2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

The 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré was the 60th edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré cycle race and was held from 8 June to 15 June 2005. The race started in Le Pontet and finished in Grenoble. The race was won by Spanish rider Alejandro Valverde of the Caisse d'Epargne team.

2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré

2008 UCI ProTour, race 8 of 15
Race details
Dates	8–15 June 2008
Stages	7 & Prologue
Distance	1,093.6 km (679.5 mi)
Winning time	27h 34' 39"
Results
Winner  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne)   Second  Cadel Evans (AUS) (Silence–Lotto)   Third  Levi Leipheimer (USA) (Astana) Points  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) (Caisse d'Epargne) Mountains  Pierre Rolland (FRA) (Crédit Agricole)   Team Euskaltel–Euskadi
← 2007 2009 →

Teams

Eighteen UCI ProTour teams, each containing a maximum of eight riders, participated in the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré:^[1]

Belgium Quick-Step (QST) Silence–Lotto (SIL) Denmark Team CSC (CSC) France Ag2r–La Mondiale (ALM) Bouygues Télécom (BTL) Cofidis (COF) Crédit Agricole (C.A) Française des Jeux (FDJ)

Germany Gerolsteiner (GST) Team Milram (MRM) Italy Lampre (LAM) Liquigas (LIQ) Luxembourg Astana (AST) Netherlands Rabobank (RAB)

Spain Caisse d'Epargne (GCE) Euskaltel–Euskadi (EUS) Saunier Duval–Scott (SDV) United States Team High Road (THR)

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
P	8 June	Le Pontet to Avignon	5.6 km (3.5 mi)		Individual time trial	Levi Leipheimer (USA)
1	9 June	Avignon to Privas	194 km (121 mi)			Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
2	10 June	Bourg-Saint-Andéol to Vienne	184 km (114 mi)			George Hincapie (USA)
3	11 June	Saint-Paul-en-Jarez	31 km (19 mi)		Individual time trial	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
4	12 June	Vienne to Annemasse	193 km (120 mi)			Cyril Dessel (FRA)
5	13 June	Ville-la-Grand to Morzine	125 km (78 mi)			Yuri Trofimov (RUS)
6	14 June	Morzine to La Toussuire	233 km (145 mi)			Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN)
7	15 June	Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble	128 km (80 mi)			Dmitry Fofonov (KAZ)

Stages

Prologue

8 June 2008 – Le Pontet to Avignon, 5.6 km (3.5 mi) (ITT)^[3]

Prologue Results[4][5][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 6' 10" 2  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole + 1" 3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 6" 4  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis + 12" 5  Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 12"

General Classification after Prologue[4][5][6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana 6' 10" 2  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole + 1" 3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 6" 4  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis + 12" 5  Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 12"

Stage 1

9 June 2008 – Avignon to Privas, 194 km (121 mi)^[7]

Stage 1 Results[4][8][9] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 4h 46' 36" 2  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole s.t. 3  Björn Schröder (GER) Team Milram s.t. 4  Fabian Wegmann (GER) Gerolsteiner s.t. 5  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1[4][8][9] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 4h 52' 41" 2  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1" 3  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 5" 4  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis + 17" 5  Vladimir Efimkin (RUS) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 17"

Stage 2

10 June 2008 – Bourg-Saint-Andéol to Vienne, 184 km (114 mi)}^[10]

Stage 2 Results[4][11][12] Rank Rider Team Time 1  George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road 4h 32' 38" 2  Sebastien Chavanel (FRA) Française des Jeux s.t. 3  Sebastian Lang (GER) Gerolsteiner s.t. 4  Heinrich Haussler (GER) Gerolsteiner s.t. 5  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2[4][12] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Thor Hushovd (NOR) Crédit Agricole 9h 25' 19" 2  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1" 3  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 5" 4  George Hincapie (USA) Team High Road + 13" 5  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis + 17"

Stage 3

11 June 2008 – Saint-Paul-en-Jarez to Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, 31 km (19 mi) (ITT)^[13]

Stage 3 Results[4][14][15] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 44' 59" 2  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 19" 3  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 20" 4  Mikel Astarloza (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 00" 5  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 01"

General Classification after Stage 3[4][14][15] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 10h 10' 19" 2  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 23" 3  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 37" 4  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 17" 5  Mikel Astarloza (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1' 20"

