2008 Vuelta Ciclista a la Region de Murcia (2.1)
March 4 - March 8; results
Vuelta a Murcia podium history
Saturday, March 8: 5th and final stage, Urbanizacion Veneziola (San Javier) - Murcia, 134.9 km.
- 1. Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel) 3hr 5min 50sec. 43.56 km/hr
- 2. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 3. Juan Jose Haedo (CSC) s.t.
- 4. Alexander Serov (Tinkoff ) s.t.
- 5. Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Final GC after Stage 5:
- 1. Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) 16hr 29min 1sec. 653.8 km ridden at an average speed of 39.663 km/hr
- 2. Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 2sec
- 3. Alberto Contador (Astana) @ 6sec
- 4. Antonio Colom (Astana) @ 57sec
- 5. Branislau Somoilau (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1min 11sec
- 6. Inigo Cuesta (CSC) @ 1min 13sec
- 7. Vasili Kiryienka (Tinkoff) @ 1min 15sec
- 8. Jose Luis Rubiera (Astana) @ 1min 19sec
- 9. Carlos Sastre (CSC) @ 1min 27sec
- 10. Ezequiel Mosquera (Karpin-Galicia) @ 1min 42sec
- 11. Javier Etxarri Marin (Contentpolis) @ 2min 21sec
- 12. Aitor Perez Arrieta (Extremadura) @ 2min 10sec
- 13. Luis Pasamontes (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 2min 12sec
- 14. Julian Sanchez (Contentpolis) @ 2min 21sec
- 15. Massimo Codol (Acqua & Sapone) @ 2min 35sec
- 16. Francisco Perez Sanchez (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 2min 39sec
- 17. Francesco Masciarelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 2min 41sec
- 18. Mikel Astarloza (Euskaltel) @ 2min 47sec
- 19. Jose Luis Carrasco Gamiz (Andalucia) @ 3min 1sec
- 20. Jose Herrada Lopez (Contentpolis) @ 3min 6sec
Friday, March 7: Stage 4, Alhama de Murcia - Aledo 23.1 Km. Individual Time Trial.
- 1. Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) 33min 32sec. 41.33 km/hr.
- 1. Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) @ 2sec
- 3. Alberto Contador (Astana) @ 6sec
- 4. Branislau Samoilau (Acqua & Sapone) @ 7sec
- 5. Inigo Cuesta (CSC) @ 9sec
GC after Stage 4:
- 1. Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) 13hr 23min 11sec
- 2. Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapine) @ 2sec
- 3. Alberto Contador (Astana) @ 6sec
- 4. Antonio Colom (Astana) @ 51sec
- 5. Branislau Samoilau (Acqua & Sapone) @ 1min 11sec
Thursday, March 6: Stage 3, Puerto Lumbreras - San Pedro del Pinatar, 146 km.
- 1. Juan Jose Haedo (CSC) 3hr 31min 8sec. 41.49 km/hr.
- 2. Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 3. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) s.t.
- 4. Giuseppe Palumbo (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
- 5. Francisco Jose Ventoso (Andalucia) s.t.
GC after Stage 3:
- 1. Aitor Perez (Extremadura) 12hr 49min 33sec
- 2. Jose Luis Rubiera (Astana) s.t.
- 3. Vasili Kiryenka (Tinkoff) @ 2sec
- 4. Manuel Vazquez (Contentpolis) @ 6sec
- 5. Alberto Contador (Astana) s.t.
- 6. Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
Wednesday, March 5: Stage 2, Calaspara - Totana, 152.5 km.
- 1. Jose Luis Rubiera (Astana) 4hr 18min 14sec
- 2. Aitor Perez (Extremadura) s.t.
- 3. Vasili Kiryenko (Tinkoff) @ 2sec
- 4. Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) @ 6sec
- 5. Stefano Garzelli (Acqua & Sapone) s.t.
GC after Stage 2:
- 1. Aitor Perez (Extremadura) 9hr 18min 25sec
- 2. Jose Luis Rubiera (Astana) s.t.
- 3. Vasili Kiryenko (Tinkoff) @ 2sec
- 4. Alberto Contador (Astana) @ 6sec
- 5. Alejandro Valverde (Caisse d'Epargne) s.t.
Tuesday, March 4: Stage 1, San Pedro del Pinatar - Lorca, 197.3 km.
GC standing same as stage results
- 1. Graeme Brown (Rabobank) 5hr 11sec
- 2. Koldo Fernandez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- 3. Aitor Perez (Extremadura) s.t.
- 4. Nikolay Trussov (Tinkoff) s.t.
- 5. Francisco Ventoso (Andalucia) s.t.