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2008 Vuelta A España, Stage 1 To Stage 11
These are the individual stages of the 2008 Vuelta a España, with Stage 1 on 30 August and Stage 11 on 10 September. Stages Stage 1 30 August 2008 – Granada, 7 km ( TTT) The 2008 Vuelta began with a short team time trial over a perfectly flat course in the city of Granada. The Italian team was the unexpected winner of the team time trial. They finished in 8' 21", more than ten seconds clear of the supposed favorites and . also finished well; the Basques were eight seconds back of Liquigas at the end, for second place, despite having the best time at the intermediate time check. Filippo Pozzato donned the first golden jersey at the head of the General classification. Stage 2 31 August 2008 – Granada to Jaén, 167 km The first regular stage of the Vuelta included its first climb, the third category hill at Las Encebras, and featured a 25 kilometer circuit in the city of Jaén before the finish. The cyclists took two laps of this circuit bef ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Koldo Fernández
Koldo Fernández de Larrea (born 13 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2014 for the and teams. He now works as a transfer agent within the sport. Born in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque Country, Fernández currently resides in Zurbano, Basque Country, Spain. Major results Sources: ;1999 : 1st Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2006 : 5th Trofeo Mallorca : 10th Grand Prix Pino Cerami ;2007 : 1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico : Vuelta a Mallorca ::4th Trofeo Mallorca ::6th Trofeo Calvia : 5th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía ;2008 : 1st Tour de Vendée : Vuelta a Murcia ::1st Points classification ::1st Stage 5 : 1st Stage 5 Vuelta a Castilla y León : 1st Stage 2 Euskal Bizikleta : 1st Stage 3 Vuelta a Burgos : 2nd Circuito de Getxo : 4th Clásica de Almería : 4th Gran Premio de Llodio ;2009 : 1st Circuito de Getxo : 1st Stage 1 Vuelta a Burgos : 1st Stage 2 Volta ao Algarve : 5th Trofeo Cala Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erik Zabel
Erik Zabel (; born 7 July 1970) is a German former professional road bicycle racer who raced most of his career with Telekom. With 152 professional wins and 211 wins in his career, he is considered by some to be one of the greatest German cyclists and cycling sprinters of all-time. Zabel won a record nine points classifications in grands tours including the points classification in the Tour de France six consecutive years between 1996 and 2001 and the points classification in the Vuelta a España in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Zabel won the Milan–San Remo four times and numerous six-day track events. He was one of the few road cyclists of recent times who raced all year, including track cycling Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using purpose-designed track bicycles. History Track cycling has been around since at least 1870. When track cycling was in its infancy, it ... in winter. For season 2012 he joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rinaldo Nocentini
Rinaldo Nocentini (born 25 September 1977) is an Italian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally between 1999 and 2019 for the , , Formaggi Pinzolo Fiavé, , and teams. In the 2009 Tour de France, his first participation in the race, he became leader in the General Classification after participating in a stage-long breakaway on stage 7 to take the yellow jersey from Fabian Cancellara with an overall time six seconds ahead of the second-place rider in the General Classification, Alberto Contador. He wore the yellow jersey for eight stages before relinquishing it to Contador at the end of stage 15. Major results ;1995 : 3rd Road race, UCI Junior Road World Championships ;1998 : 2nd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 2nd Gran Premio Industrie del Marmo ;1999 : Tour de Langkawi ::1st Stages 9 & 10 ;2002 : 5th Giro di Toscana ;2003 : 1st Giro della Toscana : 6th Overall Tour of Austria ::1st Mountains classification : 6th GP Industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Van Avermaet
Greg Van Avermaet (born 17 May 1985) is a Belgian professional cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Considered one of the most versatile riders of modern cycling, Van Avermaet is a specialist of the classic cycle races, but has also won stages and the general classification in stage races, particularly when run on a hilly terrain, such as the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico, and the 2018 Tour de Yorkshire. His strong sprint finish enables him to win sprints of small lead groups, but he has also won races after solo breakaways. He won the men's individual road race event at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and has won other one-day races such as Paris–Roubaix, Gent–Wevelgem and E3 Harelbeke in 2017, the 2016 GP de Montréal and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in 2016 and 2017. In the Grand Tours, Van Avermaet has taken two individual stage wins in the Tour de France, and worn the Yellow Jersey for eleven days during the 2016 and 2018 Tours and won the points classification in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alessandro Ballan
Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team . He is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships, in 2008. Although he possessed a frame that was usually more associated with climbing, Ballan established himself as a leading spring classics contender. His nickname, ''Bontempino'', is a diminutive reference to Guido Bontempi, to whom he bears a resemblance. Career Ballan turned professional in 2004 with the team. Despite a decent amateur career, Ballan was not sought after by professional teams, and required a little bit of help to secure a professional contract. In his first season, Ballan worked as a domestique for Romāns Vainšteins and Gianluca Bortolami. 2005 In 2005, Ballan was given the opportunity to aim for high placings in the spring classics and achieved a stage victory and second overall in the Three Days of De Panne, along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davide Rebellin