Stage 4

12 June 2008 – Vienne to Annemasse, 193 km (120 mi)^[16]

Stage 4 Results[4][17][18] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Cyril Dessel (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 4h 37' 16" 2  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Crédit Agricole + 18" 3  Amaël Moinard (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 21" 4  Óscar Pereiro (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1' 21" 5  Lars Bak (DEN) Team CSC + 2' 07"

General Classification after Stage 4[4][17][18] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 14h 49' 46" 2  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 23" 3  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 37" 4  Cyril Dessel (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1' 08" 5  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Cofidis + 1' 17"

Stage 5

13 June 2008 – Ville-la-Grand to Morzine, 125 km (78 mi)^[19]

Stage 5 Results[4][20][21] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Iouri Trofimov (RUS) Bouygues Télécom 3h 07' 46" 2  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 18" 3  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 18" 4  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 23" 5  Sylwester Szmyd (POL) Lampre + 26"

General Classification after Stage 5[4][20][21] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 17h 57' 50" 2  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 37" 3  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 1' 29" 4  Iouri Trofimov (RUS) Bouygues Télécom + 2' 16" 5  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 2' 36"

Stage 6

14 June 2008 – Morzine to La Toussuire, 233 km (145 mi)^[22]

Stage 6 Results[4][23][24] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) Team CSC 6h 15' 53" 2  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) Bouygues Télécom + 1' 02" 3  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 1' 10" 4  Sylwester Szmyd (POL) Lampre + 1' 15" 5  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne + 1' 15"

General Classification after Stage 6[4][23][24] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne 24h 14' 58" 2  Cadel Evans (AUS) Silence–Lotto + 39" 3  Levi Leipheimer (USA) Astana + 1' 24" 4  Robert Gesink (NED) Rabobank + 2' 47" 5  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 3' 19"

Stage 7

15 June 2008 – Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Grenoble, 128 km (80 mi)^[25]

Stage 7 Results[4][26][27] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Dmitry Fofonov (KAZ) Crédit Agricole 3h 17' 20" 2  Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) Quick-Step s.t. 3  Iouri Trofimov (RUS) Bouygues Télécom s.t. 4  Christophe Riblon (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 11" 5  Matteo Carrara (ITA) Quick-Step + 11"

General Classification

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	27h 34' 39"
2	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	+ 39"
3	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	+ 1' 24"
4	Robert Gesink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 2' 47"
5	Haimar Zubeldia (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 3' 19"
6	Cyril Dessel (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 4' 01"
7	Mikel Astarloza (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 4' 25"
8	Sylvester Szmyd (POL)	Lampre	+ 4' 29"
9	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	Cofidis	+ 4' 46"
10	Matteo Carrara (ITA)	Quick-Step	+ 5' 13"

Jersey progress

Stage	Winner	General classification	Mountains classification	Points classification	Team Classification
P	Levi Leipheimer	Levi Leipheimer	no award	Levi Leipheimer	Astana
1	Alejandro Valverde	Thor Hushovd	Christian Kux	Alejandro Valverde
2	George Hincapie		David de la Fuente	Thor Hushovd
3	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Alejandro Valverde	Caisse d'Epargne
4	Cyril Dessel		David de la Fuente
5	Iouri Trofimov		Juan José Cobo		Silence–Lotto
6	Chris Anker Sørensen		Pierre Rolland		Euskaltel–Euskadi
7	Dmitry Fofonov
Final		Alejandro Valverde	Pierre Rolland	Alejandro Valverde	Euskaltel–Euskadi

Jersey wearers when one rider is leading two or more competitions

• In stage 1, Thor Hushovd wore the green jersey
• In stage 3, Alejandro Valverde wore the green jersey
• In stages 4–7, Levi Leipheimer wore the green jersey

ProTour standings

As of 15 June 2008, after the 2008 Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré.^[28]

Rank	Name	Team	Points
1	Cadel Evans (AUS)	Silence–Lotto	85
2	Alejandro Valverde (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	83
3	Damiano Cunego (ITA)	Lampre	73
4	André Greipel (GER)	Team High Road	62
5	Mikel Astarloza (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	60
6	Alberto Contador (ESP)	Astana	58
7	Thomas Dekker (NED)	Rabobank	54
8	Andreas Klöden (GER)	Astana	53
9	Stijn Devolder (BEL)	Quick-Step	50
10	José Joaquín Rojas (ESP)	Caisse d'Epargne	45
11	Haimar Zubeldia (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	45
12	Levi Leipheimer (USA)	Astana	41

• 91 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.

See also

• 2008 in road cycling