2008 French Road Cycling Cup

The 2008 French Road Cycling Cup is the 17th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup. It started on February 24 with the Tour du Haut Var and finished on October 9 with Paris–Bourges. Jérôme Pineau of Bouygues Télécom won the overall competition, despite not winning any of the races.

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Date Event Winner Team Series leader
February 24 Tour du Haut Var   Davide Rebellin (ITA) Gerolsteiner   Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)
March 23 Cholet-Pays de Loire   Janek Tombak (EST) Mitsubishi–Jartazi
April 6 Grand Prix de Rennes   Mikhaylo Khalilov (UKR) Ceramica Flaminia–Bossini Docce   Jimmy Casper (FRA)
April 15 Paris–Camembert   Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Caisse d'Epargne   Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
April 17 Grand Prix de Denain   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team High Road   Jimmy Casper (FRA)
April 19 Tour du Finistère   David Lelay (FRA) Bretagne–Armor Lux
April 20 Tro-Bro Léon   Frédéric Guesdon (FRA) Française des Jeux
May 4 Trophée des Grimpeurs   David Lelay (FRA) Bretagne–Armor Lux   David Lelay (FRA)
May 31 Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan   Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Bouygues Télécom
August 3 Polynormande   Arnaud Gérard (FRA) Française des Jeux   Jérôme Pineau (FRA)
August 31 Châteauroux Classic   Anthony Ravard (FRA) Agritubel
September 21 Grand Prix d'Isbergues   William Bonnet (FRA) Crédit Agricole
October 5 Tour de Vendée   Koldo Fernández (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi
October 9 Paris–Bourges   Bernhard Eisel (AUT) Team Columbia

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