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2008 Tour of Britain
UCI Europe Tour
Stage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in Beverley
Stage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in Beverley
Race details
Dates7–14 September 2008
Stages8[1]
Distance730 mi (1,175 km)
Winning time27h 21' 49"[2]
Results
2008 Tour of Britain Winner 2008 Tour of Britain Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) (Agritubel)
  Second 2008 Tour of Britain Steve Cummings (GBR) (Barloworld)
  Third 2008 Tour of Britain Ian Stannard (GBR) (Great Britain)

2008 Tour of Britain Points 2008 Tour of Britain Matthew Goss (AUS) (CSC–Saxo Bank)
2008 Tour of Britain Mountains 2008 Tour of Britain Danilo Di Luca (ITA) (LPR Brakes–Ballan)
2008 Tour of Britain Sprints 2008 Tour of Britain Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (Team Columbia)
  Team Agritubel
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The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008.[3] The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain.[3] It formed part of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.[3]

The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel,[2][4] whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.[5]

  1. ^ "The Tour of Britain Race Manual 08" (PDF). Tour of Britain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Tour of Britain win for Lequatre". BBC Sport. 14 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Rob Lampard (4 April 2008). "2008 Tour of Britain launched". bikeradar.com.
  4. ^ "Tour of Britain 2008". Tour of Britain. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
  5. ^ "Three For Petacchi Too!". British Cycling. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008.

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