# 2008 in women's road cycling
## UCI Road World Rankings

| Top-ranked individual | Second-ranked individual | Third-ranked individual | Top-ranked team | Top-ranked nation |
| Marianne Vos (NED) Team DSB Bank | Judith Arndt (GER) Team Columbia Women | Ina Teutenberg (GER) Team Columbia Women | Team Columbia Women | Germany |

## World Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| World Championship Time Trial | September | Amber Neben (USA) | Christiane Soeder (AUT) | Judith Arndt (GER) |
| World Championship Road Race | September | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Marianne Vos (NED) | Judith Arndt (GER) |

## Olympic Games

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Olympic Games Road Race | August 10 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) |
| Olympic Games Time Trial | August 13 | Kristin Armstrong (USA) | Emma Pooley (GBR) | Karin Thürig (SUI) |

## UCI World Cup

| | Date | Race | Country | Winner | Team |
| #1 | 24 February | Geelong World Cup | Australia | Katheryn Mattis (USA) | Webcor Builders Cycling Team |
| #2 | 24 March | Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio | Italy | Emma Pooley (GBR) | Team Specialized Designs for Women |
| #3 | 6 April | Tour of Flanders for Women | Belgium | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team High Road Women |
| #4 | 12 April | Ronde van Drenthe | Netherlands | Chantal Beltman (NED) | Team High Road Women |
| #5 | 23 April | La Flèche Wallonne Féminine | Belgium | Marianne Vos (NED) | DSB Bank |
| #6 | 4 May | Tour de Berne | Switzerland | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia |
| #7 | 31 May | Coupe du Monde Cycliste Féminine de Montréal | Canada | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team High Road Women |
| #8 | 30 July | Open de Suède Vårgårda | Sweden | Kori Kelley Seehafer (USA) | Menikini–Selle Italia |
| #9 | 1 August | Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT | Sweden | Priska Doppmann (SUI) Karin Thürig (SUI) Christiane Soeder (AUT) Carla Ryan (AUS) | Cervélo–Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team |
| #10 | 24 August | GP de Plouay – Bretagne | France | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | Menikini–Selle Italia |
| #11 | 16 September | Rund um die Nürnberger Altstadt | Germany | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women |

## Single day races (1.1 and 1.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. |
| Copa América de Ciclismo | January 6 | 1.2 |
| Gran Premio Brissag Lago Maggiore | March 8 | 1.2 |
| GP Comune di Cornaredo | March 9 | 1.2 |
| Omloop Het Volk / Circuit Het Volk | March 16 | 1.2 |
| GP Cosat Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Montescudaio-Riparbella | March 29 | 1.2 |
| Klasyczny-Naleczow | March 30 | 1.2 |
| GP Costa Etrusca-Giro dei comuni Castellina M.MA-Santa Luce | March 30 | 1.2 |
| Grand Prix de Dottignies | April 7 | 1.2 |
| Drentse 8 van Dwingeloo | April 10 | 1.1 |
| Novilon Eurocup Ronde van Drenthe | April 13 | 1.1 |
| Ronde van Gelderland | April 19 | 1.2 |
| Trofeo Ciudad de Sevilla | April 20 | 1.2 |
| Tour of Chongming Island Time Trial | April 25 | 1.2 |
| GP Liberazione | April 25 | 1.2 |
| Omloop van Borsele | April 26 | 1.2 |
| Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs | April 26 | 1.2 |
| GP Stad Roeselare | April 27 | 1.2 |
| Grand Prix de Suisse / Souvenir Magali Pache | May 2 | 1.1 |
| Majowy Wyscig Klasyczny - Lublin | May 3 | 1.2 |
| Clasico Aniversario de la Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo | May 3 | 1.2 |
| Copa Federacion Venezolana de Ciclismo, Corre Por La Vida | May 4 | 1.2 |
| Grand Prix de Santa Ana | May 15 | 1.1 |
| Tour de Leelanau | May 25 | 1.2 |
| Omloop Door Middag-Humsterland | June 7 | 1.2 |
| Therme kasseienomloop | June 8 | 1.2 |
| Commerce Bank Liberty Classic | June 8 | 1.1 |
| GP Carnevale d'Europa | July 19 | 1.2 |
| Sparkassen Giro | August 3 | 1.1 |
| Holland Hills Classic | August 10 | 1.2 |
| Züri-Metzgete | September 7 | 1.1 |
| Memorial Davide Fardelli - Cronometro Individuale | September 7 | 1.2 |
| Chrono Champenois - Trophée Européen | September 14 | 1.1 |
| Grand Prix de France | September 28 | 1.2 |
| Chrono des Nations Les Herbiers Vendée | October 19 | 1.1 |
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## Stage races (2.1 and 2.2)

