2008 Tour of Britain

{{Use British English|date=October 2011}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox cycling race report | name = 2008 Tour of Britain | image = Tour of Britain stage 5 Beverley.jpg | image_caption = Stage 5 of the 2008 Tour of Britain in Beverley | image_size = 300 | series = UCI Europe Tour | race_no = | date = 7–14 September 2008 | stages = 8<ref name="RaceManual">{{cite web |url=http://strangelyperfect.tv/wp-content/uploads/pdf/TOB_2008_Race_Manual_for_download_v2.pdf |title=The Tour of Britain Race Manual 08 |publisher=Tour of Britain |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5ni1ZwhFU?url=http://strangelyperfect.tv/wp-content/uploads/pdf/TOB_2008_Race_Manual_for_download_v2.pdf |archivedate=21 February 2010 |url-status=dead|access-date=21 February 2010 }}</ref> | distance = 730 | unit = mi | time = 27h 21' 49"<ref name="BBC14Sep">{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/7615653.stm|title=Tour of Britain win for Lequatre|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 September 2008}}</ref> | first = Geoffroy Lequatre | first_nat = FRA | first_team = {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | first_color = yellow | second = Steve Cummings | second_nat = GBR | second_team = {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | third = Ian Stannard | third_nat = GBR | third_team = Great Britain | points = Matthew Goss | points_nat = AUS | points_team = {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | points_color = blue | mountains = Danilo Di Luca | mountains_nat = ITA | mountains_team = {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | mountains_color = red | sprints = Edvald Boasson Hagen | sprints_nat = NOR | sprints_team = {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | sprints_color = white | youth = | youth_nat = | youth_team = | youth_color = | team = {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | next = 2009 | previous = 2007 }}

The '''2008 Tour of Britain''' was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 7 September till 14 September 2008.<ref name="BR4Apr">{{cite web|url=http://www.bikeradar.com/news/article/2008-tour-of-britain-launched-15484|title=2008 Tour of Britain launched|date=4 April 2008|author=Rob Lampard|publisher=bikeradar.com}}</ref> The race was the fifth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain.<ref name="BR4Apr"/> It formed part of the 2007–08 UCI Europe Tour. The race begun with a circuit stage in London and ended in Liverpool.<ref name="BR4Apr"/>

The race was won by Geoffroy Lequatre of {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}},<ref name="BBC14Sep"/><ref name="ToB2008">{{cite web |url=http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_history/history_2008.asp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090704131811/http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/_ns_history/history_2008.asp |archivedate=4 July 2009 |title=Tour of Britain 2008 |publisher=Tour of Britain |url-status=dead|access-date=21 February 2010 }}</ref> whilst both Alessandro Petacchi and Edvald Boasson Hagen won three stages.<ref name="BC8">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080914_Stage8_ToB.asp|title=Three For Petacchi Too!|date=14 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080918053553/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080914_Stage8_ToB.asp|archivedate=18 September 2008|url-status=dead|publisher=British Cycling}}</ref>

==Participating teams== The 16 teams which participated in the race were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/346200/tour-of-britain-2008-preview.html|title=Tour of Britain 2008: Preview|date=28 August 2008|author=Nigel Wynn|publisher=Cycling Weekly}}</ref>

{{Clear right}} {{col-begin}} {{col-4}} ;UCI ProTour Teams *SAX – {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} *THR – {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} {{col-4}} ;UCI Professional Continental Teams *AGR – {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} *BAR – {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} *GRM – {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} *LPR – {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} *TSV – {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} {{col-4}} ;UCI Continental Teams *CTV – Pinarello – CandiTV *MTN – {{UCI team code|MTN|2008}} *PRT – {{UCI team code|PRT|2008}} *PCA – Plowman Craven Cycling Team *RCS – {{UCI team code|RCS|2008}} *RRC – {{UCI team code|RRC|2008}} *SAI – SouthAustralia.com–AIS *SKT – {{UCI team code|SKT|2008}} {{col-4}} ;Other *Great Britain {{col-end}}

