The 2008 Volta a Catalunya (88th edition) road cycling race took place from May 19 to May 25, 2008, in
Catalonia, Spain.
Gustavo César took overall victory, becoming first rider of non-ProTour team to win a ProTour race general classification.
Teams
Twenty-two teams of up to eight riders took part. The following UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya:
Route
Stages
Prologue
May 19, 2008:
Lloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar (; ) is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia, Spain. It is south of Girona and northeast of Barcelona. With a population of 38,402 in 2021, it is the second largest town in the Selva comarca of Catalonia.
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Lloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar (; ) is a Mediterranean coastal town in Catalonia, Spain. It is south of Girona and northeast of Barcelona. With a population of 38,402 in 2021, it is the second largest town in the Selva comarca of Catalonia.
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ITT
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Communication
* Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
*Intensional type theory
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Stage 1
May 20, 2008:
Riudellots de la Selva
Riudellots de la Selva is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of the Selva in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated in the basin of the Onyar river, on the A-7 ''autopista'' and the main N-II road, and is served by a RENFE railway station on the line ...
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Banyoles,
Stage 2
May 21, 2008:
Banyoles to
La Seu d'Urgell,
Stage 3
May 22, 2008:
La Seu d'Urgell to
Ascó
Ascó () is a large village in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain, on the right bank of the Ebre river at the feet of the Serra de la Fatarella range. The village of Ascó is known for its nuclear power station, and for excellent fi ...
"La Vostra Energia",
Stage 4
May 23, 2008:
Ascó
Ascó () is a large village in the comarca of Ribera d'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain, on the right bank of the Ebre river at the feet of the Serra de la Fatarella range. The village of Ascó is known for its nuclear power station, and for excellent fi ...
"La Vostra Energia" to
El Vendrell,
Stage 5
May 24, 2008:
El Vendrell to
Pallejà,
Stage 6
May 25, 2008:
Pallejà to
Barcelona,
Jersey progress
;Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
* On stage 1,
George Hincapie wore the points jersey
* On stage 2,
Leonardo Duque
Leonardo Fabio Duque (born April 10, 1980 in Cali, Valle del Cauca) is a French-Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the team.2008 in road cycling
In 2008, for the first time in ten years, two Grand Tours were won by one rider, the Spaniard Alberto Contador. Alessandro Ballan succeeded fellow Italian Paolo Bettini as World Champion, winning the road race in his home country, where Varese h ...
References
External links
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Volta
Volta may refer to:
Persons
* Alessandro Volta (1745–1827), Italian physicist and inventor of the electric battery, count and eponym of the volt
* Giovanni Volta (1928–2012), Italian Roman Catholic bishop
* Giovanni Serafino Volta (1764–184 ...
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