2008 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin
# 2008 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin

The 2008 Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin was the 24th edition of the Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin, a women's cycling stage race in France. It was rated by the UCI as a category 2.1 race and was held between 16 and 25 May 2008.

## Stages

### Prologue

**16 May 2008 – Gruissan to Gruissan, 3.9 km (2.4 mi), Individual time trial**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Katie Mactier (AUS) | Australia national team | 5' 02" |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Netherlands national team | +1" |
| 3 | Alison Powers (USA) | United States national team] | +2" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Katie Mactier (AUS) | Australia national team | 5' 02" |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Netherlands national team | +1" |
| 3 | Alison Powers (USA) | United States national team | +2" |

### Stage 1

**17 May 2008 – Rieux Minervois to Rieux Minervois, 107 km (66.5 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Great Britain national team | 3h 15' 04" |
| 2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | s.t. |
| 3 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 3h 20' 04" |
| 2 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Great Britain national team | +2" |
| 3 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +6" |

### Stage 2

**18 May 2008 – Port La Nouvelle to Port La Nouvelle, 27 km (16.8 mi), Team time trial**

| | Team | Riders | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Netherlands national team | Ellen van Dijk (NED) Loes Gunnewijk (NED) Mirjam Melchers (NED) Regina Bruins (NED) | 35' 44" |
| 2 | Team Columbia Women | Linda Villumsen (DEN) Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) Alexis Rhodes (AUS) Linda Villumsen (DEN) Judith Arndt (GER) Luise Keller (GER) | +6" |
| 3 | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | Trixi Worrack (GER) Charlotte Becker (GER) Edits Pucinskaite (LTU) Claudia Häusler (GER) | +8" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 3h 56' 00" |
| 2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +12" |
| 3 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Great Britain national team | +40" |

### Stage 3

**19 May 2008 – Lezignan Corbières to Lezignan Corbières, 111 km (69.0 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zulfiya Zabirova (KAZ) | Bigla Cycling Team | 2h 52' 54" |
| 2 | Angela Brodtka (GER) | Team DSB Bank | +46" |
| 3 | Diana Žiliūtė (LTU) | Lithuania national team | +1' 01" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 6h 49' 55" |
| 2 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +12" |
| 3 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Great Britain national team | +40" |

### Stage 4

**20 May 2008 – Osséja to Osséja, 101 km (62.8 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 2h 52' 21" |
| 2 | Alison Powers (USA) | United States national team | +2' 53" |
| 3 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | AA-Drink Cycling Team | +3' 04" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 9h 42' 53" |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3' 39" |
| 3 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +3' 55" |

### Stage 5

**21 May 2008 – Toulouges to Toulouges, 112 km (69.6 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 2h 56' 51" |
| 2 | Charlotte Becker (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +2" |
| 3 | Monica Holler (SWE) | Bigla Cycling Team | +4" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 12h 39' 48" |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3' 39" |
| 3 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +3' 55" |

### Stage 6

**22 May 2008 – Rennes-les-Bains to Axat, 117 km (72.7 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vicki Whitelaw (AUS) | Australia national team | 3h 10' 16" |
| 2 | Sharon Laws (GBR) | Great Britain national team | s.t. |
| 3 | Regina Bruins (NED) | Netherlands national team | +6" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 15h 50' 51" |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3' 39" |
| 3 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +3' 55" |

### Stage 7

**23 May 2008 – Castelnaudary to Castelnaudary, 108 km (67.1 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Zulfiya Zabirova (KAZ) | Bigla Cycling Team | 2h 55' 54" |
| 2 | Katharine Carroll (USA) | United States national team | +31" |
| 3 | Martine Bras (NED) | Netherlands national team | +31" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 18h 51' 43" |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3' 39" |
| 3 | Irene van den Broek (NED) | AA-Drink Cycling Team | +3' 49" |

### Stage 8

**24 May 2008 – Bram to Bram, 116 km (72.1 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Bigla Cycling Team | 3h 08' 35" |
| 2 | Sara Carrigan (AUS) | Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam | s.t. |
| 3 | Angela Brodtka (GER) | Team DSB Bank | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 22h 00' 16" |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3' 38" |
| 3 | Irene van den Broek (NED) | AA-Drink Cycling Team | +3' 51" |

### Stage 9

**25 May 2008 – Limoux to Limoux, 71 km (44.1 mi)**

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | 1h 54' 56" |
| 2 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 3 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Great Britain national team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 23h 55' 05" |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3' 53" |
| 3 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +4' 02" |

## Final classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Susanne Ljungskog (SWE) | Menikini–Selle Italia | 23h 55' 05" |
| 2 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Team Columbia Women | +3' 53" |
| 3 | Trixi Worrack (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +4' 02" |
| 4 | Nicole Cooke (GBR) | Great Britain national team | +4' 23" |
| 5 | Irene van den Broek (NED) | AA-Drink Cycling Team | +4' 57" |
| 6 | Sharon Laws (GBR) | Great Britain national team | +5' 11" |
| 7 | Claudia Häusler (GER) | Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung | +5' 42" |
| 8 | Amber Neben (USA) | United States national team | +6' 07" |
| 9 | Linda Villumsen (DEN) | Team Columbia Women | +7' 06" |
| 10 | Regina Bruins (NED) | Netherlands national team | +7' 15" |

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