==Stages==

===Stage 1=== ;'''7 September 2008 – London to London, {{convert|86|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| |'''Stage 1 results'''<ref name="BC1">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080908_Stage1_ToB.asp|title=Rapid Petacchi Brings Star Quality To London Stage|date=7 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914061640/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080908_Stage1_ToB.asp|archivedate=14 September 2008|url-status=dead|publisher=British Cycling}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| 1h 51' 54" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Rob Hayles|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Magnus Bäckstedt|SWE}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Dean Downing|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|RCS|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Rahsaan Bahati|USA}} | {{UCI team code|RRC|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Roger Hammond|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Kristof Goddaert|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Robbie Hunter|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Zakkari Dempster|AUS}} | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Jonathan Bellis|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 1''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| 1h 51' 44" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Rob Hayles|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 4" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Daryl Impey|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Anders Lund|DEN}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Magnus Bäckstedt|SWE}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Di Luca|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 9" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Dean Downing|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|RCS|2008}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Rahsaan Bahati|USA}} | {{UCI team code|RRC|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Roger Hammond|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Kristof Goddaert|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |} |}

===Stage 2=== ;'''8 September 2008 – Milton Keynes to Newbury, {{convert|145|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| |'''Stage 2 results'''<ref name="BC2">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080908_Stage2_ToB.asp|title=Goss Heads Antipodean Charge to Claim Second Stage|date=8 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914061645/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080908_Stage2_ToB.asp|archivedate=14 September 2008|url-status=dead|publisher=British Cycling}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| 3h 25' 11" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Julian Dean|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Christopher Sutton|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Roger Hammond|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Greg Henderson|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Kristof Goddaert|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Zakkari Dempster|AUS}} | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Malcolm Elliott|GBR}} | Pinarello – CandiTV | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Ben Swift|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| s.t. |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 2''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| 5h 16' 55" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Di Luca|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 2" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Rob Hayles|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 4" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Daryl Impey|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Julian Dean|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Anders Lund|DEN}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Magnus Bäckstedt|SWE}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 7" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Óscar Sevilla|ESP}} | {{UCI team code|RRC|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |} |}

===Stage 3=== ;'''9 September 2008 – Chard to Burnham-on-Sea, {{convert|186|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| |'''Stage 3 results'''<ref name="BC3">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080909_Stage3_ToB.asp|title=Exmoor Stage Blows Race Apart|date=9 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080913103902/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080909_Stage3_ToB.asp|archivedate=13 September 2008|url-status=dead|publisher=British Cycling}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Emilien Berges|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| 4h 49' 22" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| + 30" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Dan Martin|IRE}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Benny De Schrooder|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Fleeman|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Frederik Veuchelen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 39" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello – CandiTV | align="right"| + 1' 45" |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 3''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Emilien Berges|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| 10h 06' 17" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| + 29" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 36" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 37" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Fleeman|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 39" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Benny De Schrooder|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 40" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Dan Martin|IRE}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Frederik Veuchelen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 49" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello – CandiTV | align="right"| + 1' 50" |} |}

===Stage 4=== ;'''10 September 2008 – Worcester to Stoke-on-Trent, {{convert|157|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| |'''Stage 4 results'''<ref name="BC4">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080910_Stage4_ToB.asp|title=Last Minute Puncture Means New Leader for Tour|date=10 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081104133353/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080910_Stage4_ToB.asp|archivedate=4 November 2008|url-status=dead|publisher=British Cycling}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| 3h 36' 11" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Giairo Ermeti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Di Luca|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 4" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Julian Dean|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Kristof Goddaert|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Dean Downing|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|RCS|2008}} | align="right"| + 7" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Lloyd|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 9" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 4''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| 13h 43' 06" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 11" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Fleeman|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 13" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Benny De Schrooder|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 14" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Dan Martin|IRE}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Frederik Veuchelen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 23" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Emilien Berges|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| + 35" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Giairo Ermeti|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 1' 03" |} |}

