2008 Volta a Lleida

The 2008 Volta a Lleida (56th edition) road cycling race took place from June 2 to June 7, 2008 in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Lars Boom took the overall victory, becoming the second rider from the Netherlands to win the general classification.

Race details
DatesJune 2–June 7
Stages6
Distance680.0 km (422.5 mi)
Winning time17h 41' 30"
Results
  Winner  Lars Boom (NED) (Rabobank)
  Second  Carlos Ibáñez (COL) (Diputación de León)
  Third  Wout Poels (NED) (P3 Transfer-Batavus)
  Points  Sergi Escobar (ESP) (Azpiru-Ugarte)
  Mountains  Stefano Pirazzi (ITA) (Palazzago-Grigolin)
  Sprints  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) (Fidea)
  Team Netherlands Rabobank

Stages

Stage 1 - June 2, 2008: Lleida > Alcarràs, 116.4 km
Stage 1 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Bart Wellens (BEL) Fidea 2h 39' 02"
2  Sven Vandousselare (BEL) Silence–Lotto s.t.
3  Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) Palazzago-Grigolin s.t.
4  Federico Pagani (ARG) Diputación de León s.t.
5  Tejay van Garderen (USA) Rabobank + 4"
 General Classification after Stage 1
Cyclist Team Time
1  Bart Wellens (BEL) Fidea 2h 39' 02"
2  Sven Vandousselare (BEL) Silence–Lotto s.t.
3  Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) Palazzago-Grigolin s.t.
4  Federico Pagani (ARG) Diputación de León s.t.
5  Tejay van Garderen (USA) Rabobank + 4"

Stage 2 - June 3, 2008: Alcarràs > Tremp, 114.3 km
Stage 2 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Kevin Pauwels (BEL) Fidea 2h 31' 49"
2  Alexei Markov (RUS) Katysuha s.t.
3  Antonio Miguel (ESP) Camp de Tarragona s.t.
4  Ger Soepenberg (NED) P3 Transfer-Batavus s.t.
5  Sergi Escobar (ESP) Azpiru-Ugarte s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 2
Cyclist Team Time
1  Bart Wellens (BEL) Fidea 5h 10' 51"
2  Sven Vandousselare (BEL) Silence–Lotto s.t.
3  Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) Palazzago-Grigolin s.t.
4  Federico Pagani (ARG) Diputación de León s.t.
5  Tejay van Garderen (USA) Rabobank + 4"

Stage 3 - June 4, 2008: Tremp > La Seu d'Urgell, 125.1 km
Stage 3 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Marcel Beima (NED) Rabobank 3h 04' 30"
2  Antonio García (ESP) UP Valencia-Bancaja s.t.
3  Antonio Miguel (ESP) Camp de Tarragona + 24"
4  Vladimir Shchekuncy (RUS) Lokomotiv s.t.
5  Alexei Markov (RUS) Katysuha s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 3
Cyclist Team Time
1  Marcel Beima (NED) Rabobank 8h 15' 34"
2  Antonio García (ESP) UP Valencia-Bancaja s.t.
3  Bart Wellens (BEL) Fidea + 18"
4  Sven Vandousselare (BEL) Silence–Lotto s.t.
5  Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) Palazzago-Grigolin s.t.

Stage 4 - June 5, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell > Les, 147.3 km
Stage 4 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Sergi Escobar (ESP) Azpiru-Ugarte 4h 03' 52"
2  Carlos Ibáñez (COL) Diputación de León s.t.
3  Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank + 1' 16"
4  Wout Poels (NED) P3 Transfer-Batavus + 1' 17"
5  Roman Klimov (RUS) Katyusha s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 4
Cyclist Team Time
1  Sergi Escobar (ESP) Azpiru-Ugarte 12h 19' 50"
2  Carlos Ibáñez (COL) Diputación de León s.t.
3  Antonio García (ESP) UP Valencia-Bancaja + 53"
4  Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) Palazzago-Grigolin + 1' 17"
5  Álvaro García (ESP) UP Valencia-Bancaja s.t.

Stage 5 - June 6, 2008: Les > Vielha, 20.0km (TTT)
Stage 5 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Tejay van Garderen (USA) Rabobank 27' 00"
2  Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank s.t.
3  Joeri Adams (BEL) Rabobank s.t.
4  Marcel Beima (NED) Rabobank s.t.
5  Cristiano Colombo (ITA) Palazzago-Grigolin + 57"
 General Classification after Stage 5
Cyclist Team Time
1  Carlos Ibáñez (COL) Diputación de Léon 12h 48' 23"
2  Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank + 11"
3  Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) Palazzago-Grigolin + 41"
4  Artur Tarasau (BLR) Palazzago-Grigolin s.t.
5  Alexander Rybakov (RUS) Lokomotiv + 1' 12"

Stage 5 (second area) - June 6, 2008: Les > El Pont de Suert, 60.0 km
Stage 5 (second area) Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank 1h 21' 39"
2  Sergi Escobar (ESP) Azpiru-Ugarte s.t.
3  Wout Poels (NED) P3 Transfer-Batavus s.t.
4  Dmitry Kosyakov (RUS) Katyusha + 1' 02"
5  Roman Klimov (RUS) Katyusha s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 5 (second area)
Cyclist Team Time
1  Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank 14h 10' 13"
2  Carlos Ibáñez (COL) Diputación de León + 51"
3  Wout Poels (NED) P3 Transfer-Batavus + 1' 11"
4  Sergi Escobar (ESP) Azpiru-Ugarte + 1' 16"
5  Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) Palazzago-Grigolin + 1' 32"

Stage 6 - June 7, 2008: El Pont de Suert > Lleida, 140.7 km
Stage 6 Results
Cyclist Team Time
1  Federico Pagani (ARG) Diputación de León 3h 30' 42"
2  Josef Boxmeer (NED) Diputación de León + 9"
3  Tejay van Garderen (USA) Rabobank s.t.
4  Antonio Miguel (ESP) Camp de Tarragona + 35"
5  Javier Alonso (ESP) Diputación de León s.t.
 General Classification after Stage 6
Cyclist Team Time
1  Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank 17h 41' 30"
2  Carlos Ibáñez (COL) Diputación de León + 51"
3  Wout Poels (NED) P3 Transfer-Batavus + 1' 11"
4  Sergi Escobar (ESP) Azpiru-Ugarte + 1' 16"
5  Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) Palazzago-Grigolin + 1' 32"

Teams and cyclists

The following teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya:

Belgium Belgium
Italy Italy
  • Palazzago-Grigolin (PAL)
Netherlands Netherlands
Russia Russia
Spain Spain
  • Ilerda Habitatges (ALC)
  • Azpiru-Ugarte (AZP)
  • UP Valencia-Bancaja (BAN)
  • Cafemax Contentpolis (CAF)
  • Diputación de León (DIP)
  • Paint-Car-Massi (MAS)
  • Seguros Bilbao (SEG)
  • Camp de Tarragona (TAR)
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