2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

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.

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

Stages
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]
Danilo Napolitano

Teams
N. Cod. Team Category
1-8AST AstanaUCI ProTour
11-18BTL Bouygues TélécomUCI ProTour
21-28GCE Caisse d'EpargneUCI ProTour
31-38COF CofidisUCI ProTour
41-48EUS Euskaltel–EuskadiUCI ProTour
51-58LAM LampreUCI ProTour
61-68LIQ LiquigasUCI ProTour
71-78MRM Team MilramUCI ProTour
81-88RAB RabobankUCI ProTour
N. Cod. Team Category
91-98SDV Saunier Duval-ScottUCI ProTour
101-108ACA Andalucía-CajaSurUCI Continental
111-118SLB S.L. BenficaUCI Continental
121-128GNM Contentpolis-MurciaUCI Continental
131-138SPI Extremadura-Grupo GallardoUCI Continental
141-148KGZ Karpin GaliciaUCI Continental
151-158TSL Team Slipstream-Chipotle p/b H30UCI Continental
161-168ORB Orbea-Oreka S.D.A.UCI Continental

Standings

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

Points classification
Rank Cyclist Team Points
1 Xavier FlorencioBouygues Telecom55
2 Mirco LorenzettoLampre51
3 José Iván GutiérrezC. d'Epargne47
4 Manuel VázquezContentpolis45
5 Rubén PlazaS.L. Benfica44

Mountains classification
Rank Cyclist Team Points
1 Manuel VázquezContentpolis24
2 Timothy DugganSlipstream11
3 Gorka VerdugoEuskaltel–Euskadi11
4 Koos MoerenhoutRabobank10
5 Jonathan McCartySlipstream10

Combativity award
Rank Cyclist Team Points
1 Manuel VázquezContentpolis7
2 Rubén PlazaS.L. Benfica12
3 Gorka VerdugoEuskaltel–Euskadi17
4 Xavier FlorencioBouygues Tel.20
5 Jérôme PineauBouygues Tél.33

Team classification
Rank Team Time
1 Bouygues Télécom59h46'12"
2 Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphonea 1'47"
3 S.L. Benficaa 3'32"
4 Lamprea 3'52"
5 Astanaa 4'04"

Classification Leadership
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
  1. "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — General Classification (stages)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  2. 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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