2008 Clásico RCN

2008 Clásico RCN
Race details
Dates	October 19 – October 26
Stages	9
Distance	1,345.8 km (836.2 mi)
Winning time	32h 49' 53"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team
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The 48th edition of the annual Clásico RCN was held from October 19 to October 26, 2008 in Colombia. The stage race with an UCI rate of 2.3 started with a time trial on the island San Andrés and finished in Cali.

Stages[]

2008-10-19: San Andrés – San Andrés (30.9 km)[]

Place	Stage 1 (Team Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Alcaldía de Tunja	00:26.58	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	00:26.58
2.	Lotería de Boyacá	+0.07	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—
3.	GW-Shimano-EPM	+0.08

2008-10-19: Circuito en San Andrés (90 km)[]

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	02:15.32	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	02:42.29
2.	(COL)	—	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+0.11
3.	Weimar Roldán (COL)	—	(COL)	—

2008-10-20: Zipaquirá – Arcabuco (168 km)[]

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Javier González (COL)	04:05.08	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	06:45.22
2.	Luis Felipe Laverde (COL)	—	Javier González (COL)	+0.09
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+0.16

2008-10-21: Ventaquemada – Girardot (238.9 km)[]

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Juan Pablo Forero (COL)	05:09.18	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	11:56.40
2.	Jhon García (COL)	—	Javier González (COL)	+0.13
3.	Félix Cárdenas (COL)	—	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+0.19

2008-10-22: Girardot – Armenia (162.2 km)[]

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	04:39.47	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	16:35.35
2.	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+0.35	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+0.24
3.	Giovanny Báez (COL)	—	Giovanny Báez (COL)	+0.41

2008-10-23: Santa Rosa de Cabal – Bello (206.8 km)[]

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Alex Caño (COL)	05:13.53	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	21:51.21
2.	Luis Felipe Laverde (COL)	+1.41	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+0.20
3.	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+1.42	Giovanny Báez (COL)	+0.41

2008-10-24: Sabaneta – Manizales (177.2 km)[]

Place	Stage 7		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Fernando Camargo (COL)	05:02.38	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	26:56.18
2.	Víctor Niño (COL)	+1.02	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	+0.15
3.	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	—	Fernando Camargo (COL)	+0.34

2008-10-25: Manizales – Buga (223.3 km)[]

Place	Stage 8		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Jhon García (COL)	05:08.23	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	32:04.04
2.	(COL)	—	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	+0.15
3.	John Parra (COL)	—	Fernando Camargo (COL)	+0.49

2008-10-26: Palmira – Cali (35.7 km)[]

Place	Stage 9 (Individual Time Trial)		General Classification
Place	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Juan Carlos López (COL)	00:44.56	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	32:49.53
2.	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	+0.13	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	+0.40
3.	Víctor Niño (COL)	+0.16	Juan Carlos López (COL)	+2.30

Final classification[]

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.	Óscar Sevilla (ESP)	Alcaldía de Tunja	32:49:53
2.	Mauricio Ortega (COL)	UNE-Orbitel	+ 0.40
3.	Juan Carlos López (COL)	UNE-Orbitel	+ 2.30
4.	Víctor Niño (COL)	EBSA Coordinadora	+ 3.02
5.	Luis Felipe Laverde (COL)	Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea	+ 3.38
6.	Fernando Camargo (COL)	Lotería de Boyacá	+ 3.57
7.	Giovanny Báez (COL)	UNE−Orbitel	+ 4.22
8.	Janier Acevedo (COL)	Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea	+ 5.44
9.	Darwin Atapuma (COL)	Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea	+ 6.01
10.	Alex Cano (COL)	Indeportes Ag. Antioqueño Idea	+ 6.04