2008 Amstel Gold Race

Dutch cycling race 2008 UCI ProTour 5 15 April 20 1 257.4 km 6 h Damiano Cunego ITA Lampre Fränk Schleck LUX Team CSC Alejandro Valverde ESP Caisse d'Epargne 2007 2009 The 2008 Amstel Gold Race is the 43rd edition of the Amstel Gold Race classic cycle race and took place on April 20, 2008. It was held on a 257.4 km mi course from Maastricht to Cauberg as the fifth event of the 2008 UCI ProTour. Italian rider Damiano Cunego of LAM 2008 won the event after sprinting past Luxembourger Fränk Schleck of SBS 2008a in the final 200 metres. Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde of MOV 2008 finished third. Result RiderTeamTimeUCI ProTourPoints1Damiano Cunego ITALAM 2008 6h 35' 29" 402Fränk Schleck LUXSBS 2008a s.t. 303Alejandro Valverde ESPMOV 2008 + 2" 254Davide Rebellin ITAGST 2008 + 2" 205Thomas Dekker NEDRAB 2008 + 6" 156Christian Pfannberger AUTBarloworld + 14" N/A7Serguei Ivanov RUSAstana + 18" 78Joaquim Rodríguez ESPMOV 2008 + 23" 59Karsten Kroon NEDSBS 2008a + 27" 310Jérôme Pineau FRABBO 2008 + 45" 1 Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race As of April 20, 2008, after the 2008 Amstel Gold Race.http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/RACES/RaceRanking.asp?MenuId=MjE5OA&RaceId=MTc4&RankId=MTI3&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMjE5OA Rankings as of 20.04.2008 updated after Amstel Gold RACE UCI 2008-04-12 2008-04-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20081113060517/http://www.uciprotour.com/Modules/SUCI/RACES/RaceRanking.asp?MenuId=MjE5OA&RaceId=MTc4&RankId=MTI3&BackLink=%2Ftemplates%2FUCI%2FUCI2%2Flayout%2Easp%3FMenuId%3DMjE5OA 2008-11-13 dead After winning the Amstel Gold Race, Damiano Cunego became the new leader of the 2008 UCI ProTour. RankNameTeamPoints1Damiano Cunego ITALAM 2008732André Greipel GERHigh Road623Alberto Contador ESPAstana584Thomas Dekker NEDRAB 2008525Stijn Devolder BELQST 2008506José Joaquín Rojas ESPMOV 2008457Cadel Evans AUSOLO 2008428Óscar Freire ESPRAB 2008409Nick Nuyens BELCofidis, Le Crédit par Téléphone4010Juan Antonio Flecha ESPRAB 200835 See also 2008 in road cycling References External links http://www.amstelgoldrace.nl/ Category:2008 in Dutch sport Category:2008 UCI ProTour Category:Amstel Gold Race