2008 Tour of Turkey

The 2008 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, the 44th running of the race, took place from April 13 to April 20, 2008.

2008 Tour of Turkey

Race details
Stages	7 & prologue
Distance	1,071.8 km (666.0 mi)
Winning time	25h 40' 41"
Results
Winner  David García (ESP) (Karpin–Galicia)   Second  José Alberto Benítez (ESP) (Saunier Duval–Scott)   Third  Pieter Jacobs (BEL) (Silence–Lotto)   Points  Assan Bazayev (KAZ) (Astana)   Mountains  José Alberto Benítez (ESP) (Saunier Duval–Scott)   Team Diquigiovanni–Androni
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Stages

Stage	Route	Distance		Type	Date	Stage winner
		km	mi
P	Grand Prix of Istanbul	76.2	47.3	Opening race	Sunday, April 13	Grégory Rast (SUI)
1	İzmir–Kuşadası	132.7	82.5	Flat stage	Monday, April 14	Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
2	Kuşadası–Bodrum	165.9	103.1	Flat stage	Tuesday, April 15	Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
3	Bodrum–Marmaris	166.8	103.6	Flat stage	Wednesday, April 16	Matteo Priamo (ITA)
4	Marmaris–Ölüdeniz	177.7	110.4	Flat stage	Thursday, April 17	Filippo Savini (ITA)
5	Kalkan–Finike	100.1	62.2	Flat stage	Friday, April 18	Matteo Priamo (ITA)
6	Finike–Antalya	115.8	72.0	Flat stage	Saturday, April 19	Alessandro Petacchi (ITA)
7	Antalya–Alanya	136.6	84.9	Flat stage	Sunday, April 20	Maximiliano Richeze (ARG)

Teams

Winner of Antalya–Alanya stage Maximiliano Richezefrom Argentina

25 teams started the race – each had 6 riders at the start of the tour i.e., 150 started in total. The teams^[1] were:

• Pro Teams
  • Silence–Lotto
  • Saunier Duval–Scott
  • Team Milram
  • Lampre
  • Astana
• Pro-Continental teams
  • PSK Whirlpool–Author
  • Mitsubishi–Jartazi
  • CSF Group–Navigare
  • Benfica
  • Extremadura
  • Karpin–Galicia
  • NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte
  • Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni–Androni Giocattoli
• Continental teams
  • Tyrol–Team Radland Tirol
  • AC Sparta Praha
  • Team Ista
  • Cosmote Kastro
  • Centri della Calzatura Partizan
  • Hadimec AG
  • Atlas–Romer's Hausbäckerei
  • Steg Computer–CKT Cogeas
  • Brisa Cycling Team
• National teams
  • Turkish national team
  • Dutch national team
  • Irish national team