The 45th edition of the annual

Vuelta a Venezuela The Vuelta a Venezuela () is a men's multi-day road cycling race held annually in Venezuela. Between, 2005 and 2019 and 2021 and 2022, the race carried a UCI rating of 2.2 and was part of the UCI America Tour, which is one of six UCI Contin ...

was held from August 25 to September 7, 2008. The stage race started in

Maracaibo Maracaibo ( , ; ) is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the largest city in Venezuela and is List of cities in Venezuela by population ...

, and ended in

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

Stages

2008-08-25:
Maracaibo Maracaibo ( , ; ) is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the largest city in Venezuela and is List of cities in Venezuela by population ...
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Maracaibo Maracaibo ( , ; ) is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the largest city in Venezuela and is List of cities in Venezuela by population ...
(80 km)

2008-08-26:
Cabimas Cabimas is a city on the shore of Maracaibo Lake in Zulia State in northwestern Venezuela. In 2005, its population was around 200,859. Before 1900, Venezuela was known to possess commercial quantities of petroleum. One major find was the ' Zumaq ...
— Valera (188.6 km)

2008-08-27: Caja Seca — Mérida (183.2 km)

2008-08-28: Mucuchies — Guanare (172.6 km)

2008-08-29: Ospino — Nirgua San Vicente (217.6 km)

2008-08-30:
Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
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Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...
(80 km)

2008-08-31:
Puerto Cabello Puerto Cabello () is a city on the north coast of Venezuela. It is located in Carabobo State, about 210 km west of Caracas. As of 2011, the city had a population of around 182,400. The city is home to the largest and busiest port in the count ...
— San Juan de los Morros (139.6 km)

2008-09-01: Ortiz — Valle de la Pascua (161.4 km)

2008-09-02: Las Mercedes del Llano — Chaguaramas (40 km)

2008-09-03: Valle de la Pascua — Pariaguan (159.1 km)

2008-09-04:
Cantaura Cantaura () is a city in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela. It is the capital of Pedro María Freites Municipality The Pedro María Freites Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of ...
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Cantaura Cantaura () is a city in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela. It is the capital of Pedro María Freites Municipality The Pedro María Freites Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of ...
(80 km)

2008-09-05:
Cantaura Cantaura () is a city in the state of Anzoátegui, Venezuela. It is the capital of Pedro María Freites Municipality The Pedro María Freites Municipality is one of the 21 municipalities (municipios) that makes up the eastern Venezuelan state of ...
—
Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...
(147.3 km)

2008-09-06: Piritu — Higuerote (231.8 km)

2008-09-07:
Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...
—
Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...
(80 km)

Final standings

General Classification

Points Classification

Mountains Classification

Sprints Classification

Stage Points Classification

References

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