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The 2008 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, the 44th running of the race, took place from April 13 to April 20, 2008.
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| Stages | 7 & prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,071.8 km (666.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25h 40' 41" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stage | Route | Distance | Type | Date | Stage winner | |
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| km | mi | |||||
| P | Grand Prix of Istanbul | 76.2 | 47.3 | Opening race | Sunday, April 13 |  Grégory Rast (SUI) |
| 1 | İzmir–Kuşadası | 132.7 | 82.5 | Flat stage | Monday, April 14 |  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| 2 | Kuşadası–Bodrum | 165.9 | 103.1 | Flat stage | Tuesday, April 15 | Mirco Lorenzetto (ITA) |
| 3 | Bodrum–Marmaris | 166.8 | 103.6 | Flat stage | Wednesday, April 16 | Matteo Priamo (ITA) |
| 4 | Marmaris–Ölüdeniz | 177.7 | 110.4 | Flat stage | Thursday, April 17 | Filippo Savini (ITA) |
| 5 | Kalkan–Finike | 100.1 | 62.2 | Flat stage | Friday, April 18 | Matteo Priamo (ITA) |
| 6 | Finike–Antalya | 115.8 | 72.0 | Flat stage | Saturday, April 19 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
| 7 | Antalya–Alanya | 136.6 | 84.9 | Flat stage | Sunday, April 20 |  Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) |
25 teams started the race – each had 6 riders at the start of the tour i.e., 150 started in total. The teams[1] were:
- Pro Teams
- Pro-Continental teams
- Continental teams
- Tyrol–Team Radland Tirol
- AC Sparta Praha
- Team Ista
- Cosmote Kastro
- Centri della Calzatura Partizan
- Hadimec AG
- Atlas–Romer's Hausbäckerei
- Steg Computer–CKT Cogeas
- Brisa Cycling Team
- National teams
Turkish national team
Dutch national team
Irish national team
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