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2008 Tour of Britain

January 01, 1970

The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008.[3] The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain.[3] It formed part of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.[3]

2008 Tour of Britain
UCI Europe Tour
Stage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in Beverley
Race details
Dates7–14 September 2008
Stages8[1]
Distance730 mi (1,175 km)
Winning time27h 21' 49"[2]
Results
Winner  Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) (Agritubel)
  Second  Steve Cummings (GBR) (Barloworld)
  Third  Ian Stannard (GBR) (Great Britain)
Points  Matthew Goss (AUS) (CSC–Saxo Bank)
Mountains  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) (LPR Brakes–Ballan)
Sprints  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia)
  Team Agritubel
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The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel,[2][4] whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.[5]

Participating teams edit

The 16 teams which participated in the race were:[6]

Stages edit

Stage 1 edit

7 September 2008 – London to London, 86 km (53 mi)
Stage 1 results[7]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan 1h 51' 54"
2   Rob Hayles (GBR) Great Britain s.t.
3   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
4   Dean Downing (GBR) Rapha Condor–Recycling.co.uk s.t.
5   Rahsaan Bahati (USA) Rock Racing s.t.
6   Roger Hammond (GBR) Team Columbia s.t.
7   Kristof Goddaert (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
8   Robbie Hunter (RSA) Barloworld s.t.
9   Zakkari Dempster (AUS) SouthAustralia.com–AIS s.t.
10   Jonathan Bellis (GBR) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan 1h 51' 44"
2   Rob Hayles (GBR) Great Britain + 4"
3   Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld s.t.
4   Anders Lund (DEN) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
5   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 + 6"
6   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 9"
7   Dean Downing (GBR) Rapha Condor–Recycling.co.uk + 10"
8   Rahsaan Bahati (USA) Rock Racing s.t.
9   Roger Hammond (GBR) Team Columbia s.t.
10   Kristof Goddaert (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.

Stage 2 edit

8 September 2008 – Milton Keynes to Newbury, 145 km (90 mi)
Stage 2 results[8]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Matthew Goss (AUS) CSC–Saxo Bank 3h 25' 11"
2   Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
3   Christopher Sutton (AUS) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
4   Roger Hammond (GBR) Team Columbia s.t.
5   Greg Henderson (NZL) Team Columbia s.t.
6   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan s.t.
7   Kristof Goddaert (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
8   Zakkari Dempster (AUS) SouthAustralia.com–AIS s.t.
9   Malcolm Elliott (GBR) Pinarello – CandiTV s.t.
10   Ben Swift (GBR) Great Britain s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan 5h 16' 55"
2   Matthew Goss (AUS) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
3   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 2"
4   Rob Hayles (GBR) Great Britain + 4"
5   Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld s.t.
6   Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
7   Anders Lund (DEN) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
8   Magnus Bäckstedt (SWE) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 + 6"
9   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain + 7"
10   Óscar Sevilla (ESP) Rock Racing s.t.

Stage 3 edit

9 September 2008 – Chard to Burnham-on-Sea, 186 km (116 mi)
Stage 3 results[9]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Emilien Berges (FRA) Agritubel 4h 49' 22"
2   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel + 30"
3   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan s.t.
4   Dan Martin (IRE) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
5   Benny De Schrooder (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly s.t.
6   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain s.t.
7   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld s.t.
8   Daniel Fleeman (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly s.t.
9   Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 39"
10   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello – CandiTV + 1' 45"
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1   Emilien Berges (FRA) Agritubel 10h 06' 17"
2   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel + 29"
3   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 36"
4   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain + 37"
5   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld s.t.
6   Daniel Fleeman (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly + 39"
7   Benny De Schrooder (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly + 40"
8   Dan Martin (IRE) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
9   Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 49"
10   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello – CandiTV + 1' 50"

Stage 4 edit

10 September 2008 – Worcester to Stoke-on-Trent, 157 km (98 mi)
Stage 4 results[10]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Columbia 3h 36' 11"
2   Giairo Ermeti (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan s.t.
3   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 4"
4   Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
5   Kristof Goddaert (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen s.t.
6   Dean Downing (GBR) Rapha Condor–Recycling.co.uk + 7"
7   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld s.t.
8   Daniel Lloyd (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly + 9"
9   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel s.t.
10   Matthew Goss (AUS) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel 13h 43' 06"
2   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld + 6"
3   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 10"
4   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain + 11"
5   Daniel Fleeman (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly + 13"
6   Benny De Schrooder (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly + 14"
7   Dan Martin (IRE) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
8   Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 23"
9   Emilien Berges (FRA) Agritubel + 35"
10   Giairo Ermeti (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 1' 03"

