2008 Tour of Britain

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Dates 7–14 September 2008 Distance 730 mi (1,175 km) Second Steve Cummings (GBR)		Stages 8 Winning time 27h 21' 49"

Winner Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA)

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

The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel, whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.

Participating teams

The 16 teams which participated in the race were:

Stage 1

7 September 2008 – London to London, 86 km (53 mi)

Stage 2

8 September 2008 – Milton Keynes to Newbury, 145 km (90 mi)

Stage 3

9 September 2008 – Chard to Burnham-on-Sea, 186 km (116 mi)

Stage 4

10 September 2008 – Worcester to Stoke-on-Trent, 157 km (98 mi)

Stage 5

11 September 2008 – Hull to Dalby Forest, 165 km (103 mi)

Stage 6

12 September 2008 – Darlington to Newcastle/Gateshead, 156 km (97 mi)

Stage 7

13 September 2008 – Glasgow Green to Drumlanrig Castle, 153 km (95 mi)

Stage 8

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. Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win, his third of the tour, whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification.

References

2008 Tour of Britain Wikipedia

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