2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana UCI Europe Tour 26 February -1 March 2008 5 826.5 km 19h 54' 49" Rubén Plaza ESP yellow Manuel Vázquez ESP Xavier Florencio ESP Xavier Florencio ESP green Manuel Vázquez NED polkadot Bouygues Télécom yellow 2007 2016 The 2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was the 66th edition of the Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana road cycling stage race, which was held in the Valencian Community between 26 February and 1 March 2008. The race was won by Rubén Plaza. Stages +Stage scheduleVolta a la Comunitat Valenciana — General Classification (stages) http://www.procyclingstats.com/race.php?id=164247&c=4 ProCyclingStats 3 February 2015 Stage Date Route Distance Winner 1 26 February Sagunto–Port de Saguntoes 157 km 0 on José Iván Gutiérrez ESP 2 27 February Alzira–Xàtiva 178 km 0 on Erik Zabel GER 3 28 February Ibi–Ibi 166.5 km 0 on Manuel Vázquez ESP 4 29 February Náquera–Náquera 149.4 km 0 on Mirco Lorenzetto ITA 5 1 March Valencia–Valencia 120.6 km 0 on Alessandro Petacchi ITAIl 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 http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2008/it/Primo_Piano/2008/05_Maggio/06/petacchi_0605.shtml Il Tas ferma Petacchi 1 March 2012 gazzetta.it 6 May 2008ITA Danilo Napolitano Teams N.Cod.TeamCategory1-8ASTKAZ AstanaUCI ProTour11-18BTLFRA Bouygues Télécom UCI ProTour21-28GCEESP Caisse d'EpargneUCI ProTour31-38COFFRA CofidisUCI ProTour41-48EUSESP Euskaltel 2008UCI ProTour51-58LAMITA LampreUCI ProTour61-68LIQITA LiquigasUCI ProTour71-78MRMITA Team MilramUCI ProTour81-88RABNLD RabobankUCI ProTourN.Cod.TeamCategory91-98SDVESP Saunier Duval–ScottUCI ProTour101-108ACAESP Andalucía–CajaSurUCI Continental111-118SLBPRT S.L. BenficaUCI Continental121-128GNMESP Contentpolis–MurciaUCI Continental131-138SPIESP Extremadura–Grupo GallardoUCI Continental141-148KGZESP Karpin–GaliciaUCI Continental151-158TSLUSA Team Slipstream–Chipotle p/b H30UCI Continental161-168ORBESP Orbea–Oreka S.D.A.UCI Continental Standings General classification Rank Cyclist Team Time 1 ESP Rubén Plaza S.L. Benfica 19h 54'49" 2 ESP Manuel Vázquez Hueso Contentpolis–Murcia + 5" 3ESP Xavier Florencio Bouygues Télécom + 21" 4ESP José Iván Gutiérrez Caisse d'Epargne + 24" 5 ESP Gorka Verdugo Euskaltel 2008 + 31" 6 ESP Alberto Contador Astana + 33" 7 FRA Jérôme Pineau Bouygues Télécom + 35" 8 ITA Vincenzo Nibali Liquigas m.t. 9BEL Maxime Monfort Cofidis m.t. 10 ESP Toni Colom Astana m.t. Points classification RankCyclistTeamPoints1ESP Xavier FlorencioBouygues Telecom552ITA Mirco LorenzettoLampre513ESP José Iván GutiérrezC. d'Epargne474ESP Manuel VázquezContentpolis455ESP Rubén PlazaS.L. Benfica44 Mountains classification RankCyclistTeamPoints1ESP Manuel VázquezContentpolis242USA Timothy DugganSlipstream113ESP Gorka VerdugoEuskaltel 2008114NLD Koos MoerenhoutRabobank105USA Jonathan McCartySlipstream10 Combativity award RankCyclistTeamPoints1ESP Manuel VázquezContentpolis72ESP Rubén PlazaS.L. Benfica123ESP Gorka VerdugoEuskaltel 2008174ESP Xavier FlorencioBouygues Tel.205FRA Jérôme PineauBouygues Tél.33 Team classification RankTeamTime1FRA Bouygues Télécom59h46'12"2FRA Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphonea 1'47"3PRT S.L. Benficaa 3'32"4ITA Lamprea 3'52"5KAZ Astanaa 4'04" Classification Leadership StageWinnerGeneral classificationPoints classificationMountains classificationCombativity awardTeam classification1ªJosé Iván GutiérrezJosé Iván GutiérrezJosé Iván GutiérrezManuel VázquezRubén PlazaBouygues Télécom2ªErik ZabelGorka Verdugo3ªManuel VázquezRubén PlazaRubén PlazaManuel Vázquez4ªMirco LorenzettoXavier Florencio5ªAlessandro PetacchiFinal classificationRubén PlazaXavier FlorencioManuel VázquezManuel VázquezBouygues Télécom References 2008 Category:2008 UCI Europe Tour Category:2008 in Spanish road cycling Category:2008 in the Valencian Community Category:February 2008 sports events in Spain Category:March 2008 sports events in Spain