The 2008

Tour de Georgia The Tour de Georgia was a U.S. professional road cycling stage race across the state of Georgia. The race began in 2003 and was contested six times until 2008. It was one of the three events in North America ranked as Hors Classe (2.HC) stage rac ...

was a seven-stage professional bicycle race held from April 21 through April 27, 2008 across the state of

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. The race was part of the 2008 USA Cycling Pro Tour and 2007-2008 UCI America Tour, and was presented by

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Stage Results

Stage 1, April 21,
Tybee Island Tybee Island is a city and a barrier island located in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles (29 km) east of Savannah, United States. Though the name "Tybee Island" is used for both the island and the city, geographically they are not identical ...
-
Savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ...
, 115.6 km

The first stage of the Tour was a short and flat stage suited for sprinters, starting in

Tybee Island Tybee Island is a city and a barrier island located in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles (29 km) east of Savannah, United States. Though the name "Tybee Island" is used for both the island and the city, geographically they are not identical ...

and finishing in

Savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ...

. 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 . The stage was won in a bunch sprint by

Ivan Dominguez Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

of Toyota United, ahead of Nicholas Sanderson (

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) and

Robert Förster Robert Förster (born 27 January 1978) is a German former professional road racing cyclist. He specialized in bunch sprints. He turned professional in 2001, initially riding for Team Nürnberger. His career highlights have been wins in the ...

(

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). Dominguez's win meant that he assumed the lead in the overall classification.

Stage 2, April 22, Statesboro - Augusta, 186.2 km

Stage 3, April 23,
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- Gainesville, 176.5 km

Stage 4, April 24,
Braselton Braselton ( ) is a town in Barrow, Gwinnett, Hall, and Jackson counties in the U.S. state of Georgia, approximately northeast of Atlanta. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 7,511, and in 2018 the estimated population was 11,652. ...
(
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), 16.1 km (Team Time Trial)

Stage 5, April 25, Suwanee -
Dahlonega The city of Dahlonega () is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242, and in 2018 the population was estimated to be 6,884. Dahlonega is located at the north end of ...
, 214.7 km

Stage 6, April 26, Blairsville -
Brasstown Bald Brasstown Bald is the highest point in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is located in the northeastern part of the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains on the border between Towns and Union counties south of the city of Hiawassee. The mountain is know ...
, 142.3 km

Stage 7, April 27,
Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
, 100.9 km

Final standing

General classification

Young classification

Mountains classification

Sprint classification

Team classification

Jersey progress

Participating teams

;UCI ProTour Teams * AST -

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* CSC -

Team CSC Tinkoff () was a Russian-registered professional cycling team from Russia and previously Denmark. It competed in the UCI World Tour. The team was owned by Russian Oleg Tinkov and, from 1999 until March 2015, was managed by former Tour de France w ...

* GST -

* THR -

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;UCI Professional Continental Teams * BMC -

BMC Racing Team CCC Pro Team () was a UCI WorldTeam co-owned and managed by American cyclist Jim Ochowicz, who founded the 7-Eleven Cycling Team. After its last title sponsor, CCC, a Polish shoe retailer, pulled out due to financial difficulties resulting from t ...

* 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 Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organiza ...

* TUP - Toyota-United Pro Cycling Team * JBC -

Jelly Belly Cycling Team Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling (UCI Code: WGC), was an American professional cycling team. The squad was registered in the United States as a UCI Continental Team. For many years the team was sponsored by Jelly Belly, a candy manufacturer. The ...

* JIT - Jittery Joe's Professional Cycling Team * SYM - Symmetrics Cycling Team * TT1 - Team Type 1 * RRC -

Rock Racing Rock Racing (UCI Code: RR) was a cycling team founded in 2007 by Michael Ball (fashion), Michael Ball. The team is affiliated with Ball's Rock & Republic clothing line. Rock Racing received media attention for hiring outcasts in the sport, includin ...

;UCI Continental Team—Asia Tour * MPC - GE/Marco Polo Cycling Team presented by Trek

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour De Georgia 2008 2008 in road cycling 2008 in American sports Tour de Georgia