The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the

Tour Down Under The Tour Down Under (branded as the Santos Tour Down Under under a partnership arrangement) is a cycling race in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and is traditionally the opening event of the UCI World Tour and features all 19 UCI World ...

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stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January in and around

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. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI. The race was preceded by an opening race called

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, not part of the

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competition. It was won by German

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of .

Stage results

Stage 1, 22 January, Mawson Lakes– Angaston, 129 km

Stage 2, 23 January,
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– Hahndorf, 148 km

Stage 3, 24 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 139 km

Stage 4, 25 January,
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– Strathalbyn, 134 km

Stage 5, 26 January, Willunga – Willunga, 147 km

Stage 6, 27 January, Adelaide East End Circuit, 88 km

Final standing

General classification

Mountains classification

Points classification

Young classification

Team classification

Classification leadership

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down UnderUpdated Rankings
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and the overall classification, German

is the first leader of

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Teams

The Australian national team called Team UniSA–Australia was the only non-

team invited to the race.

External links

2008 Tour Down Under Official Website2008 Tour Down Under CyclingFever Racespecial

References

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