2008 Deutschland Tour

2008 UCI ProTour, race 13 of 15
2008 UCI ProTour, race 13 of 15
	Overview of the stages
Race details
Dates	August 29–September 6
Stages	1
Distance	1,408.6 km (875.3 mi)
Results
	Winner
	← 2007 2018 →

The 2008 Deutschland Tour road cycling race took place from August 29 to September 6, 2008, in Germany and Austria. It was won by Team Columbia's Linus Gerdemann of Germany.^[1] It was the 32nd edition of the Deutschland Tour, and the last edition until the race's revival in 2018.

Stages[edit]

Prologue Kitzbühel 3.6 km Friday, August 29[edit]

Prologue Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	Brett Lancaster (AUS)	Team Milram	3' 59"
2	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	CSC–Saxo Bank	s.t
3	Gerald Ciolek (GER)	Team Columbia	+ 2"

General Classification after the Prologue

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Brett Lancaster (AUS)	Team Milram	3' 59"
2	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	CSC–Saxo Bank	s.t
3	Gerald Ciolek (GER)	Team Columbia	+ 2"

Stage 1 Kitzbühel–Hochfügen 178 km Saturday, August 30[edit]

Stage 1 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	4h 42' 54"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 16"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	s.t.

General Classification after stage 1

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	4h 46' 57"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 17"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 20"

Stage 2 Munich–Hesselberg 183 km Sunday, August 31[edit]

Stage 2 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	David de la Fuente (ESP)	Scott–American Beef	3h 48' 38"
2	Pietro Caucchioli (ITA)	Crédit Agricole	+ 1"
3	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	s.t.

General Classification after stage 2

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	8h 35' 37"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 17"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 20"

Stage 3 Herrieden–Wiesloch 214.9 km Monday, September 1[edit]

Stage 3 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)	Liquigas	5h 20' 34"
2	Rigoberto Urán (COL)	Caisse d'Epargne	s.t.
3	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	s.t.

General Classification after stage 3

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	13h 56' 11"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 17"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 20"

Stage 4 Wiesloch–Mainz 174 km Tuesday, September 2[edit]

Stage 4 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	André Greipel (GER)	Team Columbia	3h 59' 37"
2	Robbie McEwen (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	s.t.
3	Robert Förster (GER)	Gerolsteiner	s.t.

General Classification after stage 4

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	17h 55' 48"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 17"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 20"

Stage 5 Mainz–Winterberg 218.4 km Wednesday, September 3[edit]

Stage 5 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	Gerald Ciolek (GER)	Team Columbia	5h 39' 35"
2	Rubens Bertogliati (SUI)	Scott–American Beef	s.t.
3	Leonardo Bertagnolli (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.

General Classification after stage 5

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	23h 35' 23"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 17"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 20"

Stage 6 Schmallenberg–Neuss 188.8 km Thursday, September 4[edit]

Stage 6 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	Jussi Veikkanen (FIN)	Française des Jeux	4h 17' 22"
2	Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ)	Astana	s.t.
3	Thierry Hupond (FRA)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.

General Classification after stage 6

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	27h 54' 45"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 17"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 20"

Stage 7 Neuss–Georgsmarienhütte 214.3 km Friday, September 5[edit]

Stage 7 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	Stéphane Augé (FRA)	Cofidis	4h 45' 33"
2	Thierry Hupond (FRA)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.
3	Mauro Da Dalto (ITA)	Liquigas	s.t.

General Classification after stage 7

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	32h 44' 12"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 17"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 20"

Stage 8 - September 6, 2008: >[edit]

Stage 8 Result

	Cyclist	Team	Results
1	Tony Martin (GER)	Team Columbia	39' 49"
2	Bert Grabsch (GER)	Team Columbia	+34"
3	Gustav Larsson (SWE)	CSC–Saxo Bank	+48"

General Classification after stage 8

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Team Columbia	33h 25' 18"
2	Thomas Lövkvist (SWE)	Team Columbia	+ 52"
3	Janez Brajkovič (SLO)	Astana	+ 1.34"

Jersey progress[edit]

Stage (Winner)	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
0Prologue (Brett Lancaster)	Brett Lancaster	Brett Lancaster	not awarded	Gerald Ciolek	Team Milram
0Stage 1 (Linus Gerdemann)	Linus Gerdemann	Linus Gerdemann	Daniel Musiol	Thomas Lövkvist	Astana
0Stage 2 (David de la Fuente)		Linus Gerdemann			Astana
0Stage 3 (Leonardo Bertagnolli)		Thomas Lövkvist			Caisse d'Epargne
0Stage 4 (André Greipel)
0Stage 5 (Gerald Ciolek)
0Stage 6 (Jussi Veikkanen)					Astana
0Stage 7 (Stéphane Augé)					Astana
0Stage 8 (Tony Martin)

References[edit]

^ "Deutschland Tour 2008 Stage 8 (ITT) results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.

External links[edit]

2008 in men's road cycling

[1] "Deutschland Tour 2008 Stage 8 (ITT) results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2023-11-02.

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