2008 Giro d'Italia Femminile

2008 Giro d'Italia Femminile

Race details
Dates	5–13 July 2008
Stages	8
Distance	808 km (502.1 mi)
Winning time	21h 18' 40"
Results
Winner  Fabiana Luperini (ITA) (Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors)   Second  Amber Neben (USA) (Team Flexpoint)   Third  Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) (Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung)

The 2008 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 19th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, one of the premier events of the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 5–13 July 2008. The race was won by Italian Fabiana Luperini (Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors) for the fifth time, 10 years since her last victory at the race.^[1]

Route and stages

Stage results

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Winner	Team
P	5 July	Mantova to Mantova	1 km (1 mi)[2]	Mirjam Melchers (NED)	Team Flexpoint
1	6 July	Asola to Lendinara	131 km (81 mi)[3]	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	Team Columbia Women
2	7 July	Ca' Tiepolo Porto Tolle to Rosolina Mare	123 km (76 mi)[4]	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	Team Columbia Women
3	8 July	Occhiobello to Altedo	123 km (76 mi)[5]	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	Team Columbia Women
4	9 July	Calcinaia to Prato A Calci / Monte Serra	106 km (66 mi)[6]	Fabiana Luperini (ITA)	Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors
5	10 July	Novara to Novara	9 km (6 mi)[7]	Vicki Whitelaw (AUS)
6	11 July	Cardano Al Campo to Laveno Mombello	113 km (70 mi)[8]	Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung
7	12 July	Macherio to Montevecchia	84 km (52 mi)[9]	Fabiana Luperini (ITA)	Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors
8	13 July	Desio to Desio	118 km (73 mi)[10]	Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER)	Team Columbia Women

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Fabiana Luperini (ITA)	Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors	21h 18' 40"
2	Amber Neben (USA)	Team Flexpoint	+ 2' 37"
3	Claudia Lichtenberg (GER)	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	+ 2' 40"
4	Tatiana Guderzo (ITA)	Gauss RDZ Ormu	+ 2' 53"
5	Nicole Brändli (SUI)	Bigla Cycling Team	+ 3' 12"
6	Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU)	Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung	+ 4' 58"
7	Anna Sanchis (ESP)		+ 6' 37"
8	Jolanta Polikevičiūtė (LTU)	Usc Chirio Forno D'asolo	+ 8' 14"
9	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Team Cmax Dila	+ 9' 36"
10	Judith Arndt (GER)	Team Columbia Women	+ 10' 02"

Sources

1. "Fabiana Luperini's five fabulous "Giro Rosa"". www.uci.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
2. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Prologue".
3. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 1".
4. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 2".
5. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 3".
6. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 4".
7. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 5".
8. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 6".
9. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 7".
10. "Giro d'Italia Femminile – Stage 8".