2008 Paris–Nice

The 2008 Paris–Nice, the 66th running of the race, took place from March 9 to March 16, 2008 and was won by Italian Davide Rebellin from Gerolsteiner, who finished second last year. The race started in Amilly and ended in Nice. The 2008 edition returned to the fabled climb of Mont Ventoux, with stage four finishing at the mountain's ski facility, Mont Serein. The Mont Ventoux stage saw a winning break by Cadel Evans and Robert Gesink. Evans took the stage victory as Gesink moved into the overall lead. However, Gesink could not hold on to the lead in stage six when Rebellin attacked on the final descent and took enough time to move into the overall lead.

2008 Paris–Nice
Race details
DatesMarch 9 March 16
Stages7 & Prologue
Distance1,138.1 km (707.2 mi)
Winning time29h 02'48"
Results
Winner  Davide Rebellin (ITA) (Gerolsteiner)
  Second  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) (Ag2r–La Mondiale)
  Third  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) (Silence–Lotto)

Points  Thor Hushovd (NOR) (Crédit Agricole)
Mountains  Clément Lhotellerie (FRA) (Skil–Shimano)
Youth  Robert Gesink (NED) (Rabobank)
  Team Quick-Step
Davide Rebellin, col d'Eze

The event was marked by controversy before the race regarding the ongoing power struggle between ASO and UCI, excluding the race from the UCI ProTour calendar. The race organisers also decided to exclude Astana, the team of the 2007 edition winner Alberto Contador, due to "damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".[1]

Stages

Prologue - March 9, 2008: Amilly, 4,6 km (ITT)

Prologue results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 5' 28"
2  Markel Irizar (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 4"
3  Stefan Schumacher (GER) Gerolsteiner + 5"
4  Bradley McGee (AUS) Team CSC s.t.
5  William Bonnet (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 6"
General Classification after Prologue
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 5' 28"
2  Markel Irizar (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 4"
3  Stefan Schumacher (GER) Gerolsteiner + 5"
4  Bradley McGee (AUS) Team CSC s.t.
5  William Bonnet (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 6"

Stage 1 - March 10, 2008: La Chapelotte > Nevers, 93.5 km

This stage was originally supposed to start in Amilly, but because of a storm with gale force winds and rain, the route was shortened by 91 km and started in La Chapelotte instead.

Stage 1 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Quick-Step 2h 21' 29"
2  Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 2"
3  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole s.t.
4  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Française des Jeux s.t.
5  Karsten Kroon (NED) Team CSC s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 2h 26' 55"
2  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Quick-Step + 6"
3  Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 12"
4  Karsten Kroon (NED) Team CSC s.t.
5  Andriy Hryvko (UKR) Team Milram + 17"

Stage 2 - March 11, 2008: Nevers > Belleville, 201 km

Stage 2 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Quick-Step 5h 29' 47"
2  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole s.t.
3  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Cofidis s.t.
4  Michael Albasini (SUI) Liquigas s.t.
5  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Française des Jeux + 3"
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 7h 56' 34"
2  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Quick-Step + 3"
3  Jérôme Pineau (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 23"
4  Karsten Kroon (NED) Team CSC s.t.
5  Trent Lowe (AUS) Slipstream Chipotle + 29"

Stage 3 - March 12, 2008: Fleurie > Saint-Étienne, 165.5 km

Stage 3 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Kjell Carlström (FIN) Liquigas 4h 39' 14"
2  Clément Lhotellerie (FRA) Skil-Shimano s.t.
3  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 43"
4  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner s.t.
5  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas s.t.
General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Cofidis 12h 37' 01"
2  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 3"
3  Gorka Verdugo (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 8"
4  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner + 14"
5  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) Quick-Step + 18"

Stage 4 - March 13, 2008: Montélimar > Mont-Serein, 176 km

Stage 4 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto 4h 32' 56"
2  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank s.t.
3  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 33"
4  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner s.t.
5  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team CSC + 34"
General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 17h 10' 12"
2  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner + 32"
3  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 35"
4  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Silence–Lotto + 42"
5  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) Quick-Step + 1' 06"