Davide Rebellin (9 August 1971 – 30 November 2022) was an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental team . He was considered one of the finest classic cycle races, classics specialists of his generation with more than fifty top ten finishes in UCI Road World Cup and UCI ProTour classics. Rebellin was best known in the cycling world for his 2004 season, when he won a then unprecedented treble with wins in Amstel Gold Race, La Flèche Wallonne and Liège–Bastogne–Liège. He also won stage races such as Paris–Nice and Tirreno–Adriatico, and a stage in the Giro d'Italia. Rebellin served a two-year suspension for testing positive for Methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, Mircera at the 2008 Olympic Games. Career Born in San Bonifacio, province of Verona, Rebellin turned professional in 1992 and came to the attention of the cycling world with a string of strong performances during his early years. He suffered from asthma, a disease that a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mikhail Ignatiev (cyclist)
Mikhail Borisovich Ignatiev (russian: Михаил Борисович Игнатьев) (born 7 May 1985) is a former Russian professional track and road bicycle racer. He recently rode for UCI ProTour team , as well as participating in various track events. He is known as a time trial specialist, and also has a reputation for making the breakaway in road races and trying, often with success, to solo to victory. Career In 2004 Ignatiev achieved his biggest success to date, winning a gold medal in the points race at the Athens Olympics. On the road, Ignatiev came to prominence with his ability in the individual time trial. In 2002 and 2003, he was the World Junior Champion, while in 2005 he became the World Under 23 Champion. Ignatiev signed his first professional contract in 2006, when he started riding for the cycling team. This team competed mainly in Russia, but Ignatiev made a big impact during a series of Spanish races in the middle part of the season. When Tinkoff Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cyril Lemoine
Cyril Lemoine (born 3 March 1983) is a French professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Born in Tours, Lemoine joined for the 2014 season, after his previous team – – folded at the end of the 2013 season. He remained with the team until the end of the 2020 season, when he signed a one-year contract with , later renamed for the 2021 season. In June 2021, Lemoine was forced to abandon the 2021 Tour de France, after being involved in a crash on the opening stage, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung. Major results ;2003 : 3rd Paris–Mantes-en-Yvelines ;2004 : 1st Stage 3 Tour du Tarn-et-Garonne : 2nd Overall Boucles de la Mayenne ;2006 : 8th Overall Tour de Luxembourg ::1st Young rider classification ;2009 : 3rd Overall Four Days of Dunkirk : 3rd Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem : 4th Châteauroux Classic : 5th Overall Critérium International ;2010 : 7th Tro-Bro Léon : 10th Overall Tour of Belgium ;2011 : 9th Grand Prix de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egoi Martínez
Egoi Martínez de Esteban (born 15 May 1978 in Etxarri-Aranatz, Navarre) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013. In his first Tour de France, Martínez finished 41st overall at the 2004 Tour de France. Martínez retired at the end of the 2013 season. Career achievements Major results ;2001 : 1st Overall Vuelta Ciclista a León : 2nd Overall Vuelta a Navarra ;2002 : 10th Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;2003 : 1st Overall Tour de l'Avenir ;2004 : 4th Overall Tour du Gévaudan Languedoc-Roussillon ;2005 : 4th GP Miguel Induráin ;2006 : Vuelta a España ::1st Mountains classification ::1st Stage 11 : 4th Overall Vuelta a Castilla y León : Combativity Award Stage 4 Tour de France ;2008 : 1st Mountains classification, Tour of the Basque Country : 9th Overall Vuelta a España ::Held after Stages 9–12 ::Held after Stages 2–3 & 5 : 10th Klasika Primavera : Combativity Award Stage 15 Tour de France ;2009 : 1st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jesús Rosendo
Jesús Rosendo Prado (born 16 March 1982 in Seville) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He has not yet won any races, but was the first leader of the King of the Mountains classification of the 2008 Vuelta a España, as the race began in his home province of Andalusia. On 4 May 2010 Prado's name was released as being one of several riders under investigation by the UCI for "irregular blood values". The rider was suspended by his team who released a statement saying that the haemoglobin and haematocrit levels appeared low, due to anaemia as a result of bleeding that the rider had suffered in April 2009 due to haemorrhoids. In 2011 due to a strong ride in a breakaway in Stage 2 of the Vuelta Rosendo wore the white jersey for best combined rider for one day after losing it to Pablo Lastras. Palmarès ;2008 – * Leader Mountain Classification after stages 2,3,4,5 and 6, Vuelta a España The Vuelta a España (; en, Tour of Spai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for UCI WorldTeam . Valverde's biggest wins have been the Vuelta a España in 2009, Critérium du Dauphiné in 2008 and 2009, Tour of the Basque Country in 2017, Volta a Catalunya in 2009, 2017 and 2018, Liège–Bastogne–Liège in 2006, 2008, 2015 and 2017, La Flèche Wallonne in 2006, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, the Clásica de San Sebastián in 2008 and 2014, the 2006 and 2008 UCI ProTours, the 2014 and 2015 UCI World Tours, and the road race in the 2018 World Championships. Overall, Valverde has 133 professional wins. Prior to his Worlds win, he already held the record for most medals won at World Championships – he twice collected the silver medal in the World Championships, in 2003 and 2005, as well as the bronze four times in 2006, 2012, 2013 and 2014. As of 2022, Valverde has entered thirty-one grand tours, finished twenty-six of them and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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