Stage 5 edit

11 September 2008 – Hull to Dalby Forest, 165 km (103 mi)
Stage 5 results[11]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Columbia 3h 46' 23"
2   Matthew Goss (AUS) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
3   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan s.t.
4   Víctor Hugo Peña (COL) Rock Racing s.t.
5   Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
6   Jonathan Bellis (GBR) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
7   Ben Swift (GBR) Great Britain s.t.
8   Roger Hammond (GBR) Team Columbia s.t.
9   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan s.t.
10   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello-CandiTV s.t.
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel 17h 29' 40"
2   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld + 6"
3   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 10"
4   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain + 11"
5   Daniel Fleeman (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly + 13"
6   Benny Deschrooder (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly + 14"
7   Dan Martin (IRL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
8   Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 23"
9   Emilien Berges (FRA) Agritubel + 35"
10   Roger Hammond (GBR) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 + 1' 24"

Stage 6 edit

12 September 2008 – Darlington to Newcastle/Gateshead, 156 km (97 mi)
Stage 6 results[12]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan 3h 45' 09"
2   Rob Hayles (GBR) Great Britain s.t.
3   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Columbia s.t.
4   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello-CandiTV s.t.
5   Malcolm Elliott (GBR) Pinarello-CandiTV s.t.
6   Ben Swift (GBR) Great Britain s.t.
7   Jonathan Bellis (GBR) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
8   Romain Feillu (FRA) Agritubel s.t.
9   Kenny Lisabeth (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly s.t.
10   Christopher Sutton (AUS) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel 21h 14' 49"
2   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld + 6"
3   Dan Martin (IRL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 + 14"
4   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 15"
5   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain + 16"
6   Daniel Fleeman (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly + 18"
7   Benny Deschrooder (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly + 19"
8   Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 28"
9   Emilien Berges (FRA) Agritubel + 40"
10   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello-CandiTV + 1' 24"

Stage 7 edit

13 September 2008 – Glasgow Green to Drumlanrig Castle, 153 km (95 mi)
Stage 7 results[13]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Columbia 3h 45' 18"
2   Matthew Goss (AUS) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
3   Daryl Impey (RSA) Barloworld s.t.
4   Danilo Di Luca (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan s.t.
5   Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
6   Fred Rodriguez (USA) Rock Racing + 5"
7   Cameron Meyer (AUS) SouthAustralia.com–AIS s.t.
8   Gregory Henderson (NZL) Team Columbia + 26"
9   Kristof Goddaert (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 2' 18"
10   Roger Hammond (GBR) Team Columbia s.t.
General Classification after Stage 7
Cyclist Team Time
1   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel 25h 02' 25"
2   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld + 6"
3   Dan Martin (IRL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 + 14"
4   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 15"
5   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain + 16"
6   Daniel Fleeman (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly + 18"
7   Benny Deschrooder (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly + 19"
8   Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 28"
9   Emilien Berges (FRA) Agritubel + 40"
10   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello-CandiTV + 1' 24"

Stage 8 edit

14 September 2008 – Blackpool to Liverpool, 110 km (68 mi)

The final stage departed from Blackpool and finished in Liverpool with six laps of a city centre circuit.[4] Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win, his third of the tour, whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification.[14]

Stage 8 results[5]
Cyclist Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan 2h 19' 25"
2   Julian Dean (NZL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
3   Robbie Hunter (RSA) Barloworld s.t.
4   Matthew Goss (AUS) CSC–Saxo Bank s.t.
5   Rob Hayles (GBR) Great Britain s.t.
6   Christopher Sutton (AUS) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 s.t.
7   Roger Hammond (GBR) Team Columbia s.t.
8   Juan Van Heerden (RSA) Team MTN s.t.
9   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello – CandiTV s.t.
10   Kenny Lisabeth (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly s.t.
General Classification after Stage 8
Cyclist Team Time
1   Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Agritubel 27h 21' 49"
2   Steve Cummings (GBR) Barloworld + 6"
3   Ian Stannard (GBR) Great Britain + 14"
4   Dan Martin (IRL) Garmin–Chipotle p/b H30 + 15"
5   Gabriele Bosisio (ITA) LPR Brakes–Ballan + 16"
6   Benny Deschrooder (BEL) An Post–M Donnelly + 20"
7   Daniel Fleeman (GBR) An Post–M Donnelly + 25"
8   Frederik Veuchelen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen + 29"
9   Emilien Berges (FRA) Agritubel + 50"
10   Russell Downing (GBR) Pinarello-CandiTV + 1' 25"

