# 2008 Tour de Romandie

The 2008 Tour de Romandie (62nd Edition) cycling road race took place from 29 April to 4 May 2008 in Switzerland. It is the sixth race of the 2008 UCI ProTour.

## Stages
### Prologue - 29 April 2008: Genève > Genève, 1.9 km (ITT)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team High Road | 2' 07" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 3 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Liquigas | + 1" |
| 4 | Björn Schröder (GER) | Team Milram | + 1" |
| 5 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team High Road | + 1" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | Team High Road | 2' 07" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 3 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Liquigas | + 1" |
| 4 | Björn Schröder (GER) | Team Milram | + 1" |
| 5 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team High Road | + 1" |

### Stage 1 - 30 April 2008: Morges > Saignelégier, 182.4 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | 4h 47' 28" |
| 2 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 3 | Markus Zberg (SUI) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| 4 | Thomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank | + 2" |
| 5 | Alexander Efimkin (RUS) | Quick-Step | + 2" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Liquigas | 4h 49' 30" |
| 2 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | + 1" |
| 3 | Markus Zberg (SUI) | Gerolsteiner | + 8" |
| 4 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | + 8" |
| 5 | Thomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank | + 9" |

### Stage 2 - 1 May 2008: Moutier > Fribourg, 170 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Robbie McEwen (AUS) | Silence–Lotto | 4h 16' 16" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | s.t. |
| 3 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| 4 | Markus Zberg (SUI) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexander Bocharov (RUS) | Crédit Agricole | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Liquigas | 9h 05' 46" |
| 2 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | + 1" |
| 3 | Markus Zberg (SUI) | Gerolsteiner | + 8" |
| 4 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | + 8" |
| 5 | Thomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank | + 9" |

### Stage 3 - 2 May 2008: Sion > Sion, 18.8 km (ITT)

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 25' 32" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank | + 6" |
| 3 | Stef Clement (NED) | Bouygues Télécom | + 20" |
| 4 | Tony Martin (GER) | Team High Road | + 21" |
| 5 | Gustav Larsson (SWE) | Team CSC | + 25" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 9h 31' 58" |
| 2 | Thomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank | + 5" |
| 3 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | + 35" |
| 4 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | Astana | + 38" |
| 5 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | Team High Road | + 43" |

### Stage 4 - 3 May 2008: Sion > Zinal, 112.4 km

A landslide forced the organizers to cancel the third climb of the day, Saint-Luc, and the route was shortened to 112.4 km.
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Francesco De Bonis (ITA) | Gerolsteiner | 3h 28' 06" |
| 2 | John Gadret (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 3" |
| 3 | Manuel Beltrán (ESP) | Liquigas | + 5" |
| 4 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 7" |
| 5 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | + 7" |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 12h 59' 41" |
| 2 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | + 35" |
| 3 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | Team High Road | + 43" |
| 4 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Rabobank | + 45" |
| 5 | Mikel Astarloza (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 54" |

### Stage 5 - 4 May 2008: Le Bouveret > Lausanne, 159.4 km

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | 3h 43' 39" |
| 2 | Markus Zberg (SUI) | Gerolsteiner | s.t. |
| 3 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 | Matti Breschel (DEN) | Team CSC | s.t. |
| 5 | Björn Schröder (GER) | Team Milram | s.t. |
| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 16h 43' 20" |
| 2 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | + 35" |
| 3 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | Team High Road | + 43" |
| 4 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Rabobank | + 45" |
| 5 | Mikel Astarloza (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 54" |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 16h 43' 20" |
| 2 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | + 35" |
| 3 | Marco Pinotti (ITA) | Team High Road | + 43" |
| 4 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Rabobank | + 45" |
| 5 | Mikel Astarloza (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 54" |
| 6 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | Française des Jeux | + 1' 05" |
| 7 | Juan Manuel Gárate (ESP) | Quick-Step | + 1' 08" |
| 8 | John Gadret (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 14" |
| 9 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 48" |
| 10 | José Ángel Gómez Marchante (ESP) | Diquigiovanni–Androni | + 1' 52" |

### Mountain classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Francesco De Bonis (ITA) | Gerolsteiner | 35 pts |
| 2 | Stef Clement (NED) | Bouygues Télécom | 28 |
| 3 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Française des Jeux | 21 |

### Points classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | Liquigas | 39 pts |
| 2 | Markus Zberg (SUI) | Gerolsteiner | 37 |
| 3 | Maxim Iglinsky (KAZ) | Astana | 36 |

### Sprints classification

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Morris Possoni (ITA) | Team High Road | 12 pts |
| 2 | Alexandre Moos (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | 12 |
| 3 | Michael Albasini (SUI) | Liquigas | 12 |

## Individual 2008 UCI ProTour standings after race

As of 4 May 2008, after the 2008 Tour de Romandie.
| Rank | Name | Team | Points |
| 1 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre | 73 |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Team High Road | 62 |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Astana | 58 |
| 4 | Thomas Dekker (NED) | Rabobank | 54 |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Astana | 53 |
| 6 | Stijn Devolder (BEL) | Quick-Step | 50 |
| 7 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Caisse d'Epargne | 45 |
| 8 | Mikel Astarloza (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 45 |
| 9 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | Silence–Lotto | 42 |
| 10 | Óscar Freire (ESP) | Rabobank | 40 |
| 11 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Liquigas | 40 |
| 12 | Nick Nuyens (BEL) | Cofidis | 40 |
* 62 riders have scored at least one point on the 2008 UCI ProTour.