The 2008 Tirreno–Adriatico, the 43rd running of the race, took place from 12 March to 18 March 2008. The race started in Civitavecchia and ended in San Benedetto del Tronto.
Teams Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner 1 12 March Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia Flat stage 2 13 March Civitavecchia to Gubbio Hilly stage 3 14 March Gubbio to Montelupone Hilly stage 4 15 March Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche Flat stage 5 16 March Macerata to Recanati Individual time trial 6 17 March Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo Hilly stage 7 18 March San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto Flat stage
Stages
Stage 1 12 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia, Stage 1 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 10' 01" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 Barloworld s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 09' 51" 2 +4" 3 +6" 4 +7" 5 +8"
Stage 2 13 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Gubbio, Stage 2 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 Serramenti Diquigiovanni 5h 01' 10" 2 Barloworld s.t 3 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 3" 4 + 9" 5 + 17"General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime 1 Barloworld 9h 11' 05" 2 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 2" 3 + 6" 4 + 23" 5 s.t
Stage 3 14 March 2008 — Gubbio to Montelupone, Stage 3 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 49' 59" 2 L.P.R. Brakes + 12" 3 Serramenti Diquigiovanni s.t. 4 s.t. 5 + 17"General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime 1 Serramenti Diquigiovanni 13h 56' 14" 2 Barloworld + 10" 3 + 18" 4 + 24" 5 L.P.R. Brakes + 32"
Stage 4 15 March 2008 — Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche, Stage 4 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 Milram 3h 59' 58" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime 1 Serramenti Diquigiovanni 17h 56' 12" 2 Barloworld + 10" 3 + 18" 4 + 24" 5 L.P.R. Brakes + 32"
Stage 5 16 March 2008 — Macerata to Recanati, (ITT)
Stage 5 results CyclistTeamTime 1 33' 41" 2 Slipstream–Chipotle + 22" 3 + 52" 4 + 56" 5 Barloworld + 1' 00"General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime 1 18h 30' 47" 2 Barloworld + 16" 3 + 40" 4 + 46" 5 + 53"
Stage 6 17 March 2008 — Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo, Stage 6 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 46' 44" 2 s.t. 3 L.P.R. Brakes s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime 1 23h 17' 31" 2 Barloworld + 16" 3 + 40" 4 + 53" 5 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 1' 32"
Stage 7 18 March 2008 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, Stage 7 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 50' 50" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 S.t. 5 Serramenti Diquigiovanni s.t.General Classification after Stage 7 CyclistTeamTime 1 28h 08' 21" 2 Barloworld + 16" 3 + 40" 4 + 53" 5 Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 1' 32"
Jersey progress Stage(Winner) General Classification Points Classification Mountains Classification Young Rider Classification Team Classification Stage 1(Óscar Freire) Óscar Freire Óscar Freire Yuriy Krivtsov José Joaquín Rojas Stage 2(Raffaele Illiano) Enrico Gasparotto Raffaele Illiano Niklas Axelsson Riccardo Riccò Stage 3(Joaquim Rodríguez) Niklas Axelsson Enrico Gasparotto Lloyd Mondory Thomas Lövkvist Serramenti Diquigiovanni Stage 4(Alessandro Petacchi) Stage 5(Fabian Cancellara)Fabian Cancellara Stage 6(Óscar Freire)Óscar FreireJuan José Oroz Stage 7(Francesco Chicchi)Lloyd Mondory FinalFabian CancellaraÓscar FreireLloyd MondoryThomas Lövkvist
Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions On stage 2, Alessandro Petacchi wore the points jersey
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