2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana

2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	26 February -1 March 2008
Stages	5
Distance	826.5 km (513.6 mi)
Winning time	19h 54' 49"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Team
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The 2008 Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Valencian Community between 26 February and 1 March 2008. The race was won by Rubén Plaza.

Stages

Stage schedule^[1]
Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Winner
1	26 February	Sagunto–Port de Sagunto ^es	157 km (98 mi)	José Iván Gutiérrez (ESP)
2	27 February	Alzira–Xàtiva	178 km (111 mi)	Erik Zabel (GER)
3	28 February	Ibi–Ibi	166.5 km (103 mi)	Manuel Vázquez (ESP)
4	29 February	Náquera–Náquera	149.4 km (93 mi)	Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA)
5	1 March	Valencia–Valencia	120.6 km (75 mi)	~~Alessandro Petacchi~~ (ITA)^[2] Danilo Napolitano

Teams

N.	Cod.	Team	Category
1-8	AST	Astana	UCI ProTour
11-18	BTL	Bouygues Télécom	UCI ProTour
21-28	GCE	Caisse d'Epargne	UCI ProTour
31-38	COF	Cofidis	UCI ProTour
41-48	EUS	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({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic.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.\|\|UCI ProTour
51-58	LAM	Lampre	UCI ProTour
61-68	LIQ	Liquigas	UCI ProTour
71-78	MRM	Team Milram	UCI ProTour
81-88	RAB	Rabobank	UCI ProTour

N.	Cod.	Team	Category
91-98	SDV	Saunier Duval-Scott	UCI ProTour
101-108	ACA	Andalucía-CajaSur	UCI Continental
111-118	SLB	S.L. Benfica	UCI Continental
121-128	GNM	Contentpolis-Murcia	UCI Continental
131-138	SPI	Extremadura-Grupo Gallardo	UCI Continental
141-148	KGZ	Karpin Galicia	UCI Continental
151-158	TSL	Team Slipstream-Chipotle p/b H30	UCI Continental
161-168	ORB	Orbea-Oreka S.D.A.	UCI Continental

Standings

General classification

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Rubén Plaza	S.L. Benfica	19h 54'49"
2	Manuel Vázquez Hueso	Contentpolis-Murcia	+ 5"
3	Xavier Florencio	Bouygues Télécom	+ 21"
4	José Iván Gutiérrez	Caisse d'Epargne	+ 24"
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6	Alberto Contador	Astana	+ 33"
7	Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Télécom	+ 35"
8	Vincenzo Nibali	Liquigas	m.t.
9	Maxime Monfort	Cofidis	m.t.
10	Toni Colom	Astana	m.t.

Points classification

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Xavier Florencio	Bouygues Telecom	55
2	Mirco Lorenzetto	Lampre	51
3	José Iván Gutiérrez	C. d'Epargne	47
4	Manuel Vázquez	Contentpolis	45
5	Rubén Plaza	S.L. Benfica	44

Mountains classification

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Manuel Vázquez	Contentpolis	24
2	Timothy Duggan	Slipstream	11
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4	Koos Moerenhout	Rabobank	10
5	Jonathan McCarty	Slipstream	10

Combativity award

Rank	Cyclist	Team	Points
1	Manuel Vázquez	Contentpolis	7
2	Rubén Plaza	S.L. Benfica	12
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4	Xavier Florencio	Bouygues Tel.	20
5	Jérôme Pineau	Bouygues Tél.	33

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Bouygues Télécom	59h46'12"
2	Cofidis, le Crédit par Téléphone	a 1'47"
3	S.L. Benfica	a 3'32"
4	Lampre	a 3'52"
5	Astana	a 4'04"

Classification Leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Combativity award	Team classification
1ª	José Iván Gutiérrez	José Iván Gutiérrez	José Iván Gutiérrez	Manuel Vázquez	Rubén Plaza	Bouygues Télécom
2ª	Erik Zabel	José Iván Gutiérrez	José Iván Gutiérrez		Gorka Verdugo
3ª	Manuel Vázquez	Rubén Plaza	Rubén Plaza		Manuel Vázquez
4ª	Mirco Lorenzetto		Xavier Florencio
5ª	~~Alessandro Petacchi~~^[2]		Xavier Florencio
Final classification		Rubén Plaza	Xavier Florencio	Manuel Vázquez	Manuel Vázquez	Bouygues Télécom

References

^ "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — General Classification (stages)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
^ ^a ^b Il 6 maggio 2008 Alessandro Petacchi venne condannato ad un anno di squalifica dal TAS per positività al salbutamolo. Il provvedimento prevedeva la restituzione di tutti i premi relativi alle vittorie ottenute a partire dal 1º novembre 2007, compreso il successo di tappa nell'edizione 2008 della Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Si veda "Il Tas ferma Petacchi". gazzetta.it. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

[2016_Route-1] "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana — General Classification (stages)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 February 2015.

[Petacchi-2] Il 6 maggio 2008 Alessandro Petacchi venne condannato ad un anno di squalifica dal TAS per positività al salbutamolo. Il provvedimento prevedeva la restituzione di tutti i premi relativi alle vittorie ottenute a partire dal 1º novembre 2007, compreso il successo di tappa nell'edizione 2008 della Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana. Si veda "Il Tas ferma Petacchi". gazzetta.it. 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2012.

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