2008 in women's road cycling

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Top-ranked individual[1] Second-ranked individual Third-ranked individual Top-ranked team Top-ranked nation
 Marianne Vos (NED)
DSB Bank Ladies Cycling-Team		  Judith Arndt (GER)
Team Columbia Women		  Ina Teutenberg (GER)
Team Columbia Women		 Team Columbia Women  Germany

World Championships

Race Date Winner Second Third
World Championship Time Trial September  Amber Neben (USA)  Christiane Soeder (AUT)  Judith Arndt (GER)
World Championship Road Race September  Nicole Cooke (GBR)  Marianne Vos (NED)  Judith Arndt (GER)

Olympic Games

Race Date Winner Second Third
International Olympic Committee Olympic Games Road Race August 10  Nicole Cooke (GBR)  Emma Johansson (SWE)  Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)
International Olympic Committee Olympic Games Time Trial August 13  Kristin Armstrong (USA)  Emma Pooley (GBR)  Karin Thürig (SUI)

UCI World Cup

Date Race Country Winner Team
#1 24 February Geelong World Cup  Australia  Katheryn Mattis (USA) Webcor Builders Cycling Team
#2 24 March Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio  Italy  Emma Pooley (GBR) Team Specialized Designs for Women
#3 6 April Tour of Flanders for Women  Belgium  Judith Arndt (GER) Team High Road Women
#4 12 April Ronde van Drenthe  Netherlands  Chantal Beltman (NED) Team High Road Women
#5 23 April La Flèche Wallonne Féminine  Belgium  Marianne Vos (NED) DSB Bank Ladies Cycling-Team
#6 4 May Tour de Berne  Switzerland  Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) Menikini–Selle Italia
#7 31 May Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal  Canada  Judith Arndt (GER) Team High Road Women
#8 30 July Open de Suède Vårgårda  Sweden  Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) Menikini–Selle Italia
#9 1 August Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT  Sweden  Priska Doppmann (SUI)
 Karin Thürig (SUI)
 Christiane Soeder (AUT)
 Carla Ryan (AUS)		 Cervélo–Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team
#10 24 August GP de Plouay – Bretagne  France  Fabiana Luperini (ITA) Menikini–Selle Italia
#11 16 September Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt  Germany  Judith Arndt (GER) Team Columbia Women

Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

Race Date Cat.
Brazil Copa América de CiclismoJanuary 61.2
Switzerland Gran Premio Brissag Lago MaggioreMarch 81.2
Italy GP Comune di CornaredoMarch 91.2
Belgium Omloop Het Volk / Circuit Het VolkMarch 161.2
Italy GP Cosat Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Montescudaio-RiparbellaMarch 291.2
Poland Klasyczny-NaleczowMarch 301.2
Italy GP Costa Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Castellina M.MA-Santa LuceMarch 301.2
Belgium Grand Prix de DottigniesApril 71.2
Netherlands Drentse 8 van DwingelooApril 101.1
Netherlands Novilon Eurocup Ronde van DrentheApril 131.1
Netherlands Ronde van GelderlandApril 191.2
Spain Trofeo Ciudad de SevillaApril 201.2
China Tour of Chongming Island Time TrialApril 251.2
Italy GP LiberazioneApril 251.2
Netherlands Omloop van BorseleApril 261.2
Luxembourg Grand Prix Elsy JacobsApril 261.2
Belgium GP Stad RoeselareApril 271.2
Switzerland Grand Prix de Suisse / Souvenir Magali PacheMay 21.1
Poland Majowy Wyscig Klasyczny - LublinMay 31.2
Venezuela Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de CiclismoMay 31.2
Venezuela Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo, Corre Por La VidaMay 41.2
El Salvador Grand Prix de Santa AnaMay 151.1
United States Tour de LeelanauMay 251.2
Netherlands Omloop Door Middag-HumsterlandJune 71.2
Netherlands Therme kasseienomloopJune 81.2
United States Commerce Bank Liberty ClassicJune 81.1
Italy GP Carnevale d'EuropaJuly 191.2
Germany Sparkassen GiroAugust 31.1
Netherlands Holland Hills ClassicAugust 101.2
Switzerland Züri-MetzgeteSeptember 71.1
Italy Memorial Davide Fardelli - Cronometro IndividualeSeptember 71.2
France Chrono Champenois - Trophée EuropéenSeptember 141.1
France Grand Prix de FranceSeptember 281.2
France Chrono des Nations Les Herbiers VendéeOctober 191.1

Source[2]

Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

Race Date Cat.
Australia Geelong TourFebruary 21–222.2
New Zealand Women's Tour of New ZealandFebruary 27 – March 22.2
Poland Wyscig Etapowy – ZamoscApril 11–132.2
China Tour of Chongming IslandApril 26–292.2
Czech Republic Gracia–OrlováMay 1–42.2
United States Mt. Hood Cycling ClassicMay 13–182.2
France Tour de l'Aude Cycliste FémininMay 16-252.2
El Salvador Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a El SalvadorMay 16-212.2
Poland Tour de Pologne FemininMay 22–242.2
El Salvador Vuelta a OccidenteMay 23–252.2
Canada Tour du Grand MontréalJune 2–52.1
Canada Tour de PeiJune 8–122.2
Spain Iurreta-Emakumeen BiraJune 12–152.1
France Grande Boucle Féminine InternationaleJune 17–222.2
Netherlands Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche EilandenJune 19–212.2
Italy Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-SüdtirolJune 20–222.1
Italy Giro d'Italia FemminileJuly 5–132.1
Czech Republic Tour de Feminin – Krásná LípaJuly 10–132.2
France Tour de Bretagne FémininJuly 17–202.2
Germany International Thüringen Rundfahrt der FrauenJuly 22–272.1
France Tour Féminin en LimousinJuly 24–272.2
France Route de France FéminineAugust 10–172.1
Germany Albstadt-Frauen-EtappenrennenAugust 22–242.2
France Trophée d'Or FémininAugust 26–302.2
Netherlands Holland Ladies TourSeptember 2–72.2
France Tour Cycliste Féminin International ArdècheSeptember 9–132.2
Italy Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela FaniniSeptember 16–212.1

Source[2]

Continental Championships

African Championship

Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[3] November 9, 2007  Lynette Burger (RSA)  Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)  Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI)
Road race[4] November 11, 2007  Marissa van der Merwe (RSA)  Lynette Burger (RSA)  Yolandi Du Toit (RSA)

Asian Championships

Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial September 14  Li Meifang (CHN)  Liu Yongli (CHN)  Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN)
Road race September 15  Gao Min (CHN)  Miho Oki (JPN)  Choi Hye-Kyeong (KOR)

European Championships (under-23)

Race Date Winner Second Third
Time trial (under-23)[5] July 3  Ellen van Dijk (NED)  Svitlana Halyuk (UKR)  Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)
Road race (under-23)[5] July 5  Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)  Lesya Kalytovska (UKR)  Marta Bastianelli (ITA)

Oceania Championships

Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[6] 14 November 2007  Bridie O'Donnell (AUS)  Dale Tye (NZL)  Rachel Mercer (NZL)
Road race[7] 18 November 2007  Rochelle Gilmore (AUS)  Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL)  Emma Crum (NZL)

Pan-American Championships

Race Date Winner Second Third
Individual time trial[8] May 9  Ana Paola Madriñan Villegas (COL)  Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (MEX)  Kori Kelley-Seehafer (USA)
Road race[9] May 11  Yumari González (CUB)  Karelia Judith Machado Jaimes (VEN)  Belem Guerrero Méndez (MEX)

National Championships

UCI teams

References

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