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]
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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 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.
Teams
editTotal 122 riders (87 finished it) from 16 teams started the race.
Pro Tour
editPro Continental
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Acqua & Sapone–Caffè Mokambo
LPR Brakes–Ballan
NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte
ELK Haus-Simplon
PSK Whirlpool–Author
Diquigiovanni–Androni
Continental
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Perutnina Ptuj- Sava
- Adria Mobil
- Radenska–KD Financial Point
Miche–Silver Cross- Nippo–Endeka
Centri della Calzatura–Partizan
National
editRoute and stages
edit| 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) |
|
Mountain stage |  Jure Golčer
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| 4 | 14 June | Celje – Novo mesto | 157 km (98 mi) |
|
Hilly stage | Francesco Chicchi
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| Total | 620 km (385.3 mi) | |||||
Classification leadership
edit| Stage | Winner | General classification 
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Points classification 
|
Mountains classification 
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Young rider classification 
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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 | |
Final classification standings
edit| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Denotes the leader of the general classification | 
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Denotes the leader of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the leader of the points classification | 
|
Denotes the leader of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the leader of the team classification | |||
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jure Golčer
|
LPR Brakes | 15h 06' 19" |
| 2 | Franco Pellizotti
|
Liquigas | + 13" |
| 3 | Robert Kišerlovski
|
Adria Mobil | + 29" |
| 4 | Radoslav Rogina
|
Perutnina Ptuj | + 43" |
| 5 | Simon Špilak
|
Lampre | + 51" |
| 6 |  Przemysław Niemiec
|
Miche | + 1' 00" |
| 7 | Grega Bole
|
Adria Mobil | + 1' 06" |
| 8 | Matija Kvasina
|
Perutnina Ptuj | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Luca Zanasca
|
Calzatura Partizan | + 1' 37" |
| 10 |  Ruslan Podgornij
|
LPR Brakes | + 1' 46" |
Points classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enrico Rossi
|
Medical - OTC | 54 |
| 2 | Francesco Chicchi
|
Liquigas | 39 |
| 3 | Radoslav Rogina
|
Perutnina Ptuj | 37 |
| 4 | Jure Kocjan
|
Perutnina Ptuj | 30 |
| 5 | Claudio Cucinotta
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LPR Brakes | 27 |
| 6 | Simone Cadamuro
|
Nippo-Endeka | 27 |
| 7 | Jure Golčer
|
LPR Brakes | 25 |
| 8 | Mitja Mahorič
|
Perutnina Ptuj | 24 |
| 9 | Alberto Curtolo
|
Liquigas | 21 |
| 10 | Franco Pellizotti
|
Liquigas | 20 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitja Mahorič
|
Perutnina Ptuj | 15 |
| 2 | Jure Golčer
|
LPR Brakes | 12 |
| 3 | Kristjan Fajt
|
Perutnina Ptuj | 9 |
| 4 | Franco Pellizotti
|
Liquigas | 8 |
| 5 | Robert Kišerlovski
|
Adria Mobil | 6 |
Young rider classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Kišerlovski
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Adria Mobil | 15h 06' 48" |
| 2 | Simon Špilak
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Lampre | + 22" |
| 3 | Blaž Furdi
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Sava | + 3' 22" |
| 4 | Andi Bajc
|
Radenska KD FT | + 4' 55" |
| 5 |  Jakub Danačík
|
PSK Whirlpool | + 9' 38" |
Team classification
edit| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perutnina Ptuj
|
45h 23′ 00″ |
| 2 |  Miche
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+ 2′ 38″ |
| 3 | Liquigas
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+ 2′ 43″ |
| 4 | Radenska KD FT
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+ 5′ 54″ |
| 5 |  Elk Haus - Simplon
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+ 6′ 09″ |
| 6 | Adria Mobil
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+ 7′ 04″ |
| 7 |  Calzatura-Partizan
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+ 7′ 13″ |
| 8 | PSK Whirlpool
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+ 9′ 32″ |
| 9 | Sava
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+ 13′ 09″ |
| 10 |  LPR Brakes
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+ 15′ 51″ |
References
edit- ^ "Župan pognal kolesarje na slovenski "Giro"". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Italijansko slavje v Postojni". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 11 June 2008.
- ^ "Ptujčani kljub trojni zmagi ogorčeni". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 12 June 2008.
- ^ "Golčer na Krvavcu strl Pellizottija". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 13 June 2008.
- ^ "Golčerju druga Dirka po Sloveniji". MMC RTV Slovenija (in Slovenian). 14 June 2008.