Stage 5 - March 14, 2008: Althen-des-Paluds > Sisteron, 172,5 km

Stage 5 results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Carlos Barredo (ESP) Quick-Step 3h 58' 01"
2  Karsten Kroon (NED) Team CSC + 4"
3  Manuele Mori (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott s.t.
4  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Agritubel s.t.
5  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Crédit Agricole s.t.
General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank 21h 10' 28"
2  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner + 32"
3  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 35"
4  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Silence–Lotto + 42"
5  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) Quick-Step + 1' 06"

Stage 6 - March 15, 2008: Sisteron > Cannes, 206 km

Stage 6 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Cofidis 5h 00' 25"
2  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 2"
3  Bobby Julich (USA) Team CSC s.t.
4  Damiano Cunego (ITA) Lampre s.t.
5  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner + 6"
General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 26h 11' 31"
2  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 3"
3  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Silence–Lotto + 48"
4  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 51"
5  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) Quick-Step + 1' 12"

Stage 7 - March 16, 2008: Nice > Nice, 119 km

Stage 7 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 2h 51' 12"
2  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis s.t.
3  Carlos Barredo (ESP) Quick-Step s.t.
4  Christophe Moreau (FRA) Agritubel + 5"
5  Alexander Efimkin (RUS) Quick-Step s.t.
General Classification after Stage 7
Cyclist Team Time
1  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 29h 02' 48"
2  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 3"
3  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Silence–Lotto + 48"
4  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 51"
5  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1' 09"

Final standings

General classification

Cyclist Team Time
1  Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner 29h 02'48"
2  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale +3"
3  Yaroslav Popovych (UKR) Silence–Lotto +48"
4  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank +51"
5  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne +1'09"
6  Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) Quick-Step +1'12"
7  Gorka Verdugo (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi +2'17"
8  Carlos Barredo (ESP) Quick-Step +2'24"
9  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) Cofidis +2'39"
10  Alexander Efimkin (RUS) Quick-Step +3'21"

Jersey progress

Stage
(Winner)
General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Young Rider Classification Team Classification
0Prologue (ITT)
(Thor Hushovd)
Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd no award Andriy Hryvko Crédit Agricole
0Stage 1
(Gert Steegmans)
Dionisio Galparsoro Quick-Step
0Stage 2
(Gert Steegmans)
Thierry Hupond Trent Lowe
0Stage 3
(Kjell Carlström)
Sylvain Chavanel Clément Lhotellerie Luis León Sánchez
0Stage 4
(Cadel Evans)
Robert Gesink Robert Gesink
0Stage 5
(Carlos Barredo)
0Stage 6
(Sylvain Chavanel)
Davide Rebellin
0Stage 7
(Luis León Sánchez)
0Final
Davide Rebellin Thor Hushovd Clément Lhotellerie Robert Gesink Quick-Step
Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions

Withdrawals

Only 86 riders finished the race of the 160 that started. Almost 40 riders abandoned during the last stage.

