Sports 123: Road Cycling: Men: Tour de France 2008


Road Cycling Men: Tour de France 2008

Final Standings:
1. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] 87h52:52
2. Cadel Evans (aus) [sil] + 0:58
3. Bernhard Kohl (aut) [gst] + 1:13
4. Denis Menchov (rus) [rab] + 2:10
5. Christian Vandevelde (usa) [tsl] + 3:05
6. Frank Schleck (lux) [csc] + 4:28
7. Samuel Sánchez (spa) [eus] + 6:25
8. Kim Kirchen (lux) [thr] + 6:55
9. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [gce] + 7:12
10. Tadej Valjavec (svn) [a2r] + 9:05

Sunday, July 27
Stage 21: Étampes - Paris, 143 km:
1. Gert Steegmans (bel) [qst] 3h51:38
2. Gerald Ciolek (ger) [thr] s.t.
3. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
4. Robbie McEwen (aus) [sil] s.t.
5. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] s.t.
6. Julian Dean (nzl) [tsl] s.t.
7. Stefan Schumacher (ger) [gst] s.t.
8. Robert Förster (ger) [gst] s.t.
9. Leonardo Duque (col) [cof] s.t.
10. Robert Hunter (saf) [bar] s.t.

Saturday, July 26
Stage 20: Cérilly - St.-Amand-Montrond, itt 53 km:
1. Stefan Schumacher (ger) [gst] 1h03:50
2. Fabian Cancellara (swi) [csc] + 0:21
3. Kim Kirchen (lux) [thr] + 1:01
4. Christian Vandevelde (usa) [tsl] + 1:05
5. David Millar (gbr) [tsl] + 1:37
6. Denis Menchov (rus) [rab] + 1:55
7. Cadel Evans (aus) [sil] + 2:05
8. Sebastian Lang (ger) [gst] + 2:19
9. Bernhard Kohl (aut) [gst] + 2:21
10. George Hincapie (usa) [thr] + 2:28

Friday, July 25
Stage 19: Roanne - Montluçon, 165.5 km:
1. Sylvain Chavanel (fra) [cof] 3h37:09
2. Jérémy Roy (fra) [fdj] s.t.
3. Gerald Ciolek (ger) [thr] + 1:13
4. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
5. Heinrich Haussler (ger) [gst] s.t.
6. Leonardo Duque (col) [cof] s.t.
7. Filippo Pozzato (ita) [liq] s.t.
8. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] s.t.
9. Robert Förster (ger) [gst] s.t.
10. Julian Dean (nzl) [tsl] s.t.

Thursday, July 24
Stage 18: Bourg d'Oisans - St.-Etienne, 196.5 km:
1. Marcus Burghardt (ger) [thr] 4h30:21
2. Carlos Barredo (spa) [qst] s.t.
3. Romain Feillu (fra) [agr] + 3:33
4. Christophe Le Mével (fra) [c.a] s.t.
5. Mikel Astarloza (spa) [eus] + 3:35
6. Samuel Dumoulin (fra) [cof] + 6:39
7. Cyril Dessel (fra) [a2r] s.t.
8. Roman Kreuziger (cze) [liq] s.t.
9. Leif Hoste (bel) [sil] s.t.
10. Andy Schleck (lux) [csc] s.t.

Wednesday, July 23
Stage 17: Embrun - L'Alpe d'Huez, 210.5 km:
1. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] 6h07:58
2. Samuel Sánchez (spa) [eus] + 2:03
3. Andy Schleck (lux) [csc] s.t.
4. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [gce] + 2:13
5. Frank Schleck (lux) [csc] s.t.
6. Vladimir Efimkin (rus) [a2r] + 2:15
7. Cadel Evans (aus) [sil] s.t.
8. Denis Menchov (rus) [rab] s.t.
9. Christian Vandevelde (usa) [tsl] s.t.
10. Bernhard Kohl (aut) [gst] s.t.

Tuesday, July 22
Stage 16: Cuneo (ita) - Jausiers, 157 km:
1. Cyril Dessel (fra) [a2r] 4h31:27
2. Sandy Casar (fra) [fdj] s.t.
3. David Arroyo (spa) [gce] s.t.
4. Yaroslav Popovych (ukr) [sil] + 0:03
5. George Hincapie (usa) [thr] + 0:24
6. Nicolas Portal (fra) [gce] s.t.
7. Tadej Valjavec (svn) [a2r] s.t.
8. Stefan Schumacher (ger) [gst] + 1:03
9. Andy Schleck (lux) [csc] + 1:28
10. Bernhard Kohl (aut) [gst] s.t.