===Stage 5=== ;'''11 September 2008 – Hull to Dalby Forest, {{convert|165|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| |'''Stage 5 results'''<ref name="BC5">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080911_Stage5_ToB.asp|title=No Stopping Boason Hagen|date=11 September 2008|publisher=British Cycling|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914131719/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080911_Stage5_ToB.asp|archivedate=14 September 2008 |url-status=dead|accessdate=16 August 2011}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| 3h 46' 23" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Di Luca|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Víctor Hugo Peña|COL}} | {{UCI team code|RRC|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Julian Dean|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Jonathan Bellis|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Ben Swift|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Roger Hammond|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello-CandiTV | align="right"| s.t. |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 5''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| 17h 29' 40" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 10" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 11" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Fleeman|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 13" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Benny De Schrooder|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 14" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Dan Martin|IRL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Frederik Veuchelen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 23" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Emilien Berges|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| + 35" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Roger Hammond|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| + 1' 24" |} |}

===Stage 6=== ;'''12 September 2008 – Darlington to Newcastle/Gateshead, {{convert|156|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| |'''Stage 6 results'''<ref name="BC6">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080912_Stage6_ToB.asp|title=Petacchi Triumphs on Tyneside|date=12 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914134439/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080912_Stage6_ToB.asp | archivedate=14 September 2008 | url-status=dead | publisher=British Cycling}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| 3h 45' 09" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Rob Hayles|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello-CandiTV | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Malcolm Elliott|GBR}} | Pinarello-CandiTV | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Ben Swift|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Jonathan Bellis|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Romain Feillu|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Kenny Lisabeth|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Christopher Sutton|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 6''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| 21h 14' 49" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Dan Martin|IRL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| + 14" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 15" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 16" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Fleeman|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 18" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Benny De Schrooder|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 19" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Frederik Veuchelen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 28" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Emilien Berges|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| + 40" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello-CandiTV | align="right"| + 1' 24" |} |}

===Stage 7=== ;'''13 September 2008 – Glasgow Green to Drumlanrig Castle, {{convert|153|km|mi|abbr=on}}'''

{| |'''Stage 7 results'''<ref name="BC7">{{cite web|url=http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080913_Stage7_ToB.asp|title=Unstoppable Boasen Hagen Makes it Three!|date=13 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916094931/http://www.britishcycling.org.uk/web/site/BC/roa/EventReports2008/20080913_Stage7_ToB.asp|archivedate=16 September 2008|url-status=dead|publisher=British Cycling}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| 3h 45' 18" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Daryl Impey|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Danilo Di Luca|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Julian Dean|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Fred Rodriguez|USA}} | {{UCI team code|RRC|2008}} | align="right"| + 5" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Cameron Meyer|AUS}} | SouthAustralia.com–AIS | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Gregory Henderson|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| + 26" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Kristof Goddaert|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 2' 18" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Roger Hammond|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 7''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| 25h 02' 25" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Dan Martin|IRL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| + 14" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 15" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 16" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Fleeman|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 18" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Benny De Schrooder|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 19" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Frederik Veuchelen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 28" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Emilien Berges|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| + 40" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello-CandiTV | align="right"| + 1' 24" |} |}

===Stage 8=== ;'''14 September 2008 – Blackpool to Liverpool, {{convert|110|km|mi|abbr=on}}''' The final stage departed from Blackpool and finished in Liverpool with six laps of a city centre circuit.<ref name="ToB2008"/> Alessandro Petacchi took the stage win, his third of the tour, whilst Geoffroy Lequatre finished third to win the general classification.<ref name="Guardian15Sep">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2008/sep/15/cycling|title=Lequatre holds off charge of home brigade for biggest win|work=The Guardian|location=UK|date=15 September 2008|author=Richard Moore}}</ref>

