The 48th edition of the annual
Clásico RCN was held from October 19 to October 26, 2008, in
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...
. The stage race with an
UCI rate of 2.3 started with a time trial on the island
San Andrés and finished in
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...
.
Stages
2008-10-19: San Andrés – San Andrés (30.9 km)
2008-10-19: Circuito en San Andrés (90 km)
2008-10-20: Zipaquirá – Arcabuco (168 km)
2008-10-21: Ventaquemada – Girardot (238.9 km)
2008-10-22: Girardot –
Armenia
Armenia, officially the Republic of Armenia, is a landlocked country in the Armenian Highlands of West Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region and is bordered by Turkey to the west, Georgia (country), Georgia to the north and Azerbaijan to ...
(162.2 km)
2008-10-23:
Santa Rosa de Cabal
Santa Rosa de Cabal is a town and municipality in the Department of Risaralda, Colombia. About 14 km away from the capital Pereira. In 2023 the town had an estimated population of 79,840.
History
Founded in 1844 when the colonizer Fermín L� ...
–
Bello (206.8 km)
2008-10-24: Sabaneta –
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...
(177.2 km)
2008-10-25:
Manizales
Manizales () is a city in central Colombia. It is the capital of the Caldas Department, Department of Caldas, and lies near the Nevado del Ruiz volcano.
Currently, the city is the main center for the production of Colombian coffee and an importa ...
–
Buga (223.3 km)
2008-10-26: Palmira –
Cali
Santiago de Cali (), or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by National Administrative Department of Statistics, DANE in 2023. The city span ...
(35.7 km)
Final classification
See also
*
2008 Vuelta a Colombia
References
Clásico RCN 2008cyclingwebsite
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Cycling
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