The 2008 Paris–Tours was the 102nd edition of the

Paris–Tours Paris–Tours is a French one-day classic road cycling race held every October from the outskirts of Paris to the cathedral city of Tours. It is a predominantly flat course through the Chevreuse and Loire valleys; the highest point is 200 m, ...

cycle race and was held on 12 October 2008. The race started in

Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines Saint-Arnoult-en-Yvelines is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. Population Twin towns * Freudenberg am Main (1993) * Terras de Bouro (2004) See also *Communes of the Yvelines department ...

and finished in

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Indre-et-Loire. The Communes of France, commune of Tours had 136,463 ...

. The race was won by

Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert (born 5 July 1982) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships in 2012, and for being one of two riders, along with Davide Rebellin, to have won the three ...

of the Française des Jeux team.

General classification

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2008 in French sport

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