2008 French Road Cycling Cup
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The 2008 French Road Cycling Cup is the seventeenth edition of the French Road Cycling Cup
. It started on February 24 with the Tour du Haut Var
and finished on October 9 with Paris–Bourges. Jérôme Pineau
of won the overall competition, despite not winning any of the races.
French Road Cycling Cup
The French Road Cycling Cup is a road bicycle racing competition under the Fédération Francaise de Cyclisme each year since 1992. It consists of a number of standalone races in France each year...
. It started on February 24 with the Tour du Haut Var
Tour du Haut Var
The Tour du Haut Var is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Provence region of France. From 2005 to 2008, it was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race was changed to a two-day 2.1 event.-Palmarès:...
and finished on October 9 with Paris–Bourges. Jérôme Pineau
Jérôme Pineau
Jérôme Pineau is a French professional road bicycle racer. In 2009, he rides on the UCI ProTour for .- Major achievements :20022003-External links:*...
of won the overall competition, despite not winning any of the races.
Events
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| February 24 | Tour du Haut Var Tour du Haut Var The Tour du Haut Var is an early-season two-day road bicycle race in the Provence region of France. From 2005 to 2008, it was organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. In 2009, the race was changed to a two-day 2.1 event.-Palmarès:... |
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| March 23 | Cholet-Pays de Loire Cholet-Pays de Loire Grand Prix Cholet-Pays de la Loire is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in March in Cholet, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour... |
Mitsubishi-Jartazi Mitsubishi-Jartazi Jartazi was a professional cycling team based in Belgium from 2004 until 2007 and Estonia in 2008. It started as a Division III team in 2004, made the transition to UCI Continental in 2005 and became UCI Professional Continental in 2008. The team was managed by Patrick Stallaert... |
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| April 6 | Grand Prix de Rennes Grand Prix de Rennes Grand Prix Cycliste de la Ville de Rennes is a professional cycle road race held in Rennes, France. Since 2005 the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.... |
Ceramica Flaminia-Bossini Docce | ||
| April 15 | Paris–Camembert | |||
| April 17 | Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. Since 2005 the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.... |
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| April 19 | Tour du Finistère Tour du Finistère Tour du Finistère is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in April around the city of Quimper, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.- Winners :... |
Bretagne-Armor Lux | ||
| April 20 | Tro-Bro Léon Tro-Bro Léon Tro-Bro Léon is a professional cycle road race held in Finistère, Brittany. The event was first run in 1984 as an amateur race, becoming a professional race since 2000... |
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| May 4 | Trophée des Grimpeurs Trophée des Grimpeurs The Trophée des Grimpeurs, called Polymultipliée until 1970, is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Val-d'Oise, France, between Argenteuil and Sannois. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium... |
Bretagne-Armor Lux | ||
| May 31 | Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May around Plumelec, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route.-Name of the race:-... |
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| August 3 | Polynormande Polynormande The Polynormande is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Normandy, France. Between 1980 and 2002 it was a criterium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the French Road Cycling Cup.- Winners :... |
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| August 31 | Châteauroux Classic Châteauroux Classic The Châteauroux Classic de l'Indre Trophée Fenioux is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in the region of Indre, France, starting and finishing in Châteauroux... |
Agritubel | ||
| September 21 | Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues Grand Prix d'Isbergues is a professional cycle road race held in Isbergues, Pas-de-Calais. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-External links:*... |
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| October 5 | Tour de Vendée Tour de Vendée Tour of Vendée is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May in the region of Vendée, France, finishing in a circuit inside La Roche-sur-Yon town. From 2005 until 2009, the race was organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, moving to 1.HC classification in 2010, and also being part... |
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| October 9 | Paris–Bourges |