Classification leadership edit

References edit

  1. ^ "The Tour of Britain Race Manual 08" (PDF). Tour of Britain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Tour of Britain win for Lequatre". BBC Sport. 14 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Rob Lampard (4 April 2008). "2008 Tour of Britain launched". bikeradar.com.
  4. ^ a b . Tour of Britain. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. ^ a b c . British Cycling. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008.
  6. ^ Nigel Wynn (28 August 2008). "Tour of Britain 2008: Preview". Cycling Weekly.
  7. ^ a b . British Cycling. 7 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  8. ^ a b . British Cycling. 8 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  9. ^ a b . British Cycling. 9 September 2008. Archived from the original on 13 September 2008.
  10. ^ a b . British Cycling. 10 September 2008. Archived from the original on 4 November 2008.
  11. ^ a b . British Cycling. 11 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
  12. ^ a b . British Cycling. 12 September 2008. Archived from the original on 14 September 2008.
  13. ^ a b . British Cycling. 13 September 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008.
  14. ^ Richard Moore (15 September 2008). "Lequatre holds off charge of home brigade for biggest win". The Guardian. UK.

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The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2 1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008 3 The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain 3 It formed part of the 2007 08 UCI Europe Tour The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool 3 2008 Tour of BritainUCI Europe TourStage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in BeverleyRace detailsDates7 14 September 2008Stages8 1 Distance730 mi 1 175 km Winning time27h 21 49 2 ResultsWinner Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel Second Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld Third Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain Points Matthew Goss AUS CSC Saxo Bank Mountains Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes Ballan Sprints Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR Team Columbia TeamAgritubel 20072009 The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel 2 4 whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages 5 Contents 1 Participating teams 2 Stages 2 1 Stage 1 2 2 Stage 2 2 3 Stage 3 2 4 Stage 4 2 5 Stage 5 2 6 Stage 6 2 7 Stage 7 2 8 Stage 8 3 Classification leadership 4 References 5 External linksParticipating teams editThe 16 teams which participated in the race were 6 UCI ProTour Teams SAX CSC Saxo Bank THR Team Columbia UCI Professional Continental Teams AGR Agritubel BAR Barloworld GRM Garmin Chipotle p b H30 LPR LPR Brakes Ballan TSV Topsport Vlaanderen UCI Continental Teams CTV Pinarello CandiTV MTN Team MTN PRT Palmeiras Resort Tavira PCA Plowman Craven Cycling Team RCS Rapha Condor Recycling co uk RRC Rock Racing SAI SouthAustralia com AIS SKT An Post M Donnelly Grant Thornton Sean Kelly Other Great BritainStages editStage 1 edit 7 September 2008 London to London 86 km 53 mi Stage 1 results 7 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 1h 51 54 2 nbsp Rob Hayles GBR Great Britain s t 3 nbsp Magnus Backstedt SWE Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 4 nbsp Dean Downing GBR Rapha Condor Recycling co uk s t 5 nbsp Rahsaan Bahati USA Rock Racing s t 6 nbsp Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia s t 7 nbsp Kristof Goddaert BEL Topsport Vlaanderen s t 8 nbsp Robbie Hunter RSA Barloworld s t 9 nbsp Zakkari Dempster AUS SouthAustralia com AIS s t 10 nbsp Jonathan Bellis GBR CSC Saxo Bank s t General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 1h 51 44 2 nbsp Rob Hayles GBR Great Britain 4 3 nbsp Daryl Impey RSA Barloworld s t 4 nbsp Anders Lund DEN CSC Saxo Bank s t 5 nbsp Magnus Backstedt SWE Garmin Chipotle p b H30 6 6 nbsp Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 9 7 nbsp Dean Downing GBR Rapha Condor Recycling co uk 10 8 nbsp Rahsaan Bahati USA Rock Racing s t 9 nbsp Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia s t 10 nbsp Kristof Goddaert BEL Topsport Vlaanderen s t Stage 2 edit 8 September 2008 Milton Keynes to Newbury 145 km 90 mi Stage 2 results 8 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Matthew Goss AUS CSC Saxo Bank 3h 25 11 2 nbsp Julian Dean NZL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 3 nbsp Christopher Sutton AUS Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 4 nbsp Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia s t 5 nbsp Greg Henderson NZL Team Columbia s t 6 nbsp Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes Ballan s t 7 nbsp Kristof Goddaert BEL Topsport Vlaanderen s t 8 nbsp Zakkari Dempster AUS SouthAustralia com AIS s t 9 nbsp Malcolm Elliott GBR