2008 Tour of Slovenia
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Dates11–14 June 2008
Stages4
Distance620 km (385.3 mi)
Winning time15h 06' 19"
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| Dates | 11–14 June 2008 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 620 km (385.3 mi) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15h 06' 19" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Loka–Krvavec, had to be shortened due to bad weather for 30 km (18.6 mi), missed out Šenturska Gora–Kamnik round.
Pro Tour
Total 122 riders (87 finished it) from 16 teams started the race.
Pro Continental
Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
LPR Brakes–Ballan
NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte
ELK Haus-Simplon
PSK Whirlpool–Author
Diquigiovanni–Androni
Continental
Perutnina Ptuj- Sava
- Adria Mobil
- Radenska–KD Financial Point
Miche–Silver Cross- Nippo–Endeka
Centri della Calzatura–Partizan
National
Route and stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Length | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 June | Ljubljana – Postojna | 161 km (100 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Claudio Cucinotta |
| 2 | 12 June | Piran – Koper | 179 km (111 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Radoslav Rogina |
| 3 | 13 June | Škofja Loka – Krvavec | 123 km (76 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Jure Golčer |
| 4 | 14 June | Celje – Novo mesto | 157 km (98 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Francesco Chicchi |
| Total | 620 km (385.3 mi) | |||||
Classification leadership
| 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 | |
