2008 in women's road cycling

UCI Road World Rankings
Top-ranked individual[1] Second-ranked individual Third-ranked individual Top-ranked team Top-ranked nation
 Marianne Vos (NED)
Team DSB Bank		  Judith Arndt (GER)
Team Columbia Women		  Ina Teutenberg (GER)
Team Columbia Women		 Team Columbia Women  Germany

World Championships
Main article: 2008 UCI Road World Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
World Championship Time Trial September  Amber Neben (USA)  Christiane Soeder (AUT)  Judith Arndt (GER)
World Championship Road Race September  Nicole Cooke (GBR)  Marianne Vos (NED)  Judith Arndt (GER)

Olympic Games
Main article: Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Race Date Winner Second Third
Olympic Games Road Race August 10  Nicole Cooke (GBR)  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
Olympic Games Time Trial August 13  Kristin Armstrong (USA)  Emma Pooley (GBR)  Karin Thürig (SUI)

UCI World Cup
Main article: 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup
Date Race Country Winner Team
#1 24 February Geelong World Cup  Australia  Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
#2 24 March Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio  Italy  Emma Pooley (GBR) Team Specialized Designs For Women
#3 6 April Tour of Flanders for Women  Belgium  Judith Arndt (GER) Team High Road Women
#4 12 April Ronde van Drenthe  Netherlands  Chantal Beltman (NED) Team High Road Women
#5 23 April La Flèche Wallonne Féminine  Belgium  Marianne Vos (NED) DSB Bank
#6 4 May Tour de Berne   Switzerland  Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) Menikini - Selle Italia
#7 31 May La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal  Canada  Judith Arndt (GER) Team High Road Women
#8 30 July Open de Suède Vårgårda  Sweden  Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini - Selle Italia
#9 1 August Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT  Sweden  Priska Doppmann (SUI)
 Karin Thürig (SUI)
 Christiane Soeder (AUT)
 Carla Ryan (AUS)		 Cervélo–Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
#10 24 August GP de Plouay-Bretagne  France  Fabiana Luperini (ITA) Menikini - Selle Italia
#11 16 September Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt  Germany  Judith Arndt (GER) Team Columbia Women

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)
Race Date Cat.
Copa America de CiclismoJanuary 61.2
Gran Premio Brissag Lago maggioreMarch 81.2
GP Comune di CornaredoMarch 91.2
Omloop Het Volk / Circuit Het VolkMarch 161.2
GP Cosat Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Montescudaio-RiparbellaMarch 291.2
Klasyczny-NaleczowMarch 301.2
GP Costa Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Castellina M.MA-Santa LuceMarch 301.2
Grand Prix de DottigniesApril 71.2
Drentse 8 van DwingelooApril 101.1
Novilon Eurocup Ronde van DrentheApril 131.1
Ronde van GelderlandApril 191.2
Trofeo Ciudad de SevillaApril 201.2
Tour of Chongming Island Time TrialApril 251.2
GP LiberazioneApril 251.2
Omloop van BorseleApril 261.2
Grand Prix Elsy JacobsApril 261.2
GP Stad RoeselareApril 271.2
Grand Prix de Suisse / Souvenir Magali PacheMay 21.1
Majowy Wyscig Klasyczny - LublinMay 31.2
Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de CiclismoMay 31.2
Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo, Corre Por La VidaMay 41.2
Grand Prix de Santa AnaMay 151.1
Tour de LeelanauMay 251.2
Omloop Door Middag-HumsterlandJune 71.2
Therme kasseienomloopJune 81.2
Commerce Bank Liberty ClassicJune 81.1
GP Carnevale d'EuropaJuly 191.2
Sparkassen GiroAugust 31.1
Holland Hills ClassicAugust 101.2
Züri-MetzgeteSeptember 71.1
Memorial Davide Fardelli - Cronometro IndividualeSeptember 71.2
Chrono Champenois - Trophée EuropéenSeptember 141.1
Grand Prix de FranceSeptember 281.2
Chrono des Nations Les Herbiers VendéeOctober 191.1

Source[2]

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)
Race Date Cat.
Geelong TourFebruary 21-222.2
Women's Tour of New ZealandFebruary 27 - March 22.2
Wyscig Etapowy - ZamoscApril 11-132.2
Tour of Chongming IslandApril 26-292.2
Gracia - OrlovaMay 1-42.2
Mt. Hood Cycling ClassicMay 13-182.2
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste FémininMay 16-252.2
Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a El SalvadorMay 16-212.2
Tour de Pologne FemininMay 22-242.2
Vuelta a OccidenteMay 23-252.2
Le Tour du Grand MontréalJune 2-52.1
Tour de PeiJune 8-122.2
Iurreta-Emakumeen BiraJune 12-152.1
Grande Boucle Féminine InternationaleJune 17-222.2
Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche EilandenJune 19-212.2
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - SüdtirolJune 20-222.1
Giro d'Italia FemminileJuly 5-132.1
Tour de Feminin - Krasna LipaJuly 10-132.2
Tour de Bretagne FémininJuly 17-202.2
International Thüringen Rundfahrt der FrauenJuly 22-272.1
Tour Féminin en LimousinJuly 24-272.2
La Route de France FéminineAugust 10-172.1
Albstadt-Frauen-EtappenrennenAugust 22-242.2
Trophée d'Or FémininAugust 26-302.2
Holland Ladies TourSeptember 2-72.2
Tour Cycliste Féminin International ArdècheSeptember 9-132.2
Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela FaniniSeptember 16-212.1

Source[2]

Continental Championships

African Championship
Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[3] November 9, 2007  Lynette Burger (RSA)  Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)  Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI)
Road race[4] November 11, 2007  Marissa van der Merwe (RSA)  Lynette Burger (RSA)  Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)

Asian Championships
Main article: 2008 Asian Cycling Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial September 14  Li Meifang (CHN)  Liu Yongli (CHN)  Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
Road race September 15  Gao Min (CHN)  Miho Oki (JPN)  Choi Hye-Kyeong (KOR)

European Championships (under-23)
Main article: 2008 European Road Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Time trial (under-23)[5] July 3  Ellen van Dijk (NED)  Svitlana Halyuk (UKR)  Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)
Road race (under-23)[5] July 5  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)  Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)  Marta Bastianelli (RUS)

Oceania Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[6] 14 November 2007  Bridie O'Donnell (AUS)  Dale Tye (NZL)  Rachel Mercer (NZL)
Road race[7] 18 November 2007  Rochelle Gilmore (AUS)  Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)  Emma Crum (NZL)

Pan American Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[8] May 9  Ana Paola Madrinan Villegas (COL)  Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (MEX)  Kori Kelly Seehafer (USA)
Road race[9] May 11  Yumari González (CUB)  Karelia Judith Machado Jaimes (VEN)  Belem Guerrero Mendez (MEX)

National Championships
Main article: 2008 national road cycling championships

UCI teams
Main article: 2008 List of UCI Women's Teams

References
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  3. Champ. d'Afrique CLM / African continental champ. TT (WE)
  4. Champ. d'Afrique en ligne / African Continental Champ. RR (WE)
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  6. "Oceania Cycling Championships - c.l.m. ind. / ind. TT - WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
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  9. "Champ. Panaméricain-en ligne / Panamerican Champ. ind. RR- WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

See also
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