| Race | Date | Cat. |
| Geelong Tour | February 21–22 | 2.2 |
| Women's Tour of New Zealand | February 27 – March 2 | 2.2 |
| Wyscig Etapowy – Zamosc | April 11–13 | 2.2 |
| Tour of Chongming Island | April 26–29 | 2.2 |
| Gracia–Orlová | May 1–4 | 2.2 |
| Mt. Hood Cycling Classic | May 13–18 | 2.2 |
| Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin | May 16-25 | 2.2 |
| Vuelta Ciclista Femenina a El Salvador | May 16-21 | 2.2 |
| Tour de Pologne Feminin | May 22–24 | 2.2 |
| Vuelta a Occidente | May 23–25 | 2.2 |
| Tour du Grand Montréal | June 2–5 | 2.1 |
| Tour de Pei | June 8–12 | 2.2 |
| Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira | June 12–15 | 2.1 |
| Grande Boucle Féminine Internationale | June 17–22 | 2.2 |
| Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden | June 19–21 | 2.2 |
| Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol | June 20–22 | 2.1 |
| Giro d'Italia Femminile | July 5–13 | 2.1 |
| Tour de Feminin – Krásná Lípa | July 10–13 | 2.2 |
| Tour de Bretagne Féminin | July 17–20 | 2.2 |
| International Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen | July 22–27 | 2.1 |
| Tour Féminin en Limousin | July 24–27 | 2.2 |
| Route de France Féminine | August 10–17 | 2.1 |
| Albstadt-Frauen-Etappenrennen | August 22–24 | 2.2 |
| Trophée d'Or Féminin | August 26–30 | 2.2 |
| Holland Ladies Tour | September 2–7 | 2.2 |
| Tour Cycliste Féminin International Ardèche | September 9–13 | 2.2 |
| Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini | September 16–21 | 2.1 |
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## Continental Championships
### African Championship

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Individual time trial | November 9, 2007 | Lynette Burger (RSA) | Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) | Aurelie Halbwachs (MRI) |
| Road race | November 11, 2007 | Marissa van der Merwe (RSA) | Lynette Burger (RSA) | Yolandi Du Toit (RSA) |

### Asian Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Individual time trial | September 14 | Li Meifang (CHN) | Liu Yongli (CHN) | Mayuko Hagiwara (JPN) |
| Road race | September 15 | Gao Min (CHN) | Miho Oki (JPN) | Choi Hye-Kyeong (KOR) |

### European Championships (under-23)

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Time trial (under-23) | July 3 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Svitlana Halyuk (UKR) | Lesya Kalytovska (UKR) |
| Road race (under-23) | July 5 | Rasa Leleivytė (LTU) | Lesya Kalytovska (UKR) | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) |

### Oceania Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Individual time trial | 14 November 2007 | Bridie O'Donnell (AUS) | Dale Tye (NZL) | Rachel Mercer (NZL) |
| Road race | 18 November 2007 | Rochelle Gilmore (AUS) | Joanne Kiesanowski (NZL) | Emma Crum (NZL) |

### Pan-American Championships

| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| Individual time trial | May 9 | Ana Paola Madriñan Villegas (COL) | Giuseppina Grassi Herrera (MEX) | Kori Kelley-Seehafer (USA) |
| Road race | May 11 | Yumari González (CUB) | Karelia Judith Machado Jaimes (VEN) | Belem Guerrero Méndez (MEX) |