Stage Cyclist Team Reason
DNF1  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom Groin injury due to crash
DNS2  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne Losing 13:25 on the first stage
DNF2  Dario Cioni (ITA) Silence–Lotto
DNF2  Beñat Albizuri (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
DNF2  José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) Saunier Duval–Scott
DNF2  Arkaitz Durán (ESP) Saunier Duval–Scott
DNS3  Roy Curvers (NED) Skil-Shimano
DNF3  Mickaël Cherel (FRA) Française des Jeux
DNF3  Christian Knees (GER) Team Milram
DNF3  Robert Wagner (GER) Skil-Shimano
DNS4  Philip Deignan (IRL) Ag2r–La Mondiale
DNS5  Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA) Liquigas
DNS5  William Bonnet (FRA) Crédit Agricole
DNS5  David Millar (GBR) Slipstream Chipotle Finished 21:07 after Evans, on the 4th stage
DNF5  Tom Stamsnijder (NED) Gerolsteiner
DNF5  Carlo Westphal (GER) Gerolsteiner
DNF5  Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) Lampre
DNF5  Mario Aerts (BEL) Silence–Lotto
DNF5  Johan Van Summeren (BEL) Silence–Lotto
DNF5  Bradley McGee (AUS) Team CSC
DNF5  Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) Française des Jeux
DNF5  Stef Clement (NED) Bouygues Télécom Injury due to crash
DNF5  Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis
DNF5  Mathew Hayman (AUS) Rabobank
DNF5  Freddy Bichot (FRA) Agritubel
DNF5  Andriy Hryvko (UKR) Team Milram
DNF5  Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) Skil-Shimano
DNF5  Tom Veelers (NED) Skil-Shimano
DNS6  Sergio Ghisalberti (ITA) Team Milram
DNS6  Simon Gerrans (AUS) Crédit Agricole
DNF6  Albert Timmer (NED) Skil-Shimano
DNF6  Tyler Farrar (USA) Slipstream Chipotle
DNF6  Eduardo Gonzalo (ESP) Agritubel
DNF6  Matteo Carrara (ITA) Quick-Step
DNF6  Bram Tankink (NED) Rabobank
DNF6  Iouri Trofimov (RUS) Bouygues Télécom
DNF6  Manuele Mori (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott
DNF6  Jason McCartney (USA) Team CSC
DNF7  Thomas Peterson (USA) Slipstream Chipotle
DNF7  Markus Eichler (GER) Team Milram
DNF7  Christophe Rinero (FRA) Agritubel
DNF7  Kevin Ista (BEL) Agritubel
DNF7  Kevin Hulsmans (BEL) Quick-Step
DNF7  Gert Steegmans (BEL) Quick-Step
DNF7  Sylvain Calzati (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale
DNF7  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP) Rabobank
DNF7  Michiel Elijzen (NED) Rabobank
DNF7  David Moncoutie (FRA) Cofidis
DNF7  Marcel Sieberg (GER) Team High Road
DNF7  Vicente Reynès (ESP) Team High Road
DNF7  Craig Lewis (USA) Team High Road
DNF7  Servais Knaven (NED) Team High Road
DNF7  Andreas Klier (GER) Team High Road
DNF7  André Greipel (GER) Team High Road
DNF7  Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Team High Road
DNF7  Johann Tschopp (SUI) Bouygues Télécom
DNF7  Matthieu Sprick (FRA) Bouygues Télécom
DNF7  Anthony Geslin (FRA) Bouygues Télécom
DNF7  Juan José Cobo (ESP) Saunier Duval–Scott
DNF7  Jelle Vanendert (BEL) Française des Jeux
DNF7  Lilian Jegou (FRA) Française des Jeux
DNF7  Markel Irizar (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
DNF7  Dionisio Galparsoro (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
DNF7  Lander Aperribai (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
DNF7  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Team CSC
DNF7  Christophe Brandt (BEL) Silence–Lotto
DNF7  Aleksandr Kuschynski (BLR) Liquigas
DNF7  Roman Kreuziger (CZE) Liquigas
DNF7  Enrico Franzoi (ITA) Liquigas
DNF7  Massimiliano Mori (ITA) Lampre
DNF7  Paolo Bossoni (ITA) Lampre
DNF7  Matteo Bono (ITA) Lampre
DNF7  Matthias Russ (GER) Gerolsteiner
DNF7  Andrea Moletta (ITA) Gerolsteiner

Teams and cyclists

The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2008 Paris–Nice:

Nation UCI
Code
Team Name
ALMAg2r–La Mondiale
AGRAgritubel
BTLBouygues Télécom
GCECaisse d'Epargne
COFCofidis
C.ACrédit Agricole
EUSEuskaltel–Euskadi
FDJFrançaise des Jeux
GSTGerolsteiner
LAMLampre
LIQLiquigas
QSTQuick-Step
RABRabobank
SDVSaunier Duval–Scott
SILSilence–Lotto
SKSSkil–Shimano
TSLSlipstream–Chipotle
CSCTeam CSC
THRTeam High Road
MRMTeam Milram

The Astana is the only ProTour team not to be invited to this event because of the "damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".[1]

References

  1. "Press release - THE 20 TEAMS SELECTED" (PDF). ASO. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-07-17. Retrieved 2008-03-05.
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