2008 in women's road cycling

UCI Road World Rankings

Top-ranked individual^[1]	Second-ranked individual	Third-ranked individual	Top-ranked team	Top-ranked nation
Marianne Vos (NED) Team DSB Bank	Judith Arndt (GER) Team Columbia Women	Ina Teutenberg (GER) Team Columbia Women	Team Columbia Women	Germany

World Championships

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
World Championship Time Trial	September	Amber Neben (USA)	Christiane Soeder (AUT)	Judith Arndt (GER)
World Championship Road Race	September	Nicole Cooke (GBR)	Marianne Vos (NED)	Judith Arndt (GER)

Olympic Games

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
Olympic Games Road Race	August 10	Nicole Cooke (GBR)	Emma Johansson (SWE)	Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
Olympic Games Time Trial	August 13	Kristin Armstrong (USA)	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Karin Thürig (SUI)

UCI World Cup

	Date	Race	Country	Winner	Team
#1	24 February	Geelong World Cup	Australia	Katheryn Mattis (USA)	Webcor Builders Cycling Team
#2	24 March	Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio	Italy	Emma Pooley (GBR)	Team Specialized Designs For Women
#3	6 April	Tour of Flanders for Women	Belgium	Judith Arndt (GER)	You have called `{{Contentious topics}}`. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
#4	12 April	Ronde van Drenthe	Netherlands	Chantal Beltman (NED)	You have called `{{Contentious topics}}`. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
#5	23 April	La Flèche Wallonne Féminine	Belgium	Marianne Vos (NED)	You have called `{{Contentious topics}}`. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
#6	4 May	Tour de Berne	Switzerland	Susanne Ljungskog (SWE)	Menikini - Selle Italia
#7	31 May	La Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal	Canada	Judith Arndt (GER)	You have called `{{Contentious topics}}`. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
#8	30 July	Open de Suède Vårgårda	Sweden	Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA)	Menikini - Selle Italia
#9	1 August	Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT	Sweden	Priska Doppmann (SUI) Karin Thürig (SUI) Christiane Soeder (AUT) Carla Ryan (AUS)	You have called `{{Contentious topics}}`. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
#10	24 August	GP de Plouay-Bretagne	France	Fabiana Luperini (ITA)	Menikini - Selle Italia
#11	16 September	Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt	Germany	Judith Arndt (GER)	You have called `{{Contentious topics}}`. You probably meant to call one of these templates instead: Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

Race	Date	Cat.
Copa America de Ciclismo	January 6	1.2
Gran Premio Brissag Lago maggiore	March 8	1.2
GP Comune di Cornaredo	March 9	1.2
Omloop Het Volk / Circuit Het Volk	March 16	1.2
GP Cosat Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Montescudaio-Riparbella	March 29	1.2
Klasyczny-Naleczow	March 30	1.2
GP Costa Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Castellina M.MA-Santa Luce	March 30	1.2
Grand Prix de Dottignies	April 7	1.2
Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo	April 10	1.1
Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe	April 13	1.1
Ronde van Gelderland	April 19	1.2
Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla	April 20	1.2
Tour of Chongming Island Time Trial	April 25	1.2
GP Liberazione	April 25	1.2
Omloop van Borsele	April 26	1.2
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs	April 26	1.2
GP Stad Roeselare	April 27	1.2
Grand Prix de Suisse / Souvenir Magali Pache	May 2	1.1
Majowy Wyscig Klasyczny - Lublin	May 3	1.2
Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo	May 3	1.2
Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo, Corre Por La Vida	May 4	1.2
Grand Prix de Santa Ana	May 15	1.1
Tour de Leelanau	May 25	1.2
Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland	June 7	1.2
Therme kasseienomloop	June 8	1.2
Commerce Bank Liberty Classic	June 8	1.1
GP Carnevale d'Europa	July 19	1.2
Sparkassen Giro	August 3	1.1
Holland Hills Classic	August 10	1.2
Züri-Metzgete	September 7	1.1
Memorial Davide Fardelli - Cronometro Individuale	September 7	1.2
Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen	September 14	1.1
Grand Prix de France	September 28	1.2
Chrono des Nations Les Herbiers Vendée	October 19	1.1

Source^[2]