{| |'''Stage 8 results'''<ref name="BC8"/> {| class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| 2h 19' 25" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Julian Dean|NZL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Robbie Hunter|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Matthew Goss|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|SAX|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Rob Hayles|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| s.t. |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Christopher Sutton|AUS}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Roger Hammond|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|THR|2008b}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Juan Van Heerden|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|MTN|2008}} | align="right"| s.t. |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello – CandiTV | align="right"| s.t. |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Kenny Lisabeth|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| s.t. |} || | '''General Classification after Stage 8''' {|class="wikitable" ! !Cyclist !Team !Time |- | 1 | {{flagathlete|Geoffroy Lequatre|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| 27h 21' 49" |- | 2 | {{flagathlete|Steve Cummings|GBR}} | {{UCI team code|BAR|2008}} | align="right"| + 6" |- | 3 | {{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}} | Great Britain | align="right"| + 14" |- | 4 | {{flagathlete|Dan Martin|IRL}} | {{UCI team code|GRM|2008b}} | align="right"| + 15" |- | 5 | {{flagathlete|Gabriele Bosisio|ITA}} | {{UCI team code|LPR|2008}} | align="right"| + 16" |- | 6 | {{flagathlete|Benny De Schrooder|BEL}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 20" |- | 7 | {{flagathlete|Daniel Fleeman|GBR}} | An Post–M Donnelly | align="right"| + 25" |- | 8 | {{flagathlete|Frederik Veuchelen|BEL}} | {{UCI team code|TSV|2008}} | align="right"| + 29" |- | 9 | {{flagathlete|Emilien Berges|FRA}} | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} | align="right"| + 50" |- | 10 | {{flagathlete|Russell Downing|GBR}} | Pinarello-CandiTV | align="right"| + 1' 25" |} |}

==Classification leadership== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; font-size:smaller;" |- style="background-color: #efefef;" ! width="1%"|Stage ! width="12%"|Winner ! width="12%"|General classification 25px ! width="12%"|Sprint Classification 25px ! width="12%"|Mountains Classification 25px ! width="12%"|Points Classification 25px ! width="12%"|Team Classification |- ! 1<ref name="BC1"/> | Alessandro Petacchi |style="background:gold" rowspan=2| Alessandro Petacchi |style="background:#FFFFFF"| Anders Lund |style="background:red;" rowspan=3| Kristian House |style="background:#0033FF" rowspan=2| Alessandro Petacchi | |- ! 2<ref name="BC2"/> | Matthew Goss |style="background:#FFFFFF" rowspan=2| Danilo Di Luca |- ! 3<ref name="BC3"/> | Emilien Berges | style="background:gold" |Emilien Berges |style="background:#0033FF" rowspan=2| Roger Hammond |- ! 4<ref name="BC4"/> |rowspan=2|Edvald Boasson Hagen |style="background:gold" rowspan=5| Geoffroy Lequatre |style="background:#FFFFFF"| Giairo Ermeti |style="background:red;" rowspan=3| Ben Swift |- ! 5<ref name="BC5"/> |style="background:#FFFFFF" rowspan=2|Danilo Di Luca | style="background:#0033FF"|Matthew Goss |- ! 6<ref name="BC6"/> | Alessandro Petacchi | style="background:#0033FF"|Alessandro Petacchi | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} |- ! 7<ref name="BC7"/> | Edvald Boasson Hagen |style="background:#FFFFFF" rowspan=2| Edvald Boasson Hagen |style="background:red;" rowspan=2| Danilo Di Luca | style="background:#0033FF"|Edvald Boasson Hagen |- ! 8<ref name="BC8"/> | Alessandro Petacchi | style="background:#0033FF"| Matthew Goss | {{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} |- !colspan=2| Final | style="background:gold" rowspan="1"|Geoffroy Lequatre | style="background:#FFFFFF" rowspan="1"|Edvald Boasson Hagen | style="background:red" rowspan="1"|Danilo Di Luca | style="background:#0033FF" rowspan="1"| Matthew Goss | style="background:" rowspan="1"|{{UCI team code|AGR|2008}} |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category|2008 Tour of Britain}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20101201000100/http://tourofbritain.co.uk/default.asp Official Website]

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