Tour de France 2008

Tour de France 2008 — Carlos Sastre wins overall after 21 stages

Edition key stats

GC Winner

Carlos Sastre

Quick Step

21

Stages

3,559

Total km

41.7

Avg km/h

47,974

Total Elev. m

2

Time Trials

Stage profile breakdown

8

Flat

38%

9

Mountain

43%

2

Hilly

10%

2

Time Trial

10%

Stage winners and teams — Mark Cavendish takes 4 stages

Final general classification (top 30)

RankRiderTeamTime
01
TEAM CSC SAXO BANK87h 52' 52''
02
SILENCE - LOTTO87h 53' 50''
03
RABOBANK87h 55' 02''
04
GARMIN CHIPOTLE87h 55' 57''
05
TEAM CSC SAXO BANK87h 57' 20''
06
EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI87h 59' 17''
07
TEAM COLUMBIA87h 59' 47''
08
CAISSE D'EPARGNE88h 00' 04''
09
AG2R-LA MONDIALE88h 01' 57''
10
AG2R-LA MONDIALE88h 02' 47''
11
TEAM CSC SAXO BANK88h 04' 24''
12
LIQUIGAS88h 05' 51''
13
FRANCAISE DES JEUX88h 12' 15''
14
COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE88h 16' 23''
15
EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI88h 16' 32''
16
TEAM COLUMBIA88h 17' 47''
17
CREDIT AGRICOLE88h 20' 03''
18
CREDIT AGRICOLE88h 21' 23''
19
LIQUIGAS88h 21' 25''
20
AG2R-LA MONDIALE88h 24' 42''
21
RABOBANK88h 25' 51''
22
COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE88h 28' 33''
23
SILENCE - LOTTO88h 29' 16''
24
GEROLSTEINER88h 30' 12''
25
LAMPRE88h 37' 35''
26
LAMPRE88h 38' 11''
27
AG2R-LA MONDIALE88h 39' 23''
28
TEAM MILRAM88h 40' 35''
29
CAISSE D'EPARGNE88h 41' 15''
30
SILENCE - LOTTO88h 41' 50''

Stage winners (17 riders)

Mark Cavendish

4 stages

Stages 5, 8, 12, 13

Alejandro Valverde

2 stages

Stages 1, 6

Thor Hushovd

1 stage

Stages 2

Samuel Dumoulin

1 stage

Stages 3

Kim Kirchen

1 stage

Stages 4

Luis Leon Sanchez

1 stage

Stages 7

Vladimir Efimkin

1 stage

Stages 9

Leonardo Piepoli

1 stage

Stages 10

Kurt-Asle Arvesen

1 stage

Stages 11

Oscar Freire

1 stage

Stages 14

Simon Gerrans

1 stage

Stages 15

Cyril Dessel

1 stage

Stages 16

Carlos Sastre

1 stage

Stages 17

Marcus Burghardt

1 stage

Stages 18

Sylvain Chavanel

1 stage

Stages 19

Fabian Cancellara

1 stage

Stages 20

Gert Steegmans

1 stage

Stages 21

Teams at the 2008 edition

TeamRidersBest GC
TEAM CSC SAXO BANK9#1
SILENCE - LOTTO8#2
RABOBANK8#3
GARMIN CHIPOTLE8#4
EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI9#6
TEAM COLUMBIA8#7
CAISSE D'EPARGNE8#8
AG2R-LA MONDIALE8#9
LIQUIGAS7#12
FRANCAISE DES JEUX7#13
COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE8#14
CREDIT AGRICOLE8#17
GEROLSTEINER7#24
LAMPRE8#25
TEAM MILRAM9#28
BOUYGUES TELECOM8#31
QUICK STEP7#35
AGRITUBEL5#38
BARLOWORLD4#47

Stage profiles in the 2008 edition

8

Flat

5

Mountains flat finish

4

Mountains uphill finish

2

Hills uphill finish

2

Hills flat finish

Compare with other editions of the Tour de France

2025

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2024

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2023

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2022

Jonas Vingegaard Hansen

21 stages

2021

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2020

Tadej Pogacar

21 stages

2019

Egan Bernal Gomez

21 stages

2018

Geraint Thomas

21 stages

Stage-by-stage data: all 21 stages of the 2008 Tour de France

Edition difficulty profile

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All 21 stages

StageDateRouteDist.WinnerProfileElev.Speed
Stage 15 JulBrest → Plumelec198 kmAlejandro Valverde2,324 m42.9 km/h
Stage 26 JulAuray → Saint-Brieuc165 kmThor Hushovd1,888 m43.8 km/h
Stage 37 JulSaint-Malo → Nantes208 kmSamuel Dumoulin1,507 m40.9 km/h
Stage 48 JulCholet → Cholet30 kmKim Kirchen338 m49.1 km/h
Stage 59 JulCholet → Chateauroux232 kmMark Cavendish1,299 m42.5 km/h
Stage 610 JulAigurande → Super-Besse196 kmAlejandro Valverde3,280 m39.4 km/h
Stage 711 JulBrioude → Aurillac159 kmLuis Leon Sanchez2,431 m41.0 km/h
Stage 812 JulFigeac → Toulouse173 kmMark Cavendish1,892 m42.6 km/h
Stage 913 JulToulouse → Bagnères-de-Bigorre224 kmVladimir Efimkin3,778 m39.5 km/h
Stage 1014 JulPau → Hautacam156 kmLeonardo Piepoli3,794 m36.1 km/h
Stage 1116 JulLannemezan → Foix168 kmKurt-Asle Arvesen2,863 m42.2 km/h
Stage 1217 JulLavelanet → Narbonne169 kmMark Cavendish1,197 m45.8 km/h
Stage 1318 JulNarbonne → Nîmes182 kmMark Cavendish1,405 m41.1 km/h
Stage 1419 JulNîmes → Digne-les-Bains195 kmOscar Freire1,726 m46.1 km/h
Stage 1520 JulEmbrun → Prato Nevoso183 kmSimon Gerrans3,739 m37.8 km/h
Stage 1622 JulCuneo → Jausiers157 kmCyril Dessel4,174 m34.7 km/h
Stage 1723 JulEmbrun → L'Alpe-d'Huez211 kmCarlos Sastre5,405 m34.3 km/h
Stage 1824 JulBourg-d'Oisans → Saint-Etienne197 kmMarcus Burghardt1,905 m43.6 km/h
Stage 1925 JulRoanne → Montluçon166 kmSylvain Chavanel1,814 m45.7 km/h
Stage 2026 JulCérilly → Saint-Amand-Montrond53 kmFabian Cancellara408 m49.6 km/h
Stage 2127 JulEtampes → Paris Champs-Élysées143 kmGert Steegmans807 m37.0 km/h