# 2008 Tour of California

The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile (1,045 km) stage race, which began in Palo Alto (Stanford University), then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24. The 2008 Tour of California is part of the 2007–2008 UCI America Tour and the 2008 USA Cycling Professional Tour.

## Stage Results
### Prologue, February 17, Palo Alto - Stanford University, 3.4 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team CSC | 3' 51" |
| 2 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team High Road | + 4" |
| 3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 5" |

### Stage 1, February 18, Sausalito - Santa Rosa, 156 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC | 4h 03' 29" |
| 2 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Team High Road | + 0" |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler (GER) | Gerolsteiner | + 0" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team CSC | 4h 07' 20" |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 2" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team High Road | + 4" |

### Stage 2, February 19, Santa Rosa - Sacramento, 186 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step | 5h 09' 35" |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler (GER) | Gerolsteiner | + 0" |
| 3 | Mario Cipollini (ITA) | Rock Racing | + 0" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | 9h 16' 54" |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team CSC | + 1" |
| 3 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 4" |

### Stage 3, February 20, Modesto - San José, 165 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | 4h 28' 29" |
| 2 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana | + 0" |
| 3 | Jurgen Van de Walle (BEL) | Quick-Step | + 19" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana | 13h 45' 30" |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team CSC | + 13" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | + 15" |

### Stage 4, February 21, Seaside - San Luis Obispo, 218 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dominique Rollin (CAN) | Toyota–United | 06h 56' 08" |
| 2 | George Hincapie (USA) | Team High Road | + 18" |
| 3 | Iker Camaño (ESP) | Saunier Duval–Scott | + 18" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana | 20h 44' 06" |
| 2 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Team CSC | + 13" |
| 3 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | + 15" |

### Stage 5, February 22, Solvang, 24 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana | 30' 46" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 29" |
| 3 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 45" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana | 21h 14' 52" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 49" |
| 3 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 1' 08" |

### Stage 6, February 23, Santa Barbara - Santa Clarita, 169.6 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Luciano Pagliarini (BRA) | Saunier Duval–Scott | 4h 18' 31" |
| 2 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Team CSC | + 0" |
| 3 | Paolo Bettini (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 0" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana | 25h 33' 23" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 49" |
| 3 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 1' 08" |

### Stage 7, February 24, Santa Clarita - Pasadena, 150 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | George Hincapie (USA) | Team High Road | 3h 50' 57" |
| 2 | Rory Sutherland (AUS) | Health Net Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Jason McCartney (USA) | Team CSC | + 0" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Astana | 29h 24' 32" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 49" |
| 3 | Christian Vande Velde (USA) | Slipstream–Chipotle | + 1' 08" |

## Jersey progress

| Stage (Winner) | General Classification | Youth Classification | Mountains Classification | Sprint Classification | Team Classification | Most Aggressive |
| 0Prologue (Fabian Cancellara) | Fabian Cancellara | Edvald Boasson Hagen | no award | Fabian Cancellara | Team High Road | no award |
| 0Stage 1 (Juan José Haedo) | Fabian Cancellara | Gerald Ciolek | Jackson Stewart | Jackson Stewart | Team High Road | Jackson Stewart |
| 0Stage 2 (Tom Boonen) | Tyler Farrar | Gerald Ciolek | Jackson Stewart | Heinrich Haussler | Team High Road | Scott Nydam |
| 0Stage 3 (Robert Gesink) | Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Heinrich Haussler | Astana | George Hincapie |
| 0Stage 4 (Dominique Rollin) | Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin | Astana | Dominique Rollin |
| 0Stage 5 (Levi Leipheimer) | Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin | Slipstream–Chipotle | no award |
| 0Stage 6 (Luciano Pagliarini) | Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin | Slipstream–Chipotle | Rory Sutherland |
| 0Stage 7 (George Hincapie) | Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin | Slipstream–Chipotle | BMC Racing Team |
| 0Final | Levi Leipheimer | Robert Gesink | Scott Nydam | Dominique Rollin | Slipstream–Chipotle |