The 2008 Volta de Ciclismo Internacional do Estado de São Paulo (Portuguese for International Cycling Tour of the State of São Paulo) is the 5th edition of a multi-day road cycling stage race held in the state of São Paulo. This edition features 9 stages over 1048 km, disputed from April 20 to 27, 2008. The race is a 2.2 event in the 2007-2008 UCI America Tour.
Classification and Bonuses
In this edition of the race, time bonuses of 10, 6 and 4 seconds are awarded to the top 3 riders in each stage. Time bonuses of 3, 2 and 1 seconds are awarded to the first 3 riders at each intermediary sprint point. For the points classification, the top 5 riders in each stage are awarded 10, 7, 5, 3 and 2 points, respectively. The first 3 riders at each intermediary sprint receive 5, 3 and 2 points. Climbs are classified among 4 categories. The first 3 riders at each summit are awarded points in the mountains classification according to the category:
Category 1: 11, 9, 8 pts
Category 2: 9, 7, 6 pts
Category 3: 7, 5, 4 pts
Category 4: 5, 3, 2 pts
The team classification accounts the times of the first 3 riders of each team in each stage.
Held Sunday, April 20, 2008, in Autódromo José Carlos Pace. This stage featured 20 laps in the racing circuit, for a total distance of 85.84 km. A field of 94 riders finished with the same time of the stage winner, Edgardo Simon.
Held Monday, April 21, 2008. This stage was 230.2 km long. A field of 76 riders finished with the same time of the stage winner, Edgardo Simon.
Held Tuesday, April 22, 2008. This stage was an 11.3 km individual time trial along the streets of São Carlos.
Held Tuesday, April 22, 2008. This stage was 93.2 km long, and was held in the afternoon, a few hours after Stage 3. A field of 95 riders finished with the same time of the stage winner, Edgardo Simon.
Held Wednesday, April 23, 2008. This stage was 199.0 km long. A group of 8 riders finished with the same time of the stage winner, Otávio Bulgarelli.
Held Thursday, April 24, 2008. This stage was 193.0 km long.
Held Friday, April 25, 2008. This stage was 105.6 km long, and a field of 102 riders finished with the same time of the stage winner, Francisco Chamorro.
Held Saturday, April 26, 2008. This mountain stage was 79 km long.
Held Sunday, April 27, 2008. This stage was 51.5 km long.
Participating Teams and Riders
UCI Continental Teams
SCF - Scott-Marcondes Cesar-São José dos Campos
10 -
Magno Prado Nazaret
11 -
Pedro Autran Nicácio
12 -
Breno Sidoti
13 -
Maurício Morandi
14 -
Fabrício Morandi
15 -
Renato Seabra
16 -
Alex Diniz
17 -
Edgardo Simon
National Teams
Uruguay - Uruguay National Team
190 -
Richard Mascaraña
191 -
Jorge Bravo
192 -
Alvaro Tardáguila
193 -
Gonzalo Tagliabue
194 -
Cristian Villanueva
195 -
José Miraglia
196 -
Geovane Fernández
197 -
Fredy Peralta
Regional Teams
ACME - ACME Cycling Team
140 -
Maurício Frazer
141 -
Javier Lindner
142 -
Jesus Patalagoytia
143 -
Lisandro Ajcu
144 -
Adolfo Trabochi
145 -
Luis Marroquin
146 -
Gabriel Epstein
Avaí-Florianópolis - Avaí/Florianópolis/APGF
80 -
Jair Santos
81 -
Marcelo Moser
82 -
Ramiro Gonzales
83 -
Rafael Gerhard
84 -
Rafael Silva
85 -
Edson Resende
86 -
Gustavo Zorzo
87 -
Flávio Reblin
CESC-Sundown - CESC/Sundown/Nossa Caixa/Calipso/Maxxis
30 -
Luiz Amorim Tavares
31 -
Rogério Silva
32 -
Walter Ribeiro Jr.
