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2008 Tour Down Under
The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under road cycling stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI. The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of.
Stage results
Stage 1, 22 January, Mawson Lakes–Angaston, 129 km
Stage 2, 23 January, Stirling – Hahndorf, 148 km
Stage 3, 24 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 139 km
Stage 4, 25 January, Mannum – Strathalbyn, 134 km
Stage 5, 26 January, Willunga – Willunga, 147 km
Stage 6, 27 January, Adelaide East End Circuit, 88 km
Final standing
General classification
Mountains classification
Points classification
Young classification
Team classification
Classification leadership
Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race
As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down Under After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of 2008 UCI ProTour.
Teams
The Australian national team called Team UniSA–Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.
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