2008 Tour of Slovenia

UCI Europe Tour (2.1 race)
Race details
Dates	11–14 June 2008
Stages	4
Distance	620 km (385.3 mi)
Winning time	15h 06' 19"
Results
Winner Jure Golčer   Second Franco Pellizotti   Third Robert Kišerlovski Points Enrico Rossi Mountains Mitja Mahorič Youth Robert Kišerlovski   Team Perutnina Ptuj

The 2008 Tour of Slovenia (Slovene: Dirka po Sloveniji) was the 15th edition of the Tour of Slovenia, categorized as 2.1 stage race (UCI Europe Tour) held between 11 and 14 June 2008.^[1][2]

The race consisted of 4 stages with 620 km (385.3 mi) in total.^[3][4][5]

The original race was 650 km (403.9 mi) long, but the 3rd stage from Škofja Loka–Krvavec, had to be shortened due to bad weather for 30 km (18.6 mi), missed out Šenturska Gora–Kamnik round.

Teams

Total 122 riders (87 finished it) from 16 teams started the race.

Route and stages

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Length	Type		Winner
1	11 June	Ljubljana – Postojna	161 km (100 mi)		Hilly stage	Claudio Cucinotta
2	12 June	Piran – Koper	179 km (111 mi)		Hilly stage	Radoslav Rogina
3	13 June	Škofja Loka – Krvavec	123 km (76 mi) 153 km (95 mi)		Mountain stage	Jure Golčer
4	14 June	Celje – Novo mesto	157 km (98 mi)		Hilly stage	Francesco Chicchi
Total		620 km (385.3 mi) 650 km (404 mi)

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Claudio Cucinotta	Claudio Cucinotta	Claudio Cucinotta	Kristjan Fajt	Björn Thurau	NGC Medical–OTC Industria Porte
2	Radoslav Rogina			Mitja Mahorič		Perutnina Ptuj
3	Jure Golčer	Jure Golčer	Enrico Rossi	Jure Golčer	Robert Kišerlovski
4	Francesco Chicchi
Final		Jure Golčer	Enrico Rossi	Mitja Mahorič	Robert Kišerlovski	Perutnina Ptuj

Final classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the leader of the team classification

General classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jure Golčer	LPR Brakes	15h 06' 19"
2	Franco Pellizotti	Liquigas	+ 13"
3	Robert Kišerlovski	Adria Mobil	+ 29"
4	Radoslav Rogina	Perutnina Ptuj	+ 43"
5	Simon Špilak	Lampre	+ 51"
6	Przemysław Niemiec	Miche	+ 1' 00"
7	Grega Bole	Adria Mobil	+ 1' 06"
8	Matija Kvasina	Perutnina Ptuj	+ 1' 10"
9	Luca Zanasca	Calzatura Partizan	+ 1' 37"
10	Ruslan Podgornij	LPR Brakes	+ 1' 46"

Points classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Enrico Rossi	Medical - OTC	54
2	Francesco Chicchi	Liquigas	39
3	Radoslav Rogina	Perutnina Ptuj	37
4	Jure Kocjan	Perutnina Ptuj	30
5	Claudio Cucinotta	LPR Brakes	27
6	Simone Cadamuro	Nippo-Endeka	27
7	Jure Golčer	LPR Brakes	25
8	Mitja Mahorič	Perutnina Ptuj	24
9	Alberto Curtolo	Liquigas	21
10	Franco Pellizotti	Liquigas	20

Mountains classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Mitja Mahorič	Perutnina Ptuj	15
2	Jure Golčer	LPR Brakes	12
3	Kristjan Fajt	Perutnina Ptuj	9
4	Franco Pellizotti	Liquigas	8
5	Robert Kišerlovski	Adria Mobil	6

Young rider classification

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Robert Kišerlovski	Adria Mobil	15h 06' 48"
2	Simon Špilak	Lampre	+ 22"
3	Blaž Furdi	Sava	+ 3' 22"
4	Andi Bajc	Radenska KD FT	+ 4' 55"
5	Jakub Danačík	PSK Whirlpool	+ 9' 38"

Team classification

Rank	Team	Time
1	Perutnina Ptuj	45h 23′ 00″
2	Miche	+ 2′ 38″
3	Liquigas	+ 2′ 43″
4	Radenska KD FT	+ 5′ 54″
5	Elk Haus - Simplon	+ 6′ 09″
6	Adria Mobil	+ 7′ 04″
7	Calzatura-Partizan	+ 7′ 13″
8	PSK Whirlpool	+ 9′ 32″
9	Sava	+ 13′ 09″
10	LPR Brakes	+ 15′ 51″

References

External links

• Official website
• wvcycling.com
• cyclingnews.com
• procyclingstats.com