Tour de France 2008

The Tour de France 2008 is held from July 5 to July 27, 2008. The 95th edition of the roundtrip through France leads from Brest to Paris

. 180 riders from 20 teams take part in it.

Sommaire

1 Teams
2 Stages and results
3 Classification
4 Withdrawals
5 Exclusions due to a positive doping test
6 Weblinks

[modifier] Teams

[modifier] Stages and results

Stage, Distance, Date	Winner	Yellow Jersey
1. Brest – Plumelec (197,5 km), July 5, 2008	Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne)	Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne)
2. Auray – Saint-Brieuc (164,5 km), July 6, 2008	Thor Hushovd (Crédit Agricole)	Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d’Epargne)
3. Saint-Malo – Nantes (208 km), July 7, 2008	Samuel Dumoulin (Cofidis)	Romain Feillu (Agritubel)
4. EZF Cholet – Cholet (29,5 km), July 8, 2008	Stefan Schumacher (Team Gerolsteiner)	Stefan Schumacher (Team Gerolsteiner)
5. Cholet – Châteauroux (232 km), July 9, 2008	Mark Cavendish (Columbia)	Stefan Schumacher (Team Gerolsteiner)
6. Aigurande - Super-Bresse (195,5 km), July 10, 2008	Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval)	Kim Kirchen (Columbia)
7. Brioude - Aurillac (159 km), July 11, 2008	Luis León Sánchez (Caisse d’Epargne)	Kim Kirchen (Columbia)
8. Figeac - Toulouse (172,5 km), July 12, 2008	Mark Cavendish (Columbia)	Kim Kirchen (Columbia)
9. Toulouse - Bagneres-de-Bigorre (224 km), July 13, 2008	Riccardo Riccò (Saunier Duval)	Kim Kirchen (Columbia)
10. Pau - Hautacam (156 km), July 14, 2008	Leonardo Piepoli (Saunier Duval)	Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
Rest day	Rest day	Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
11. Lannemezan - Foix (167,5 km), July 16, 2008	Kurt-Asle Arvesen (CSC - Saxo Bank)	Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
12. Lavelanet - Narbonne (168,5 km), July 17, 2008	Mark Cavendish (Columbia)	Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
13. Narbonne - Nimes (182 km), July 18, 2008	Mark Cavendish (Columbia)	Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
14. Nimes - Digne-les-Bains (194,5 km), July 19, 2008	Oscar Freire (Rabobank)	Cadel Evans (Silence-Lotto)
15. Embrun -Prato Nevoso (183 km), July 20, 2008	Simon Gerrans (Crédit Agricole)	Fränk Schleck (CSC - Saxobank)
Rest day	Rest day	Fränk Schleck (CSC - Saxobank)
16. Cueno - Jausiers (157 km), July 22, 2008	Cyril Dessel (Ag2r La Mondiale)	Fränk Schleck (CSC - Saxobank)
17. Embrun - Alpe d'Huez (210,5 km), July 23, 2008	Carlos Sastre (CSC - Saxobank)	Carlos Sastre (CSC - Saxobank)
18. Bourg-d'Oisans - Saint Etienne (196,5 km), July 24, 2008	Markus Burghardt (Columbia)	Carlos Sastre (CSC - Saxobank)
19. Roanne - Montlucon (165,5 km), July 25, 2008	Sylvain Chavanael (Cofidis)	Carlos Sastre (CSC - Saxobank)
20. EZF Cerilly - St.Amand Montrond (53 km), July 26, 2008	Stefan Schumacher (Team Gerolsteiner)	Carlos Sastre (CSC - Saxobank)
21. Etampes - Paris (143 km), July 27, 2008	Gert Steegmans (Quick Step)	Carlos Sastre (CSC - Saxobank)

[modifier] Classification

Yellow jersey: Individual
Green jersey: Points
Polka dot jersey: Climber
White jersey: Youth (to the age of 25 )
Yellow number: Team
Red number: Combative

Stage	Yellow jersey	Green jersey	Climber	White jersey	Team	Combative
Tour 2007	Alberto Contador	Tom Boonen	Mauricio Soler	Alberto Contador	Discovery Channel	Amets Txurruka
2.	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Thomas Voeckler	Riccardo Riccò	Caisse d'Epargne	Lilian Jégou
3.	Alejandro Valverde	Kim Kirchen	Thomas Voeckler	Riccardo Riccò	Caisse d'Epargne	Sylvain Chavanel
4.	Romain Feillu	Kim Kirchen	Thomas Voeckler	Romain Feillu	Garmin - Chipotle	Will Frischkorn
5.	Stefan Schumacher	Kim Kirchen	Thomas Voeckler	Thomas Lövkvist	Garmin - Chipotle	-
6.	Stefan Schumacher	Thor Hushovd	Thomas Voeckler	Thomas Lövkvist	Garmin - Chipotle	Nicolas Vogondy
7.	Kim Kirchen	Kim Kirchen	Sylvain Chavanel	Thomas Lövkvist	Garmin - Chipotle	Sylvain Chavanel
8.	Kim Kirchen	Kim Kirchen	David De la Fuente	Thomas Lövkvist	CSC - Saxo Bank	Luis León Sánchez
9.	Kim Kirchen	Óscar Freire	David De la Fuente	Thomas Lövkvist	CSC - Saxo Bank	Laurent Lefèvre
10.	Kim Kirchen	Kim Kirchen	David De la Fuente	Andy Schleck	CSC - Saxo Bank	Sebastian Lang
11.	Cadel Evans	Óscar Freire	Riccardo Riccò	Riccardo Riccò	Saunier Duval	Rémy Di Gregorio
12.	Cadel Evans	Óscar Freire	Riccardo Riccò	Riccardo Riccò	CSC - Saxo Bank	Amaël Moinard
13.	Cadel Evans	Óscar Freire	Sebastian Lang	Vincenzo Nibali	CSC - Saxo Bank	Arnaud Gérard
14.	Cadel Evans	Óscar Freire	Sebastian Lang	Vincenzo Nibali	CSC - Saxo Bank	Niki Terpstra
15.	Cadel Evans	Óscar Freire	Sebastian Lang	Vincenzo Nibali	CSC - Saxo Bank	José Iván Gutiérrez
16.	Fränk Schleck	Óscar Freire	Bernhard Kohl	Vincenzo Nibali	CSC - Saxo Bank	Egoi Martínez
17.	Fränk Schleck	Óscar Freire	Bernhard Kohl	Andy Schleck	CSC - Saxo Bank	Stefan Schumacher
18.	Carlos Sastre	Óscar Freire	Bernhard Kohl	Andy Schleck	CSC - Saxo Bank	Peter Velits
19.	Carlos Sastre	Óscar Freire	Bernhard Kohl	Andy Schleck	CSC - Saxo Bank	Markus Burghardt
20.	Carlos Sastre	Óscar Freire	Bernhard Kohl	Andy Schleck	CSC - Saxo Bank	Sylvian Chavanel
21.	Carlos Sastre	Óscar Freire	Bernhard Kohl	Andy Schleck	CSC - Saxo Bank	-
Sieger	Carlos Sastre	Óscar Freire	Bernhard Kohl	Andy Schleck	CSC - Saxo Bank	Sylvain Chavanel