2008 Tour of Slovenia
UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Race details
Dates11–14 June 2008
Stages4
Distance620 km (385.3 mi)
Winning time15h 06' 19"
Results
Winner Slovenia Jure Golčer
  Second Italy Franco Pellizotti
  Third Croatia Robert Kišerlovski

Points Italy Enrico Rossi
Mountains Slovenia Mitja Mahorič
Youth Croatia Robert Kišerlovski
  Team Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj

The 2008 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 15th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 11 and 14 June 2008.[1][2]

The race consisted of 4 stages with 620 km (385.3 mi) in total.[3][4][5]

The original race was 650 km (403.9 mi) long, but the 3rd stage from Škofja LokaKrvavec, had to be shortened due to bad weather for 30 km (18.6 mi), missed out Šenturska Gora–Kamnik round.

Teams

Total 122 riders (87 finished it) from 16 teams started the race.

Pro Tour

Pro Continental

Continental

National

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Length Type Winner
1 11 June LjubljanaPostojna 161 km (100 mi) Hilly stage Italy Claudio Cucinotta
2 12 June PiranKoper 179 km (111 mi) Hilly stage Croatia Radoslav Rogina
3 13 June Škofja LokaKrvavec 123 km (76 mi)
153 km (95 mi)
Mountain stage Slovenia Jure Golčer
4 14 June CeljeNovo mesto 157 km (98 mi) Hilly stage Italy Francesco Chicchi
Total 620 km (385.3 mi)
650 km (404 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General
classification
Points
classification
Mountains
classification
Young rider
classification
Team
classification

1 Claudio Cucinotta Claudio Cucinotta Claudio Cucinotta Kristjan Fajt Björn Thurau NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte
2 Radoslav Rogina Mitja Mahorič Perutnina Ptuj
3 Jure Golčer Jure Golčer Enrico Rossi Jure Golčer Robert Kišerlovski
4 Francesco Chicchi
Final Jure Golčer Enrico Rossi Mitja Mahorič Robert Kišerlovski Perutnina Ptuj

Final classification standings

Legend
Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
Denotes the leader of the points classification Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
Denotes the leader of the team classification

General classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Slovenia Jure Golčer LPR Brakes 15h 06' 19"
2 Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas + 13"
3 Croatia Robert Kišerlovski Adria Mobil + 29"
4 Croatia Radoslav Rogina Perutnina Ptuj + 43"
5 Slovenia Simon Špilak Lampre + 51"
6 Poland Przemysław Niemiec Miche + 1' 00"
7 Slovenia Grega Bole Adria Mobil + 1' 06"
8 Croatia Matija Kvasina Perutnina Ptuj + 1' 10"
9 Italy Luca Zanasca Calzatura Partizan + 1' 37"
10 Ukraine Ruslan Podgornij LPR Brakes + 1' 46"

Points classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Italy Enrico Rossi Medical - OTC 54
2 Italy Francesco Chicchi Liquigas 39
3 Croatia Radoslav Rogina Perutnina Ptuj 37
4 Slovenia Jure Kocjan Perutnina Ptuj 30
5 Italy Claudio Cucinotta LPR Brakes 27
6 Italy Simone Cadamuro Nippo-Endeka 27
7 Slovenia Jure Golčer LPR Brakes 25
8 Slovenia Mitja Mahorič Perutnina Ptuj 24
9 Italy Alberto Curtolo Liquigas 21
10 Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 20

Mountains classification

Rank Rider Team Points
1 Slovenia Mitja Mahorič Perutnina Ptuj 15
2 Slovenia Jure Golčer LPR Brakes 12
3 Slovenia Kristjan Fajt Perutnina Ptuj 9
4 Italy Franco Pellizotti Liquigas 8
5 Croatia Robert Kišerlovski Adria Mobil 6

Young rider classification

Rank Rider Team Time
1 Croatia Robert Kišerlovski Adria Mobil 15h 06' 48"
2 Slovenia Simon Špilak Lampre + 22"
3 Slovenia Blaž Furdi Sava + 3' 22"
4 Slovenia Andi Bajc Radenska KD FT + 4' 55"
5 Czech Republic Jakub Danačík PSK Whirlpool + 9' 38"

Team classification

Rank Team Time
1 Slovenia Perutnina Ptuj 45h 23′ 00″
2 San Marino Miche + 2′ 38″
3 Italy Liquigas + 2′ 43″
4 Slovenia Radenska KD FT + 5′ 54″
5 Austria Elk Haus - Simplon + 6′ 09″
6 Slovenia Adria Mobil + 7′ 04″
7 Serbia Calzatura-Partizan + 7′ 13″
8 Czech Republic PSK Whirlpool + 9′ 32″
9 Slovenia Sava + 13′ 09″
10 Republic of Ireland LPR Brakes + 15′ 51″

References

  1. "Župan pognal kolesarje na slovenski "Giro"". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 11 June 2008.
  2. "Italijansko slavje v Postojni". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 11 June 2008.
  3. "Ptujčani kljub trojni zmagi ogorčeni". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 12 June 2008.
  4. "Golčer na Krvavcu strl Pellizottija". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 13 June 2008.
  5. "Golčerju druga Dirka po Sloveniji". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 14 June 2008.
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