# 2008 Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT

The 2008 Open de Suède Vårgårda – team time trial was the first team time trial running on the Open de Suède Vårgårda. It was held on 1 August 2008 over a distance of 32 kilometres (19.9 miles) and was the ninth race of the 2008 UCI Women's Road World Cup season.

## Race

Top Girls-Fassa Bortolo-Raxy Line was the first of the thirteen teams to set off due to its lowly position on the World Cup overall standings. The team returned with a time of 44:27.5, giving the others something to aim at. Third team to start, Norway, caught its Scandinavian rival Finland in the closing stages to take more than a minute off the Top Girls time with 43:13.7. The first really fast time was posted by the Vrienden Van Het Platteland team, pushing it closer to the 40 minute mark with 40:52.9. The very next team, Flexpoint pushed it still lower though with 40:26.4. Despite being outstanding favourites, the Cervelo-Lifeforce team was – because of its position in the World Cup standings – fourth from last to go. The team blitzed around the course knocking all but a minute and a half off the Flexpoint time with an incredible 38:26.7. The last two teams to go – Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung and Columbia – were the only ones who looked capable of besting the Cervelo-Lifeforce time, but although they were both faster than Flexpoint, neither were able to come within a minute of the Swiss team. Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung finished three seconds quicker than flexpoint to take a provisional second place, but Columbia were consistently faster all the way around and pushed them into third.

## General standings (top 10)

| | Team | Cyclists | Time | World Cup points |
| 1 | Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | Priska Doppmann (SUI) | 38' 56" | 35 |
| 1 | Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | Karin Thürig (SUI) | 38' 56" | 35 |
| 1 | Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | Christiane Soeder (AUT) | 38' 56" | 35 |
| 1 | Cervélo Lifeforce Pro Cycling Team | Carla Ryan (AUS) | 38' 56" | 35 |
| 2 | Team Columbia Women | Luise Keller (GER) | + 1' 14" | 30 |
| 2 | Team Columbia Women | Alexis Rhodes (AUS) | + 1' 14" | 30 |
| 2 | Team Columbia Women | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | + 1' 14" | 30 |
| 2 | Team Columbia Women | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | + 1' 14" | 30 |
| 3 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Charlotte Becker (GER) | + 1' 27" | 25 |
| 3 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Suzanne de Goede (NED) | + 1' 27" | 25 |
| 3 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Edita Pučinskaitė (LTU) | + 1' 27" | 25 |
| 3 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Larissa Kleinmann (GER) | + 1' 27" | 25 |
| 4 | Team Flexpoint | Loes Gunnewijk (NED) | + 1' 30" | 20 |
| 4 | Team Flexpoint | Loes Markerink (NED) | + 1' 30" | 20 |
| 4 | Team Flexpoint | Trine Schmidt (DEN) | + 1' 30" | 20 |
| 4 | Team Flexpoint | Iris Slappendel (NED) | + 1' 30" | 20 |
| 5 | Vrienden van het Platteland | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | + 1' 56" | 16 |
| 5 | Vrienden van het Platteland | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) | + 1' 56" | 16 |
| 5 | Vrienden van het Platteland | An van Rie (BEL) | + 1' 56" | 16 |
| 5 | Vrienden van het Platteland | Marit Huisman (NED) | + 1' 56" | 16 |
| 5 | Vrienden van het Platteland | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | + 1' 56" | 16 |
| 5 | Vrienden van het Platteland | Liesbeth Bakker (NED) | + 1' 56" | 16 |
| 6 | AA Drink Cycling Team | AA Drink Cycling Team | + 2' 41" | 15 |
| 7 | Team DSB Bank | Team DSB Bank | + 2' 46" | 14 |
| 8 | Sweden | Sweden | + 3' 40" | 13 |
| 9 | Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors | Menikini–Selle Italia–Master Colors | + 3' 49" | 12 |
| 10 | Ukraine | Ukraine | + 4' 17" | 11 |
Results from cqranking.com.