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2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

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2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates26 February -1 March 2008
Stages5
Distance826.5 km (513.6 mi)
Winning time19h 54' 49"
Results
Winner  Rubén Plaza (ESP)
  Second  Manuel Vázquez (ESP)
  Third  Xavier Florencio (ESP)
Points  Xavier Florencio (ESP)
Mountains  Manuel Vázquez (NED)
Team Bouygues Télécom
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The 2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Valencian Community between 26 February and 1 March 2008. The race was won by Rubén Plaza.

Stages

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Stage schedule[1]
Stage Date Route Distance Winner
1 26 February Sagunto–Port de Saguntoes 157 km (98 mi)  José Iván Gutiérrez (ESP)
2 27 February Alzira–Xàtiva 178 km (111 mi)  Erik Zabel (GER)
3 28 February Ibi–Ibi 166.5 km (103 mi)  Manuel Vázquez (ESP)
4 29 February Náquera–Náquera 149.4 km (93 mi)  Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
5 1 March Valencia–Valencia 120.6 km (75 mi)  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)[2]
Italy Danilo Napolitano

Teams

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N. Cod. Team Category
1-8 AST Kazakhstan Astana UCI ProTour
11-18 BTL France Bouygues Télécom UCI ProTour
21-28 GCE Spain Caisse d'Epargne UCI ProTour
31-38 COF France Cofidis UCI ProTour
41-48 EUS Spain Euskaltel–Euskadi UCI ProTour
51-58 LAM Italy Lampre UCI ProTour
61-68 LIQ Italy Liquigas UCI ProTour
71-78 MRM Italy Team Milram UCI ProTour
81-88 RAB Netherlands Rabobank UCI ProTour
N. Cod. Team Category
91-98 SDV Spain Saunier Duval–Scott UCI ProTour
101-108 ACA Spain Andalucía–CajaSur UCI Continental
111-118 SLB Portugal S.L. Benfica UCI Continental
121-128 GNM Spain Contentpolis–Murcia UCI Continental
131-138 SPI Spain Extremadura–Grupo Gallardo UCI Continental
141-148 KGZ Spain Karpin–Galicia UCI Continental
151-158 TSL United States Team Slipstream–Chipotle p/b H30 UCI Continental
161-168 ORB Spain Orbea–Oreka S.D.A. UCI Continental

Standings

General classification

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Rank Cyclist Team Time
1
 Spain Rubén Plaza S.L. Benfica 19h 54'49"
2
 Spain Manuel Vázquez Hueso Contentpolis–Murcia + 5"
3
 Spain Xavier Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 21"
4
 Spain José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 24"
5
 Spain Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel–Euskadi + 31"
6
 Spain Alberto Contador Astana + 33"
7
 France Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom + 35"
8
 Italy Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas m.t.
9
 Belgium Maxime Monfort Cofidis m.t.
10
 Spain Toni Colom Astana m.t.

Points classification

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Rank Cyclist Team Points
1 Spain Xavier Florencio Bouygues Telecom 55
2 Italy Mirco Lorenzetto Lampre 51
3 Spain José Iván Gutiérrez C. d'Epargne 47
4 Spain Manuel Vázquez Contentpolis 45
5 Spain Rubén Plaza S.L. Benfica 44

Mountains classification

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Rank Cyclist Team Points
1 Spain Manuel Vázquez Contentpolis 24
2 United States Timothy Duggan Slipstream 11
3 Spain Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel–Euskadi 11
4 Netherlands Koos Moerenhout Rabobank 10
5 United States Jonathan McCarty Slipstream 10

Combativity award

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Rank Cyclist Team Points
1 Spain Manuel Vázquez Contentpolis 7
2 Spain Rubén Plaza S.L. Benfica 12
3 Spain Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel–Euskadi 17
4 Spain Xavier Florencio Bouygues Tel. 20
5 France Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Tél. 33

Team classification

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Rank Team Time
1 France Bouygues Télécom 59h46'12"
2 France Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone a 1'47"
3 Portugal S.L. Benfica a 3'32"
4 Italy Lampre a 3'52"
5 Kazakhstan Astana a 4'04"

Classification Leadership

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Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Combativity award Team classification
1ª José Iván Gutiérrez José Iván Gutiérrez José Iván Gutiérrez Manuel Vázquez Rubén Plaza Bouygues Télécom
2ª Erik Zabel Gorka Verdugo
3ª Manuel Vázquez Rubén Plaza Rubén Plaza Manuel Vázquez
4ª Mirco Lorenzetto Xavier Florencio
5ª Alessandro Petacchi[2]
Final classification Rubén Plaza Xavier Florencio Manuel Vázquez Manuel Vázquez Bouygues Télécom

References

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  1. ^ "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — General Classification (stages)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. ^ a b Il 6 maggio 2008 Alessandro Petacchi venne condannato ad un anno di squalifica dal TAS per positività al salbutamolo. Il provvedimento prevedeva la restituzione di tutti i premi relativi alle vittorie ottenute a partire dal 1º novembre 2007, compreso il successo di tappa nell'edizione 2008 della Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Si veda "Il Tas ferma Petacchi". gazzetta.it. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
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