Sunday, July 20
Stage 15: Embrun - Prato Nevoso (ita), 183 km:
1. Simon Gerrans (aus) [c.a] 4h50:44
2. Egoi Martínez (spa) [eus] + 0:03
3. Danny Pate (usa) [tsl] + 0:10
4. José Luis Arrieta (spa) [a2r] + 0:55
5. Bernhard Kohl (aut) [gst] + 4:03
6. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] s.t.
7. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [gce] + 4:12
8. Denis Menchov (rus) [rab] + 4:23
9. Frank Schleck (lux) [csc] + 4:41
10. Christian Vandevelde (usa) [tsl] + 4:43

Saturday, July 19
Stage 14: Nîmes - Digne-les-Bains, 194.5 km:
1. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] 4h13:08
2. Leonardo Duque (col) [cof] s.t.
3. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
4. Julian Dean (nzl) [tsl] s.t.
5. Steven de Jongh (net) [qst] s.t.
6. Alessandro Ballan (ita) [lam] s.t.
7. Rubén Pérez (spa) [eus] s.t.
8. Jérôme Pineau (fra) [btl] s.t.
9. Matteo Tosatto (ita) [qst] s.t.
10. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] s.t.

Friday, July 18
Stage 13: Narbonne - Nîmes, 182 km:
1. Mark Cavendish (gbr) [thr] 4h25:42
2. Robbie McEwen (aus) [sil] s.t.
3. Romain Feillu (fra) [agr] s.t.
4. Heinrich Haussler (ger) [gst] s.t.
5. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
6. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] s.t.
7. Leonardo Duque (col) [cof] s.t.
8. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
9. Julian Dean (nzl) [tsl] s.t.
10. Sébastien Chavanel (fra) [fdj] s.t.

Thursday, July 17
Stage 12: Lavelanet - Narbonne, 168.5 km:
1. Mark Cavendish (gbr) [thr] 3h40:52
2. Sébastien Chavanel (fra) [fdj] s.t.
3. Gert Steegmans (bel) [qst] s.t.
4. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
5. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
6. Francesco Chicchi (ita) [liq] s.t.
7. Thor Hushovd (nr) [c.a] s.t.
8. Leonardo Duque (col) [cof] s.t.
9. Julian Dean (nzl) [tsl] s.t.
10. Heinrich Haussler (ger) [gst] s.t.

Wednesday, July 16
Stage 11: Lannemezan - Foix, 167.5 km:
1. Kurt Asle Arvesen (nor) [csc] 3h58:13
2. Martin Elmiger (swi) [a2r] s.t.
3. Alessandro Ballan (ita) [lam] s.t.
4. Koos Moerenhout (net) [rab] + 0:02
5. Aleksandr Botcharov (rus) [c.a] + 0:11
6. Pierrick Fédrigo (fra) [btl] + 0:14
7. Philippe Pozzato (ita) [liq] s.t.
8. Bénoît Vaugrenard (fra) [fdj] s.t.
9. Fabian Wegmann (ger) [gst] s.t.
10. Marco Velo (ita) [mrm] s.t.

Monday, July 14
Stage 10: Pau - Hautacam, 156 km:
1. Leonardo Piepoli (ita) [sdv] 4h19:27
2. Juan José Cobo (spa) [sdv] s.t.
3. Frank Schleck (lux) [csc] + 0:28
4. Bernhard Kohl (aut) [gst] + 1:06
5. Vladimir Efimkin (rus) [a2r] + 2:05
6. Riccardo Riccò (ita) [sdv] + 2:17
7. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] s.t.
8. Cadel Evans (aus) [sil] s.t.
9. Denis Menchov (rus) [rab] s.t.
10. Christian Vandevelde (usa) [tsl] s.t.

Sunday, July 13
Stage 9: Toulouse - Bagnères-de-Bigorre, 224 km:
1. Riccardo Riccò (ita) [sdv] 5h39:28
2. Vladimir Efimkin (rus) [a2r] + 1:04
3. Cyril Dessel (fra) [a2r] + 1:17
4. Dmitriy Fofonov (kaz) [c.a] s.t.
5. Christian Knees (ger) [mrm] s.t.
6. Maxime Monfort (bel) [cof] s.t.
7. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [gce] s.t.
8. Roman Kreuziger (cze) [liq] s.t.
9. Damiano Cunego (ita) [lam] s.t.
10. Yaroslav Popovych (ukr) [sil] s.t.

Saturday, July 12
Stage 8: Figeac - Toulouse, 172.5 km:
1. Mark Cavendish (gbr) [thr] 4h02:54
2. Gerald Ciolek (ger) [thr] s.t.
3. Jimmy Casper (fra) [agr] s.t.
4. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
5. Robert Förster (ger) [gst] s.t.
6. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
7. Gert Steegmans (bel) [qst] s.t.
8. Sébastien Chavanel (fra) [fdj] s.t.
9. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] s.t.
10. Robert Hunter (saf) [bar] s.t.

