The 2008 Volta a Lleida (56th edition) road cycling race took place from June 2 to June 7, 2008 in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Lars Boom took the overall victory, becoming the second rider from the Netherlands to win the general classification.
Stages
Stage 1 - June 2, 2008: Lleida > Alcarràs, 116.4 km Stage 1 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 Fidea 2h 39' 02" 2 s.t. 3 Palazzago-Grigolin s.t. 4 Diputación de León s.t. 5 + 4"General Classification after Stage 1 CyclistTeamTime 1 Fidea 2h 39' 02" 2 s.t. 3 Palazzago-Grigolin s.t. 4 Diputación de León s.t. 5 + 4"
Stage 2 - June 3, 2008: Alcarràs > Tremp, 114.3 km Stage 2 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 Fidea 2h 31' 49" 2 Katysuha s.t. 3 Camp de Tarragona s.t. 4 P3 Transfer-Batavus s.t. 5 Azpiru-Ugarte s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 CyclistTeamTime 1 Fidea 5h 10' 51" 2 s.t. 3 Palazzago-Grigolin s.t. 4 Diputación de León s.t. 5 + 4"
Stage 3 - June 4, 2008: Tremp > La Seu d'Urgell, 125.1 km Stage 3 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 3h 04' 30" 2 UP Valencia-Bancaja s.t. 3 Camp de Tarragona + 24" 4 Lokomotiv s.t. 5 Katysuha s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 CyclistTeamTime 1 8h 15' 34" 2 UP Valencia-Bancaja s.t. 3 Fidea + 18" 4 s.t. 5 Palazzago-Grigolin s.t.
Stage 4 - June 5, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell > Les, 147.3 km Stage 4 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 Azpiru-Ugarte 4h 03' 52" 2 Diputación de León s.t. 3 + 1' 16" 4 P3 Transfer-Batavus + 1' 17" 5 Katyusha s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 CyclistTeamTime 1 Azpiru-Ugarte 12h 19' 50" 2 Diputación de León s.t. 3 UP Valencia-Bancaja + 53" 4 Palazzago-Grigolin + 1' 17" 5 UP Valencia-Bancaja s.t.
Stage 5 - June 6, 2008: Les > Vielha, 20.0km (TTT) Stage 5 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 27' 00" 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 Palazzago-Grigolin + 57"General Classification after Stage 5 CyclistTeamTime 1 Diputación de Léon 12h 48' 23" 2 + 11" 3 Palazzago-Grigolin + 41" 4 Palazzago-Grigolin s.t. 5 Lokomotiv + 1' 12"
Stage 5 (second area) - June 6, 2008: Les > El Pont de Suert, 60.0 km Stage 5 (second area) Results CyclistTeamTime 1 1h 21' 39" 2 Azpiru-Ugarte s.t. 3 P3 Transfer-Batavus s.t. 4 Katyusha + 1' 02" 5 Katyusha s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 (second area) CyclistTeamTime 1 14h 10' 13" 2 Diputación de León + 51" 3 P3 Transfer-Batavus + 1' 11" 4 Azpiru-Ugarte + 1' 16" 5 Palazzago-Grigolin + 1' 32"
Stage 6 - June 7, 2008: El Pont de Suert > Lleida, 140.7 km Stage 6 Results CyclistTeamTime 1 Diputación de León 3h 30' 42" 2 Diputación de León + 9" 3 s.t. 4 Camp de Tarragona + 35" 5 Diputación de León s.t.General Classification after Stage 6 CyclistTeamTime 1 17h 41' 30" 2 Diputación de León + 51" 3 P3 Transfer-Batavus + 1' 11" 4 Azpiru-Ugarte + 1' 16" 5 Palazzago-Grigolin + 1' 32"
Teams and cyclists The following teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya: Belgium (DAV) Fidea (FID)
Italy Palazzago-Grigolin (PAL)
Netherlands P3 Transfer-Batavus (BAT) (RAB)
Russia Lokomotiv (LOK) Katyusha (KAT)
Spain Ilerda Habitatges (ALC) Azpiru-Ugarte (AZP) UP Valencia-Bancaja (BAN) Cafemax Contentpolis (CAF) Diputación de León (DIP) Paint-Car-Massi (MAS) Seguros Bilbao (SEG) Camp de Tarragona (TAR)
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