2008 Tour Down Under


The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under road cycling stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of.

Teams

Eighteen UCI ProTour teams and the Australian national team participated in the race.

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down Under
After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of UCI ProTour.
RankPrevious
Rank		NameTeamPoints
1-André Greipel.png" />André Greipel|GERUCI team code|THR|2008a