The 2008 Vuelta a Castilla y León was the 23rd edition of the
Vuelta a Castilla y León
The Vuelta Ciclista a Castilla y León is a professional road bicycle stage race held in Castile and León, Spain. Since 2005, it has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour
The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions ...
road cycling stage
race, started on 24 March in
Valsain
Valsaín is a hamlet of Real Sitio de San Ildefonso, which is a town and municipality located within the Province of Segovia in Castile and León. It is located in the foothills of the Sierra de Guadarrama mountains, from Segovia, and north of ...
, and concluded on 28 March in
Riaño.
The race was won by
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 Vuelta ...
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Teams
Sixteen teams of up to eight riders started the race:
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Extremadura–Gruppo Gallardo
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Final standings
Jersey progress
References
External links
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2008
2008 was designated as:
*International Year of Languages
*International Year of Planet Earth
*International Year of the Potato
*International Year of Sanitation
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2008 in Spanish road cycling