The 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 60th edition of the
Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2005. The race started in
Le Pontet and finished in
Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
. The race was won by Spanish rider
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad.
During ...
of the team.
Teams
Eighteen
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle racing, road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale, UCI (International Cycling Union). Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, i ...
teams, each containing a maximum of eight riders, participated in the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré:
Route
Stages
Prologue
8 June 2008 –
Le Pontet to
Avignon
Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...
, (
ITT)
Stage 1
9 June 2008 –
Avignon
Avignon (, , ; or , ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of southeastern France. Located on the left bank of the river Rhône, the Communes of France, commune had a ...
to
Privas
Privas (; , also ) is a city located in France, in the department of Ardèche.
With its 8,465 inhabitants (2019), it is the least populated prefecture (capital of a department).
It was the location of the 1629 Siege of Privas. Today, Priv ...
,
Stage 2
10 June 2008 –
Bourg-Saint-Andéol to
Vienne, }
Stage 3
11 June 2008 –
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to
Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, (
ITT)
Stage 4
12 June 2008 –
Vienne to
Annemasse
Annemasse (; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Anemâsse'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Savoie Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Eastern France. Even though it covers a relativ ...
,
Stage 5
13 June 2008 –
Ville-la-Grand
Ville-la-Grand (; ) is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The commune consists of the main town Ville-la-Grand and the small villages Crêt and Marsaz.
History of Ville-la-Gran ...
to
Morzine
Morzine (; ), alternatively known as Morzine-Avoriaz (), is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
It is located in the French-Swiss Chablais historical ...
,
Stage 6
14 June 2008 –
Morzine
Morzine (; ), alternatively known as Morzine-Avoriaz (), is an alpine commune on the Swiss border in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France.
It is located in the French-Swiss Chablais historical ...
to
La Toussuire,
Stage 7
15 June 2008 –
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne
Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne (; or ''Sant-Jian-de-Môrièna''; ) is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Savoie Departments of France, department, in the regions of France, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (formerly Rhône-Alpes), in south ...
to
Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
,
General Classification
Jersey progress
;Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions:
* In stage 1,
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd (born 18 January 1978) is a Norwegian former professional road bicycle racer. He is known for sprinting and time trialing; Hushovd is a three-time Norwegian National Road Race Championships, Norwegian national road race champion ( ...
wore the green jersey
* In stage 3,
Alejandro Valverde
Alejandro Valverde Belmonte (born 25 April 1980) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed as a professional in road bicycle racing from 2002 to 2010 and from 2012 to 2022, and now competes in gravel cycling for the Movistar Team Gravel Squad.
During ...
wore the green jersey
* In stages 4–7,
Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer (born October 24, 1973) is an American former professional road bicycle racing, road racing cyclist. He was twice US national champion, winning the time trial title in 1999 and the road race in 2007, and is an Olympic medalist. ...
wore the green jersey
ProTour standings
As of 15 June 2008, after the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.
* 91 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.
See also
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2008 in road cycling
In 2008, for the first time in ten years, two Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours were won by one rider, the Spaniard Alberto Contador. Alessandro Ballan succeeded fellow Italian Paolo Bettini as UCI Road World Championships – Men's road race, W ...
References
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