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]
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| Dates | 5–13 July 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | Prologue + 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 809.6 km (503.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 18' 40" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Route and stages
edit| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Winner | Team |
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| P | 5 July | Mantua to Mantua | 1.2 km (0.75 mi) |  Mirjam Melchers (NED) |
Team Flexpoint |
| 1 | 6 July | Asola to Lendinara | 131.5 km (81.7 mi) |  Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
Team Columbia Women |
| 2 | 7 July | Ca' Tiepolo Porto Tolle to Rosolina Mare | 122.7 km (76.2 mi) | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
Team Columbia Women |
| 3 | 8 July | Occhiobello to Altedo | 122.8 km (76.3 mi) | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
Team Columbia Women |
| 4 | 9 July | Calcinaia to Prato A Calci / Monte Serra | 106.4 km (66.1 mi) |  Fabiana Luperini (ITA) |
Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors |
| 5 | 10 July | Novara to Novara | 9.3 km (5.8 mi) |  Vicki Whitelaw (AUS) |
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| 6 | 11 July | Cardano Al Campo to Laveno Mombello | 113.4 km (70.5 mi) | Claudia Lichtenberg (GER) |
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung |
| 7 | 12 July | Macherio to Montevecchia | 83.8 km (52.1 mi) | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) |
Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors |
| 8 | 13 July | Desio to Desio | 118.5 km (73.6 mi) | Ina Yoko Teutenberg (GER) |
Team Columbia Women |
General classification
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 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 (SWI) |
Bigla Cycling Team | + 3' 12" |
| 6 |  Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) |
Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | + 4' 58" |
| 7 |  Anna Sanchis (SPA) |
Spain | + 6' 37" |
| 8 | Jolanta Polikevičiūtė (LTU) |
Usc Chirio Forno D'asolo | + 8' 14" |
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| 10 | Judith Arndt (GER) |
Team Columbia Women | + 10' 02" |
| Source: [4] | |||
References
edit- ↑ "Fabiana Luperini's five fabulous "Giro Rosa"". www.uci.org. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia Femminile 2008". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Suspensions for Marta Bastianelli". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- ↑ "Giro d'Italia Femminile 2008 Stage 8 results". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.