2008 Tour of Flanders


The 2008 Tour of [Flanders (men's race)|Tour of Flanders] cycle race was the 92nd edition of this monumental classic and took place on April 6. The course was 264 km long and went from Bruges to Meerbeke.
Pre-race favorites included Fabian Cancellara, Alessandro Ballan, Tom Boonen and Leif Hoste.

General standings

;Bruges > Meerbeke,
200 riders had started the race, just 101 riders managed to finish.
CyclistTeamTime2008 [UCI ProTour|UCI ProTour]
Points
1'''Stijn Devolder.png" />Stijn Devolder|BELUCI team code|QST|2008

Course

The 17 Tour of Flanders hills were:
NumberNameKilometerPavementLength Average climb
17Kluisberg99asphalt12505,3
16Nokereberg118cobbles3755,9
15Molenberg157cobbles/asphalt4637
14Wolvenberg167asphalt6457,9
13Oude Kwaremont185cobbles/asphalt22004
12Paterberg189cobbles36012,9
11Koppenberg195cobbles60011,6
10Steenbeekdries200cobbles7005,3
9Taaienberg203cobbles5306,6
8Berg Ter Stene213asphalt13005
7Leberg216cobbles9504,2
6Berendries222asphalt9407
5Valkenberg227asphalt5408,1
4Tenbosse233asphalt4556,4
3Eikenmolen239asphalt6105,9
2Muur-Kapelmuur249cobbles4759,3
1Bosberg252cobbles/asphalt9805,8

After Bosberg there was still 12 kilometers to go.

Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

RankPrevious
Rank
NameTeamPoints
11André Greipel.png" />André Greipel|GERUCI team code|THR|2008a