33 -
Francisco Chamorro
34 -
Raul Cançado
35 -
Edson Corradi
36 -
Elivelton Pedro
37 -
Diego Portugal
Chivilcoy-Argentina - Ciudad de Chivilcoy
180 -
Emilio Martin
181 -
Fernando Antogna
182 -
Gustavo Toledo
183 -
Armando Borrajo
184 -
César Sigura
185 -
Pedro Prieto
Dataro - Clube Dataro de Ciclismo/Blumenau
40 -
Alcides Vieira
41 -
Cleberson Weber
42 -
Gregori Panizo
43 -
Jocielmo Marins
44 -
Renato Santos
45 -
Eduardo Pereira
46 -
Carlos França
47 -
Sidnei Silva
DET-Cordeirópolis - DET Cordeirópolis/Kuruma/Incefra/Unilance
110 -
Andrio Lima
111 -
Fábio Ribeiro
112 -
Hernandes Cuadri
113 -
Marcelo Soares
114 -
Elinton Stocco
115 -
Leonardo Lima
116 -
Glauber Nascimento
117 -
André Souza
Gob.Zulia - Venezuela/Gob.Zulia/Alcadia de Cabimas
170 -
Manuel Medina
171 -
Victor Moreno
172 -
Adelso Valero
173 -
Franklin Chacón
174 -
José Contreras
175 -
Hebert Rivas
Juarez-México - Municipalidad de Juarez - México
150 -
Fidel Goytia
151 -
Jessiel Valenzuela
152 -
Ricardo Tapia
153 -
Javier Perez
154 -
Marco Arriagada
155 -
Ismael Ponce
Memorial-Santos - Memorial/PM Santos/Giant/Nossa Caixa
1 -
Marcos Novello
2 -
Antônio Nascimento
3 -
André Pulini
4 -
Thiago Nardin
5 -
Eduardo Pinheiro
6 -
Robson Dias
7 -
Patrick Oyakaua
8 -
Armando Camargo
Metodista-SBC - Metodista/São Bernardo do Campo/Sundown/Nossa Caixa
70 -
Adriano Martins
71 -
Alexandre Mantovani
72 -
Jerre Souza
73 -
Jeovane Oliveira
74 -
Wilian Rodrigues
75 -
Marcelo Simeoni
76 -
Jean Coloca
77 -
João Paulo Vieira
Sales-BH - Sales Supermercados/Pinarello/BH
20 -
Miguel Direnna
21 -
Márcio Pinto
22 -
Roger Ferraro
23 -
Valcemar Justino
24 -
Vanderlei Melchior
25 -
Renato Rohsler
26 -
Fabiele Mota
27 -
Gilberto Goes
Sel.Paulista - Seleção Paulista
130 -
Jean Silva
131 -
Gideoni Monteiro
132 -
Valmir Baia
133 -
José Cláudio Santos
134 -
Carlos Santos
135 -
Alberto Camera
SF-Kenda - São Francisco/Kenda/Nossa Caixa/DKS/Ribeirão Preto
60 -
Michel Garcia
61 -
Murilo Costa
62 -
Rodrigo Melo
63 -
Anderson Echeverria
64 -
Humberto Vale
65 -
Juliano Silva
66 -
José Jailson Diniz
67 -
Daniel Amaral
SLS-Americana - São Lucas Saúde/UCA/Americana
120 -
Anderson Oliveira
121 -
Bruno Pereira
122 -
Bruno Tabanez
123 -
Geraldo Santos
124 -
José Júnior Diniz
125 -
Luciano Silva
Suzano-Flying Horse - Suzano/Flying Horse/Caloi
90 -
Alex Arseno
91 -
Douglas Bueno
92 -
Kleber Ramos
93 -
Leo Ferreira
94 -
Otávio Bulgarelli
95 -
Patrique Azevedo
96 -
Renato Ruiz
97 -
Tiago Fiorilli
Team Vale - Team Vale/FAPI/O Lojão/Gramado/JKS/Sejelp
100 -
Ezequiel Riderson
101 -
Flávio Cardoso
102 -
Raphael Serpa
103 -
Roberto Pinheiro
104 -
Fabiano Mota
105 -
Fábio Fagundes
106 -
Fernando Tomaz
107 -
Marcos Pereira Jr.
União-Assis - União/Assis-Amea
50 -
Alan Maniezzo
51 -
Justino Ribeiro
52 -
Diego Domingues
53 -
José Medeiros
54 -
Ruy Sá Neto
55 -
Josias Silva
56 -
Elton Marroni
57 -
Rodrigo Cheles
