2008 Tour de Georgia

2008 Tour de Georgia 2007–08 UCI America Tour April 21 – April 27 7 600 mi 22h 44' 44" Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLR Team High Road Trent Lowe AUS Slipstream–Chipotle Levi Leipheimer USA Astana Team Jason McCartney USA Team CSC Trent Lowe AUS Slipstream–Chipotle Greg Henderson NZL Team High Road Astana Team LUX 2007 2009 canceled The 2008 Tour de Georgia was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 21 through April 27, 2008 across the state of Georgia. The race was part of the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour and 2007–08 UCI America Tour, and was presented by AT&T. Stage Results Stage 1, April 21, Tybee Island – Savannah, 115.6 km The first stage of the Tour was a short and flat stage suited for sprinters, starting in Tybee Island and finishing in Savannah. A group of six riders broke clear of the main field and established a lead of over one minute, before being caught in the final 10 mi km. The stage was won in a bunch sprint by Iván Domínguez of Toyota–United, ahead of Nicholas Sanderson (Jelly Belly) and Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner). Dominguez's win meant that he assumed the lead in the overall classification.Mark Zalewski cyclingnews.com Sprinters delight in short, flat Georgia opener http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/road/2008/apr08/georgia08/?id=results/georgia081 12 April 2010 April 2008 Stage 1 Results CyclistTeamTime1Iván Domínguez CUBToyota–United Pro Cycling Team 2h 30' 18"2Nicholas Sanderson AUSJelly Belly Cycling Team s.t.3Robert Förster GERTeam Gerolsteiner s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime1Iván Domínguez CUBToyota–United Pro Cycling Team 2h 30' 08"2Nicholas Sanderson AUSJelly Belly Cycling Team+ 4"3Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road + 5" Stage 2, April 22, Statesboro – Augusta, 186.2 km Stage 2 Results CyclistTeamTime1Juan José Haedo ARGTeam CSC 4h 32' 35"2Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road s.t.3Iván Domínguez CUBToyota–United Pro Cycling Team s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime1Iván Domínguez CUBToyota–United Pro Cycling Team 7h 02' 39"2Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road + 3"3Juan José Haedo ARGTeam CSC + 4" Stage 3, April 23, Washington – Gainesville, 176.5 km Stage 3 Results CyclistTeamTime1Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road 3h 55' 45"2André Greipel GERTeam High Road s.t.3Tyler Farrar USASlipstream–Chipotle s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime1Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road 10h 58' 17"2Tyler Farrar USASlipstream–Chipotle + 9"3Juan José Haedo ARGTeam CSC + 11" Stage 4, April 24, Braselton (Road Atlanta), 16.1 km (Team Time Trial) Stage 4 Results TeamTime1Slipstream–Chipotle USA 19' 36"2Astana Team LUX + 4"3Team High Road USA + 6"General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime1Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road 11h 17' 59"2André Greipel GERTeam High Road + 15"3David Zabriskie USASlipstream–Chipotle + 15" Stage 5, April 25, Suwanee – Dahlonega, 214.7 km Stage 5 Results CyclistTeamTime1Richard England AUSBissell Pro Cycling Team 5h 15' 15"2Rory Sutherland AUSHealth Net Pro Cycling Team s.t.3George Hincapie USATeam High Road s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime1Trent Lowe AUSSlipstream–Chipotle 16h 33' 29"2David Zabriskie USASlipstream–Chipotle s.t.3Christian Vande Velde USASlipstream–Chipotle s.t. Stage 6, April 26, Blairsville – Brasstown Bald, 142.3 km Stage 6 Results CyclistTeamTime1Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLRTeam High Road 3h 47' 16"2Trent Lowe AUSSlipstream–Chipotle + 10"3Levi Leipheimer USAAstana Team + 16"General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime1Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLRTeam High Road 20h 20' 51"2Trent Lowe AUSSlipstream–Chipotle + 4"3Levi Leipheimer USAAstana Team + 14" Stage 7, April 27, Atlanta, 100.9 km Stage 7 Results CyclistTeamTime1Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road 2h 23' 53"2Juan José Haedo ARGTeam CSC s.t.3Andrew Pinfold CANSymmetrics Cycling Team s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 CyclistTeamTime1Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLRTeam High Road 22h 44' 44"2Trent Lowe AUSSlipstream–Chipotle + 4"3Levi Leipheimer USAAstana Team + 14" Final standing General classification CyclistTeamTime1Kanstantsin Sivtsov BLRTeam High Road 22h 44' 44"2Trent Lowe AUSSlipstream–Chipotle + 4"3Levi Leipheimer USAAstana Team + 14"4Antonio Colom ESPAstana Team + 1' 02"5Íñigo Cuesta ESPTeam CSC + 1' 11"6Óscar Sevilla ESPRock Racing + 1' 25"7Christian Vande Velde USASlipstream–Chipotle + 1' 32"8Moisés Aldape MEXTeam Type 1 + 1' 37"9Rory Sutherland AUSHealth Net Pro Cycling Team + 2' 08"10Bobby Julich USATeam CSC + 2' 31" Young classification CyclistTeamTime1Trent Lowe AUSSlipstream–Chipotle 22h 44' 48"2Christian Meier CANSymmetrics Cycling Team + 3' 40"3Cameron Evans CANSymmetrics Cycling Team + 8' 06" Mountains classification CyclistTeamPoints1Jason McCartney USATeam CSC 182Neil Shirley USAJittery Joe's Cycling Team 163Svein Tuft CANSymmetrics Cycling Team 13 Sprint classification CyclistTeamPoints1Greg Henderson NZLTeam High Road 532Tyler Farrar USASlipstream–Chipotle 353Andrew Pinfold CANSymmetrics Cycling Team 28 Team classification TeamCountryTime1Astana Team68h 17' 50"2Team CSC+ 3' 30"3Jittery Joe's Cycling TeamUnited States+ 4' 56" Jersey progress Stage(Winner)General ClassificationYoung ClassificationMountains ClassificationSprint ClassificationAggressive RiderTeam Classification Stage 1(Iván Domínguez) Iván Domínguez Nicholas Sanderson Iván Domínguez Scott Nydam Toyota–United Stage 2(Juan José Haedo) Frank Pipp Rhys Pollack Stage 3(Greg Henderson) Greg Henderson Tyler Farrar Greg Henderson Rory Sutherland Team High Road Stage 4(Slipstream) Trent Lowe Slipstream–Chipotle Stage 5(Richard England) Trent Lowe Edward King Tim Johnson Stage 6(Kanstantsin Sivtsov) Kanstantsin Sivtsov Jason McCartney Neil Shirley Astana Team Stage 7(Greg Henderson) Rory Sutherland Final Kanstantsin Sivtsov Trent Lowe Jason McCartney Greg Henderson Rory Sutherland Astana Team Participating teams UCI ProTour Teams AST – LUX Astana Team CSC – DEN Team CSC GST – GER Gerolsteiner THR – USA Team High Road UCI Professional Continental Teams BMC – USA BMC Racing Team TSL – USA Slipstream–Chipotle presented by H30 UCI Continental Teams—America Tour BPC – USA Bissell Pro Cycling Team HNM – USA Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis TUP – USA Toyota–United Pro Cycling Team JBC – USA Jelly Belly Cycling Team JIT – USA Jittery Joe's Professional Cycling Team SYM – CAN Symmetrics Cycling Team TT1 – USA Team Type 1 RRC – USA Rock Racing UCI Continental Team—Asia Tour MPC – PRC GE/Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek References External links http://www.tourdegeorgia.com/ Category:2008 in road cycling Category:2008 in American sports Category:Tour de Georgia