2008 Tirreno–Adriatico

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.

2008 Tirreno–Adriatico

Race details
Dates	12–18 March 2008
Stages	7
Distance	1,122 km (697.2 mi)
Winning time	28h 08' 21"
Results
Winner  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Team CSC)   Second  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) (Barloworld)   Third  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) (Team High Road) Points  Óscar Freire (ESP) (Rabobank (cycling)) Mountains  Lloyd Mondory (FRA) (Ag2r–La Mondiale) Youth  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) (Team High Road)   Team Team High Road
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Teams

Twenty-one teams, containing a total of 168 riders, participated in the race:^[1]

• Quick-Step
• Ag2r–La Mondiale
• Barloworld
• Caisse d'Epargne
• Cofidis
• CSF Group–Navigare
• Diquigiovanni–Androni
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Française des Jeux
• Gerolsteiner
• Team High Road
• Lampre
• Liquigas
• LPR Brakes–Ballan
• Rabobank
• Saunier Duval–Scott
• Silence–Lotto
• Slipstream–Chipotle
• Team CSC
• Team Milram
• Tinkoff Credit Systems

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	12 March	Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia	160 km (99 mi)		Flat stage	Óscar Freire (ESP)
2	13 March	Civitavecchia to Gubbio	203 km (126 mi)		Hilly stage	Raffaele Illiano (ITA)
3	14 March	Gubbio to Montelupone	195 km (121 mi)		Hilly stage	Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)
4	15 March	Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche	166 km (103 mi)		Flat stage	Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
5	16 March	Macerata to Recanati	26 km (16 mi)		Individual time trial	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
6	17 March	Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo	196 km (122 mi)		Hilly stage	Óscar Freire (ESP)
7	18 March	San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto	176 km (109 mi)		Flat stage	Francesco Chicchi (ITA)

Stages

Stage 1

12 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Civitavecchia, 160 km (99 mi)

Stage 1 Results Cyclist Team Time 1  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 4h 10' 01" 2  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Team Milram s.t. 3  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t. 4  Erik Zabel (GER) Team Milram s.t. 5  Baden Cooke (AUS) Barloworld s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1 Cyclist Team Time 1  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 4h 09' 51" 2  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Team Milram +4" 3  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne +6" 4  Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) Tinkoff Credit Systems +7" 5  Yuriy Krivtsov (UKR) Ag2r–La Mondiale +8"

Stage 2

13 March 2008 — Civitavecchia to Gubbio, 203 km (126 mi)

Stage 2 Results Cyclist Team Time 1  Raffaele Illiano (ITA) Serramenti Diquigiovanni 5h 01' 10" 2  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld s.t 3  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 3" 4  Linus Gerdemann (GER) Team High Road + 9" 5  Riccardo Riccò (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott + 17"

General Classification after Stage 2 Cyclist Team Time 1  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld 9h 11' 05" 2  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 2" 3  Linus Gerdemann (GER) Team High Road + 6" 4  Riccardo Riccò (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott + 23" 5  Eros Capecchi (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott s.t

Stage 3

14 March 2008 — Gubbio to Montelupone, 195 km (121 mi)

Stage 3 Results Cyclist Team Time 1  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 4h 49' 59" 2  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) L.P.R. Brakes + 12" 3  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti Diquigiovanni s.t. 4  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road s.t. 5  Leonardo Piepoli (ITA) Saunier Duval–Scott + 17"

General Classification after Stage 3 Cyclist Team Time 1  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti Diquigiovanni 13h 56' 14" 2  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld + 10" 3  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 18" 4  Linus Gerdemann (GER) Team High Road + 24" 5  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) L.P.R. Brakes + 32"

Stage 4

15 March 2008 — Porto Recanati to Civitanova Marche, 166 km (103 mi)

Stage 4 Results Cyclist Team Time 1  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Milram 3h 59' 58" 2  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank s.t. 3  Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Liquigas s.t. 4  Gerald Ciolek (GER) Team High Road s.t. 5  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4 Cyclist Team Time 1  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti Diquigiovanni 17h 56' 12" 2  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld + 10" 3  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 18" 4  Linus Gerdemann (GER) Team High Road + 24" 5  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) L.P.R. Brakes + 32"

Stage 5

16 March 2008 — Macerata to Recanati, 26 km (16 mi) (ITT)

Stage 5 results Cyclist Team Time 1  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team CSC 33' 41" 2  David Zabriskie (USA) Slipstream–Chipotle + 22" 3  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road + 52" 4  Markus Fothen (GER) Gerolsteiner + 56" 5  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld + 1' 00"

General Classification after Stage 5 Cyclist Team Time 1  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team CSC 18h 30' 47" 2  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld + 16" 3  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road + 40" 4  Linus Gerdemann (GER) Team High Road + 46" 5  Markus Fothen (GER) Gerolsteiner + 53"

Stage 6

17 March 2008 — Civitanova Marche to Castelfidardo, 196 km (122 mi)

Stage 6 Results Cyclist Team Time 1  Óscar Freire (ESP) Rabobank 4h 46' 44" 2  Filippo Pozzato (ITA) Liquigas s.t. 3  Danilo Di Luca (ITA) L.P.R. Brakes s.t. 4  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Quick-Step s.t. 5  Tadej Valjavec (SLO) Ag2r–La Mondiale s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6 Cyclist Team Time 1  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team CSC 23h 17' 31" 2  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld + 16" 3  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road + 40" 4  Markus Fothen (GER) Gerolsteiner + 53" 5  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 1' 32"

Stage 7

18 March 2008 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 176 km (109 mi)

Stage 7 Results Cyclist Team Time 1  Francesco Chicchi (ITA) Liquigas 4h 50' 50" 2  Danilo Napolitano (ITA) Lampre s.t. 3  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Team High Road s.t. 4  Robbie McEwen (AUS) Silence–Lotto S.t. 5  Danilo Hondo (ITA) Serramenti Diquigiovanni s.t.

General Classification after Stage 7 Cyclist Team Time 1  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) Team CSC 28h 08' 21" 2  Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) Barloworld + 16" 3  Thomas Lövkvist (SWE) Team High Road + 40" 4  Markus Fothen (GER) Gerolsteiner + 53" 5  Niklas Axelsson (SWE) Serramenti Diquigiovanni + 1' 32"

Jersey progress

Stage (Winner)	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Young Rider Classification	Team Classification
0Stage 1 (Óscar Freire)	Óscar Freire	Óscar Freire	Yuriy Krivtsov	José Joaquín Rojas	Rabobank
0Stage 2 (Raffaele Illiano)	Enrico Gasparotto	Raffaele Illiano	Niklas Axelsson	Riccardo Riccò	Ag2r–La Mondiale
0Stage 3 (Joaquim Rodríguez)	Niklas Axelsson	Enrico Gasparotto	Lloyd Mondory	Thomas Lövkvist	Serramenti Diquigiovanni
0Stage 4 (Alessandro Petacchi)
0Stage 5 (Fabian Cancellara)	Fabian Cancellara				Team High Road
0Stage 6 (Óscar Freire)		Óscar Freire	Juan José Oroz
0Stage 7 (Francesco Chicchi)			Lloyd Mondory
0Final	Fabian Cancellara	Óscar Freire	Lloyd Mondory	Thomas Lövkvist	Team High Road

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions

• On stage 2, Alessandro Petacchi wore the points jersey