# 2008 Tour Down Under

The 2008 Tour Down Under was the 10th edition of the Tour Down Under road cycling stage race, taking place from 22 to 27 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia. The Tour Down Under was the first race outside of Europe to be given ProTour status by the UCI.
The race was preceded by an opening race called Down Under Classic, not part of the UCI ProTour competition. It was won by German André Greipel of Team High Road.

## Stage results
### Stage 1, 22 January, Mawson Lakes–Angaston, 129 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 3h 13' 33" | 3 pts |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 3h 13' 23" |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 4" |
| 3 | Mickaël Buffaz (FRA) | Cofidis | + 4" |

### Stage 2, 23 January, Stirling – Hahndorf, 148 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 3h 46' 55" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | s.t. | - |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 7h 00' 18" |
| 2 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | s.t. |

### Stage 3, 24 January, Unley – Victor Harbor, 139 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | 3h 13' 48" | - |
| 2 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 10h 14' 00" |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | + 2" |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | + 6" |

### Stage 4, 25 January, Mannum – Strathalbyn, 134 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 3h 14' 46" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 13h 28' 38" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | + 4" |
| 3 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | + 7" |

### Stage 5, 26 January, Willunga – Willunga, 147 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 3h 26' 26" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | s.t. | - |
| 3 | José Alberto Benítez (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Scott | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 16h 55' 18" |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | + 7" |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 20" |

### Stage 6, 27 January, Adelaide East End Circuit, 88 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 1h 51' 13" | 3 pts |
| 2 | Robert Förster (GER) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. | 2 pts |
| 3 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. | 1 pt |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 18h 46' 18" |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | + 15" |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 33" |

## Final standing
### General classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI ProTour Points |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 18h 46' 18" | 50 |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | + 15" | - |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 33" | 35 |
| 4 | Mickaël Delage (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 37" | 30 |
| 5 | Mickaël Buffaz (FRA) | Cofidis | + 37" | 25 |
| 6 | José Alberto Benítez (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Scott | + 39" | 20 |
| 7 | Kjell Carlström (FIN) | Liquigas | + 39" | 15 |
| 8 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | + 41" | 10 |
| 9 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | + 41" | - |
| 10 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | + 42" | 2 |

### Mountains classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Française des Jeux | 38 |
| 2 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | 22 |
| 3 | Mathieu Perget (FRA) | Caisse d'Epargne | 18 |

### Points classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Points |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 38 |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | 34 |
| 3 | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 24 |

### Young classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 18h 46' 51" |
| 2 | Mickaël Delage (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 4" |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Team UniSA–Australia | + 8" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Country | Time |
| 1 | Française des Jeux | France | 56h 21' 03" |
| 2 | Saunier Duval–Scott | Spain | s.t. |
| 3 | Caisse d'Epargne | Spain | s.t. |

## Classification leadership

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Mountains Classification | Points Classification | Young rider classification | Team Classification |
| 0Stage 1 (Mark Renshaw) | Mark Renshaw | Philippe Gilbert | Mickaël Buffaz | José Joaquín Rojas | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| 0Stage 2 (André Greipel) | Graeme Brown | Philippe Gilbert | Mickaël Buffaz | José Joaquín Rojas | Astana |
| 0Stage 3 (Allan Davis) | Mark Renshaw | Philippe Gilbert | Mark Renshaw | José Joaquín Rojas | Team High Road |
| 0Stage 4 (André Greipel) | Mark Renshaw | Philippe Gilbert | Mark Renshaw | José Joaquín Rojas | Team CSC |
| 0Stage 5 André Greipel | André Greipel | Philippe Gilbert | André Greipel | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |
| 0Stage 6 (André Greipel) | André Greipel | Philippe Gilbert | André Greipel | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |
| 0Final | André Greipel | Philippe Gilbert | André Greipel | José Joaquín Rojas | Française des Jeux |

## Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 27 January 2008, after the Tour Down Under
After winning 4 stages of Tour Down Under and the overall classification, German André Greipel is the first leader of 2008 UCI ProTour.
| Rank | Previous Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | - | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 62 |
| 2 | - | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 38 |
| 3 | - | Mickaël Delage (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 30 |
| 4 | - | Mickaël Buffaz (FRA) | Rabobank | 25 |
| 5 | - | José Alberto Benítez (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Scott | 21 |
| 6 | - | Kjell Carlström (FIN) | Liquigas | 15 |
| 7 | - | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 10 |
| 8 | - | Mark Renshaw (AUS) | Crédit Agricole | 7 |
| 9 | - | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | 4 |
| 10 | - | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) | Team CSC | 2 |
| 11 | - | Robert Förster (GER) | Gerolsteiner | 2 |
| 12 | - | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Rabobank | 1 |

## Teams

| UCI Code | Team Name |
| ALM | Ag2r–La Mondiale |
| AST | Astana |
| BTL | Bouygues Télécom |
| COF | Cofidis |
| C.A | Crédit Agricole |
| CSC | Team CSC |
| EUS | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| FDJ | Française des Jeux |
| GCE | Caisse d'Epargne |
| GST | Gerolsteiner |
| LAM | Lampre |
| LIQ | Liquigas |
| MRM | Team Milram |
| QST | Quick-Step |
| RAB | Rabobank |
| SDV | Saunier Duval–Scott |
| SIL | Silence–Lotto |
| THR | Team High Road |
The Australian national team called Team UniSA–Australia was the only non-UCI ProTour team invited to the race.