2008 Tour Down Under

Infobox Cycling race report
name = 2008 Tour Down Under


image_caption =
date = January 22–January 27
stages = 6
distance = 835
unit = km
time = 18h 46' 18"
speed = 44.48
first = André Greipel
first_nat = GER
first_natvar =
first_team = Team High Road
second = Allan Davis
second_nat = AUS
second_natvar =
second_team = Team UniSA-Australia
third = José Joaquín Rojas
third_nat = ESP
third_natvar =
third_team = Caisse d'Epargne
points = André Greipel
points_nat = GER
points_natvar =
points_team = Team High Road
mountains = Philippe Gilbert
mountains_nat = BEL
mountains_natvar =
mountains_team = Française des Jeux
youth = José Joaquín Rojas
youth_nat = ESP
youth_natvar =
youth_team = Caisse d'Epargne
combination =
combination_nat =
combination_natvar =
combination_team =
sprints =
sprints_nat =
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sprints_team =
team = Française des Jeux
team_nat = FRA
team_natvar =The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under cycling stage race, taking place from January 22 to January 27 around Adelaide, Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI.

The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of Team High Road.

tage Results

tage 1, January 22, Mawson Lakes–Angaston, 129 km

=Stage 2, January 23, Stirling - Hahndorf, 148 km=

tage 3, January 24, Unley – Victor Harbor, 139 km

tage 4, January 25, Mannum - Strathalbyn, 134 km

tage 5, January 26, Willunga - Willunga, 147 km

tage 6, January 27, Adelaide East End Circuit , 88 km

Final standing

General classification

Young classification

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of January 27, 2008, after the Tour Down Under [http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/RACES/RaceRanking.asp?MenuId=MjE5OA&RaceId=MTgw&RankId=MTEz&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMjE5OA Updated Rankings] 2008-01-27; UCI; Accessed 2008-01-27]

After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of 2008 UCI ProTour.

Teams

The Australian national team called Team UniSA-Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.

External links

* [http://www.tourdownunder.com.au/2008/ 2008 Tour Down Under Official Website]
* [http://tdu2008.cyclingfever.com 2008 Tour Down Under CyclingFever Racespecial]

References