Pinarello CandiTV s t 10 nbsp Ben Swift GBR Great Britain s t General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 5h 16 55 2 nbsp Matthew Goss AUS CSC Saxo Bank s t 3 nbsp Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 2 4 nbsp Rob Hayles GBR Great Britain 4 5 nbsp Daryl Impey RSA Barloworld s t 6 nbsp Julian Dean NZL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 7 nbsp Anders Lund DEN CSC Saxo Bank s t 8 nbsp Magnus Backstedt SWE Garmin Chipotle p b H30 6 9 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 7 10 nbsp oscar Sevilla ESP Rock Racing s t Stage 3 edit 9 September 2008 Chard to Burnham on Sea 186 km 116 mi Stage 3 results 9 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 4h 49 22 2 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel 30 3 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan s t 4 nbsp Dan Martin IRE Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 5 nbsp Benny De Schrooder BEL An Post M Donnelly s t 6 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain s t 7 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld s t 8 nbsp Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M Donnelly s t 9 nbsp Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 39 10 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV 1 45 General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 10h 06 17 2 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel 29 3 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 36 4 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 37 5 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld s t 6 nbsp Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M Donnelly 39 7 nbsp Benny De Schrooder BEL An Post M Donnelly 40 8 nbsp Dan Martin IRE Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 9 nbsp Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 49 10 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV 1 50 Stage 4 edit 10 September 2008 Worcester to Stoke on Trent 157 km 98 mi Stage 4 results 10 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR Team Columbia 3h 36 11 2 nbsp Giairo Ermeti ITA LPR Brakes Ballan s t 3 nbsp Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 4 4 nbsp Julian Dean NZL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 5 nbsp Kristof Goddaert BEL Topsport Vlaanderen s t 6 nbsp Dean Downing GBR Rapha Condor Recycling co uk 7 7 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld s t 8 nbsp Daniel Lloyd GBR An Post M Donnelly 9 9 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel s t 10 nbsp Matthew Goss AUS CSC Saxo Bank s t General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel 13h 43 06 2 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld 6 3 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 10 4 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 11 5 nbsp Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M Donnelly 13 6 nbsp Benny De Schrooder BEL An Post M Donnelly 14 7 nbsp Dan Martin IRE Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 8 nbsp Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 23 9 nbsp Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 35 10 nbsp Giairo Ermeti ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 1 03 Stage 5 edit 11 September 2008 Hull to Dalby Forest 165 km 103 mi Stage 5 results 11 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR Team Columbia 3h 46 23 2 nbsp Matthew Goss AUS CSC Saxo Bank s t 3 nbsp Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes Ballan s t 4 nbsp Victor Hugo Pena COL Rock Racing s t 5 nbsp Julian Dean NZL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 6 nbsp Jonathan Bellis GBR CSC Saxo Bank s t 7 nbsp Ben Swift GBR Great Britain s t 8 nbsp Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia s t 9 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan s t 10 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV s t General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel 17h 29 40 2 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld 6 3 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 10 4 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 11 5 nbsp Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M Donnelly 13 6 nbsp Benny Deschrooder BEL An Post M Donnelly 14 7 nbsp Dan Martin IRL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 8 nbsp Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 23 9 nbsp Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 35 10 nbsp Roger Hammond GBR Garmin Chipotle p b H30 1 24 Stage 6 edit 12 September 2008 Darlington to Newcastle Gateshead 156 km 97 mi Stage 6 results 12 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 3h 45 09 2 nbsp Rob Hayles GBR Great Britain s t 3 nbsp Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR Team Columbia s t 4 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV s t 5 nbsp Malcolm Elliott GBR Pinarello CandiTV s t 6 nbsp