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	Overview of the year 2008  back to list  wikipedia information 2008  see overall standings in 2008 select year: 202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995199419931992199119901989198819871986198519841983198219811980197919781977197619751974197319721971197019691968196719661965196419631962196119601959195819571956195519541953195219511950194919481947193919381937193619351934193319321931193019291928192719261925192419231922192119201919191419131912191119101909190819071906190519041903 2008 | July 5 - July 27 Brest - Paris total distance: 3559.5 km number of stages: 21 money for winner: 450 000 € money total: 3 269 760 € Carlos Sastre | CSC-Saxo Bank | Spain | age: 33 time: 87hr 52min 52sec | average speed: 40.500 km/h 2nd place: Cadel Evans (+ 58sec) 3rd place: (+ ) winning team: CSC-Saxo Bank number of participants: 180 finished: 145 not finished: 35 Jerseys winners:  Carlos Sastre  Oscar Freire  Andy Schleck Tour de France start: Statistic of the riders: Route length: (compared with longest route in 1926 - 5745 km)  3 559,5 / 5 745,0   62,0% Stages number of stages in this year*: 21 | display finish towns on map *total number of posibbilities to win the stage STAGES - start, finish, length, winner, time, average speed 1 Brest - Plumelec   197.5 km     Alejandro VALVERDE   4:36:07   42.9 km/h 2 Auray - Saint-Brieuc   164.5 km     Thor HUSHOVD   3:45:13   43.8 km/h 3 Saint-Malo - Nantes   208.0 km     Samuel DUMOULIN   5:05:27   40.9 km/h 4 Cholet - Cholet   29.5 km     Kim KIRCHEN   0:35:44   49.5 km/h 5 Cholet - Châteauroux   232.0 km     Mark CAVENDISH   5:27:52   42.5 km/h 6 Aigurande - Super-Besse   195.5 km     Alejandro VALVERDE   4:57:52   39.4 km/h 7 Brioude - Aurillac   159.0 km     Luis LEÓN SÁNCHEZ   3:52:53   41.0 km/h 8 Figeac - Toulouse   172.5 km     Mark CAVENDISH   4:02:54   42.6 km/h 9 Toulouse - Bagnères-de-Bigorre   224.0 km     Vladimir EFIMKIN   5:39:28   39.6 km/h 10 Pau - Hautacam   156.0 km     Juan José COBO   4:19:27   36.1 km/h 11 Lannemezan - Foix   167.5 km     Kurt-Asle ARVESEN   3:58:13   42.2 km/h 12 Lavelanet - Narbonne   168.5 km     Mark CAVENDISH   3:40:52   45.8 km/h 13 Narbonne - Nîmes   182.0 km     Mark CAVENDISH   4:25:42   41.1 km/h 14 Nîmes - Digne-les-Bains   194.5 km     Óscar FREIRE   4:13:08   46.1 km/h 15 Embrun - Prato Nevoso   183.0 km     Simon GERRANS   4:50:44   37.8 km/h 16 Cuneo - Jausiers   157.0 km     Cyril DESSEL   4:31:27   34.7 km/h 17 Embrun - Alpe d’Huez   210.5 km     Carlos SASTRE   6:07:58   34.3 km/h 18 Bourg d’Oisans - Saint-Étienne   196.5 km     Marcus BURGHARDT   4:30:21   43.6 km/h 19 Roanne - Montluçon   165.5 km     Sylvain CHAVANEL   3:37:09   45.7 km/h 20 Cérilly - Saint-Amand-Montrond   53.0 km     Fabian CANCELLARA   1:03:50   49.8 km/h 21 Étampes - Paris   143.0 km     Gert STEEGMANS   3:51:38   37.0 km/h Winners of stages in 2008 by nations (10):  nation   No.wins  share (%)  ESP   6   28,57%   GBR   4   19,05%   FRA   3   14,29%   NOR   2   9,52%   LUX   1   4,76%   RUS   1   4,76%   AUS   1   4,76%   GER   1   4,76%   SUI   1   4,76%   BEL   1   4,76%  Winners of stages in 2008 by cyclists (17):  name   No.wins  share (%)  Mark CAVENDISH   4   19,05%   Alejandro VALVERDE   2   9,52%   Kim KIRCHEN   1   4,76%   Kurt-Asle ARVESEN   1   4,76%   Marcus BURGHARDT   1   4,76%   Thor HUSHOVD   1   4,76%   Vladimir EFIMKIN   1   4,76%   Cyril DESSEL   1   4,76%   Gert STEEGMANS   1   4,76%   Óscar FREIRE   1   4,76%   Sylvain CHAVANEL   1   4,76%   Samuel DUMOULIN   1   4,76%   Juan José COBO   1   4,76%   Carlos SASTRE   1   4,76%   Luis LEÓN SÁNCHEZ   1   4,76%   Simon GERRANS   1   4,76%   Fabian CANCELLARA   1   4,76%  Ascents number of ascents in this year*: 18 | display ascents on map *ascents of the second, first and "hors" category THE ALPES [8] Alpe-d’Huez (1860 m):     Carlos SASTRE Col Agnel (2744 m):     Egoi MARTINEZ Col de la Lombarde (2350 m):     Christophe LE MÉVEL Colle del Morte (1368 m):     José Luis ARRIETA Croix de Fer (2067 m):     Peter VELITS Galibier (2645 m):     Stefan SCHUMACHER Prato Nevoso (1440 m):     Simon GERRANS Restefond (Col de la Bonette) (2802 m):     John-Lee AUGUSTYN THE PYRENEES [5] Aspin (1490 m):     Sebastian LANG Col du Portel (1432 m):     Amaël MOINARD Lourdes - Hautacam (1560 m):     Leonardo PIEPOLI Peyresourde (1569 m):     Sebastian LANG Tourmalet (2115 m):     Rémy DI GREGORIO Other mountains [5] Col de la Croix de Montvieux (811 m):     Carlos BARREDO Col de la Croix Morand ou de Dyane (1401 m):     Sylvain CHAVANEL Entremont (1210 m):     David DE LA FUENTE Puy Mary (Pas de Peyrol) (1582 m):     David DE LA FUENTE Super-Besse (1350 m):     Alejandro VALVERDE Winners of ascents in 2008 by nations (7):  nation   No. wins  share (%)  ESP   7   38,89%   FRA   4   22,22%   GER   3   16,67%   SVK   1   5,56%   RSA   1   5,56%   ITA   1   5,56%   AUS   1   5,56%  Winners of ascents in 2008 by cyclists (16):  name   No. wins  share (%)  Sebastian LANG   2   11,11%   David DE LA FUENTE   2   11,11%   Carlos BARREDO   1   5,56%   Egoi MARTINEZ   1   5,56%   Simon GERRANS   1   5,56%   John-Lee AUGUSTYN   1   5,56%   Sylvain CHAVANEL   1   5,56%   Christophe LE MÉVEL   1   5,56%   José Luis ARRIETA   1   5,56%   Leonardo PIEPOLI   1   5,56%   Alejandro VALVERDE   1   5,56%   Peter VELITS   1   5,56%   Rémy DI GREGORIO   1   5,56%   Carlos SASTRE   1   5,56%   Amaël MOINARD   1   5,56%   Stefan SCHUMACHER   1   5,56%  Video highlights TdF 2008 - The best from TdF 2008 - TV2 Norway video is taken from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAcjQZ5lI5w
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