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The 2008 Tour of the Basque Country, the 65th edition of the
Tour of the Basque Country The Tour of the Basque Country (Officially: ''Itzulia Basque Country'', es, Vuelta al País Vasco, links=no, eu, Euskal Herriko Itzulia) is an annual road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race held in the Basque Country (autonomous community) ...
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, took place from 7 April to 12 April 2008. It was won by Spanish rider
Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco (; born 6 December 1982) is a Spanish former professional cyclist. He is one of the most successful riders of his era, winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007, 2009), the Giro d'Italia twice (2008, 2015), and the Vue ...
of .


Stages


Stage 1

7 April 2008 - Legazpi to Legazpi,


Stage 2

8 April 2008 - Legazpi to
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Stage 3

9 April 2008 -
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to Viana,


Stage 4

10 April 2008 - Viana to
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Stage 5

11 April 2008 -
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to
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Stage 6

12 April 2008 -
Orio Orio may refer to: People Notable people with this name include: Surname * Baltasar de Echave Orio (late 16th century – mid-17th century), Basque Spanish painter * Shane Orio (born 1980), Belizean football player Given name * Orio Mastropiero ( ...
to Orio, ( ITT)


General classification


Jersey progress

*In stage 2,
Ezequiel Mosquera Ezequiel Mosquera Míguez (born 19 November 1975) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer. He has finished in the top 5 of the Vuelta a España in all appearances, and finished second in 2010, after putting in a strong time trial and winning the ...
wore the points jersey.


Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 13 April 2008, after the 2008 Tour of the Basque Country.


References


External links

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