2008 Paris–Nice
The 2008 Paris–Nice was the 66th edition of the Paris–Nice cycle race and was held from 9 March to 16 March 2008. The race started in Amilly and finished in Nice. The race was won by Italian Davide Rebellin from, who finished second last year. The race started in Amilly and ended in Nice. The 2008 edition returned to the fabled climb of Mont Ventoux, with stage four finishing at the mountain's ski facility, Mont Serein. The Mont Ventoux stage saw a winning break by Cadel Evans and Robert Gesink. Evans took the stage victory as Gesink moved into the overall lead. However, Gesink could not hold on to the lead in stage six when Rebellin attacked on the final descent and took enough time to move into the overall lead.
The event was marked by controversy before the race regarding the ongoing power struggle between ASO and UCI, excluding the race from the UCI ProTour calendar. The race organisers also decided to exclude, the team of the 2007 edition winner Alberto Contador, due to ''"damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".''
Teams
Each team started the race with eight riders. The following 20 UCI ProTour and UCI Professional Continental teams were selected to the 2008 Paris–Nice:was the only ProTour team not to be invited to this event because of the ''"damage caused by the team during the 2007 Tour de France".''
Stages
Prologue
;9 March 2008 — Amilly,'''Prologue results'''Stage 1;10 March 2008 — La Chapelotte to Nevers,This stage was originally supposed to start in Amilly, but because of a storm with gale force winds and rain, the route was shortened by and started in La Chapelotte instead.
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