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

Race	Date	Cat.
Geelong Tour	February 21-22	2.2
Women's Tour of New Zealand	February 27 - March 2	2.2
Wyscig Etapowy - Zamosc	April 11-13	2.2
Tour of Chongming Island	April 26-29	2.2
Gracia - Orlova	May 1-4	2.2
Mt. Hood Cycling Classic	May 13-18	2.2
Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin	May 16-25	2.2
Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a El Salvador	May 16-21	2.2
Tour de Pologne Feminin	May 22-24	2.2
Vuelta a Occidente	May 23-25	2.2
Le Tour du Grand Montréal	June 2-5	2.1
Tour de Pei	June 8-12	2.2
Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira	June 12-15	2.1
Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale	June 17-22	2.2
Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden	June 19-21	2.2
Giro del Trentino Alto Adige - Südtirol	June 20-22	2.1
Giro d'Italia Femminile	July 5-13	2.1
Tour de Feminin - Krasna Lipa	July 10-13	2.2
Tour de Bretagne Féminin	July 17-20	2.2
International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen	July 22-27	2.1
Tour Féminin en Limousin	July 24-27	2.2
La Route de France Féminine	August 10-17	2.1
Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen	August 22-24	2.2
Trophée d'Or Féminin	August 26-30	2.2
Holland Ladies Tour	September 2-7	2.2
Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche	September 9-13	2.2
Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini	September 16-21	2.1

Source^[2]

Continental Championships

African Championship

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
Individual time trial^[3]	November 9, 2007	Lynette Burger (RSA)	Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)	Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI)
Road race^[4]	November 11, 2007	Marissa van der Merwe (RSA)	Lynette Burger (RSA)	Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)

Asian Championships

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
Individual time trial	September 14	Li Meifang (CHN)	Liu Yongli (CHN)	Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
Road race	September 15	Gao Min (CHN)	Miho Oki (JPN)	Choi Hye-Kyeong (KOR)

European Championships (under-23)

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
Time trial (under-23)^[5]	July 3	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Svitlana Halyuk (UKR)	Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)
Road race (under-23)^[5]	July 5	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)	Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)	Marta Bastianelli (RUS)

Oceania Championships

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
Individual time trial^[6]	14 November 2007	Bridie O'Donnell (AUS)	Dale Tye (NZL)	Rachel Mercer (NZL)
Road race^[7]	18 November 2007	Rochelle Gilmore (AUS)	Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)	Emma Crum (NZL)

Pan American Championships

Race	Date	Winner	Second	Third
Individual time trial^[8]	May 9	Ana Paola Madrinan Villegas (COL)	Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (MEX)	Kori Kelly Seehafer (USA)
Road race^[9]	May 11	Yumari González (CUB)	Karelia Judith Machado Jaimes (VEN)	Belem Guerrero Mendez (MEX)

National Championships

UCI teams

References

^ "Ranking - Cycling - Road 2008 Women Elite UCI Ranking Individual Final result". UCI. Archived from the original on 2013-09-05. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
^ ^a ^b "Results - Cycling - Road 2008 Women Elite". UCI. Archived from the original on 2015-06-11. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
^ Champ. d'Afrique CLM / African continental champ. TT (WE)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Champ. d'Afrique en ligne / African Continental Champ. RR (WE)^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "Results Road U-23 2008". European Cycling Union. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
^ "Oceania Cycling Championships - c.l.m. ind. / ind. TT - WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
^ "Oceania Cycling Championships - en ligne / ind. road race - WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
^ "Champ. Panaméricain c.l.m. ind. / Panamerican Champ. ind. TT- WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.
^ "Champ. Panaméricain-en ligne / Panamerican Champ. ind. RR- WE". Archived from the original on 2013-06-16. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

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v t e 2008 in road cycling (men, women)
UCI World Circuits	UCI ProTour UCI Women's Road World Cup UCI Women's Road World Ranking
UCI Continental Circuits	UCI Africa Tour UCI America Tour UCI Asia Tour UCI Europe Tour UCI Oceania Tour
International Games	Summer Olympics
Championships	World: UCI Road World Championships Continental: African Asian European (U23) Oceanian Pan American National: National road cycling championships
UCI Cycling teams	UCI ProTeams UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams UCI Women's Teams

UCI Road World Rankings

World Championships

Olympic Games

UCI World Cup

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

Continental Championships

African Championship

Asian Championships

European Championships (under-23)

Oceania Championships

Pan American Championships

National Championships

UCI teams

References

See also