Mikaël Cherel | |
| DNF | 3 | Christian Knees | |
| DNF | 3 | Robert Wagner | |
| DNS | 4 | Philip Deignan | |
| DNS | 5 | Leonardo Bertagnolli | |
| DNS | 5 | William Bonnet | |
| DNS | 5 | David Millar | |
| DNF | 5 | Tom Stamsnijder | |
| DNF | 5 | Carlo Westphal | |
| DNF | 5 | Francesco Gavazzi | |
| DNF | 5 | Mario Aerts | |
| DNF | 5 | Johan Van Summeren | |
| DNF | 5 | Bradley McGee | |
| DNF | 5 | Rémy Di Gregorio | |
| DNF | 5 | Stef Clement | |
| DNF | 5 | Samuel Dumoulin | |
| DNF | 5 | Mathew Hayman | |
| DNF | 5 | Freddy Bichot | Agritubel |
| DNF | 5 | Andriy Hryvko | |
| DNF | 5 | Fumiyuki Beppu | |
| DNF | 5 | Tom Veelers | |
| DNS | 6 | Sergio Ghisalberti | |
| DNS | 6 | Simon Gerrans | |
| DNF | 6 | Albert Timmer | |
| DNF | 6 | Tyler Farrar | |
| DNF | 6 | Eduardo Gonzalo | |
| DNF | 6 | Matteo Carrara | |
| DNF | 6 | Bram Tankink | |
| DNF | 6 | Iouri Trofimov | |
| DNF | 6 | Manuele Mori | |
| DNF | 6 | Jason McCartney | |
| DNF | 7 | Thomas Peterson | |
| DNF | 7 | Markus Eichler | |
| DNF | 7 | Christophe Rinero | |
| DNF | 7 | Kevin Ista | |
| DNF | 7 | Kevin Hulsmans | |
| DNF | 7 | Gert Steegmans | |
| DNF | 7 | Sylvain Calzati | |
| DNF | 7 | Juan Antonio Flecha | |
| DNF | 7 | Michiel Elijzen | |
| DNF | 7 | David Moncoutié | |
| DNF | 7 | Marcel Sieberg | |
| DNF | 7 | Vicente Reynés | |
| DNF | 7 | Craig Lewis | |
| DNF | 7 | Servais Knaven | |
| DNF | 7 | Andreas Klier | |
| DNF | 7 | André Greipel | |
| DNF | 7 | Bernhard Eisel | |
| DNF | 7 | Johann Tschopp | |
| DNF | 7 | Matthieu Sprick | |
| DNF | 7 | Anthony Geslin | |
| DNF | 7 | Juan José Cobo | |
| DNF | 7 | Jelle Vanendert | |
| DNF | 7 | Lilian Jégou | |
| DNF | 7 | Markel Irizar | |
| DNF | 7 | Dionisio Galparsoro | |
| DNF | 7 | Lander Aperribai | |
| DNF | 7 | Fränk Schleck | |
| DNF | 7 | Christophe Brandt | |
| DNF | 7 | Aleksandr Kuschynski | |
| DNF | 7 | Roman Kreuziger | |
| DNF | 7 | Enrico Franzoi | |
| DNF | 7 | Massimiliano Mori | |
| DNF | 7 | Paolo Bossoni | |
| DNF | 7 | Matteo Bono | |
| DNF | 7 | Matthias Russ | |
| DNF | 7 | Andrea Moletta |
References
References
- "Paris-Nice (Pro Tour-Historic)". BikeRaceInfo.
- "Start list". Cycling News.
- "Press release – THE 20 TEAMS SELECTED". [[Amaury Sport Organisation.
- "Stages & results". Cycling News.
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