cycling race
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 2007-2008 UCI America Tour , and was presented by AT&T .
Contents
1 Stage Results
1.1 Stage 1, April 21, Tybee Island - Savannah, 115.6 km
1.2 Stage 2, April 22, Statesboro - Augusta, 186.2 km
1.3 Stage 3, April 23, Washington - Gainesville, 176.5 km
1.4 Stage 4, April 24, Braselton (Road Atlanta), 16.1 km (Team Time Trial)
1.5 Stage 5, April 25, Suwanee - Dahlonega, 214.7 km
1.6 Stage 6, April 26, Blairsville - Brasstown Bald, 142.3 km
1.7 Stage 7, April 27, Atlanta, 100.9 km
2 Final standing
3 Jersey progress
4 Participating teams
5 References
6 External links
Stage Results [ ]
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 miles (16 km). The stage was won in a bunch sprint by Ivan Dominguez of Toyota United , ahead of (Jelly Belly ) and Robert Förster (Gerolsteiner ). Dominguez's win meant that he assumed the lead in the overall classification.[1]
Stage 1 Results
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Ivan Dominguez (CUB )
Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
2h 30' 18"
2
Nicholas Sanderson (AUS )
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
s.t.
3
Robert Förster (GER )
Team Gerolsteiner
s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Ivan Dominguez (CUB )
Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
2h 30' 08"
2
Nicholas Sanderson (AUS )
Jelly Belly Cycling Team
+ 4"
3
Greg Henderson (NZL )
Team High Road
+ 5"
Stage 2 Results
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Juan José Haedo (ARG )
Team CSC
4h 32' 35"
2
Greg Henderson (NZL )
Team High Road
s.t.
3
Ivan Dominguez (CUB )
Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Ivan Dominguez (CUB )
Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
7h 02' 39"
2
Greg Henderson (NZL )
Team High Road
+ 3"
3
Juan José Haedo (ARG )
Team CSC
+ 4"
Stage 3 Results
General Classification after Stage 3
Stage 4, April 24, Braselton (Road Atlanta ), 16.1 km (Team Time Trial) [ ]
Stage 4 Results
Team
Time
1
Slipstream-Chipotle (USA )
19' 36"
2
Astana Team (LUX )
+ 4"
3
Team High Road (USA )
+ 6"
General Classification after Stage 4
Stage 5, April 25, Suwanee - Dahlonega , 214.7 km [ ]
Stage 5 Results
General Classification after Stage 5
Stage 6 Results
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Kanstantin Siutsou (BLR )
Team High Road
3h 47' 16"
2
Trent Lowe (AUS )
Slipstream-Chipotle
+ 10"
3
Levi Leipheimer (USA )
Astana Team
+ 16"
General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Kanstantin Siutsou (BLR )
Team High Road
20h 20' 51"
2
Trent Lowe (AUS )
Slipstream-Chipotle
+ 4"
3
Levi Leipheimer (USA )
Astana Team
+ 14"
Stage 7, April 27, Atlanta , 100.9 km [ ]
Stage 7 Results
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Greg Henderson (NZL )
Team High Road
2h 23' 53"
2
Juan José Haedo (ARG )
Team CSC
s.t.
3
Andrew Pinfold (CAN )
Symmetrics Cycling Team
s.t.
General Classification after Stage 7
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Kanstantin Siutsou (BLR )
Team High Road
22h 44' 44"
2
Trent Lowe (AUS )
Slipstream-Chipotle
+ 4"
3
Levi Leipheimer (USA )
Astana Team
+ 14"
Final standing [ ]
General classification [ ]
Young classification [ ]
Cyclist
Team
Time
1
Trent Lowe (AUS )
Slipstream-Chipotle
22h 44' 48"
2
Christian Meier (CAN )
Symmetrics Cycling Team
+ 3' 40"
3
Cameron Evans (CAN )
Symmetrics Cycling Team
+ 8' 06"
Mountains classification [ ]
Sprint classification [ ]
Cyclist
Team
Points
1
Greg Henderson (NZL )
Team High Road
53
2
Tyler Farrar (USA )
Slipstream-Chipotle
35
3
Andrew Pinfold (CAN )
Symmetrics Cycling Team
28
Team classification [ ]
Jersey progress [ ]
Participating teams [ ]
UCI ProTour Teams
AST - Astana Team
CSC - Team CSC
GST - Gerolsteiner
THR - Team High Road
UCI Professional Continental Teams
BMC - BMC Racing Team
TSL - Slipstream Chipotle presented by H30
UCI Continental Teams—America Tour
BPC - Bissell Pro Cycling Team
HNM - Health Net Pro Cycling Team Presented by Maxxis
TUP - Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team
JBC - Jelly Belly Cycling Team
JIT - Jittery Joe's Professional Cycling Team
SYM - Symmetrics Cycling Team
TT1 - Team Type 1
RRC - Rock Racing
UCI Continental Team—Asia Tour
MPC - GE/Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek
References [ ]
External links [ ]