2008 Tour of Ireland
The 2008 Tour of Ireland took place between Wednesday 27 August 2008 to Sunday 31 August 2008.
Stages
| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin–Waterford | 192 km (119 mi) | Wednesday, 27 August |  Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 2 | Thurles–Loughrea | 158 km (98 mi) | Thursday, 28 August | Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 3 | Ballinrobe–Galway | 201 km (125 mi) | Friday, 29 August | Mark Cavendish | Team Columbia–High Road |
| 4 | Limerick–Dingle | 186 km (116 mi) | Saturday, 30 August | Russell Downing | Pinarello RT |
| 5 | Killarney–Cork | 192 km (119 mi) | Sunday, 31 August |  František Raboň | Team Columbia–High Road |
Classification
General Classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
 |  Marco Pinotti | Team Columbia | 21h 43' 16" |
| 2 | Russell Downing | Pinarello RT | + 19" |
| 3 |  Julian Dean | Team Garmin–Chipotle | + 21" |
| 4 |  Matt Wilson | Team Type 1 | + 33" |
| 5 |  Michael Barry | Team Columbia | + 36" |
| 6 | Simon Clarke | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | + 37" |
| 7 |  Lars Petter Nordhaug | Team Joker Bianchi | + 37″ |
| 8 |  Gonzalo Rabuñal | Karpin–Galicia | + 38″ |
| 9 |  Nikolas Maes | Topsport Vlaanderen | + 44″ |
| 10 |  Kevin Evans | MTN Energade | + 44″ |
Teams Classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
 |  Team Columbia | 65h 09' 29" |
| 2 | Tinkoff Credit Systems | + 2' 36" |
| 3 | Topsport Vlaanderen | + 3' 01" |
| 4 | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | + 10' 24" |
| 5 | Team Type 1 | + 10' 37" |
| 6 |  An Post Seán Kelly Team | + 12' 21" |
| 7 |  Rabobank | + 12' 37" |
| 8 | Karpin–Galicia | + 19' 25" |
| 9 | MTN Energade | + 24' 47" |
| 10 | Team Joker Bianchi | + 32' 07" |
Jersey Progress
| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | Alexander Kristoff | Matt Wilson | Mark Cavendish | Topsport Vlaanderen |
| Stage 2 (Mark Cavendish) | Mark Cavendish | ||||
| Stage 3 (Mark Cavendish) | |||||
| Stage 4 (Russell Downing) | Russell Downing | Gonzalo Rabuñal | |||
| Stage 5 (František Raboň) | Marco Pinotti | Russell Downing | Simon Clarke | Team Columbia | |
| Final | Marco Pinotti | Russell Downing | Matt Wilson | Simon Clarke | Team Columbia |
References
External links
- 2008 Tour of Ireland at Cycling News
