2008 Tirreno-Adriatico
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The 2008 Tirreno–Adriatico, the 43rd running of the race, took place from March 12 to March 18, 2008. The race started in Civitavecchia
and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto
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Stage 1 - March 12, 2008: Civitavecchia
Stage 2 - March 13, 2008: Civitavecchia
Stage 3 - March 14, 2008: Gubbio
Stage 4 - March 15, 2008: Porto Recanati
Stage 5 - March 16, 2008: Macerata
Stage 6 - March 17, 2008: Civitanova Marche
Stage 7 - March 18, 2008: San Benedetto del Tronto
Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...
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Stage 1 - March 12, 2008: CivitavecchiaCivitavecchiaCivitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
> CivitavecchiaCivitavecchiaCivitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
, 160 km
Stage 1 Results
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2 - March 13, 2008: CivitavecchiaCivitavecchiaCivitavecchia is a town and comune of the province of Rome in the central Italian region of Lazio. A sea port on the Tyrrhenian Sea, it is located 80 kilometers west-north-west of Rome, across the Mignone river. The harbor is formed by two piers and a breakwater, on which is a lighthouse...
> GubbioGubbioGubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...
, 203 km
Stage 2 Results
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 - March 14, 2008: GubbioGubbioGubbio is a town and comune in the far northeastern part of the Italian province of Perugia . It is located on the lowest slope of Mt. Ingino, a small mountain of the Apennines. See also Mount Ingino Christmas Tree.-History:...
> MonteluponeMonteluponeMontelupone is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 30 km south of Ancona and about 11 km northeast of Macerata...
, 195 km
Stage 3 Results
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4 - March 15, 2008: Porto RecanatiPorto RecanatiPorto Recanati is a town and comune in the centre of Italy, on the eastern coast on the Adriatic sea. It is located in the province of Macerata, in the Marche region.-Overview:...
> Civitanova MarcheCivitanova MarcheCivitanova Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southeast of Ancona and about 25 km east of Macerata.-Geography:...
, 166 km
Stage 4 Results
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 - March 16, 2008: MacerataMacerataMacerata is a city and comune in central Italy, the capital of the province of Macerata in the Marche region.The historical city center is located on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza rivers. It consisted of the Picenes city named Ricina, then, after the romanization, Recina and Helvia Recina...
> RecanatiRecanatiRecanati is a town and comune in the Province of Macerata, Marche region of Italy. Recanati was founded around 1150 AD from three pre-existing castles. In 1290 it proclaimed itself an independent republic and, in the 15th century, was famous for its international fair...
, 26 km ITT
Stage 5 results
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6 - March 17, 2008: Civitanova MarcheCivitanova MarcheCivitanova Marche is a comune in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about 40 km southeast of Ancona and about 25 km east of Macerata.-Geography:...
> CastelfidardoCastelfidardoCastelfidardo is a town and comune in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy.It is particularly remembered for the Italian victory over a "volunteer" army defending the Papal States, on September 18, 1860...
, 196 km
Stage 6 Results
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General Classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7 - March 18, 2008: San Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...
> San Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del TrontoSan Benedetto del Tronto is a city and comune in Marche, Italy, in the province of Ascoli Piceno. It lies on the Adriatic Sea. San Benedetto del Tronto is an important little town on the Marche coast, an active fishing port and one of the main seaside resorts on the central Adriatic coast.Located...
, 176 km
Stage 7 Results
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General Classification after Stage 7
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Jersey progress
| Stage (Winner) |
General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification |
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| Stage 1 (Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... ) |
Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... |
Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... |
Yuriy Krivtsov Yuriy Krivtsov Yuriy Krivtsov is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Ukrainian by birth, he became a naturalized French citizen in May 2010, and was able to change his nationality per the UCI effective with the 2011 season.- Palmares :1996... |
José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas Gil is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. His older brother Mariano was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996... |
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| Stage 2 (Raffaele Illiano Raffaele Illiano Raffaele Illiano is an Italian professional road racing cyclist.-Palmares:2003-References:... ) |
Enrico Gasparotto Enrico Gasparotto Enrico Gasparotto is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team , which he joined in 2009... |
Raffaele Illiano Raffaele Illiano Raffaele Illiano is an Italian professional road racing cyclist.-Palmares:2003-References:... |
Niklas Axelsson Niklas Axelsson Niklas Axelsson is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist. Axelsson's finished sixth during the 1999 Giro d'Italia and third in the 2000 edition of Giro di Lombardia.... |
Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò Riccardo Riccò is a professional road bicycle racer from Italy, currently under contract to UCI Continental team Meridiana-Kamen, and suspended from competition. He was ejected from the 2008 Tour de France for doping violations and suspended... |
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| Stage 3 (Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver is a Spanish professional road racing cyclist. He has been competing since 2001, and currently rides for the UCI ProTour team .- Palmarès :2001... ) |
Niklas Axelsson Niklas Axelsson Niklas Axelsson is a Swedish professional road racing cyclist. Axelsson's finished sixth during the 1999 Giro d'Italia and third in the 2000 edition of Giro di Lombardia.... |
Enrico Gasparotto Enrico Gasparotto Enrico Gasparotto is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTour team , which he joined in 2009... |
Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005... |
Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Löfkvist is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTour . He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in at the age of 19 in 2004... |
Serramenti Diquigiovanni |
| Stage 4 (Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling... ) |
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| Stage 5 (Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... ) |
Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
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| Stage 6 (Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... ) |
Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... |
Juan José Oroz Juan José Oroz Juan José Oroz Ugalde is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Euskaltel-Euskadi.- Palmarès :... |
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| Stage 7 (Francesco Chicchi Francesco Chicchi Francesco Chicchi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Pro Tour team .- Major results :200220052006... ) |
Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005... |
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Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist... |
Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Gómez is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, riding for the UCI ProTeam Rabobank. He is one of the top sprinters in road bicycle racing, having won the world championship a three times, equalling Alfredo Binda, Rik Van Steenbergen and Eddy Merckx... |
Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory Lloyd Mondory is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Major results :2005... |
Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Lövkvist Thomas Löfkvist is a Swedish professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTour . He became the youngest Swedish professional road bicycle racer when he started his professional bicycling career in at the age of 19 in 2004... |
Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
- On stage 2, Alessandro PetacchiAlessandro PetacchiAlessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...
wore the points jersey