Friday, July 11
Stage 7: Brioude - Aurillac, 159 km:
1. Luis León Sánchez (spa) [gce] 3h52:53
2. Stefan Schumacher (ger) [gst] + 0:06
3. Filippo Pozzato (ita) [liq] s.t.
4. Kim Kirchen (lux) [thr] s.t.
5. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [gce] s.t.
6. Oscar Pereiro (spa) [gce] s.t.
7. Samuel Sánchez (spa) [eus] s.t.
8. Josep Jufre (spa) [sdv] s.t.
9. Christian Vandevelde (usa) [tsl] s.t.
10. Andy Schleck (lux) [csc] s.t.

Thursday, July 10
Stage 6: Aigurande - Super Besse, 195.5 km:
1. Riccardo Riccò (ita) [sdv] 4h57:52
2. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [gce] + 0:01
3. Cadel Evans (aus) [sil] s.t.
4. Frank Schleck (lux) [csc] + 0:04
5. Kim Kirchen (lux) [thr] s.t.
6. Roman Kreuziger (cze) [liq] + 0:07
7. Moises Dueñas (spa) [bar] s.t.
8. Carlos Sastre (spa) [csc] s.t.
9. Denis Menchov (rus) [rab] s.t.
10. Leonardo Piepoli (ita) [sdv] s.t.

Wednesday, July 9
Stage 5: Cholet - Châteauroux, 232 km:
1. Mark Cavendish (gbr) [thr] 5h27:52
2. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
3. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
4. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] s.t.
5. Baden Cooke (aus) [bar] s.t.
6. Robert Hunter (saf) [bar] s.t.
7. Leonardo Duque (col) [cof] s.t.
8. Robbie McEwen (aus) [sil] s.t.
9. Francesco Chicchi (ita) [liq] s.t.
10. Julian Dean (nzl) [tsl] s.t.

Tuesday, July 8
Stage 4: Cholet, itt 29.5 km:
1. Stefan Schumacher (ger) [gst] 35:44
2. Kim Kirchen (lux) [thr] + 0:18
3. David Millar (gbr) [tsl] s.t.
4. Cadel Evans (aus) [sil] + 0:27
5. Fabian Cancellara (swi) [csc] + 0:33
6. Denis Menchov (rus) [rab] + 0:34
7. Jens Voigt (ger) [csc] + 0:35
8. Christian Vandevelde (usa) [tsl] + 0:37
9. George Hincapie (usa) [thr] + 0:41
10. Vincenzo Nibali (ita) [liq] + 0:47

Monday, July 7
Stage 3: St.-Malo - Nantes, 208 km:
1. Samuel Dumoulin (fra) [cof] 5h05:27
2. William Frischkorn (usa) [tsl] s.t.
3. Romain Feillu (fra) [agr] s.t.
4. Paolo Longo Borghini (ita) [bar] + 0:14
5. Robbie McEwen (aus) [sil] s.t.
6. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
7. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
8. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] s.t.
9. Robert Förster (ger) [gst] s.t.
10. Mark Cavendish (gbr) [thr] s.t.

Sunday, July 6
Stage 2: Auray - St.-Brieuc, 164.5 km:
1. Thor Hushovd (nor) [c.a] 3h45:13
2. Kim Kirchen (lux) [thr] s.t.
3. Gerald Ciolek (ger) [thr] s.t.
4. Robert Hunter (saf) [bar] s.t.
5. Erik Zabel (ger) [mrm] s.t.
6. Yuriy Trofimov (rus) [btl] s.t.
7. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
8. Jimmy Casper (fra) [agr] s.t.
9. Martin Elmiger (swi) [a2r] s.t.
10. Leonardo Duque (col) [cof] s.t.

Saturday, July 5
Stage 1: Brest - Plumelec, 197.5 km:
1. Alejandro Valverde (spa) [gce] 4h36:07
2. Philippe Gilbert (bel) [fdj] + 0:01
3. Jérôme Pineau (fra) [btl] s.t.
4. Kim Kirchen (lux) [thr] s.t.
5. Riccardo Riccò (ita) [sdv] s.t.
6. Cadel Evans (aus) [sil] s.t.
7. Frank Schleck (lux) [csc] s.t.
8. Filippo Pozzato (ita) [liq] s.t.
9. Oscar Freire (spa) [rab] s.t.
10. Oscar Pereiro (spa) [gce] s.t.