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 Stage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in Beverley | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 7–14 September 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 730 mi (1,175 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 27h 21' 49"[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2008 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008.[3] The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain.[3] It formed part of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.[3]
The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of Agritubel,[2][4] whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.[5]
- ^ "The Tour of Britain Race Manual 08" (PDF). Tour of Britain. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2010. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Tour of Britain win for Lequatre". BBC Sport. 14 September 2008.
- ^ a b c Rob Lampard (4 April 2008). "2008 Tour of Britain launched". bikeradar.com.
- ^ "Tour of Britain 2008". Tour of Britain. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Three For Petacchi Too!". British Cycling. 14 September 2008. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008.