# 2008 Volta a Lleida

The 2008 Volta a Lleida (56th edition) road cycling race took place from June 2 to June 7, 2008 in Lleida, Catalonia, Spain. Lars Boom took the overall victory, becoming the second rider from the Netherlands to win the general classification.

## Stages
### Stage 1 - June 2, 2008: Lleida > Alcarràs, 116.4 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Fidea | 2h 39' 02" |
| 2 | Sven Vandousselare (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | s.t. |
| 3 | Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) | Palazzago-Grigolin | s.t. |
| 4 | Federico Pagani (ARG) | Diputación de León | s.t. |
| 5 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Rabobank | + 4" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Fidea | 2h 39' 02" |
| 2 | Sven Vandousselare (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | s.t. |
| 3 | Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) | Palazzago-Grigolin | s.t. |
| 4 | Federico Pagani (ARG) | Diputación de León | s.t. |
| 5 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Rabobank | + 4" |

### Stage 2 - June 3, 2008: Alcarràs > Tremp, 114.3 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Pauwels (BEL) | Fidea | 2h 31' 49" |
| 2 | Alexei Markov (RUS) | Katysuha | s.t. |
| 3 | Antonio Miguel (ESP) | Camp de Tarragona | s.t. |
| 4 | Ger Soepenberg (NED) | P3 Transfer-Batavus | s.t. |
| 5 | Sergi Escobar (ESP) | Azpiru-Ugarte | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Fidea | 5h 10' 51" |
| 2 | Sven Vandousselare (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | s.t. |
| 3 | Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) | Palazzago-Grigolin | s.t. |
| 4 | Federico Pagani (ARG) | Diputación de León | s.t. |
| 5 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Rabobank | + 4" |

### Stage 3 - June 4, 2008: Tremp > La Seu d'Urgell, 125.1 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Beima (NED) | Rabobank | 3h 04' 30" |
| 2 | Antonio García (ESP) | UP Valencia-Bancaja | s.t. |
| 3 | Antonio Miguel (ESP) | Camp de Tarragona | + 24" |
| 4 | Vladimir Shchekuncy (RUS) | Lokomotiv | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexei Markov (RUS) | Katysuha | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Beima (NED) | Rabobank | 8h 15' 34" |
| 2 | Antonio García (ESP) | UP Valencia-Bancaja | s.t. |
| 3 | Bart Wellens (BEL) | Fidea | + 18" |
| 4 | Sven Vandousselare (BEL) | Silence–Lotto | s.t. |
| 5 | Vladimir Tuychiev (UZB) | Palazzago-Grigolin | s.t. |

### Stage 4 - June 5, 2008: La Seu d'Urgell > Les, 147.3 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergi Escobar (ESP) | Azpiru-Ugarte | 4h 03' 52" |
| 2 | Carlos Ibáñez (COL) | Diputación de León | s.t. |
| 3 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 1' 16" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | P3 Transfer-Batavus | + 1' 17" |
| 5 | Roman Klimov (RUS) | Katyusha | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sergi Escobar (ESP) | Azpiru-Ugarte | 12h 19' 50" |
| 2 | Carlos Ibáñez (COL) | Diputación de León | s.t. |
| 3 | Antonio García (ESP) | UP Valencia-Bancaja | + 53" |
| 4 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Palazzago-Grigolin | + 1' 17" |
| 5 | Álvaro García (ESP) | UP Valencia-Bancaja | s.t. |

### Stage 5 - June 6, 2008: Les > Vielha, 20.0km (TTT)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Rabobank | 27' 00" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 3 | Joeri Adams (BEL) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 4 | Marcel Beima (NED) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 5 | Cristiano Colombo (ITA) | Palazzago-Grigolin | + 57" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Carlos Ibáñez (COL) | Diputación de Léon | 12h 48' 23" |
| 2 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 11" |
| 3 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Palazzago-Grigolin | + 41" |
| 4 | Artur Tarasau (BLR) | Palazzago-Grigolin | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexander Rybakov (RUS) | Lokomotiv | + 1' 12" |

### Stage 5 (second area) - June 6, 2008: Les > El Pont de Suert, 60.0 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | 1h 21' 39" |
| 2 | Sergi Escobar (ESP) | Azpiru-Ugarte | s.t. |
| 3 | Wout Poels (NED) | P3 Transfer-Batavus | s.t. |
| 4 | Dmitry Kosyakov (RUS) | Katyusha | + 1' 02" |
| 5 | Roman Klimov (RUS) | Katyusha | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | 14h 10' 13" |
| 2 | Carlos Ibáñez (COL) | Diputación de León | + 51" |
| 3 | Wout Poels (NED) | P3 Transfer-Batavus | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | Sergi Escobar (ESP) | Azpiru-Ugarte | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Palazzago-Grigolin | + 1' 32" |

### Stage 6 - June 7, 2008: El Pont de Suert > Lleida, 140.7 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Federico Pagani (ARG) | Diputación de León | 3h 30' 42" |
| 2 | Josef Boxmeer (NED) | Diputación de León | + 9" |
| 3 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 4 | Antonio Miguel (ESP) | Camp de Tarragona | + 35" |
| 5 | Javier Alonso (ESP) | Diputación de León | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | 17h 41' 30" |
| 2 | Carlos Ibáñez (COL) | Diputación de León | + 51" |
| 3 | Wout Poels (NED) | P3 Transfer-Batavus | + 1' 11" |
| 4 | Sergi Escobar (ESP) | Azpiru-Ugarte | + 1' 16" |
| 5 | Alessandro Bisolti (ITA) | Palazzago-Grigolin | + 1' 32" |

## Teams and cyclists

The following teams were named to the 2008 Volta a Catalunya:
* Belgium
* Silence–Lotto (DAV)
* Fidea (FID)
* Italy
* Palazzago-Grigolin (PAL)
* Netherlands
* P3 Transfer-Batavus (BAT)
* Rabobank (RAB)
* Russia
* Lokomotiv (LOK)
* Katyusha (KAT)
* Spain
* Ilerda Habitatges (ALC)
* Azpiru-Ugarte (AZP)
* UP Valencia-Bancaja (BAN)
* Cafemax Contentpolis (CAF)
* Diputación de León (DIP)
* Paint-Car-Massi (MAS)
* Seguros Bilbao (SEG)
* Camp de Tarragona (TAR)