Ben Swift GBR Great Britain s t 7 nbsp Jonathan Bellis GBR CSC Saxo Bank s t 8 nbsp Romain Feillu FRA Agritubel s t 9 nbsp Kenny Lisabeth BEL An Post M Donnelly s t 10 nbsp Christopher Sutton AUS Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel 21h 14 49 2 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld 6 3 nbsp Dan Martin IRL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 14 4 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 15 5 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 16 6 nbsp Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M Donnelly 18 7 nbsp Benny Deschrooder BEL An Post M Donnelly 19 8 nbsp Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 28 9 nbsp Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 40 10 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV 1 24 Stage 7 edit 13 September 2008 Glasgow Green to Drumlanrig Castle 153 km 95 mi Stage 7 results 13 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR Team Columbia 3h 45 18 2 nbsp Matthew Goss AUS CSC Saxo Bank s t 3 nbsp Daryl Impey RSA Barloworld s t 4 nbsp Danilo Di Luca ITA LPR Brakes Ballan s t 5 nbsp Julian Dean NZL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 6 nbsp Fred Rodriguez USA Rock Racing 5 7 nbsp Cameron Meyer AUS SouthAustralia com AIS s t 8 nbsp Gregory Henderson NZL Team Columbia 26 9 nbsp Kristof Goddaert BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 2 18 10 nbsp Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia s t General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel 25h 02 25 2 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld 6 3 nbsp Dan Martin IRL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 14 4 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 15 5 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 16 6 nbsp Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M Donnelly 18 7 nbsp Benny Deschrooder BEL An Post M Donnelly 19 8 nbsp Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 28 9 nbsp Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 40 10 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV 1 24 Stage 8 edit 14 September 2008 Blackpool to Liverpool 110 km 68 mi The final stage departed from Blackpool and finished in Liverpool with six laps of a city centre circuit 4 Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win his third of the tour whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification 14 Stage 8 results 5 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Alessandro Petacchi ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 2h 19 25 2 nbsp Julian Dean NZL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 3 nbsp Robbie Hunter RSA Barloworld s t 4 nbsp Matthew Goss AUS CSC Saxo Bank s t 5 nbsp Rob Hayles GBR Great Britain s t 6 nbsp Christopher Sutton AUS Garmin Chipotle p b H30 s t 7 nbsp Roger Hammond GBR Team Columbia s t 8 nbsp Juan Van Heerden RSA Team MTN s t 9 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV s t 10 nbsp Kenny Lisabeth BEL An Post M Donnelly s t General Classification after Stage 8 Cyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Geoffroy Lequatre FRA Agritubel 27h 21 49 2 nbsp Steve Cummings GBR Barloworld 6 3 nbsp Ian Stannard GBR Great Britain 14 4 nbsp Dan Martin IRL Garmin Chipotle p b H30 15 5 nbsp Gabriele Bosisio ITA LPR Brakes Ballan 16 6 nbsp Benny Deschrooder BEL An Post M Donnelly 20 7 nbsp Daniel Fleeman GBR An Post M Donnelly 25 8 nbsp Frederik Veuchelen BEL Topsport Vlaanderen 29 9 nbsp Emilien Berges FRA Agritubel 50 10 nbsp Russell Downing GBR Pinarello CandiTV 1 25 Classification leadership editStage Winner General classification nbsp Sprint Classification nbsp Mountains Classification nbsp Points Classification nbsp Team Classification 1 7 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Anders Lund Kristian House Alessandro Petacchi 2 8 Matthew Goss Danilo Di Luca 3 9 Emilien Berges Emilien Berges Roger Hammond 4 10 Edvald Boasson Hagen Geoffroy Lequatre Giairo Ermeti Ben Swift 5 11 Danilo Di Luca Matthew Goss 6 12 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi Agritubel 7 13 Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Danilo Di Luca Edvald Boasson Hagen 8 5 Alessandro Petacchi Matthew Goss Agritubel Final Geoffroy Lequatre Edvald Boasson Hagen Danilo Di Luca Matthew Goss AgritubelReferences edit The Tour of Britain Race Manual 08 PDF Tour of Britain Archived from the original PDF on 21 February 2010 Retrieved 21 February 2010 a b Tour of Britain win for Lequatre BBC Sport 14 September 2008 a b c Rob Lampard 4 April 2008 2008 Tour of Britain launched bikeradar com a b Tour of Britain 2008 Tour of Britain Archived from the original on 4 July 2009 Retrieved 21 February 2010 a b c Three For Petacchi Too British Cycling 14 September 2008 Archived from the original on 18 September 2008 Nigel Wynn 28 August 2008 Tour of 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