The 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 60th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2005. The race started in Le Pontet and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde of the team.
Teams Eighteen UCI ProTour teams, each containing a maximum of eight riders, participated in the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré: Belgium (QST) (SIL)
Denmark (CSC)
France (ALM) (BTL) (COF) (C.A) (FDJ) Germany (GST) (MRM)
Italy (LAM) (LIQ)
Luxembourg (AST)
Netherlands (RAB) Spain (GCE) (EUS) (SDV)
United States (THR)
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner P 8 June Le Pontet to Avignon Individual time trial 1 9 June Avignon to Privas 2 10 June Bourg-Saint-Andéol to Vienne 3 11 June Saint-Paul-en-Jarez Individual time trial 4 12 June Vienne to Annemasse 5 13 June Ville-la-Grand to Morzine 6 14 June Morzine to La Toussuire 7 15 June Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble
Stages
Prologue 8 June 2008 – Le Pontet to Avignon, (ITT)
Prologue Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1" 3 + 6" 4 + 12" 5 + 12"General Classification after Prologue RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1" 3 + 6" 4 + 12" 5 + 12"
Stage 1 9 June 2008 – Avignon to Privas, Stage 1 Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1" 3 + 5" 4 + 17" 5 + 17"
Stage 2 10 June 2008 – Bourg-Saint-Andéol to Vienne, Stage 2 Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1" 3 + 5" 4 + 13" 5 + 17"
Stage 3 11 June 2008 – Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, (ITT)
Stage 3 Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 19" 3 + 20" 4 + 1' 00" 5 + 1' 01"General Classification after Stage 3 RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 23" 3 + 37" 4 + 1' 17" 5 + 1' 20"
Stage 4 12 June 2008 – Vienne to Annemasse,
Stage 4 Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 18" 3 + 1' 21" 4 + 1' 21" 5 + 2' 07"General Classification after Stage 4 RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 23" 3 + 37" 4 + 1' 08" 5 + 1' 17"
Stage 5 13 June 2008 – Ville-la-Grand to Morzine, Stage 5 Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 18" 3 + 18" 4 + 23" 5 + 26"General Classification after Stage 5 RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 37" 3 + 1' 29" 4 + 2' 16" 5 + 2' 36"
Stage 6 14 June 2008 – Morzine to La Toussuire,
Stage 6 Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 1' 02" 3 + 1' 10" 4 + 1' 15" 5 + 1' 15"General Classification after Stage 6 RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 + 39" 3 + 1' 24" 4 + 2' 47" 5 + 3' 19"
Stage 7 15 June 2008 – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble,
Stage 7 Results RankRiderTeamTime 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 + 11" 5 + 11"
General Classification CyclistTeamTime 1 2 + 39" 3 + 1' 24" 4 + 2' 47" 5 + 3' 19" 6 + 4' 01" 7 + 4' 25" 8 + 4' 29" 9 + 4' 46" 10 + 5' 13"
Jersey progress Stage WinnerGeneral classificationMountains classificationPoints classificationTeam Classification P Levi LeipheimerLevi Leipheimerno awardLevi Leipheimer 1 Alejandro ValverdeThor HushovdChristian KuxAlejandro Valverde 2 George HincapieDavid de la FuenteThor Hushovd 3 Alejandro ValverdeAlejandro ValverdeAlejandro ValverdeAlejandro Valverde 4 Cyril DesselDavid de la Fuente 5 Iouri TrofimovJuan José Cobo 6 Chris Anker SørensenPierre Rolland 7 Dmitry Fofonov Final Alejandro Valverde Pierre Rolland Alejandro Valverde Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions In stage 1, Thor Hushovd wore the green jersey In stage 3, Alejandro Valverde wore the green jersey In stages 4–7, Levi Leipheimer wore the green jersey
ProTour standings As of 15 June 2008, after the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.
RankNameTeamPoints185283373462560658754853950104511451241
91 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.
See also 2008 in road cycling
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