Tour de France 2008

Stage 21

Etampes → Paris Champs-Élysées

Race Report

Stage 21 of the 2008 Tour de France, held on July 27, 2008, covered 143.0 km from Etampes to Paris Champs-Élysées. Gert Steegmans won the stage via large group sprint. Classified as a flat stage suited for sprinters. The riders faced 807 meters of total elevation gain, one of the flattest stages in the edition. The stage was completed at an average speed of 37.0 km/h, which was 4.7 km/h slower than the edition average of 41.7 km/h.

Road raceFlat143.0 km27 Jul 2008

Etampes → Paris Champs-Élysées

Stage 21 | Étampes - Paris

Stage Winner

Gert Steegmans

Yellow Jersey

Carlos Sastre

Avg Speed

37.0 km/h

Elevation

807 m

Difficulty

Win Type

Large group sprint

Won How

Sprint of large group

Startlist Quality

1,520

Jersey Classifications

Yellow Jersey

Carlos Sastre

Green Jersey

Oscar Freire

Polka-Dot Jersey

Bernhard Kohl

White Jersey

Andy Schleck

Edition Difficulty Profile

General Classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
01	CS Carlos Sastre ES	TEAM CSC SAXO BANK	87h 52' 52''
02	CE Cadel Evans AU	SILENCE - LOTTO	87h 53' 50''
03	DM Denis Menchov RU	RABOBANK	87h 55' 02''
04	CV Christian Vande Velde US	GARMIN CHIPOTLE	87h 55' 57''
05	FS Frank Schleck LU	TEAM CSC SAXO BANK	87h 57' 20''
06	SS Samuel Sanchez ES	EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI	87h 59' 17''
07	KK Kim Kirchen LU	TEAM COLUMBIA	87h 59' 47''
08	AV Alejandro Valverde ES	CAISSE D'EPARGNE	88h 00' 04''
09	TV Tadej Valjavec SI	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	88h 01' 57''
10	VE Vladimir Efimkin RU	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	88h 02' 47''
11	AS Andy Schleck LU	TEAM CSC SAXO BANK	88h 04' 24''
12	RK Roman Kreuziger CZ	LIQUIGAS	88h 05' 51''
13	SC Sandy Casar FR	FRANCAISE DES JEUX	88h 12' 15''
14	AM Amael Moinard FR	COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE	88h 16' 23''
15	MA Mikel Astarloza ES	EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI	88h 16' 32''
16	KS Kanstantsin Siutsou BY	TEAM COLUMBIA	88h 17' 47''
17	AB Alexandre Botcharov RU	CREDIT AGRICOLE	88h 20' 03''
18	DF Dmitriy Fofonov KZ	CREDIT AGRICOLE	88h 21' 23''
19	VN Vincenzo Nibali IT	LIQUIGAS	88h 21' 25''
20	SG Stephane Goubert FR	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	88h 24' 42''
21	LT Laurens Ten Dam NL	RABOBANK	88h 25' 51''
22	MM Maxime Monfort BE	COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE	88h 28' 33''
23	YP Yaroslav Popovych UA	SILENCE - LOTTO	88h 29' 16''
24	SS Stefan Schumacher DE	GEROLSTEINER	88h 30' 12''
25	SS Sylvester Szmyd PL	LAMPRE	88h 37' 35''
26	MB Marzio Bruseghin IT	LAMPRE	88h 38' 11''
27	CD Cyril Dessel FR	AG2R-LA MONDIALE	88h 39' 23''
28	CK Christian Knees DE	TEAM MILRAM	88h 40' 35''
29	DA David Arroyo Duran ES	CAISSE D'EPARGNE	88h 41' 15''
30	MA Mario Aerts BE	SILENCE - LOTTO	88h 41' 50''
31	PF Pierrick Fedrigo FR	BOUYGUES TELECOM	88h 43' 11''
32	MF Markus Fothen DE	GEROLSTEINER	88h 53' 56''
33	KM Koos Moerenhout NL	RABOBANK	88h 58' 30''
34	GH George Hincapie US	TEAM COLUMBIA	89h 01' 07''
35	MC Matteo Carrara IT	QUICK STEP	89h 02' 17''
36	JV Jens Voigt DE	TEAM CSC SAXO BANK	89h 04' 47''
37	JP Jérôme Pineau FR	BOUYGUES TELECOM	89h 05' 50''
38	EG Eduardo Gonzalo Ramirez ES	AGRITUBEL	89h 12' 58''
39	CL Christophe Le Mevel FR	CREDIT AGRICOLE	89h 13' 16''
40	TL Thomas Lövkvist	TEAM COLUMBIA	89h 18' 19''
41	DM David Moncoutie FR	COFIDIS CREDIT PAR TELEPHONE	89h 19' 14''
42	EZ Erik Zabel DE	TEAM MILRAM	89h 19' 32''
43	MV Marco Velo IT	TEAM MILRAM	89h 19' 34''
44	HZ Haimar Zubeldia ES	EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI	89h 19' 52''
45	VG Volodymir Gustov UA	TEAM CSC SAXO BANK	89h 22' 51''
46	RH Ryder Hesjedal CA	GARMIN CHIPOTLE	89h 26' 14''
47	JA John-Lee Augustyn ZA	BARLOWORLD	89h 29' 13''
48	PT Paolo Tiralongo IT	LAMPRE	89h 29' 49''
49	EM Egoi Martinez ES	EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI	89h 29' 52''
50	DL David Lopez Garcia ES	CAISSE D'EPARGNE	89h 32' 29''